Billie Jean King recalls meeting that launched the WTA women’s tour 50 years ago
A half-century later, Billie Jean King thinks back on the landmark gathering of female tennis players at a London hotel shortly before they competed at Wimbledon and acknowledges she wasn’t sure how things would go that day.
“I had no idea. Absolute toss-up. Because you never really know. What I did know was that certain players didn’t like what we were trying to do,” King said in an interview with The Associated Press. “And I did know it had to happen that day. Had to.”
Wednesday marks the 50th anniversary of the meeting on June 21, 1973, at the Gloucester Hotel — about a mile south of Hyde Park in the heart of the British capital — where King and nearly 60 other players agreed to form what today is known as the Women’s Tennis Association or WTA. They paved the way for their sport, and women’s sports in general, to grow.
A reunion at that same hotel on June 30 is planned, with King, a twice-inducted member of the International Tennis Hall of Fame and an equal rights advocate, along with a dozen or so other founding members of the WTA, such as Rosie Casals, Betty Stöve, Françoise Dürr and Ingrid Löfdahl-Bentzer.
What memory stands out the most for King from that historic occasion?
“Standing at that podium and telling them, ‘This is it. We have to do this. I’m not going to spend any more time on it if we don’t make it happen now. But I know we’re going to make it.’ I said, ‘This is our moment of truth. It’s probably the most important decision we’re ever going to make for our sport. So let’s get it right,’” King recounted, rapping her right palm on a table. “I kept saying, ‘We have to do this. We’ve got to be together.’”
It was the beginning of what King said she kept referring to at the time as a “union,” but what her lawyer kept reminding her was more properly referred to as an “association,” bringing all women’s professional tennis players under one umbrella.
“It was difficult to get everybody to feel as if they could commit and not worry
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Arizona San Francisco Los Angeles San Diego Colorado Monday’s games St. Louis 8, Washington 6 Miami 11, Toronto 0 Chicago Cubs 8, Pittsburgh 0 Cincinnati 5, Colorado 4 Arizona 9, Milwaukee 1 N.Y. Mets 11, Houston 1 San Francisco 7, San Diego 4, 10 innings Tuesday’s games
Atlanta at Philadelphia, 6:40 p.m. Toronto at Miami, 6:40 p.m.
Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m.
St. Louis at Washington, 7:05 p.m. Colorado at Cincinnati, 7:10 p.m. Arizona at Milwaukee, 8:10 p.m. N.Y. Mets at Houston, 8:10 p.m. San Diego at San Francisco, 9:45 p.m. L.A. Dodgers at L.A. Angels, 10:05 p.m. Wednesday’s games
Toronto (Gausman 6-3) at Miami (Alcantara 2-5), 12:10 p.m.
Chicago Cubs (Hendricks 2-2) at Pittsburgh (Hill 6-6), 12:35 p.m.
Colorado (Freeland 4-8) at Cincinnati (Abbott 3-0), 12:35 p.m.
Arizona (Gallen 8-2) at Milwaukee (Teheran 2-2), 2:10 p.m.
N.Y. Mets (Megill 6-4) at Houston (Javier 7-1), 2:10 p.m.
St. Louis (Mikolas 4-4) at Washington (Williams 3-4), 4:05 p.m.
Atlanta (Smith-Shawver 1-0) at Philadelphia (Nola 6-5), 6:40 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers (TBD) at L.A. Angels (Ohtani 6-2), 9:38 p.m.
San Diego (Darvish 5-5) at San Francisco (TBD), 9:45 p.m. Thursday’s games Arizona at Washington, 1:05 p.m. Atlanta at Philadelphia, 1:05 p.m. San Diego at San Francisco, 3:45 p.m. Pittsburgh at Miami, 6:40 p.m.
Tampa Bay Baltimore New York Toronto Boston
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Tennis star Billie Jean King speaks about sexual equality before the Senate education subcommittee in Washington, Nov. 9, 1973.
about being penalized. They looked upon us to lead them the right way — and we did,” Casals said in a telephone interview. “We hoped we had done the job by convincing the women they had to be there. Some of them hemmed and hawed, but eventually they joined.”
