United States
From a Golf Channel press release.
ORLANDO, Fla. – Justin Thomas – recently named 2017 PGA TOUR Player of the Year – headlines the field at the CIMB Classic in Malaysia, looking to win the event for the third consecutive year. The PGA TOUR Champions are in North Carolina for the final regular season event at the SAS Championship before the Tour begins the first of three Charles Schwab Cup Playoff events next week featuring the leading 72 players on the regular season money list at week’s end. On the European Tour, Sergio Garcia and Jon Rahm headline the field at the Italian Open, a Rolex Series event. The LPGA Tour’s Asia swing gets underway this week as Lexi Thompson, Brooke Henderson and Michelle Wie lead the field at the KEB Hana Bank Championship in South Korea.
PGA TOUR
CIMB Classic
Dates: Oct. 12-15
Venue: TPC Kuala Lumpur (West Course), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Tournament Airtimes on Golf Channel (Eastern)
Thursday 10:30 p.m.-2:30 a.m. (Live) / 5:30-8:30 p.m. (Friday replay)
Friday 11 p.m.-3 a.m. (Live) / 5:30-8:30 p.m. (Saturday replay)
Saturday 11 p.m.-3 a.m. (Live) / 6-10 p.m. (Sunday replay)
Broadcast Notes:
Limited field event: The 78-man field features five of the top-20 players in the world in Hideki Matsuyama, Justin Thomas, Paul Casey, Rafa Cabrera-Bello and Louis Oosthuizen. The 72-hole event also features no cut.
Thomas defends: Justin Thomas defended his 2015 title last year, earning his first of his five wins in the 2016-17 season. Thomas will looks to earn a third straight victory at the event this week.
Headlining the field: Hideki Matsuyama, Justin Thomas, Paul Casey, Rafa Cabrera-Bello, Louis Oosthuizen, Branden Grace, Adam Hadwin, Xander Schauffele and Si Woo Kim.
PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS
SAS Championship
Dates: Oct. 12-15
Venue: Prestonwood Country Club, Cary, N.C.
Tournament Airtimes on Golf Channel (Eastern):
Friday 2:30-5 p.m. (Live) / 3-5 a.m. (Saturday replay)
Saturday 2:30-5 p.m. (Live) / 3-5 a.m. (Sunday replay)
Sunday 2:30-5 p.m. (Live) / Midnight-2 a.m. (Monday replay)
Broadcast notes:
Garwood defends: Doug Garwood finished four shots ahead of Bernhard Langer to claim his first career PGA TOUR Champions victory.
Headlining the field: Bernhard Langer, Scott McCarron, Colin Montgomerie, Vijay Singh, Kenny Perry, Kevin Sutherland, Paul Goydos, Jerry Kelly, David Toms and John Daly.
EUROPEAN TOUR
Italian Open
Date: Oct. 12-15
Venue: Golf Club Milano, Parco Reale di Monzo, Italy
Tournament Airtimes on Golf Channel (Eastern)
Thursday 4 a.m.-Noon (Live)
Friday 4 a.m.-Noon (Live)
Saturday 6:30-11:30 a.m. (Live)
Sunday 6:30-11:30 a.m. (Live)
Broadcast notes:
Molinari defends: Francesco Molinari looks to defend in his home country of Italy. He became the first Italian to win his national open twice since the event’s inception in 1972.
Headlining the field: Jon Rahm, Sergio Garcia, Alex Noren, Tommy Fleetwood, Francesco Molinari, Tyrrell Hatton, Matthew Fitzpatrick and Danny Willett.
LPGA TOUR
LPGA KEB Hana Bank Championship
Dates: Oct. 12-15
Venue: Sky 72 Golf Club (Ocean Course), Incheon, South Korea
Tournament Airtimes on Golf Channel (Eastern)
Thursday Noon-4 p.m. (Tape delay) / 8:30-10 p.m. (Replay)
Friday Noon-2:30 p.m. (Tape delay) / 8:30-10:30 p.m. (Replay)
Saturday 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. (Tape delay) / 8:30-10:30 p.m. (Replay)
Sunday 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. (Tape delay) / 10 p.m.-Midnight (Replay)
Broadcast notes:
Ciganda defends: Carlota Ciganda outlasted Alison Lee on the first playoff hole to earn her first LPGA Tour win.
Headlining the field: So Yeon Ryu, Sung Hyun Park, Lexi Thompson, Brooke Henderson, Michelle Wie, Ariya Jutanugarn, Anna Nordqvist, Brittany Lincicome and Cristie Kerr.
Source: Golf on TV: CIMB Classic, SAS Championship, Italian Open, LPGA KEB Hana Bank Championship
