PGA Tour back to Chicago suburbs for second round of FedEx Cup playoffs

PGA TOUR

BMW CHAMPIONSHIP

Site: Olympia Fields, Illinois.

Course: Olympia Fields CC (North). Yardage: 7,366. Par: 70.

Prize money: $20 million. Winner's share: $3.6 million.

Television: Thursday-Friday, 2-6 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday, 1-3 p.m. (Golf Channel), 3-6 p.m. (CBS); Sunday, noon to 2 p.m. (Golf Channel), 2-6 p.m. (CBS).

Defending champion: Patrick Cantlay at Wilmington Country Club.

FedEx Cup leader: Jon Rahm.

Last week: Lucas Glover won the FedEx St. Jude Championship.

Notes: The top 50 from the FedEx Cup have qualified for the BMW Championship, down from 70 a year ago. ... This is the final week for Americans to try to earn one of six automatic spots for the Ryder Cup. Only 10 players outside the top six have a mathematical chance of earning them. That includes Lucas Glover (No. 16), who would have to win. ... The top 30 advance to the Tour Championship next week in Atlanta. ... Players who made it to the BMW Championship are assured of getting in the $20 million signature events next year. ... Olympia Fields last hosted the BMW Championship in 2020, when Dustin Johnson made a 45-foot putt to force a playoff and Jon Rahm made a 65-foot putt to beat him in the playoff. ... Hideki Matsuyama is the No. 47 seed. He has never missed the Tour Championship in his nine years on tour. ... Jordan Spieth is at No. 27 and needs to stay in the 30 to get to East Lake. ... Patrick Cantlay has won the last two years at Wilmington Country Club (2022) and Caves Valley (2021).

Next week: Tour Championship.

Online: https://www.pgatour.com/

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UNITED STATES GOLF ASSOCIATION

U.S. AMATEUR

Site: Cherry Hills Village, Colorado.

Course: Cherry Hills CC. Yardage: 7,394. Par: 71.

Field size: 312 players for 36 holes. The top 64 advance to match play.

Television: Wednesday, 5-6 p.m. (Peacock), 6-8 p.m. (Golf Channel); Thursday, 6-7 p.m. (Peacock), 7-9 p.m. (Golf Channel); Friday, 5-6 p.m. (Peacock), 6-8 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday, 3-4 p.m. (Golf Channel), 4-6 p.m. (NBC).

Previous winner: Sam Bennett.

Notes: Cherry Hills is best known for the site of Arnold Palmer storming back from seven shots behind to win the 1960 U.S. Open. Phil Mickelson won the U.S. Amateur there in 1990. ... The winner gets exemptions into the Masters, U.S. Open and British Open next year. The runner-up earns a spot in the Masters. ... The field features eight of the top 10 in the world amateur ranking, led by Gordon Sargent at No. 1. Michael Thorbjornsen has a back injury that caused him to withdraw from the U.S. Amateur and the Walker Cup. ... The 36 holes of qualifying are held at Colorado Golf Club and Cherry Hills. ... A record 8,253 players entered the U.S. Amateur. The previous mark was 7,920 entries in 1999. ... The winner earns a spot on the Walker Cup team if not already exempt. ... Stewart Hagestad is playing in his 15th U.S. Amateur, the most of anyone in the 312-player field. That includes an appearance in 2012 at Cherry Hills.

Next year: Hazeltine National GC.

Online: https://www.usga.org/

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EUROPEAN TOUR, LPGA TOUR AND LADIES EUROPEAN TOUR

ISPS HANDA WORLD INVITATIONAL

Site: Antrim, Northern Ireland.

Courses: Galgorm Castle GC (Yardage: 7,151; Par: 70) and Castle Rock GC (Yardage: 7,200; Par: 72.)

Prize money: $1.5 million. Winner's share: $225,000 (men and women).

Television: Thursday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (Golf Channel); Sunday, 6-11:30 a.m. (Golf Channel).

Defending champion: Ewen Ferguson and Maja Stark.

Race to Dubai leader: Rory McIlroy.

Race to CME Globe leader: Celine Boutier.

Race to Costa del Sol leader: Celine Boutier.

Last week: Lilia Vu won the AIG Women's British Open.