The group’s name initially was the Women’s International Tennis Association, but King jokes now that she insisted: “Let’s not do more than three letters, please. I can’t remember it if there are too many letters. Can we just do three?” Eventually, it was shortened.
Before what turned into a successful vote to move forward with the effort, King asked Stöve — a Dutch player who won 10 Grand Slam titles in women’s or mixed doubles and later served three terms as WTA president — to block the conference room’s exit.
“I had Betty back there. I said, ‘Don’t let anybody out until we have an association,’” King said. “But nobody left. Not one person even got up. It was amazing. 36 33 31 31 19
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Texas Los Angeles Houston Seattle Oakland Monday’s games Detroit 6, Kansas City 4 Miami 11, Toronto 0 Boston 9, Minnesota 3 N.Y. Mets 11, Houston 1 Texas 5, Chicago White Sox 2 Tuesday’s games Baltimore at Tampa Bay, 6:40 p.m. Kansas City at Detroit, 6:40 p.m.
Toronto at Miami, 6:40 p.m.
Seattle at N.Y. Yankees, 7:05 p.m. Oakland at Cleveland, 7:10 p.m. Boston at Minnesota, 7:40 p.m. N.Y. Mets at Houston, 8:10 p.m. Texas at Chicago White Sox, 8:10 p.m. L.A. Dodgers at L.A. Angels, 10:05 p.m. Wednesday’s games
Baltimore (Wells 6-2) at Tampa Bay (Bradley 4-3), 12:10 p.m.
Toronto (Gausman 6-3) at Miami (Alcantara 2-5), 12:10 p.m.
Kansas City (Singer 4-6) at Detroit (Boyd 4-5), 1:10 p.m.
N.Y. Mets (Megill 6-4) at Houston (Javier 7-1), 2:10 p.m.
Seattle (Castillo 4-5) at N.Y. Yankees (TBD), 7:05 p.m.
Oakland (Blackburn 0-0) at Cleveland (TBD), 7:10 p.m.
Boston (Whitlock 4-2) at Minnesota (Gray 4-1), 7:40 p.m.
Texas (Pérez 6-3) at Chicago White Sox (Kopech 3-5), 8:10 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers (TBD) at L.A. Angels (Ohtani 6-2), 9:38 p.m. Thursday’s games Boston at Minnesota, 1:10 p.m. Oakland at Cleveland, 1:10 p.m. Kansas City at Tampa Bay, 6:40 p.m. Seattle at N.Y. Yankees, 7:05 p.m.
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Norfolk (BAL) 45 St. Paul (MIN) 40 Iowa (CHC) 39 Durham (TB) 39 Louisville (CIN) 37 Nashville (MIL) 37 Memphis (STL) 37 Omaha (KC) 34 Lehigh Valley (PHI) 34 Worcester (BOS) 35 Rochester (WAS) 32 Charlotte (CHW) 32 Scranton/W-B (NYY) 31 Buffalo (TOR) 31 Columbus (CLE) 30 Jacksonville (MIA) 30 Toledo (DET) 30 Indianapolis (PIT) 29 Gwinnett (ATL) 29 Syracuse (NYM) 28 Monday’s games No Games Scheduled Tuesday’s games Buffalo at Scranton/WB, 6:35 p.m. Syracuse at Durham, 6:35 p.m.
Omaha at Rochester, 6:45 p.m.
Lehigh Valley at Worcester, 6:45 p.m. Louisville at Charlotte, 7:04 p.m. Columbus at Indianapolis, 7:05 p.m. Jacksonville at Gwinnett, 7:05 p.m.
St. Paul at Toledo, 7:05 p.m.
Norfolk at Nashville, 7:35 p.m. Memphis at Iowa, 7:38 p.m. Wednesday’s games
Louisville at Charlotte, 12:05 p.m. Jacksonville at Gwinnett, 12:05 p.m. St. Paul at Toledo, 12:05 p.m. Columbus at Indianapolis, 2, 1:05 p.m. Omaha at Rochester, 1:05 p.m. Memphis at Iowa, 1:08 p.m.
Buffalo at Scranton/WB, 6:35 p.m. Syracuse at Durham, 6:35 p.m.
