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

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/

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

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

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/

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