Three of the 4 largest professional golf circuits are in Asia this week, making it troublesome for American followers to observe.
The PGA Tour is in Japan for the ZOZO Championship, which includes a sturdy discipline headlined by Collin Morikawa and Xander Schauffele. Justin Thomas is there, making his closing begin earlier than changing into a father on the finish of November. Hideki Matsuyama and Max Homa are teeing it up there, too, as is Joel Dahmen, contemporary off his withdrawal from final week’s Shriners Kids’s Open. Like Dahmen, 2019 U.S. Open champion Gary Woodland acquired a sponsor’s invite this week, so he’s additionally part of this limited-field occasion that includes solely 78 gamers.
On to the west, throughout the Sea of Japan, Tom Kim and Byeong Hun An return to their native South Korea for the Genesis Championship on the DP World Tour. It’s a giant week on the circuit formally often known as the European Tour. After this, the highest 70 gamers within the Race to Dubai standings qualify for the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship from Nov. 7-10. From there, the highest 50 advance to the DP World Tour Championship in Dubai the next week. Sitting outdoors that threshold is the younger Danish phenom Nicolai Højgaard, who will attempt to work his method inside the highest 70 this week on the Jack Nicklaus Golf Course Korea. Højgaard arrives in Asia ranked 78th, so a strong end ought to put him on the appropriate facet of the bubble. He additionally gained the DP World Tour Championship a yr in the past, so he’s definitely motivated to try to get again to defend his title. For him to fall brief can be a disappointment.
Then, about 2,800 miles to the southwest, the LPGA returns to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, for the second version of the Maybank Championship. Celine Boutier defeated Jeeno Thitikul in a nine-hole playoff a yr in the past, which marked the Frenchwoman’s fourth win of the season. She has not gained an official LGPA occasion since then, though she is again in Malaysia to defend her title. Different notables within the discipline embody Lilia Vu, Brooke Henderson, and Hannah Inexperienced, who simply gained her third occasion of the season on the BMW Girls Championship in South Korea.
Lastly, the PGA Tour Champions heads to Arkansas for the Simmons Financial institution Championship, as the highest 54 gamers on the Charles Schwab Cup factors checklist certified for this occasion. The highest 36 from Little Rock advance to the Charles Schwab Cup Championship, which Phoenix Nation Membership will host from Nov. 7-10. The perfect gamers over 50 are all enjoying this week, together with Ernie Els, Padraig Harrington, and Rocco Mediate.
Full tv occasions are beneath.
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Golf on TV Oct. 24-27:
PGA Tour: ZOZO Championship
Wednesday, Oct. 23: 11 p.m.-3 a.m. ET (Golf Channel)
Thursday, Oct. 24: 11 p.m.-3 a.m. ET (Golf Channel)
Friday, Oct. 25: 11 p.m.-3 a.m. ET (Golf Channel)
Saturday, Oct. 26: 11 p.m.-3 a.m. ET (Golf Channel)
LPGA: Maybank Championship in Malaysia
Wednesday, Oct. 23: 9:30 p.m.-2:30 a.m. ET (NBC Sports activities App)
Thursday, Oct. 24: 9:30 p.m.-2:30 a.m. ET (NBC Sports activities App)
Friday, Oct. 25: 9:30 p.m.-2:30 a.m. ET (NBC Sports activities App)
Saturday, Oct. 26: 9:30 p.m.-2:30 a.m. ET (NBC Sports activities App)
DP World Tour: Genesis Championship in South Korea
Wednesday, Oct. 23: 11 p.m.-4a.m. ET (NBC Sports activities App)
Thursday, Oct. 24: 11 p.m.-4 a.m. ET (NBC Sports activities App)
Friday, Oct. 25: 11:30 p.m.-4 a.m. ET (NBC Sports activities App)
Saturday, Oct. 26: 10:30 p.m.-3:30 a.m. ET (NBC Sports activities App)
PGA Tour Champions: Simmons Financial institution Championship
Friday, Oct. 25: 3-6 p.m. ET (Golf Channel)
Saturday, Oct. 26: 3-6 p.m. ET (Golf Channel)
Sunday, Oct. 27: 3-6 p.m. ET (Golf Channel)
Jack Milko is a golf workers author for SB Nation’s Enjoying Via. Make sure to take a look at @_PlayingThrough for extra golf protection. You possibly can observe him on Twitter @jack_milko as effectively.
