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PGA Tour
Farmers Insurance Open
Location: San Diego
Courses: Torrey Pines GC — South Course (Yardage: 7,765. Par: 72.) and North Course (Yardage: 7,258. Par: 72.)
Prize money: $8.7 million. Winner’s share: $1.566 million.
TV: Wednesday-Thursday, 3pm-7pm (Golf Channel); Friday, 3-5pm (Golf Channel), 5-8pm (CBS); Saturday, 2:30-4pm :30 (Golf Channel), 4:30-8 p.m. (CBS).
Defending champion: Luke Lister.
FedEx Cup leader: Jon Rahm.
Last week: Jon Rahm won the Amex.
NOTE: Games start Wednesday and end Saturday to avoid the NFL conference championship game. … CBS Sports begins its PGA Tour broadcast schedule, which ends in prime time Saturday. …the field has four of the world’s top 10 in Jon Rahm, Xander Schauffele, Collin Morikawa and Will Zalatoris. … Michael Herrera is playing as part of a farmer’s insurance waiver granted to PGA Tour players. …Ryan Brehm and Sungjae Im on set. They are the only players not to miss a game this year. … Among those exempted, Japan’s Taiga Semikawa was exempt for the third week in a row. He won twice as an amateur on the Japan Golf Tour before turning pro. … It was the 10th anniversary of Tiger Woods’ seventh championship win. … The APGA Tour will play on South Course on Sunday.
Next week: AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.
online: https://www.pgatour.com/
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european tour
Hero Dubai Desert Classic
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Course: Emirates. Yardage: 7,428. Par: 72.
Prize money: $9 million. Winner’s share: $1.5 million.
TV: Thursday-Friday, 2:30-8:30am (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday, 2-8am (Golf Channel).
Previous winner: Victor Hovland.
Frontrunner heading to Dubai: Victor Perez.
Last week: Victor Perez won the HSBC Abu Dhabi Championship.
Note: Rory McIlroy will make his debut in 2023. He’s a two-time tournament winner and has only dropped out of the top 10 once in 10 career starts. … Viktor Hovland will not be back to defend his title. … 10 players in the field are part of LIV Golf, including Henrik Stenson and Patrick Reed. Reed was eliminated last week in Abu Dhabi. … Austria’s Sepstraka is looking to score Ryder Cup points for his second straight European Tour start. He missed the knockout round in Abu Dhabi. … Abraham Ancer played for the first time since the end of the LIV Golf season. The last time he earned world ranking points was at the BMW PGA Championship in September, where he tied for 18th. … Japan’s Kazuki Higa, who has a special invite to the Masters after leading the Japan Golf Tour money list, is on the scene. … Miguel Angel Jimenez played after opening the PGA Tour Championship in Hawaii.
Next week: Ras Al Khaimah Championships.
online: https://www.europeantour.com/dpworld-tour/
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LPGA Tour
Last week: Brooke Henderson won the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions.
Next event: Honda LPGA Thailand, Feb. 23-26.
Race for CME Globe leader: Brooke Henderson.
online: https://www.lpga.com/
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PGA Tour Champion
Last week: Steve Stricker won the Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai.
Next game: Hassan II Trophy on February 9-11.
Charles Schwab Cup leader: Steve Stricker.
online: https://www.pgatour.com/champions.html
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other travel
PGA Tour of Australasia: TPS Victoria, Rosebud CC, Rosebud, Australia. Defending champion: Todd Sinnott. online: https://pga.org.au/
APGA Tour: Farmers Insurance Invitational, Torrey Pines Golf Club, San Diego. Past winner: Patrick Newcomb. TV: Sunday 4:30-7pm (Golf Channel). online: https://www.apgatour.org/
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