PGA TOUR
LAST TOURNAMENT: AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am (Rory McIlroy)
THIS WEEK: WM Phoenix Open, Scottsdale, Ariz., Feb. 6-9
Course: TPC Scottsdale (Par 71, 7,261 Yards)
Purse: $9.2M (Winner: $1.656M)
Defending Champion: Nick Taylor
FedEx Cup leader: Sepp Straka
HOW TO FOLLOW
TV: Thursday-Friday: 4-8 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday: 1-3 p.m. (GC), 3-6:30 p.m. (CBS); Sunday: 1-3 p.m. (GC), 3-6 p.m. (CBS)
Streaming (ESPN+): Thursday-Friday: 9:15 a.m.-8 p.m. ET; Saturday: 11 a.m.-6:30 p.m.; Sunday: 10:30 a.m.-6 p.m.
X: @WMPhoenixOpen
NOTES: The field features 29 of the top 50 players in the Official World Golf Ranking. … This is the final event for players not otherwise qualified to earn spots via the Aon Swing 5 in next week’s signature event at The Genesis Invitational. … Jordan Spieth, who finished T6 here each of the past two years, makes his second consecutive start following wrist surgery. … Florida State junior Luke Clanton will become eligible for PGA Tour membership if he makes the cut this week. He needs one point to reach the required 20 in the PGA Tour University Accelerated program. … Arizona State senior Jose Luis Ballester Barrio is in the field as a sponsor exemption. He’s currently No. 2 in the PGA Tour University ranking. Another sponsor exemption, two-time Arizona state high school champion Frankie Capan III, is seeking his fourth consecutive made cut this season. … Mark Calcavecchia and Phil Mickelson share the tournament scoring record of 256.
BEST BETS: Scottie Scheffler (+275 at DraftKings) won the event in 2022 and ‘23 and has four consecutive top-10 finishes at TPC Scottsdale. … Justin Thomas (+1200) has a previous best event finish of third in 2019 and is seeking his first win since the 2022 PGA Championship. … Hideki Matsuyama (+1600) is also a two-time event champion (2016-17) and won the season-opening The Sentry. … Taylor (+6000) beat Charley Hoffman in a playoff last year after finishing second to Scheffler in 2023. He also collected his fifth career PGA Tour win at the Sony Open last month.
NEXT TOURNAMENT: The Genesis Invitational, San Diego, Calif., Feb. 13-16
LPGA TOUR
LAST TOURNAMENT: Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions (A Lim Kim)
THIS WEEK: Founders Cup, Bradenton, Fla., Feb. 6-9
Course: Bradenton Country Club (Par 71, 6,465 Yards)
Purse: $2M (Winner: $300,000)
Defending Champion: Rose Zhang
Race to the CME Globe leader: Kim
HOW TO FOLLOW
TV: Thursday-Friday: 11 a.m.-2 p.m. ET (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday: 2-3 p.m. (NBC Digital), 3-5 p.m. (GC)
Streaming (NBCSports.com, golfchannel.com, NBC Sports App): Thursday-Friday: 11 a.m.-2 p.m. ET; Saturday-Sunday: 2-3 p.m., 3-5 p.m.
X: @LPGA
NOTES: World No. 1 and Bradenton resident Nelly Korda won last year’s LPGA Drive on Championship at Bradenton CC, while Zhang won the Founders Cup played in Clifton, N.J. Zhang is not in the field to defend her title this week as she has returned to Stanford for classes. … Lexi Thompson, who is playing a limited schedule moving forward, is in this week’s field along with two-time major champion Brittany Lincicome. … Former World No. 1 Jin Young Ko has won three of the previous 13 editions of the Founders Cup (2019, â21, â23).
NEXT TOURNAMENT: Honda LPGA Thailand, Chonburi, Feb. 20-23
LIV GOLF LEAGUE
THIS WEEK: LIV Golf Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Feb. 6-8
Course: Riyadh Golf Club (Par 72, 7,464 Yards)
Individual Purse: $20M (Winner: $4M)
Team Purse: $5M (Winners: $3M)
Defending champions (Jeddah): Individual (Joaquin Niemann); Team (Crushers GC)
HOW TO FOLLOW
TV/Streaming: Friday: 10:15 a.m. ET; Saturday-Sunday: 10:05 a.m. (FOX, LIV Golf Plus)
X: @livgolf_league
NOTES: This is the first of 13 events on the 2025 schedule, which will be followed by the Team Championship. … It’s also the first LIV event to be contested under the lights, with Fox Sports beginning its broadcast deal with the league. … The field consists of 13 four-player teams competing in daily shotgun starts over 54 holes. … Niemann cruised to a four-shot victory at LIV Golf Jeddah last March.
NEXT TOURNAMENT: LIV Golf Adelaide, Australia, Feb. 14-16
PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS
LAST TOURNAMENT: Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai (Ernie Els)
THIS WEEK: Trophy Hassan II, Rabat, Morocco, Feb. 6-8
Course: Royal Golf Dar Es Salam (Par 73, 7,329 Yards)
Purse: $2.5M ($400,000)
Defending champion: Ricardo Gonzalez
Charles Schwab Cup leader: Els
HOW TO FOLLOW
TV: Thursday-Saturday: 8-11 a.m. ET (Golf Channel)
X: @ChampionsTour
NOTES: This is the 49th playing of the Trophy Hassan II, dating back to 1971. It’s the third year in Rabat for the Champions, and it was a DP World Tour event from 2010-19. … The 66-player field features five World Golf Hall of Fame members: Els, Colin Montgomerie, Retief Goosen, Jose Maria Olazabal and Padraig Harrington. Els won the event in 2008, Harrington in 2007 and Montgomerie in 1997.
NEXT TOURNAMENT: Chubb Classic, Naples, Fla., Feb. 14-16