Lehigh Valley at Worcester, 6:45 p.m. Norfolk at Nashville, 7:35 p.m. Thursday’s games
Buffalo at Scranton/WB, 6:35 p.m. Syracuse at Durham, 6:35 p.m.
Omaha at Rochester, 6:45 p.m.
Lehigh Valley at Worcester, 6:45 p.m. Louisville at Charlotte, 7:04 p.m. Columbus at Indianapolis, 7:05 p.m. Jacksonville at Gwinnett, 7:05 p.m.
St. Paul at Toledo, 7:05 p.m.
Norfolk at Nashville, 7:35 p.m. Memphis at Iowa, 7:38 p.m.
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Erie (DET) Akron (CLE) Altoona (PIT) Harrisburg (WAS) Richmond (SF) Bowie (BAL) Monday’s games No Games Scheduled Tuesday’s games Bowie at Altoona, 6 p.m. Reading at Portland, 6 p.m. Binghamton at Akron, 6:35 p.m. Harrisburg at Richmond, 6:35 p.m.
New Hampshire at Somerset, 7:05 p.m. Erie at Hartford, 7:10 p.m. Wednesday’s games
Bowie at Altoona, 2, 4:30 p.m.
Reading at Portland, 6 p.m. Binghamton at Akron, 6:35 p.m. Harrisburg at Richmond, 6:35 p.m.
New Hampshire at Somerset, 7:05 p.m. Erie at Hartford, 7:10 p.m. Thursday’s games Bowie at Altoona, 6 p.m. Reading at Portland, 6 p.m. Binghamton at Akron, 6:35 p.m. Harrisburg at Richmond, 6:35 p.m.
New Hampshire at Somerset, 7:05 p.m. Erie at Hartford, 7:10 p.m.
Connecticut New York Washington Atlanta Chicago Indiana
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Las Vegas at Phoenix, 3:30 p.m. () Thursday’s games
Connecticut at Minnesota, 8 p.m. Washington at Chicago, 8 p.m. Indiana at Seattle, 10 p.m.
Friday’s games
New York at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m. Dallas at Los Angeles, 10 p.m.
Cincinnati Nashville N. England Philadelphia Columbus Atlanta Orlando
D.C. United Montréal Charlotte NYC FC
NY R. Bulls Toronto Chicago Miami
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We had their attention.”
King was elected president, Virginia Wade was chosen vice president, Lesley Hunt was assistant vice president, Dürr and Löfdahl Bentzer were co-secretaries, Stöve was treasurer, and Casals chaired a committee to examine the rankings system.
This was nearly three years after the Original 9 group of King, Casals and seven other female players — Peaches Bartkowicz, Judy Dalton, Julie Heldman, Kerry Melville Reid, Kristy Pigeon, Nancy Richey and Valerie Ziegenfuss — signed $1 contracts with World Tennis Magazine publisher Gladys Heldman on Sept. 23, 1970, to participate in the first womenonly tennis tournament.
That set the stage for the Virginia Slims circuit and, eventually, the WTA.
“Probably the two happiest days of my life — my tennis life, not my real life — were the Original 9 and the WTA,” said King, whose 39 Grand Slam trophies include 12 in singles. “To get people to
Portland 5 7 6 21 20 24 Kansas City 5 9 5 20 21 27 Minnesota 5 7 5 20 15 22 Austin 5 8 4 19 18 27 LA Galaxy 3 9 4 13 14 27 Colorado 2 9 7 13 14 27 Note: Three points for victory, one point for tie.
Wednesday, June 21
New York City FC at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m. Toronto FC at Cincinnati, 7:30 p.m. Nashville at CF Montréal, 7:30 p.m. Charlotte FC at New York, 7:30 p.m. Philadelphia at Orlando City, 7:30 p.m. FC Dallas at Austin FC, 8:30 p.m.
San Jose at Houston, 8:30 p.m.
New England at Minnesota ppd.
Real Salt Lake at Saint Louis City SC,
8:30 p.m.
Vancouver at Colorado, 9:30 p.m. Sporting Kansas City at LA Galaxy, 10:30 p.m.
