PGA Tour
Open from Mexico to Vidantaworld
Site: Vallarta, Mexico.
Courses: Vallarta Vidanta. Yardage: 7,436. By: 71.
Money price: $ 7 million. Part of the winner: $ 1.26 million.
Television: Thursday to Friday, 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday-dimanche, 1 p.m. to 1 p.m. (golf canal), 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. (NBC).
Reigning champion: Jake Knapp.
Fedex Cup Leader: Ludvig Aberg.
Last week: Ludvig Aberg won the Genesis Invitational.
Notes: Technically open Mexico is on the west coast of America, but it is the start of NBC’s coverage until mastery. … Aaron Rai (n ° 29) is the best classified player in an area which presents only four of the top 50. … The field of 132 men includes six additional exemptions from sponsors reserved for America in America Latin. This list includes Alvaro Ortiz, a former Latin American amateur champion and Carlos Ortiz’s younger brother. … Padraig Harrington is on the ground. He played three times on the European tour earlier this year. … the winner obtains an invitation to the masters. Only 11 players on the field are already in the masters. This includes two amateurs, the American amateur champion Jose Luis Ballester and the Latin American amateur champion Justin Hastings. … Blades Brown, the last teenager at Turning Pro, received another exemption from the sponsor. He missed the cup in the American Express.
Next week: Cognizant Classic in the beaches of Palm.
Online: https://www.pgantour.com/
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LPGA tour
Honda LPGA Thailand
Site: Chonburi, Thailand.
Courses: Siam CC (Old). Yardage: 6,632. By: 72.
Silver price: $ 1.7 million. Part of winner: $ 255,000.
Television: Wednesday to Thursday, from 10 p.m. to 3 a.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday-Dimanche, 10:30 p.m. to 3:30 am (Golf Channel).
Reigning champion: Patty Tavatanakit.
RACE TO CME Globe Leader: A LIM KIM.
Last tournament: Yeali Noh won the founders cup.
Notes: it starts the first swing in Asia on the LPGA tour, which goes from Thailand to Singapore to China. There will be another swing in Asia in the fall. … seven of the first 10 in the ranking of the female world play in Thailand. This does not include Nelly Korda and Lydia Ko, the two best players. … The two LPGA winners this season are on the field, a Lim Kim (Champions Tournament) and Yemimi Noh (Founders Cup). … The estate includes the Japanese twins Akie and Chisato Iwai, who both won cards thanks to LPGA qualifications last year. They play on sponsors’ exemptions. … Another exemption went to Gianna Clemente, better known for having participated in three consecutive LPGA events until Monday by qualifying at the age of 14 at the end of summer 2022. … Patty Tavatanakit won the tournament last year, joining Ariya Jutanugarn (2021) as the only Thai players to win on home at home.
Next week: HSBC women’s world championship.
Online: https://www.lpga.com/
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European tour
Magical Open Kenya
Site: Nairobi, Kenya.
Courses: Muthaiga GC. Yardage: 7,208. By: 71.
Silver price: $ 2.5 million. Winner’s share: $ 416,667.
Television: Thursday to Friday, from 5 a.m. to 10 a.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday from 4:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. (Golf Channel); Sunday, 4 a.m. to 9 a.m. (Golf Channel).
Reigning champion: Darius van Driel.
Race to Dubai Leader: Tyrrell Hatton.
Notes: this is the first of the three judgments on the African continent. … The field does not include anyone in the top 100 in the world ranking. … Haotong Li won a victory in Qatar Masters. … Brandon Wu, Troy Merritt and Callum Tarren play in a category that attributes spots to PGA Tour players who finished between 126 and 200 in the Fedex Cup last year. … This is the sixth year for the Kenya Open to be part of the European tour. It was on the calendar of the challenge of the challenge dating from 1991. … Among the former champions were Seve Ballesteros, Ian Woosnam and Trevor Immelman. … No American has ever won the Kenya Open since it started in 1967 as an associated event for the initially become the Safari circuit. … Tyrrell Hatton remains at the top of the race in Dubai since his victory in the Dubai Desert Classic, a Rolex event. … The European tour will be in South Africa over the next two weeks.
Last tournament: Haotong Li won Qatar Masters.
Next week: Open South African Investc championship.
Online: https://www.europeantour.com/dpworld-tour/
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Liv Golf Lague
Last week: Joaquin Niemann won Liv Adélaïde Golf.
Next tournament: Liv Golf Hong Kong from March 7 to 9.
Point leader: Adrian Méronk.
Online: https://www.livgolf.com/
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Champions PGA Tour
Last week: Justin Leonard won the Chubb Classic.
Next tournament: COLOGUARD Classic from March 7 to 9.
Charles Schwab Cup Leader: Ernie Els.
Online: https://www.pgantour.com/pgatour-champions
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Korn Ferry Tour
Last tournament: Kyle Westmoreland won the Panama championship.
Next week: Argentina visa opened on February 27-March 2.
Point leader: Hank Lebioda.
Online: https://www.pgantour.com/korn-ferry-tour/
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Other visits
Sunshine Tour: Hyundai Open, Royal Johannesburg GC (East), Johannesburg. Reigning champion: New tournament. Online: https://sunshinetour.com/
PGA Tour of Australasia: Webex Players Series Sydney, Castle Hill CC, Norwest, Australia. Previous winner: Kazuma Kobori. Online: https://pga.org.au/
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AP Golf: https://apnews.com/hub/golf
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