PGA Tour
Mexico Open in Vidantaworld
Site: Vallarta, Mexico.
Course: Valleta Vidanta. Yardage: 7,436. Pair: 71.
Prize money: $ 7 million. Winner share: $ 1.26 million.
Television: Thursday-free day, 4 pm to 5 pm (golf canal); Saturday-Sunday, 1 pm (golf canal), 3/15 pm (NBC).
Defending champion: Jake Knapp.
FedEx Cup Leader: Ludvig Aberg.
Last week: Ludvig Aberg won the Genesis Invitational.
Remarks: The Mexico Open is technically on the west coast of America, but it is the start of the coverage of NBC to the Masters. … Aaron Rai (no. 29) is the highest ranked player in a field with only four from the top 50. … The field with 132 men contains six extra sponsorship exemptions that are reserved for Latin American players. That list contains Alvaro Ortiz, a former Latin -American amateur champion and the younger brother of Carlos Ortiz. … Padraig Harrington is in the field. Earlier this year he played three times on the European tour. … the winner will receive an invitation for the Masters. Only 11 players in the field are already in the Masters. That includes two amateurs, American amateur champion Jose Luis Ballester and Latin -Maoan amateur champion Justin Hastings. … Blades Brown, the newest teenager who becomes Pro, has received a different sponsor exemption. He missed the cut in the American Express.
Next week: Cognizant Classic in the palm beaches.
Online: https://www.pgatour.com/
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LPGA Tour
Honda Lpga Thailand
Site: Chonburi, Thailand.
Course: Siam CC (old). Yardage: 6.632. Par: 72.
Prize money: $ 1.7 million. Winner’s share: $ 255,000.
Television: Wednesday-this day from 10 p.m. to 3 p.m. (Golf Canal); Saturday Sunday, 10.30 pm to 3:30 am (Golf Canal).
Defending champion: Meet Patty.
Race to Cme Globe Leader: A Lim Kim.
Last tournament: Yealimi Noh won the Founders Cup.
NOTES: This starts the first Asia swing on the LPGA tour, which goes from Thailand to Singapore to China. There will be an Asia swing in the fall. … Seven of the top 10 in the world ranking of the Women’s World play in Thailand. That does not include Nelly Korda and Lydia Ko, the two best players. … the two LPGA winners this season are in the field, a Lim Kim (tournament of champions) and Yealimi Noh (Founders Cup). … The field includes the Japanese twins Akie and Chisato Iwai, who have earned both cards via LPGA that qualified last year. They play on sponsor exemptions. … Another exemption went to Gianna Clemente, the best known for achieving three consecutive LPGA events up to and including Monday qualifying at the age of 14 in the late summer of 2022. … Patty Tavatana kit won the tournament last year And johya Jutanugarn (2021) joined the only Thai players who win in home.
Next week: HSBC World Championship Ladies.
Online: https://www.lpga.com/
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European tour
Magical Kenya Open
Site: Nairobi, Kenya.
Course: Muthaiga GC. Yardage: 7,208. Par: 71.
Price money: $ 2.5 million. Winner’s share: $ 416,667.
Television: Thursday-free day, 5-10 hours (golf canal); Saturday 4: 30-9 hours (golf canal); Sunday, 4-9 hours (golf canal).
Defending Champion: Darius van Driel.
Race to Dubai leader: Tyrrell Hatton.
Comments: This is the first of three stops on the African continent. … the field contains none of the top 100 of the world ranking. … Haotong Li comes from a victory in the Qatar Masters. … Brandon Wu, Troy Merritt and Callum Tarren play under a category that assigns spots to PGA Tour players who ended in the Fedex Cup last year between no. 126 and 200. … This is the sixth year for the Kenya Open to be part of the European tour. It was on the Challenge Tour schedule dating until 1991. … Seve Ballesteros, Ian Woosnam and Trevor Immelman are among the former champions. … No American has ever won the Kenya open since it started in 1967 as an associated event for what initially became the Safari circuit. … Tyrrell Hatton stays on top of the race to Dubai from his victory in the Dubai Desert Classic, a Rolex event. … The European tour will be in South Africa for the next two weeks.
Last tournament: Haotong Li won the Qatar Masters.
Next week: Investec South African Open Championship.
Online: https://www.europetour.com/dpworld-tour/
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Liv Golf League
Last week: Joaquin Niemann won Liv Golf Adelaide.
Next tournament: Liv Golf Hong Kong on 7-9 March.
Points leader: Adrian Meronk.
Online: https://www.livgolf.com/
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PGA Tour -Champions
Last week: Justin Leonard won the Chubb Classic.
Next tournament: Cologuard Classic on 7-9 March.
Charles Schwab Cup Leader: Ernie Els.
Online: https://www.pgatour.com/pgatour-champions
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Korn Ferry Tour
Last tournament: Kyle Westmoreland won the Panama championship.
Next week: Visa Argentina Open on 27 February.
Points leader: Hank Lebioda.
Online: https://www.pgatour.com/korn-ferry-tour/
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Other tours
Sunshine Tour: Hyundai Open, Royal Johannesburg GC (East), Johannesburg. Defending 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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