Seattle at Los Angeles FC, 10:30 p.m. Chicago at Portland, 10:30 p.m.
Saturday, June 24
CF Montréal at Charlotte FC, 7:30 p.m. Nashville at Columbus, 7:30 p.m. Cincinnati at D.C. United, 7:30 p.m. Toronto FC at New England, 7:30 p.m. Atlanta at New York, 7:30 p.m.
Miami at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m.
Houston at Austin FC, 8:30 p.m.
Chicago at Sporting Kansas City, 8:30 p.m.
LA Galaxy at Colorado, 9:30 p.m. Minnesota at Real Salt Lake, 9:30 p.m. Vancouver at Los Angeles FC, 10:30 p.m. New York City FC at Portland, 10:30 p.m. Saint Louis City SC at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.
Orlando City at Seattle, 10:30 p.m.
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Washington 6 1 5 23 18 12 Portland 6 2 4 22 29 16 North Carolina6 4 2 20 18 11 OL Reign 6 4 2 20 19 14 San Diego 6 4 2 20 18 13 Gotham 5 4 3 18 13 12 Houston 4 3 5 17 10 10 Louisville 3 3 6 15 15 12 Orlando 4 7 1 13 10 19 Angel City 3 6 3 12 16 22 Chicago 3 8 1 10 16 31 Kansas City 3 9 0 9 13 23 Note: Three points for victory, one point for tie.
Friday, June 23
Washington at Portland, 10:30 p.m. Saturday, June 24
Kansas City at Orlando, 7 p.m.
Louisville at North Carolina, 7 p.m. OL Reign at San Diego, 10 p.m.
Sunday, June 25
Chicago at Gotham FC, 5:30 p.m.
Houston at Angel City, 8 p.m.
BALTIMORE ORIOLES: Selected the contract of C Anthony Bemboom from Norfolk (IL). Recalled RHP Logan Gillaspie from Norfolk. Designated RHP Spenser Watkins for assignment. Optioned C
Jose Godoy to Norfolk. Assigned RHP Noah Denoyer to Norfolk after clearing waivers.
NEW YORK YANKEES: Reinstated OF Harrison Bader from the 10-day IL. Sent LHP Carlos Rodon to Somerset (EL) on a rehab assignment.
OAKLAND ATHLETICS: Selected the contract of RHP Yacksel Rios from Las Vegas (PCL). Optioned RHP Chad Smith to Las Vegas. Transferred RHP Drew Rucinski from the 15-day IL to the 60-day IL. TEXAS RANGERS: Sent SS Brad Miller to Frisco (TL) on a rehab assignment.
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS: Agreed to terms with RHP Stephen Nogosek on a minor league contract.
MIAMI MARLINS: Sent SS Jazz Chisholm Jr. to Jacksonville (IL) on a rehab assignment.
LONG ISLAND DUCKS: Signed OF Darian Sandford and RHP Tom Hackimer. Released INF Edward Salcedo and RHP Wladimir Pinto.
IGNITE: Signed F Ron Holland.
HOUSTON TEXANS: Signed DT Maliek
Billie Jean King of U.S., left, and Betty Stöve, of the Netherlands, are all smiles as they receive flower decorated cups and trophies after winning the $100,000 Bridgestone Women’s Doubles Tournament in Tokyo, Sunday, April 25, 1976.
change. To get people to be together. To get people to have one voice and have power.”
A few years later, Chris Evert surpassed $1 million in career earnings, the first female athlete to do so. A decade later, Martina Navratilova made that in one season.
“To look back and to look forward and to see where women’s tennis is today? I would love to play now,” said Casals, who won eight Grand Slam titles in women’s or mixed doubles and twice was the singles runner-up at the U.S. Open.
These days, the WTA has more than 50 tournaments at its top level, along with about 20 others on a lower tier and, including Grand Slam tournaments — which now all pay equal amounts to women and men — more than $180 million available in prize money each season.
“The sport is still not where we want it, but 50 years has just gone like that,” King said, clapping her hands for emphasis. “I like the fact we’ve helped other sports, too, because we’re teeing up a culture of women’s sports. I know we started it. We’re the ones. I don’t know how long we’ll be the leaders, but we’re still the leaders.”
