Europe tries to win the Solheim Cup for the third time in a row. PGA Tour autumn starts in California

LPGA Tour and Ladies European Tour

SOLHEIM CUP

Location: Gainesville, Virginia.

Course: Robert Trent Jones GC. Distance: 6706. Par: 72.

TV: Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday, 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. (Golf Channel), 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. (NBC); Sunday, 8:45 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (Golf Channel), 12:00 to 3:00 p.m. (NBC).

Defending champion: Europe.

Last time: Europe overcame a 4-0 deficit in the opening session in Spain to level the matches with team play. Europe drew 12 of the singles matches, the first draw in Solheim Cup history. Europe won the cup as they were the defending champions.

Series: United States leads 10-7-1.

Notes: Europe will try to win the Solheim Cup for the fourth straight year. No team has won the Cup four times in a row. … The Americans have not won the Solheim Cup since 2017, when the matches were held in Iowa. Lexi Thompson was the only current player on that U.S. team. … The Americans have two Solheim Cup debutants: two-time LPGA champion Lauren Coughlin and Sarah Schmelzel. The only European debutant is Albane Valenzuela of Switzerland. … Europe is represented by players from eight countries, including four from Sweden. … Thompson, who said she would withdraw from the full schedule after this year without saying what that means, is playing for the seventh straight time. … Robert Trent Jones Golf Club previously hosted the Presidents’ Cup in 1994, 1996 and 2000. … European captain Suzann Pettersen made the winning putt in her last Solheim Cup appearance.

Next venue: Bernardus Golf in Cromvoirt, Netherlands in 2026.

Online: https://www.solheimcup.com/

PGA Tour

PROCORE CHAMPIONSHIPS

Location: Napa, California.

Course: Silverado Resort (North). Length: 7, 123. Par: 72.

Prize money: $6 million. Winner’s share: $1.08 million.

TV: Thursday, 6:00-9:00 p.m. (Golf Channel); Friday-Saturday, 6:00-9:30 p.m. (Golf Channel); Sunday, 6:00-9:00 p.m. (Golf Channel).

Defending champion: Sahith Theegala.

FedEx Cup Champion: Scottie Scheffler.

Last tournament: Scottie Scheffler won the Tour Championship.

Notes: The tournament has a new title sponsor and opens the fall portion of the FedEx Cup. The top 125 players after the fall retain full PGA Tour cards. Players finishing 51st through 60th qualify for the first two events worth $20 million next year. … Six players in the Presidents Cup — three from each team — play at Silverado. Also playing is International captain Mike Weir, who won the event in 2007. … Florida State sophomore Luke Clanton, the No. 1 amateur in the world, received a sponsor exemption. Clanton has three top-10 finishes in six PGA Tour starts this summer, including a second-place finish at the John Deere Classic. … Tom Hoge is one of three Tour Championship players at Silverado and the only one of the three not in the Presidents Cup. … Stewart Cink is in the field. The former Silverado champion is coming off a win and a third-place finish at the PGA Tour Champions.

Next tournament: Presidential Cup on September 27-30.

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

European route

AMGEN IRISH OPEN

Location: Newcastle, Northern Ireland.

Golf Course: Royal County Down. Length: 7186 yards. Par: 71.

Prize money: $6 million. Winner’s share: $1 million.

TV: Thursday, 3:30-6:30 a.m., 8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. (Golf Channel); Friday, 6:30-8:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. (NBC Sports app); Saturday, 7:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. (NBC Sports app); Sunday, 7:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. (NBC Sports app), 12:00-3:00 p.m. (Golf Channel—tape delay).

Defending champion: Vincent Norrman.

Race to Dubai leader: Rory McIlroy.

Last week: Matt Wallace won the Omega European Masters.

Notes: The Irish Open comes to Royal County Down, considered one of the world’s best links. That’s evident from the quality of the course, which features Rory McIlroy, Shane Lowry, Robert MacIntyre and Nicolai Hojgaard. All were part of Europe’s winning Ryder Cup team last year. … The $6 million prize pool is equal to what the PGA Tour is offering this week in California. It also includes four players in the top 50 in the world. … The flagship European Tour event is next week at Wentworth. … Lowry won the Irish Open in 2009, when he was still an amateur. … The only other time the Irish Open has been held at Royal County Down as a European Tour event was in 2015, when it was won by Soren Kjeldsen. It has been held at Royal County Down three times. … The tournament has been held since 1927. … McIlroy has won the Open domestic tournament only once, in 2016, at The K Club.

Next week: BMW PGA Championship.

Online: https://www.europeantour.com/dpworld-tour/

Golf League LIV

LIVING GOLF CHICAGO

Location: Bolingbrook, Illinois.

