The Arizona Republic

THIS WEEK ON TOUR

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PGA Tour: CJ Cup at Nine Bridges Course: The Club at Nine Bridges, Jeju Island, South Korea.

TV: Wednesday-Saturday, 7-11 p.m. (Golf Channel).

Notes: This is the first of three tournament­s in the Asia Swing. … Brooks Koepka and Justin Thomas are the only players from the top 10 in the world ranking in South Korea. … Jordan Spieth is making his season debut. He has failed to reach the Tour Championsh­ip each of the last two years. Spieth played twice last fall, both in North America. … This is the third Asia Swing event Phil Mickelson has played. LPGA Tour: Buick LPGA Shanghai Course: Shanghai Qizhong Garden GC TV: Wednesday-Sunday, 11 p.m.-1 a.m. (Golf Channel).

Notes: Jin Young Ko, the No. 1 player in women’s golf, leads the field. This is her first start on the LPGA Tour since the Cambia Portland Classic six weeks ago. Ko won on the Korean LPGA Tour last week. … Cheyenne Knight was on her way to the LPGA qualifying series until winning the final full-field event of the year outside Dallas.

PGA Tour Champions: Dominion Energy Charity Classic

Course: The Country Club of Virginia, Richmond, Va.

TV: Friday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday, 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m. (Golf Channel).

Notes: This is the first of three tournament­s in the Charles Schwab Cup playoffs. Instead of points being reset, they will be continued through the Charles Schwab Cup Championsh­ip, with points counting double. … Jerry Kelly and Scott McCarron are tied with three victories each this season. … Bernhard Langer goes into the Schwab Cup playoffs at No. 7, his lowest ranking since the postseason began in 2016.

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