Collins to a contract extension.
LOS ANGELES RAMS: Re-signed RB Sony Michel.
NEW YORK ISLANDERS: Signed D Samuel Bolduc to a two-year contract.
MILWAUKEE ADMIRALS: Signed F Tye Felhaber to a one-year contract.
NWSL: Fined San Diego head coach Casey Stoney and Houston head coach Sam Laity undisclosed amounts for making prejudicial statements and public criticism during a June 8 match. 1919: Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman wins the women’s U.S. Lawn Tennis Association championship with a 6-1, 6-2 victory over Marion Zinderstein.
1932: Jack Sharkey scores a 15-round split decision over Max Schmeling to win the world heavyweight title in New York. 1960: Armin Hary of West Germany becomes the first man to run 100 meters in 10.0 seconds at a meet in Zurich, Switzerland.
1964: Jim Bunning of the Philadelphia Phillies pitches a perfect game against the New York Mets. The no-hitter gives Bunning one in each league and the Phillies’ Gus Triandos becomes the first catcher to handle no-hitters in both leagues.
1964: UEFA European Championship Final, Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid, Spain: Marcelino scores the winner as Spain beats Soviet Union, 2-1.
1965: Gary Player becomes the third man to win golf’s top four pro titles when he captures the U.S. Open. Player beats Kel Nagle by three strokes in a playoff round. Gene Sarazen and Ben Hogan had won the U.S. and British Opens, the Masters and the PGA.
1970: Britain’s Tony Jacklin becomes the first English golfer in 50 years to win the U.S. Open, beating Dave Hill by five strokes.
1970: FIFA World Cup Final, Estadio Azteca, Mexico City: Brazil and Pelé become first team and player to win World Cup 3 times, beating Italy, 4-1 in front of 107,412.
1971: Lee Trevino beats Jack Nicklaus by two strokes in a playoff to win the
U.S. Open.
1975: S. Kaye Bell becomes the first woman to train the winner of a $100,000 stakes race when she sends Mr. Lucky Phoenix to win the Michigan Mile and One-Eighth Handicap at Detroit Racecourse.
1986: 1985 Heisman Trophy winner Bo Jackson, signs 3-year contract to play baseball with the Kansas City Royals. 1988: 42nd NBA Championship: LA Lakers beat Detroit Pistons, 4 games to 3.
1994: Lori McNeil upsets five-time champion Steffi Graf 7-5, 7-6 (7-5) in the first round of Wimbledon. Graf becomes the first reigning women’s champion to lose in the first round.
1997: The New York Liberty beat the Los Angeles Sparks 67-57 in the WNBA’s inaugural game. A crowd of 14,284 attends the game at the Great Western Forum in Inglewood, Calif.
2003: Lennox Lewis retains his heavyweight title when a cut stops Vitali Klitschko after six brawling rounds.
All three ringside judges had Klitschko winning 58-56, but ring doctor Paul Wallace orders referee Lou Moret to stop the fight.
2005: French Open winner Justine Henin-Hardenne loses in the first round at Wimbledon. The Belgian becomes the first Roland Garros women’s champion since 1962 to lose her opening match at Wimbledon when she’s beaten by Eleni Daniilidou of Greece, 7-6 (8), 2-6, 7-5. 2012: Miami’s LeBron James caps his title bid with 26 points, 13 assists and 11 rebounds, Chris Bosh adds 23 points, Dwyane Wade scores 20 points and the Heat finish off the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 5 of the NBA Finals, winning 121-106.
2015: Jordan Spieth becomes the sixth player to win the Masters and the U.S. Open after Dustin Johnson three-putts from 12 feet on the final hole at Chambers Bay with a chance to win the championship himself. The 21-year-old Spieth becomes the youngest player to win two majors since Gene Sarazen in 1922 and was the youngest U.S. Open champion since Bobby Jones in 1923.
2018: Arizona center Deandre Ayton is the first pick of the NBA Draft by the Phoenix Suns.
2022: MLB Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Shohei Ohtani has career high 8 RBI in 11-inning 12-11 loss to Kansas City Royals in Anaheim, California.
