Aug 7, 2024; Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France; Brooke Henderson (CAN) hits her tee shot on the 3rd hole in the first round of women’s individual stroke play during the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games at Le Golf National. Mandatory Credit: Katie Goodale-Imagn Images Field Level Media’s Golf Glance provides weekly news and storylines from each of the major North American golf tours.
PGA TOUR
LAST TOURNAMENT: Zozo Championship (Nico Echavarria)
THIS WEEK: OFF
FedEx Cup Champion: Scottie Scheffler
NEXT TOURNAMENT: World Wide Technology Championship, Los Cabos, Mexico, Nov. 7-10
LPGA TOUR
LAST TOURNAMENT: Maybank Championship (Ruoning Yin)
THIS WEEK: Toto Japan Classic, Otsu-shi, Shiga, Japan, Oct. 31-Nov. 3
Course: Seta Golf Course (Par 72, 6,616 Yards)
Purse: $2M (Winner: $300,000)
Defending Champion: Mone Inami
Race to the CME Globe leader: Nelly Korda
HOW TO FOLLOW
TV: Wednesday-Thursday/Saturday: 11 p.m.-2 a.m. ET; Friday: 11:30 p.m.-2:30 a.m. (All times Golf Channel)
X: @TOTO_JP_CLASSIC
NOTES: This is the fourth and final of the Tour’s four-event fall Asia swing. It is a 72-hole tournament with no cut. … Former World No. 1 Jin Young Ko makes her second consecutive start after taking more than a month off. She finished 67th at the Maybank. Brooke Henderson returns to the event for the first time since 2018 after tiying for 10th last week. … Inami set the tournament scoring record of 22-under 266 in beating Seon Woo Bae and Shiho Kuwaki by a shot last year. … The 78-player field for the co-sponsored event includes 35 JLPGA members.
NEXT TOURNAMENT: Lotte Championship, Ewa Beach, Oahu, HI, Nov. 6-9
PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS
LAST TOURNAMENT: Simmons Bank Championship (Padraig Harrington)
THIS WEEK: OFF.
Charles Schwab Cup leader: Ernie Els
NEXT TOURNAMENT: Charles Schwab Cup Championship, Phoenix, Nov. 7-10
LIV GOLF LEAGUE
THIS WEEK: Season Complete
2024 Champions: Individual: Jon Rahm; Team: Ripper GC
NEXT TOURNAMENT: LIV Golf Promotions, Abu Dhabi, Dec. 8-10
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