Golf is taking a week off in America. The PGA Tour and the PGA Tour Champions aren't playing until next week. LIV Golf and the Korn Ferry Tour are done for the year. That puts the attention on the other side of the world. The LPGA Tour is going to Malaysia for the third of four straight weeks in its Asia swing.
Celine Boutier of France watches her tee shot on the second hole during the final round of the BMW Ladies Championship at the Seowon Hills Country Club in Paju, South Korea, Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023. Anirban Lahiri, Bryson DeChambeau carry Crushers to team title in LIV Golf finaleLast week: Minjee Lee won the BMW Ladies Championship.
Notes: This spot on the schedule originally was for the Taiwan Swinging Skirts LPGA, which was canceled in March because of “operational factors.” ... The $3 million purse for a 78-player field is among the largest for a non-major on the LPGA Tour. ... Celine Boutier tied for fifth last week in South Korea and returned to No. 1 in the Race to CME Globe. ... The leading four players in the Race to CME Globe — Boutier, Lilia Vu, Ruoning Yin and Hyo Joo Kim — are separated by about 225 points.
Notes: The tournament is being played in the fall after previously being held in the spring. ... Adrian Meronk’s victory in Spain made him the only three-time winner on the European tour this season. He moves to No. 3 in the Race to Dubai. ... Meronk is No. 46 in the world as he tries to stay in the top 50 by the end of the year to get an invitation to the Masters. ... The Qatar Masters dates to 1998. Branden Grace is the only back-to back winner. ... Yannik Paul of Germany is No.
Notes: The format is 72 holes of stroke play with a cut to 60 and ties after 36 holes. ... The winner receives an invitation to the Masters and a spot in the British Open, along with being exempt from qualifying for the British Amateur. ... This is the second time the AAC has been held at Royal Melbourne. ... Hideki Matsuyama and Yuxin Lin are the only multiple winners of the AAC. ... Royal Melbourne most recently hosted the Presidents Cup in 2019. ...
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