Sept. 22-25: Presidents Cup (International)
Sept. 29-Oct. 2: Sanderson Farms Championship (Mackenzie Hughes)
Oct. 6-9: Shriners Children’s Open (Tom Kim)
Oct. 13-16: ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP (Keegan Bradley)
Oct. 20-23: THE CJ CUP in South Carolina (Rory McIlroy)
Oct. 27-30: Butterfield Bermuda Championship (Seamus Power)
Nov. 3-6: World Wide Technology Championship (Russell Henley)
Nov. 10-13: Cadence Bank Houston Open (Tony Finau)
Nov. 17-20: The RSM Classic (Adam Svensson)
Dec. 1-4: Hero World Challenge (Viktor Hovland)
Dec. 10: The Match VII: Woods/McIlroy vs Thomas/Spieth (Team Thomas/ Spieth)
Jan. 5-8: Sentry Tournament of Champions (Jon Rahm)
Jan. 12-15: Sony Open in Hawaii (Si Woo Kim)
Jan. 19-22: The American Express (Jon Rahm)
Jan. 25-28: Farmers Insurance Open
(Max Homa)
Feb. 2-6: ATT Pebble Beach Pro-Am (Justin Rose)
Feb. 9-12: WM Phoenix Open (Scottie Scheffler)
Feb. 16-19: The Genesis Invitational (Jon Rahm)
Feb. 23-26: The Honda Classic (Chris Kirk)
March 2-5: Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard (Kurt Kitayama)
March 2-5: Puerto Rico Open (Nicolas Echavarria)
March 9-12: THE PLAYERS Championship (Scottie Scheffler)
March 16-19: Valspar Championship (Taylor Moore)
March 22-26: World Golf ChampionshipsDell Technologies Match Play (Sam Burns)
March 23-26: Corales Puntacana Championship (Matt Wallace)
March 30-April 2: Valero Texas Open (Corey Conners)
April 6-9: Masters Tournament (Jon Rahm)
April 13-16:
April 20-23: Zurich Classic of New Orleans (D.Riley/N.Hardy)
April 27-30: Mexico Open at Vidanta (Tony Finau)
May 4-7: Wells Fargo Championship (Wyndham Clark)
May 11-14: ATT Byron Nelson (Jason
Day)
May 18-21: PGA Championship (Brooks Koepka)
May 25-28: Charles Schwab Challenge (Emiliano Grillo)
June 1-4: the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday (Viktor Hovland) June 8-11: RBC Canadian Open (Nick Taylor)
June 15-18: U.S. Open (Wyndham Clark) June 22-25: Travelers Championship, Cromwell, Conn.
June 29-July 2: Rocket Mortgage Classic, Detroit
July 6-9: John Deere Classic, Silvis, Ill. July 13-16: Genesis Scottish Open, North Berwick, United Kingdom
July 13-16: Barbasol Championship, Nicholasville, Ky.
July 20-23: The Open Championship, Hoylake, United Kingdom
July 20-23: Barracuda Championship, Truckee, Calif.
July 27-30: 3M Open, Blaine, Minn.
Aug. 3-6: Wyndham Championship, Greensboro, N.C.
Aug. 10-13: FedEx St. Jude Championship, Memphis, Tenn.
Aug. 17-20: BMW Championship, Olympia Fields, Ill.
Aug. 24-27: TOUR Championship, Atlanta Sept. 14-17: Fortinet Championship, Napa, Calif.
Sept. 29-Oct. 1: Ryder Cup, Rome
Oct. 5-8: Sanderson Farms Championship, Jackson, Miss.
Oct. 12-15: Shriners Children’s Open,
Las Vegas
Oct. 19-22: ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP, Chiba, Japan
Nov. 2-5: World Wide Technology Championship, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
Nov. 9-12: Butterfield Bermuda Championship, Southampton, Bermuda
Nov. 16-19: The RSM Classic, Sea Island, Ga.
Nov. 30-Dec. 3: Hero World Challenge, Nassau, Bahamas
Dec. 8-10: Grant Thornton Invitational, Naples, Fla.
RBC Heritage (Matt Fitzpatrick)