Golf Course: Bolingbrook GC. Length: 7131 yards. Par: 70.

Prize money: $20 million. Winner’s share: $4 million.

TV: Friday, 1:00-6:00pm (CW app); Saturday-Sunday, 1:00-6:00pm (The CW Network).

Defending champion: Bryson DeChambeau.

Overall leader: Jon Rahm.

Last tournament: Brooks Koepka won the LIV Golf Greenbrier.

Notes: Jon Rahm has a slight lead over Joaquin Niemann in the season points race. They are the only two players who can win because LIV Golf Chicago is the last tournament of the year that counts toward individual play. … Talor Gooch, a three-time LIV Golf winner last year, and two-time winner Cameron Smith have one last chance to win this year. Smith will likely have tournaments in Australia later in the year. … Bryson DeChambeau has yet to win at LIV Golf this year, although he does have the U.S. Open trophy. … This is the final event for players to advance into the top 24 and secure a spot on the roster in next year’s Saudi-funded league. Some players at the bottom of the table are facing relegation from the league. … For most players who don’t play in the majors, this is only the second LIV Golf event in the past six weeks. … Bolingbrook is about 35 miles west of Chicago.

Next week: LIV Golf Team Championship in Dallas.

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

PGA Tour Champions

SANFORD INTERNATIONAL

Location: Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

Golf Course: Minnehaha CC. Length: 6,747 yards. Par: 70.

Prize money: $2.1 million. Winner’s share: $315,000.

TV: Friday-Sunday, 4:00-6:00 p.m. (NBC Sports app), 10:00 p.m.-midnight (Golf Channel—delayed broadcast).

Defending Champion: Steve Stricker.

Charles Schwab Cup leader: Ernie Els.

Last week: YE Yang won the Ascension Charity Classic.

Notes: Steve Stricker is a three-time winner of the tournament since its inception in 2018, including the past two years. … Stricker won six times on the PGA Tour Champions last year and won the Charles Schwab Cup without making the postseason. He has yet to win this year. … YE Yang won his first senior title last week. This year, the PGA Tour Champions has had as many winners from South Korea (Yang and KJ Choi) as the LPGA Tour (Haeran Ryu and Amy Yang). … Ernie Els has a narrow advantage in the Charles Schwab Cup. … Former European Ryder Cup captain Thomas Bjorn has received a sponsor exemption for the second straight week. … The Champions Tour continues its westward swing, traveling to Pebble Beach next week before a week-long break and then playing in Jacksonville, Fla. … Stephen Ames and Els are the only three-time winners on the PGA Tour Champions this year.

Next week: Pure Insurance Championship.

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

Korn Ferry Trip

SIMMONS BANK OPENING

Location: Franklin, Tennessee.

Golf Course: Vanderbilt Legends Club (North): Length: 7197 yards. Par: 70.

Prize money: $1.5 million. Winner’s share: $270,000.

TV: Thursday, 1:00-4:00 p.m. (Golf Channel); Friday, 4:00-6:00 p.m. (NBC Sports app); Saturday, 4:00-6:00 p.m. (Golf Channel); Sunday, 3:00-4:00 p.m. (NBC Sports app), 4:00-6:00 p.m. (Golf Channel).

Previous winner: Grayson Murray.

Points leader: Matt McCarty.

Last tournament: Matt McCarty won the Albertsons Boise Open.

Next week: National Children’s Hospital Championships.

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

Other trips

Epson Tour: Tuscaloosa Toyota Classic, Ol’ Colony GC, Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Previous winner: Isabella Fierro. Online: https://www.epsontour.com/

Japan Golf Tour: ANA Open, Sapporo GC (Wattsu), Hokkaido, Japan. Defending champion: Hideto Tanihara. Online: https://www.jgto.org/en/

Challenge Tour: Portugal Open at Royal Obidos, Royal Obidos Spa & Golf Resort, Vau Obidos, Portugal. Previous winner: Marco Penge. Online: https://www.europeantour.com/challenge-tour/

Sunshine Tour: Bain’s Whisky Ubunye Championship, Silver Lakes Golf and Wildlife Estate, Pretoria, South Africa. Defending Champion: New Event. Online: https://sunshinetour.com/

Japan LPGA: Sumitomo Life Vitality Ladies Tokai Classic, Shin Minami Aichi CC (Mihama), Aichi, Japan. Defending champion: Akie Iwai. Online: https://www.lpga.or.jp/en/

Korea LPGA: OK Savings Bank Open, Club 72 GC, Incheon, South Korea. Defending champion: Da Som Ma. Online: https://klpga.co.kr/

Legends Tour: European Legends Cup, Golf Almerimar, Andalusia, Spain. Defending Champion: New Event. Online: https://www.legendstour.com/