PGA TOUR
WGC-Cadillac Match Play Championship
Dates: April 29-May 3
Venue: TPC Harding Park, San Francisco, Calif.
Tournament Airtimes on Golf Channel (Eastern):
Wednesday 4-10 p.m. (Live) / 11 p.m.-5 a.m. (Replay)
Thursday 4-10 p.m. (Live) / 11 p.m.-4 a.m. (Replay)
Friday 5-10 p.m. (Live) / 11 p.m.-3 a.m. (Replay)
Saturday 3-7:30 p.m. (Live) / 12:30-4 a.m. (Sunday replay)
Sunday 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. (Live) / 10 p.m.-2 a.m. (Replay)
Tournament Airtimes on NBC (Eastern):
Saturday 7:30-11 p.m. (Live)
Sunday 2-6 p.m. (Live)
Rory McIlroy and Jordan Spieth, Nos. 1 and 2 in the Official World Golf Ranking, headline a field that guarantees three rounds of round-robin matches for each of the 64 players Wednesday-Friday, with players competing in 16 four-man groupings that narrow to the 16 players having won their respective pool advancing to the weekend.
This is the first time that the event will feature the 64 players being divided into 16 four-player groups who will compete in a round-robin format over the first three days, guaranteeing each player a minimum of three matches, Wednesday-Friday. At the conclusion of Friday’s matches, the player in each group with the best win-loss record will advance to single elimination match play with the Round of 16 and quarterfinals scheduled for Saturday, and the semifinals and championship match on Sunday.
Jason Day is the defending champion.
Phil Mickelson withdrew this week citing “personal reasons.”
LPGA TOUR
Volunteers of America North Texas Shootout
Dates: April 30-May 3
Venue: Las Colinas Country Club, Irving , Texas
Tournament Airtimes On Golf Channel (Eastern):
Thursday 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. (Live) / 4-6 a.m. (Friday replay)
Friday 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (Live) / 5-7 a.m. (Saturday replay)
Saturday 1-3 p.m. (Live) / 3-4 p.m. (Live, airing exclusively on Golf Live Extra)
Sunday 2-5 p.m. (Live)
The format this week will feature two separate cuts: the first cut will feature the low 70 players (and ties) following 36 holes, and the second cut will include the low 50 players (and ties) following 54 holes.
Stacy Lewis is the defending champion.
Headlining the field: Lydia Ko, Inbee Park, Stacy Lewis, Hyo Joo Kim, So Yeon Ryu, Michelle Wie, Amy Yang, Lexi Thompson, Brooke Henderson, Cristie Kerr, Anna Nordqvist and Karrie Webb.
CHAMPIONS TOUR
Insperity Invitational
Dates: May 1-3
Venue: The Woodlands Country Club (Tournament Course), The Woodlands, Texas
Tournament Airtimes on Golf Channel (Eastern):
Friday 2:30-4:30 p.m. (Live) / 3-5 a.m. (Saturday replay)
Saturday 7:30-9:30 p.m. (Tape delay) / 5-7 p.m. (Live streaming on Golf Live Extra)
Sunday 5-7 p.m. (Live) / 4-6 a.m. (Monday replay)
World Golf Hall-of-Famers Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player and Lee Trevino will be the feature group participating in the 18-hole scramble “3M Oil & Gas Greats of Golf” on Saturday. Arnold Palmer will serve as the non-competing honorary chairman. Other greats competing in the scramble format include: Raymond Floyd, Don January, David Graham, Tony Jacklin, Dave Stockton and Tom Weiskopf.
Bernhard Langer is the defending champion.
Headlining the Field: Bernhard Langer, Fred Couples, Colin Montgomerie, Jesper Parnevik, Kenny Perry, Corey Pavin, Tom Lehman, Kirk Triplett, Nick Price and Mark O’Meara.
WEB.COM TOUR
United Leasing Championship
Dates: April 30-May 3
Venue: Victoria National Golf Club, Newburgh, Ind.
Tournament Airtimes on Golf Channel (Eastern):
Thursday 1:30-3:30 p.m. (Live)
Friday 12:30-2:30 p.m. (Live)
Saturday 9:30-11:30 p.m. (Tape delay) / 4-6 p.m. (Live streaming on Golf Live Extra)
Sunday 7-9 p.m. (Tape delay) / 4-6 p.m. (Live streaming on Golf Live Extra)
Headlining the field: Jason Allred, Tommy Gainey, Matthew Goggin, Oliver Goss, Trevor Immelman, Patrick Rodgers, Michael Kim, Kelly Kraft, Andrew Landry and Li Haotong.
