The PGA Tour will take a one-week break in the California swing to make its annual trip to the Arizona desert for the WM Phoenix Open, at the TPC Scottsdale.
A large contingent of First Coast and Golden Isles players will be in the field, including the two top players from Ponte Vedra on the FedEx Cup points list, Nico Echavarria and Billy Horschel.
Other pro tours will be in far-flung places this week. The PGA Tour Champions resumes in Morocco and the Korn Ferry Tour continues its Latin American Swing by playing in Colombia. LIV Golf opens its 2025 schedule in Saudi Arabia.
Who are the area players in the WM Phoenix Open field?
First Coast: Bud Cauley, Lanto Griffin, Nico Echavarria, Billy Horschel, Ben Kohles, Sam Ryder.
Golden Isles: Ben Griffin, Will Gordon, Brian Harman, Patton Kizzire, Keith Mitchell, Andrew Novak, J.T. Poston, Greyson Sigg, Davis Thompson.
WM Phoenix Open purse: $9.2 million ($1,656,000 and 500 FedEx Cup points to the winner).
Defending champion: Scottie Scheffler.
TV: Golf Channel (Thursday-Friday, 4-8 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday, 1-3 p.m.); CBS (Saturday, 3-6:30 p.m.; Sunday, 3-6 p.m.).
What other Tours are playing this week?
LIV Golf
Event: LIV Golf Riyadh, Riyadh Golf Club, Saudi Arabia.
Purse: $25 million ($4 million to the winner).
Defending champion: First-time event.
Area players: Cameron Smith.
TV: FS2 (Friday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.); FS1 (Sunday, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.).
LPGA
Event: Founders Cup, Thursday-Sunday, Bradenton Country Club.
Purse: $2 million ($450,000 to the winner).
Defending champion: Rose Zhang.
Area players: None.
TV: Golf Channel (Thursday-Friday, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday, 3-5 p.m.).
PGA Tour Champions
Event: Trophy Hassan II, Friday-Sunday, Royal Golf Dar Es Salam, Rabat, Morocco.
Purse: $2.5 million ($400,000 to the winner).
Defending champion: Ricardo Gonzalea.
Area players: David Duval.
TV: Golf Channel (Friday-Sunday, 8-11 a.m.).
Korn Ferry Tour
Event: Astara Golf Championship, Thursday-Sunday, Bogota (Col.) Country Club.
Purse: $1 million ($180,000 to the winner).
Defending champion: Kevin Velo.
Area players: Tyson Alexander, Samuel Anderson, Chris Baker, Chandler Blanchet, Cody Blick, Sebastian Cappelen, Tano Goya, Luke Guthrie, Russell Knox, Rick Lamb, Marcus Plunkett, Julian Suri, Thomas Walsh.
TV: None.
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