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Location: Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.

Course: PGA National (Champions). Kilometer: 7,167. Par: 71.

Prize money: 9.2 million US dollars. Proper share: USD 1,656,000.

Television: Thursday to Friday, 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. (golf channel); Saturday-Sunday, 1pm to 3pm (golf channel), 3 a.m. to 4 p.m. (NBC).

Defending champion: Austin Eckroat.

Fedex Cup Leader: Ludvig Aberg.

Last week: Brian Campbell won the Mexico Open.

Notes: Jordan Spieth was a late entry into the Cognizant Classic, a tournament that he will play for the first time. … Daniel Berger, who grew up in Südflorida and sees this as his home event, is only outside the top 50 when he tries to return to the masters. … Will Chandler was a Monday qualification game for the Phoenix Open and ended the top 10 to bring him to the Mexico Open. He received an exceptional sponsor from PGA National this week. … this is the first of four in a row in Florida. … the junior of Florida State Luke Clanton plays an exception. He will earn enough points for a PGA tour card in June if he does the cut. … European Ryder Cup captain Luke Donald is a sponsor exemption in the field. … the field shows 16 of the 50 best players in the world. … Austin Eckroat won the first of his two PGA Tour titles at the Cognizant Classic last year.

Next week: Arnold Palmer Invitational.

On-line: https://www.pgatour.com/

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LPGA tour

HSBC World Cup

Page: Singapore.

Course: Sentosa GC (Tanjong). Yardage: 6.779. Par: 72.

Prize money: 2.4 million US dollars. Special profit: 360,000 US dollars.

Television: Wednesday-Saturday, 9:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. (golf channel).

Defending champion: Hannah Green.

Race to the CME Globe Leader: Angel Yin.

Last week: Angel Yin won the Honda LPGA Thailand.

Notes: The field shows nine of the top 10 in the ranking lists of women and 13 of the 15 top player dimensions of the first-class Nelly Korda and Rose Zhang, who work in Stanford on their degree. … Jin Young Ko will try to become the first three -time winner of the HSBC Women's World Championship. Inbee Park also has two titles in Singapore. … the tournament describes itself as “major Asia” and it has a Roll -Call of Champions to secure it. Twelve of the 14 winners since the beginning of 2008 have been great masters. This includes the opening winner Lorena Ochoa. She won with 11 shots at 268, both tournament records. … Akie Iwai, who was shot in the last round 61 and was second in Angel Yin in Thailand, is not on the field. … this is the second of three tournaments as part of the first Asian swing in the LPGA time plan. … all three LPGA winners this year a Lim Kim, Yealimi Noh and Yin-Sind part of the 66-player field.

Next week: Blue Bay LPGA.

On-line: https://www.lpga.com/

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European tour and sunshine tour

Investec South African Open Championship

Location: Durban, South Africa.

Course: Durban Cc. Yardage: 6.691. Par: 72.

Prize money: 1.5 million US dollars. Special profit: 250,000 US dollars.

Television: Thursday to Friday, 6 a.m. to 11 a.m. (golf channel); Saturday, 5:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. (golf channel); Sunday, 4:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. (golf channel).

Defending champion: Dean Burmester.

Race to the Dubai leader: Tyrrell Hatton.

Last week: Jacques Kruyswijk won the Magical Kenya Open.

Notes: The South African Open is the third oldest national championship that was first played in 1903. Only the British Open (1860) and US Open (1895) are older. … the tournament has been part of the European Tour Plan since 1997 when Vijay Singh won. … Gary Player won the South African Open 13 times, first in 1956 and ultimately in 1981. … Former Masters Champion and Liv -Golfer Charl Schwartzel is on the field. It is not Louis Oosthuizen. … this is the second of three tournaments in a row on the African continent, which are part of the European Tour Plan. The Joburg is open next week. … Branden Grace is in the field. He holds the tournament value of 263 in Randpark in 2020.

Next week: Joburg Open.

On-line: And https://sununshinetour.com/

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Korn Ferry Tour

Visa Argentina open

Site: Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Course: Jockey Club. Yardage: 6.803. Par: 70.

Prize money: $ 1 million. Proper share: $ 180,000.

TV: none.

Previous winner: Mason Andersen.

Point guide: Hank Lebioda.

Last tournament: Kyle Westmoreland won the Astara Golf Championship.

Next week: Astara Chile Classic.

On-line: https://www.pgatour.com/korn-fry-tour/

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PGA Tour Champions

Last tournament: Justin Leonard won the Chubb Classic.

Next week: Cologuard Classic.

Charles Schwab Cup Leader: Ernie Els.

On-line: https://www.pgatour.com/pgatour-champions

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Liv Golf League

Last tournament: Joaquin Niemann won Liv Golf Adelaide.

Next week: Liv Golf Hong Kong.

Point guide: Adrian Meronk.

On-line: https://www.livgolf.com/

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Other tours

Epson tour: Central Florida Championship, Country Club of Winter Haven, Winter Haven, Florida. Defending champion: Valery Plata. On-line: https://www.epsontour.com/

Asian tour and PGA tour through Australasia: New Zealand Open, Millbrook Golf Resort (Coronet, Remarkables and Composite), Queenstown, New Zealand. Defending champion: Takahiro Hataji. Television: Wednesday Sunday, 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 p.m. (NBC Sports app). On-line: And https://pga.org.au/

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