<p>PGA OF AMERICA</p>
<p>PGA CHAMPIONSHIP</p>
<p>Site: Kiawah Island, South Carolina.</p>
<p>Course: Kiawah Island Golf Resort (Ocean). Yardage: 7,838. Par: 72.</p>
<p>Prize money: TBA ($11 million in 2020). Winner’s share: TBA ($1.98 million in 2020).</p>
<p>Television: Thursday-Friday, 1-7 p.m. (ESPN). Saturday-Sunday, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. (ESPN), 1-7 p.m. (CBS).</p>
<p>Defending champion: Collin Morikawa.</p>
<p>Notes: The PGA Championship was last at Kiawah Island in 2012 when Rory McIlroy set the championship record with an eight-shot victory. … The field is the strongest among majors with 99 of the top 100 players in the world. Matthew Wolff, who withdrew, is the only player missing. … Jordan Spieth, coming off his fourth straight top-10 finish, needs to win the PGA Championship to become only the sixth player with the career Grand Slam. None of the other five completed it at the PGA Championship. … This is the second time in three years the PGA is held in May. It moved back to August last year because of the COVID-19 pandemic. … Americans have won the last five times in the PGA Championship starting with Jimmy Walker at Baltusrol in 2016. … The top 60 in the world ranking after this week are exempt for the U.S. Open. The top 50 are exempt for the British Open. … The PGA of America is allowing about 10,000 spectators. They are not required to wear masks. … Americans have won 17 of the last 24 majors.</p>
<p>Next year: Southern Hills in Tulsa, Oklahoma.</p>
<p>Online: <a href="https://www.pgachampionship.com/">https://www.pgachampionship.com/</a></p>
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<p>LPGA TOUR</p>
<p>PURE SILK CHAMPIONSHIP</p>
<p>Site: Williamsburg, Virginia.</p>
<p>Course: Kingsmill Resort (River). Yardage: 6,445. Par: 71.</p>
<p>Prize money: $1.3 million. Winner’s share: $195,000.</p>
<p>Television: Thursday-Sunday, 3-6 p.m. (Golf Channel).</p>
<p>Defending champion: Bronte Law (2019).</p>
<p>Race to CME Globe leader: Lydia Ko.</p>
<p>Last tournament: Ariya Jutanugarn won the Honda LPGA Thailand.</p>
<p>Notes: Paula Creamer returns to the LPGA Tour for the first time since a tie for 63rd in the BMW Ladies Championship in October 2019. She also has an exemption into the U.S. Women’s Open in two weeks. … Lexi Thompson holds the tournament record at 20-under 264 in 2017. … The field features four of the top 10 in the world, including Thompson, Nelly Korda and Sei Young Kim. … Jennifer Kupcho is in the field after sitting out the two-week Asia swing. Kupcho is 13th in the Solheim Cup standings. … Ariya Jutanugarn goes for her second straight victory. She was a late entry into the field, along with sister Moriya. … The tournament was canceled last year because of the COVID-19 pandemic. … Only three winners at Kingsmill in 15 years have yet to win a major. … Lydia Ko, who leads the Race to the CME Globe, is not playing. … After a two-week Asia swing, the LPGA Tour plays eight straight weeks in the United States, including two majors.</p>
<p>Next week: Bank of Hope LPGA Match Play.</p>
<p>Online: <a href="https://www.lpga.com/">https://www.lpga.com/</a></p>
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<p>KORN FERRY TOUR</p>
<p>ADVENTHEALTH CHAMPIONSHIP</p>
<p>Site: Kansas City, Missouri.</p>
<p>Course: Blue Hills CC. Yardage: 7,347. Par: 72.</p>
<p>Prize money: $600,000. Winner’s share: $108,000.</p>
<p>Television: None.</p>
<p>Defending champion: Michael Gellerman.</p>
<p>Points leader: Stephan Jaeger.</p>
<p>Last week: Greyson Sigg won the Visit Knoxville Open.</p>
<p>Next week: Evans Scholars Invitational.</p>
<p>Online: <a href="https://www.pgatour.com/korn-ferry-tour.html">https://www.pgatour.com/korn-ferry-tour.html</a></p>
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<p>PGA TOUR</p>
<p>Last week: K.H. Lee won the AT&T Byron Nelson.</p>
<p>Next week: Charles Schwab Challenge.</p>
<p>FedEx Cup leader: Bryson DeChambeau.</p>
<p>Online: <a href="https://www.pgatour.com/">https://www.pgatour.com/</a></p>
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<p>EUROPEAN TOUR</p>
<p>Last week: Richard Bland won the Betfred British Masters.</p>
<p>Next week: Made in Himmerland.</p>
<p>Race to Dubai leader: Billy Horschel.</p>
<p>Online: <a href="https://www.europeantour.com/european-tour/">https://www.europeantour.com/european-tour/</a></p>
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<p>PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS</p>
<p>Last week: Dicky Pride won the Mitsubishi Electric Classic.</p>
<p>Next week: Senior PGA Championships.</p>
<p>Charles Schwab Cup leader: Bernhard Langer.</p>
<p>Online: <a href="https://www.pgatour.com/champions.html">https://www.pgatour.com/champions.html</a></p>
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<p>OTHER TOURS</p>
<p>Symetra Tour: IOA Golf Classic, Alaqua CC, Longwood, Florida. Defending champion: Laura Wearn. Online: <a href="https://www.symetratour.com/">https://www.symetratour.com/</a></p>
<p>Challenge Tour: Dormy Open 2021, Osterakers GC, Akersberga, Sweden. Defending champion: New event. Online: <a href="https://www.europeantour.com/challenge-tour/">https://www.europeantour.com/challenge-tour/</a></p>
<p>Japan LPGA: Chukyo TV Bridgestone Ladies Open, Chukyo GC (Ishino), Aichi, Japan. Defending champion: Minami Katsu. Online: <a href="https://www.lpga.or.jp/en/">https://www.lpga.or.jp/en/</a></p>
