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The grind for playing status continues on the PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup Fall slate, while the LPGA Tour plays a team event in South Korea and the Champions Tour playoffs enters its second leg.

PGA TOUR

LAST TOURNAMENT: Baycurrent Classic (Xander Schauffele)

THIS WEEK: Bank of Utah Championship, Ivins, Utah, Oct. 23-26

Course: Black Desert Resort Golf Course (Par 71, 7,421 Yards)

Purse: $6M (Winner: $1.08M)

Defending Champion: Matt McCarty

FedEx Cup Champion: Tommy Fleetwood

HOW TO FOLLOW

TV: Thursday-Friday: 5-8 p.m. ET; Saturday-Sunday: 4:30-7:30 p.m. (Golf Channel)

Streaming: Thursday-Friday: 9:45 a.m.-8 p.m. ET (ESPN+)

X: @BOUChampionship

NOTES: The tournament previously was called the Black Desert Championship and is the fourth of seven events on the FedEx Cup Fall series. Only the top 100 players following the fall events will secure fully exempt status for 2026. Those who began the fall series in the top 70 already have clinched their top-100 eligibility, with Nos. 51-70 still working to secure spots in the first two signature events of 2026. … Ogden, Utah native Patrick Fishburn, who played at BYU, missed the cut last year. He enters the week No. 98 in the FedEx Cup Fall standings. Others in the field who are hovering around the top 100 cut line include No. 99 David Lipsky, No. 100 (Max Homa), No. 101 Isaiah Salinda, No. 102 Austin Eckroat, No. 103 Joel Dahmen and No. 104 Max McGreevy. … Preston Summerhays is in the field on a sponsor exemption. A two-time winner of the Utah Amateur, he is making his third career PGA Tour start and seeking his first made cut. … Billy Horschel will make his first start in the United States since undergoing hip surgery in April. … The purse is down from $7.5 million last year.

BEST BETS: Maverick McNealy (+1400 at DraftKings) is the only player in the field who qualified for the Tour Championship this year. His most recent start was a T13 at the Procore Championship. … Michael Thorbjornsen (+1600) is coming off a solo third in Japan that has him a career-high 76th in the world rankings. … Kurt Kitayama (+1800) won the 3M Open in July and has a pair of top-20s in four starts since. … Alex Noren (+1800) is the top-ranked player in the field at No. 17 and won two of his past five starts worldwide. … Jason Day (+2800) has only four top-10s in 16 starts this season but is arguably the most accomplished player in the field. … Matt McCarty (+3000) has only two top-10s in 25 starts this season, but the defending champion did card a career-low 60 in the final round of the Baycurrent Classic. … Christiaan Bezuidenhout (+3500) enters with consecutive top-10 finishes as he seeks his first PGA Tour win. … Adam Svensson (+20000) is an intriguing longshot. He carded an opening-round 60 last year before settling for a T25. He has struggled this year, entering the week with seven MCs in his past nine events.

NEXT TOURNAMENT: World Wide Technology Championship, Los Cabos, Mexico, Nov. 6-9

LPGA TOUR

LAST TOURNAMENT: BMW Ladies Championship (Sei Young Kim)

THIS WEEK: Hanwha Lifeplus International Crown, Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea, Oct. 23-26

Course: New Korea Country Club (Par 72, 6,542 Yards)

Purse: $2.M (Winning Team: $500,000; $125,000 per player)

Defending Champion: Thailand (2023)

Race to the CME Globe leader: Jeeno Thitikul

HOW TO FOLLOW

TV/Streaming: Wednesday-Friday: 10 p.m.-3 a.m. ET; Saturday: 7:30-10:30 p.m. (Golf Channel)

X: @Intl_Crown

NOTES: Seven countries qualified for the event through a combined Rolex Women’s World Golf Ranking after the 2025 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship. Countries must have a minimum of four ranked players to be eligible. The World Team is comprised of the top-ranked player from the Americas, Europe, Asia and Africa/Oceania from countries that did not already qualify. The final 32-player field was determined via the rankings after the AG Women’s Open on Aug. 4, with the top four ranked players from each pre-qualified country qualifying for their respective teams. … The teams are divided into two pools. One point will be awarded for a win, a half point for a tie and zero points for a loss. The points from Thursday-Saturday four-ball matches will determine the top two countries that advance from each pool. The semifinals on Sunday will consist of two singles matches and one foursomes match. The first team to two points advances to the final, which will follow the same format. … Nelly Korda (United States) and Ariya Jutanugarn (Thailand) withdrew due to injury and were replaced by Yealimi Noh and Jasmine Suwannapura.

