Here’s a breakdown of this week’s events around the golf world:
PGA Tour: The RSM Classic
When and where: Thursday-Sunday, Sea Island Golf Club, St. Simons Island, Georgia
Purse: $7.6 million ($1,368,000 to winner)
2023 winner: Ludvig Åberg
Notables in the field: Åberg, Stewart Cink, Harris English, Brian Harman, Mackenzie Hughes, Matt Kuchar, Webb Simpson, Sepp Straka, Camilo Villegas
TV schedule (stream links; all times ET):
- Thursday and Friday, Noon-3 p.m. (Golf Channel/NBC Sports app)
- Saturday and Sunday, 1-4 p.m. (GC/app)
Notes: Final event of the FedExCup Fall and the last official PGA Tour event of 2024. ... The top 125 in FEC points will earn exempt status on Tour in 2025. ... Nos. 51-60 in points will earn spots in the ’25 AT&T Pebble Beach and Genesis Invitational signature events. ... Åberg is making his first start since undergoing knee surgery in September to repair a torn medial meniscus.
LPGA: CME Group Tour Championship
When and where: Thursday-Sunday, Tiburon Golf Club, Naples, Florida
Purse: $11 million ($4 million to winner)
2023 winner: Amy Yang
Notables in the field: Lauren Coughlin, Ayaka Furue, Hannah Green, Brooke Henderson, Jin Young Ko, Lydia Ko, Nelly Korda, Haeran Ryu, Lilia Vu, Jeeno Thitikul, Ruoning Yin
TV schedule (stream links; all times ET):
- Thursday and Friday: 2-3 p.m. (NBC Sports app); 3-5 p.m. (Golf Channel/app)
- Saturday: 2-5 p.m. (app); 4-7 p.m. (Golf Channel, tape-delayed)
- Sunday: 1-4 p.m. (NBC/Peacock/app)
Notes: Final event of the 2024 season with a field of 60 qualifiers. ... The winner will earn the largest paycheck in tour history ($1.6 million more than this year’s U.S. Women’s Open winner Yuka Saso). ... Winners will also be determined for the season-long Race to the CME Globe, Vare Trophy (scoring average), rookie of the year and money title.
DP World Tour: BMW Australian PGA Championship
When and where: Wednesday-Saturday, Royal Queensland Golf Club, Brisbane, Australia
Purse: $2 million (Australian)
2023 winner: Min Woo Lee
Notables in the field: Cam Davis, Jason Day, Lee, Marc Leishman, Geoff Ogilvy, Victor Perez, Cameron Smith
TV schedule (stream links; all times ET):
- Wednesday-Saturday: 8-9:30 p.m. (NBC Sports app); 9:30 p.m. - 1 a.m. (Golf Channel/app)
Notes: First event of the 2024-25 DP World Tour schedule. ... Co-sanctioned by the Australasian Tour. ... Notable winners include Adam Scott (2013, 2019), Smith (2017, 2018), Harold Varner III (2016), Greg Norman (1984, 1985), Seve Ballesteros (1981) and Hale Irwin (1979)
