LPGA TOUR
Swinging Skirts LPGA Classic
Dates: April 23-26
Venue: Lake Merced Golf Club, San Francisco, Calif.
Tournament Airtimes On Golf Channel (Eastern):
Thursday 6-9 p.m. (Live)
Friday 6-9 p.m. (Live)
Saturday 6-9 p.m. (Live)
Sunday 6-9 p.m. (Live)
Teen phenom and world #1 Lydia Ko is the defending champion this week at the Swinging Skirts Classic in San Francisco, California. Last year Ko edged out current world #3 Stacy Lewis for her third win on the LPGA Tour.
Headlining the field: Lydia Ko, Inbee Park, Stacy Lewis, Hyo Joo Kim, Shanshan Feng, Brittany Lincicome, So Yeon Ryu, Suzann Pettersen, Michelle Wie and Lexi Thompson.
PGA TOUR
Zurich Classic of New Orleans
Dates: April 23-26
Venue: TPC Louisiana, Avondale, La.
Tournament Airtimes on Golf Channel (Eastern):
Thursday 3-6 p.m. (Live) / 9:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. (Replay)
Friday 3-6 p.m. (Live) / 9:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. (Replay)
Saturday 1-2:30 p.m. (Live) / 10 p.m.-2:30 a.m. (Replay)
Sunday 1-2:30 p.m. (Live) / 10 p.m.-2:30 a.m. (Replay)
Two of the biggest hitters in the game are in action this week at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans. Dustin Johnson and Jason Day bring their firepower to TPC Louisiana, Avondale. Johnson is one of the hottest players on tour at this point in the season having already made it into the winner’s circle and placed high in several events. Day on the other hand is coming off a Masters Tournament in which he underperformed as compared to the expectations of many, including himself.
Seung-Yul Noh (pronounced “soon you’ll know”) is the defending champion this week, having outpaced Robert Streb and Andrew Svoboda last year by two shots for his forst PGA Tour victory.
Headlining the field: Dustin Johnson, Jason Day, Justin Rose, Billy Horschel, Steve Stricker, Rickie Fowler, Keegan Bradley, Erik Compton, Justin Thomas and Jamie Donaldson.
CHAMPIONS TOUR
Bass Pro Shops Legends of Golf at Big Cedar Lodge
Dates: April 24-26
Venue: Buffalo Ridge (Springs Course); Top of the Rock, Ridgedale, Mo.
Tournament Airtimes on Golf Channel (Eastern):
Friday Noon-2:30 p.m. (Live) / 1-3 a.m. (Saturday replay)
Saturday 3-6 p.m. (Live) / 3:30-6 a.m. (Sunday replay)
Sunday 3-6 p.m. (Live) / 3:30-6 a.m. (Monday replay)
This week marks a great opportunity to watch two of the game’s biggest legends, Gary Player and Jack Nicklaus. Player and Nicklaus are paired together as a two-man team in the Legends division of this two-man team tournament..
The Legends division is a 45-hole version of the event while the Champions division is a 54-hole version. The format is better-ball with nine holes each of alternate shot and better-ball.
The team of Fred Funk and Jeff Sluman are the defending champions.
Champions Division Teams: Andy North/Tom Watson, Jeff Sluman/Tom Lehman, Peter Jacobsen/D.A. Weibring, Brad Bryant/Bart Bryant, John Cook/Joey Sindelar, Ben Crenshaw/Jerry Pate, Fred Funk/Eduardo Romero, Sandy Lyle/Ian Woosnam, Lee Janzen/Rocco Mediate, Corey Pavin/Duffy Waldorf, Olin Browne/Steve Pate.
Legends Division Teams: Jack Nicklaus/Gary Player, David Graham/Tony Jacklin, Chi Chi Rodriguez/Bob Murphy, Mike Hill/Lee Trevino.
EUROPEAN TOUR
Volvo China Open
Dates: April 22-26
Venue: Tomson Shanghai Pudong Golf Club, Shanghai, China
Tournament Airtimes on Golf Channel (Eastern):
Wednesday 10:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. (Live)
Thursday 2:30 a.m.-5:30 a.m. (Live) / 9 a.m.-2 p.m. (Replay)
Friday 12:30-2:30 a.m. (Tape delay) / 2:30-5:30 a.m. (Live) / 9 a.m.-Noon (Replay)
Saturday 6-10 a.m. (Tape delay)
Sunday 6-10 a.m. (Tape delay)
Alexander Levy won the Volvo China Open last year by four strokes and is the defending champion. The victory was Levy’s first on the European Tour.
Headlining the field: Peter Uihlein, Kiradech Aphibarnrat, Mikko Ilonen, Tommy Fleetwood, Alexander Levy, Ross Fisher, Alex Noren, Gary Stal, Matteo Manassero and Oliver Wilson.