TEAMS AND PLAYERS

No. 1 United States: Angel Yin, Lauren Coughlin, Lilia Vu, Yealimi Noh

No. 2 Japan: Miyu Yamashita, Rio Takeda, Mao Saigo, Ayaka Furue

No. 3 Republic of Korea: Hyo Joo Kim, Haeran Ryu, Jin Young Ko, Hye-Jin Choi

No. 4 Australia: Minjee Lee, Hannah Green, Grace Kim, Steph Kyriacou

No. 5 Thailand: Jeeno Thitikul, Chanettee Wannasaen, Pajaree Anannarukarn, Jasmine Suwannapura

No. 6 Sweden: Maja Stark, Madelene Sagstrom, Ingrid Lindblad, Linn Grant

No. 7 World Team: Brooke Henderson, Charley Hull, Wei-Ling Hsu, Lydia Ko

No. 8 People’s Republic of China: Ruoning Yin, Weiwei Zhang, Yan Liu, Ruixin Liu

POOLS

Pool A: No. 1 United States, No. 4 Australia, No. 5 Thailand, No. 8 People’s Republic of China

Pool B: No. 2 Japan, No. 3 Republic of Korea, No. 6 Sweden, No. 7 World Team

FOUR-BALL MATCHUPS

Thursday Pool A

No. 1 United States vs. No. 8 People’s Republic of China

No. 4 Australia vs. No. 5 Thailand

Thursday Pool B

No. 2 Japan vs. No. 7 World Team

No. 3 Republic of Korea vs. No. 6 Sweden

Friday Pool A

No. 1 United States vs. No. 5 Thailand

No. 4 Australia vs. No. 8 People’s Republic of China

Friday Pool B

No. 2 Japan vs. No. 6 Sweden

No. 3 Republic of Korea vs. No. 7 World Team

Saturday Pool A

No. 1 United States vs. No. 4 Australia

No. 5 Thailand vs. No. 8 People’s Republic of China

Saturday Pool B

No. 2 Japan vs. No. 3 Republic of Korea

No. 6 Sweden vs. No. 7 World Team

NEXT TOURNAMENT: Maybank Championship, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Oct. 30-Nov. 2

PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS

LAST TOURNAMENT: Dominion Energy Charity Classic (Justin Leonard)

THIS WEEK: Simmons Bank Championship, Little Rock, Ark., Oct.17-19

Course: The Country Club of Virginia (Par 72, 7,025 Yards)

Purse: $2.3M (Winner: $365,000)

Defending Champion: Padraig Harrington

Charles Schwab Cup leader: Miguel Angel Jimenez

HOW TO FOLLOW

TV: Friday: 2-5 p.m. ET; Saturday-Sunday: 1:30-4:30 p.m. (Golf Channel)

X: @ChampionsTour

NOTES: This is the second of three playoff events to determine the Charles Schwab Cup winner. … The field includes the top 54 players in the standings, with the top 36 after this week qualifying for the season-ending Charles Schwab Cup Championship. … Two-time defending champion Harrington tied the tournament scoring record of 17-under 199 in winning last year.

NEXT TOURNAMENT: Charles Schwab Cub Championship, Phoenix, Nov. 13-16

LIV GOLF LEAGUE

LAST TOURNAMENT: Team Championship (Legion XIII)

THIS WEEK: Season Complete

Season Winners: Individual: Jon Rahm; Team: Legion XIII

NEXT TOURNAMENT: LIV Golf Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Feb. 5-7

–Field Level Media