Notes: This is two tournaments in one, with the European tour and players from the LPGA Tour and Ladies European Tour competing at the same times on the same course (separate tees) for equal prize money. ... Players have one round at each course until a 36-hole cut, and everyone plays Galgorm for the final two rounds. ... The tournament also features an event for the best players from the World Ranking for Golfers with Disabilities. ... Lilia Vu is the first American to win two majors in the same year since Juli Inkster in 1999. ... Robert MacIntyre and Victor Perez are in the field from the European tour as they try to bolster their Ryder Cup chances. ... Celine Boutier leads the points list on the LPGA Tour and the Ladies European Tour as she tries to win them both. ... Lexi Thompson has played only eight times on the LPGA Tour this year and is No. 157 in the Race to CME Globe.

Next week on European tour: D+D Real Czech Masters.

Next week on LPGA Tour: CPKC Women's Canadian Open.

Next tournament on the Ladies European Tour: KPMG Women's Irish Open.

Online: https://www.europeantour.com/dpworld-tour/ and https://www.lpga.com/ and https://ladieseuropeantour.com/

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PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS

SHAW CHARITY CLASSIC

Site: Calgary, Alberta.

Course: Canyon Meadows Golf & CC. Yardage: 7,061. Par: 70.

Prize money: $2.4 million. Winner's share: $360,000.

Television: Friday, 4-6 p.m. (Peacock), 9-11 p.m. (Golf Channel-TD); Saturday-Sunday, 4-7 p.m. (Golf Channel).

Defending champion: Jerry Kelly.

Charles Schwab Cup leader: Steve Stricker.

Last week: Stephen Ames won the Boeing Classic.

Notes: Stephen Ames is in the field as the leading Canadian citizen. He won for the fourth time this season outside Seattle. ... Steve Stricker leads the PGA Tour Champions with five victories this year. He is not playing. ... Bernhard Langer is among those not playing in Canada again this year. ... The tournament has been on the schedule since 2013. Rocco Mediate won the inaugural edition by seven shots. ... Scott McCarron is in the field. He is the only two-time winner of the tournament, having won in consecutive years (2017-18). ... David Morland IV of Canada received one of the two sponsor exemptions. ... Seven tournaments remain before the start of the three-tournament Charles Schwab Cup playoffs. ... Stricker still has a lead of nearly $2 million over Langer in the Charles Schwab Cup, with Ames in third place. ... Ten players on the PGA Tour Champions have gone over $1 million for the season.

Next week: The Ally Challenge.

Online: https://www.pgatour.com/pgatour-champions

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KORN FERRY TOUR

MAGNIT CHAMPIONSHIP

Site: Jackson Township, New Jersey.

Course: Metedeconk National GC. Yardage: 7,402. Par: 72.

Prize money: $1 million. Winner's share: $180,000.

Television: None.

Previous winner: New tournament.

Points leader: Ben Silverman.

Last week: Alejandro Tosti won the Pinnacle Bank Championship.

Next week: Albertsons Boise Open.

Online: https://www.pgatour.com/korn-ferry-tour

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LIV GOLF

Last week: Cameron Smith won LIV Golf-Bedminster.

Next tournament: LIV Golf-Chicago on Sept. 22-24.

Points leader: Cameron Smith.

Online: https://www.livgolf.com/

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OTHER TOURS

Asian Tour: International Series-England, Close House (Colt), Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Defending champion: Scott Vincent. Online: https://asiantour.com/

Epson Tour: Wildhorse Ladies Golf Classic, Wildhorse Resort & Casino, Pendleton, Oregon. Defending champion: Daniela Iacobelli. Online: https://www.epsontour.com/

Challenge Tour: Vierumäki Finnish Challenge, Vierumäki Resort, Vierumäki, Finland. Defending champion: Velten Meyer. Online: https://www.europeantour.com/challenge-tour/

Sunshine Tour: SunBet Challenge-Time Square, Wingate Park CC, Pretoria, South Africa. Defending champion: Albert Venter. Online: https://sunshinetour.com/

PGA Tour of Australasia: NT PGA Championship, Palmerston Golf & CC, Palmerston City, Australia. Defending champion: Austin Bautista. Online: https://pga.org.au/

Japan LPGA: CAT Ladies, Daihakone CC, Kanagawa, Japan. Defending champion: Chisato Iwai. Online: https://www.lpga.or.jp/en/

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