The PGA Tour returns to Bermuda, the LPGA continues its Asian swing, the Champions Tour begins its three-event playoffs and the grind is on for DP World Tour playoff spots in South Korea.
PGA TOUR
THIS WEEK: Butterfield Bermuda Championship, Southampton, Oct. 22-25
Course: Port Royal Golf Course (Par 71, 6,828 Yards)
Purse: $6M (Winner: $1.08M)
Defending Champion: Adam Schenk
FedExCup Champion: Scottie Scheffler
HOW TO FOLLOW
TV: Thursday-Sunday, 1-4 p.m. ET (Golf Channel)
X: @Bermuda_Champ
NOTES: This marks the halfway point of the eight-event FedExCup Fall, which finalizes eligibility for the 2027 PGA Tour season. Players who finish inside the top 100 in the standings become exempt for 2027. Players who finished Nos. 51-60 in the final FedExCup Fall standings earn spots into the first two signature events next season. … 30-year-old Austin Lemieux, the son of NHL Hall of Famer Mario Lemieux, will make his PGA Tour debut. … Each of the past three winners trailed by at least three strokes following the opening round. … No player from Bermuda has made the 36-hole cut. … Sponsor exemptions include 19-year-old Mason Howell, Grand Canyon University sophomore Nixon Lauritzen, Missouri senior Virgilio Paz, 17-year-old Miles Russell, Tennessee junior Rudy Sautron, Stanford junior Jay Leng and local qualifiers Nick Jones and Camiko Smith.
BEST BETS: Benjamin James (+1150 at DraftKings) finished No. 1 in the 2026 PGA Tour University ranking. He has made nine of his past 10 cuts on the PGA Tour in 2026, including three consecutive top-five finishes. … Corey Conners (+2400), a two-time winner on tour, is the highest-ranked player in the field at No. 61. … Chris Kirk (+2800) is a five-time winner on tour and one of the most accomplished players in the field. … Austin Smotherman (+3300) claimed his maiden PGA Tour victory at the Bank of Utah Championship earlier this month. He is the only winner on tour this year in the field.
Last Tournament: Baycurrent Classic (Michael Brennan)
Next Tournament: VidantaWorld Mexico Open, Vidanta Vallarta, Oct. 29-Nov. 1
LPGA TOUR
THIS WEEK: BMW Ladies Championship, Haenam-gun, Jeollanam-do, South Korea, Oct. 22-25
Course: Pine Beach Golf Links (Par 72, 6,784 Yards)
Purse: $2.35M (Winner: $352,500)
Defending Champion: Sei Young Kim
Race to CME Globe Leader: Nelly Korda
HOW TO FOLLOW
TV: Wednesday-Saturday, 10 p.m.-3 a.m. ET (Golf Channel)
X: @LPGA
NOTES: This is the second of four events on the fall Asian swing. … Korda is skipping the Asian swing for the third consecutive year. The field does include 14 of the top 25 players in the Rolex Rankings, led by No. 3 Haeran Ryu. … Kim recorded 35 one-putts en route to her four-stroke victory last year, gaining 9.07 strokes putting against the field. She is currently ranked ninth in the world. … The lone sponsor invite is No. 32-ranked amateur Seoah Kim, who will make her LPGA Tour debut.
Last Tournament: Buick LPGA Shanghai (Ruoning Yin)
Next Tournament: Maybank Championship, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Oct. 29-Nov. 1
DP WORLD TOUR
THIS WEEK: Genesis Championship, Cheonan, South Korea, Oct. 22-25
Course: Woo Jeong Hills Country Club (Par 71, 7,367 Yards)
Purse: $4M (Winner: $666,667)
Defending Champion: Junghwan Lee
Race to Dubai Leader: Eugenio Chacarra
HOW TO FOLLOW
TV: Wednesday-Thursday, 11 p.m.-4 a.m. ET (Golf Channel mobile); Thursday-Friday, 7:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (GC-Tape Delay); Saturday-Sunday, 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (GC-Tape Delay).
X: @DPWorldTour
NOTES: This is the final regular-season event. The top 70 players after this week will qualify for the two-event DP World Tour Playoffs. … With his win last week, Chacarra holds a 618-point lead over Patrick Reed and a 948-point lead over Rory McIlroy. … The top 100 players in the standings after this week will earn a full tour card for the 2027 season, while those who finish 101st-110th will be eligible for a conditional card and will initially be ranked below Qualifying School graduates.
Last Tournament: DP World India Championship (Chacarra)
Next Tournament: Abu Dhabi Aldar Championship, Nov. 5-8
PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS
THIS WEEK: Stifel Charity Classic, St. Louis, Oct. 23-25
Course: Norwood Hills Country Club (Par 71, 6,992 Yards)
Purse: $2.3M (Winner: $345,000)
Defending Champion: Thomas Bjorn
Charles Schwab Cup Leader: Stewart Cink
HOW TO FOLLOW
TV: Friday-Sunday, 4-6 p.m. ET (Golf Channel)
X: @ChampionsTour
NOTES: The top 72 players in the standings qualified for the first leg of the three-event playoffs, which features a 68-player field. The top 54 after this week will qualify for the Simmons Bank Championship, and the top 36 after that tournament will qualify for the Charles Schwab Cup Championship. … Cink holds a $484,332 lead over Zach Johnson in the standings. They have combined for 11 victories this season, with Steven Alker winning four times. The trio combined to win 15 of the 25 regular-season events in 2026. … Steve Flesch holds the tournament scoring record of 19-under 194 set in 2023, when he won by a tournament-record three shots. … Bjorn will not defend his title after finishing outside of the top 72.
Last Tournament: SAS Championship (Vijay Singh)
Next Tournament: Simmons Bank Championship, Little Rock, Ark., Oct. 30-Nov. 1
LIV GOLF
THIS WEEK: Season Concluded
Season Champions: Individual: Jon Rahm; Team: Legion XIII
–Field Level Media
