BETFRED BRITISH MASTERS

■ Site: Sutton Coldfield, England.

■ Course: The Belfry. Yardage: 7, 328. Par: 72.

■ Television: Thursday,

8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. (Golf Channel); Friday, 8 a.m. to noon (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday, 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (Golf Channel).

■ Prize money: 1.85 million pounds (U.S. $2.319 million). Winner’s share: 308,333 pounds (U.S. $386,654).

■ Defending champion: Richard Bland.

■ DP World Tour Points leader: Viktor Hovland.

■ Last week: Adri Arnaus won the Catalunya Championship.

■ Notes: The tournament is hosted this year by former Masters champion Danny Willett . ... Adri Arnaus moved to No. 52 in the world ranking with his first European tour victory last week in Spain. He is the highest-ranked player in the field . ... Richard Bland won last year, which contributed to him getting into the U.S. Open. He is at No. 53 in the world and needs to stay in the top 60 the next three weeks to be exempt for the next U.S. Open . ... The Belfry is best known for hosting the Ryder Cup four times, most recently in 2002. Europe won twice and tied another time (1989) to retain the cup.

■ Next week: Soudal Open.

Site: Duluth, Georgia. Course: TPC Sugarloaf. Yardage: 7,179. Par: 72.

■ Television: Friday, noon to 2 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday, 3-6 p.m. (Golf Channel).

■ Prize money: $1.8 million. Winner’s share: $270,000.

■ Defending champion: Dicky Pride.

■ Charles Schwab Cup leader: Steven Alker.

■ Last week: Steven

Alker won the Insperity Invitational.

■ Notes: Miguel Angel Jimenez had been leading the Charles Schwab Cup standings since the seasonopening event in Hawaii. He was replaced by Steven Alker, who has two wins and two playoff losses this year. ... Alker is taking the week off ahead of the Regions Tradition, the first of five senior majors . ... The TPC Sugarloaf was a longtime PGA Tour stop when it hosted what formerly was the AT&T Classic that preceded the Masters. It was last played in 2008 . ... Former winners of the PGA Tour event at Sugarloaf who are in the field are Retief Goosen, John Daly, Mark Calcavecchia, Scott McCarron and David Duval, who won in 1999 when he was No. 1 in the world.

■ Next week: Regions Tradition.

LPGA TOUR

■ Last week: Marina Alex won the Palos Verdes Championship.

■ Next week: Cognizant Founders Cup.

■ Race to CME Globe leader: Danielle Kang.