McIlory hosting this week’s Irish Open
EUROPEAN TOUR
Dubai Duty Free Irish Open Hosted by the Rory Foundation
Dates: May 28-31
Venue: Royal County Down Golf Club (Championship Links) Newcastle, Northern Ireland
Tournament Airtimes on Golf Channel (Eastern):
Thursday 3-8 a.m. (Live) / 11 a.m.-1 p.m. (Live) / 1-3:30 p.m. (Replay)
Friday 7 a.m.-1 p.m. (Live) / 4-6 a.m. (Saturday replay)
Saturday 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (Live) / 3-6 a.m. (Sunday replay)
Sunday 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (Live) / 3-6 a.m. (Monday replay)
This week’s biggest headliner Rory McIlory is hosting the Irish Open at Royal County Down in Newcastle, Northern Ireland. Tour players will not know this course well, as the last time it hosted the event was in 1939.
The event’s charity recipient is the Rory Foundation, created in 2013 to help children’s charities around the globe.
Mikko Ilonen is the defending champion this week, having held off Edoardo Molinari by one shot last year.
Headlining the Field: Rory McIlory, Rickie Fowler, Sergio Garcia, Martin Kaymer, Ernie Els, Lee Westwood, Graeme McDowell, Luke Donald, Miguel Angel Jimenez and Peter Uihlein.
TPC Four Seasons 18th Green
PGA TOUR
AT&T Byron Nelson
Dates: May 28-31
Venue: TPC Four Seasons Las Colinas, Irving, Texas
Tournament Airtimes on Golf Channel (Eastern):
Thursday 4-7 p.m. (Live) / 8-11 p.m. (Replay)
Friday 4-7 p.m. (Live) / 8-11 p.m. (Replay)
Saturday 1-2:30 p.m. (Live) / 7-11:30 p.m. (Replay)
Sunday 1-2:30 p.m. (Live) / 7-11:30 p.m. (Replay)
The PGA Tour is in Texas this week at the TPC Four Seasons for the Byron Nelson. The Byron Nelson is one of the best tournaments all year because it is responsible for the biggest charitable donations of any event, now exceeding $130 million.
The defending champion this week is Brendan Todd. Todd edged Mike Weir by two shots last year to record his first PGA Tour win.
Headlining the field: Jordan Spieth, Dustin Johnson, Jimmy Walker, Jason Day, Matt Kuchar, Brooks Koepka, Zach Johnson, Louis Oosthuizen, Ian Poulter, and Brandt Snedeker.
LPGA TOUR
ShopRite LPGA Classic
Dates: May 29-31
Venue: Stockton Seaview Hotel & Golf Club (Bay Course), Galloway, N.J.
Tournament Airtimes on Golf Channel (Eastern):
Friday 1-3:30 p.m. (Live) / 2-4 a.m. (Saturday replay)
Saturday 3-6 p.m. (Live) / 12:30-3 a.m. (Sunday replay)
Sunday 3-6 p.m. (Live) / 12:30-3 a.m. (Monday replay)
A solid field includes many of the world’s top LPGA starts this week in Galloway, New Jersey.
Stacy Lewis is the defending champion this week, having outlasted Christina Kim by two shots in 2014. The win was Lewis’s 10th on the LPGA Tour.
Headlining the field: Inbee Park, Stacy Lewis, Hyo Joo Kim, Shanshan Feng, Brittany Lincicome, Cristie Kerr, Suzann Pettersen, Lexi Thompson, Michelle Wie and Brooke Henderson.
NCAA
NCAA Men’s Golf Championships
Dates: June 1-3
Venue: Concession Golf Club, Bradenton, Fla.
Tournament Airtimes on Golf Channel (Eastern):
Monday, June 1 Final Round, Individual Stroke Play 4-7 p.m. (Live)
Tuesday, June 2 Quarterfinals, Match Play 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (Live)
Tuesday, June 2 Semifinals, Match Play 3:30-7 p.m. (Live)
Wednesday, June 3 Finals, Match Play 3-7 p.m. (Live)
