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After a wild week at the PGA Championship, the PGA Tour moves to Fort Worth for one of the most historic non-majors on the schedule, with a stout field led by two-time Players Championship Scottie Scheffler.
The PGA Tour Champions will play its second major championship of the season and the Korn Ferry Tour returns to Tennessee.
Taking a break will be the LPGA, which will play its second major of the season next week, and the LIV Golf League, which plays in Houston in two weeks.
PGA TOUR
Event: Charles Schwab Challenge, Thursday-Sunday, Colonial Country Club, Fort Worth, Texas.
At stake: $9.1 million purse ($1.638 million and 500 FedEx Cup points to the winner.
Defending champion: Emiliano Grillo.
TV: Golf Channel (Thursday-Friday, 4-7 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday, 1-3 p.m.). CBS (Saturday-Sunday, 3-6 p.m.).
Area players entered: Tyson Alexander, Nico Echavarria, Harris English, Ben Griffin, Brian Harman, Billy Horschel, Zach Johnson, Ben Kohles, Keith Mitchell, Andrew Novak, J.T. Poston, Sam Ryder, Greyson Sigg, Jimmy Stanger, Davis Thompson, Carl Yuan.
Notable: The tournament is being played for the 78th time at the famed club, which has undergone a renovation by Gil Hanse. Ben Hogan won the tournament five times and was the first of 17 members of the World Golf Hall of Fame to wear the Tartan jacket awarded to the champion. … Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Lee Trevino, Billy Casper, Sam Snead, Tom Watson and Phil Mickelson are also among the past winners. … Grillo shot 68 in the final round to forced a playoff with Adam Schenk, and then won with a birdie on the second hole of sudden death. Scheffler finished in a tie for third with Harry Hall, one shot out of the playoff. … In addition to Scheffler, the field includes Collin Morikawa, Tony Finau, Rickie Fowler, Jordan Spieth and Justin Rose.
PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS
Event: KitchenAid Senior PGA, Thursday-Sunday, Golf Club at Harbor Shores, Benton Harbor, Mich.
At stake: $3.5 million purse ($630,000 to the winner).
Defending champion: Steve Stricker.
TV: Golf Channel (Thursday-Saturday, 1-4 p.m.; Sunday, 3-4 p.m.); NBC (Sunday, 4-6 p.m.).
Area players entered: Fred Funk, Vijay Singh.
Notable: Stricker defeated Padraig Harrington with a par on the first playoff hole. … Also in the field will be Retief Goosen, Bernhard Langer, Miquel-Angel Jimenez, Ernie Els and John Daly.
KORN FERRY TOUR
Event: Visit Knoxville Open, Thursday-Sunday, Holston Hills Country Club, Knoxville, Tenn,.
At stake: $1 million purse ($180,000 to the winner).
Defending champion: Rico Hoey.
TV: None.
Area players entered: Chris Baker, Fred Biondi, Chandler Blanchet, Dillon Board, Joey Garber, Tanner Goya, Philip Knowles, Russell Knox, Rick Lamb, Raul Pereda, Doc Redman, Danny Walker, Thomas Walsh.
Notable: Hoey shot 66-65 on the weekend and beat Chase Seiffert and Norman Xiong by one shot.
This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: Week ahead in golf: PGA Tour moves to Fort Worth, Senior PGA in Michigan
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