International Olympic Committee: Men's Golf
Place: Saint-Quentin, Yvelines, France.
course: National Golf. Yardage: 7,174. Authors: 71.
1st/2nd round tee times: Click here.
prize: Gold, silver, and bronze medals.
television: Thursday through Sunday, 3 a.m. to noon (Golf Channel).
Defending champions: Xander Schauffele.
Last time in Tokyo: Schauffele finished with a 4-under 67, beating silver medalist Rory Sabbatini of Slovakia by one stroke, who shot an Olympic record 61. CT Pan of Taiwan won bronze in a seven-man playoff.
notes: This is the third time golf has been an Olympic sport since it returned to the Games in Rio de Janeiro in 2016 after an absence of 112 years. … This is the second golf tournament in the Paris Games. Charles Sands won the gold medal in Paris in 1900. … Xander Schauffele (gold) and Taiwan's CT Pan (bronze) are the only medalists returning from the Tokyo Games. … The United States is sending four players for the third consecutive time. Each country can send up to four players, provided they are ranked in the top 15 in the world at the end of the qualifying rounds. … The field includes the top seven players in the world, led by world number one Scottie Scheffler, a first-time Olympian. … There are 60 players in the field, including seven from LIV Golf, including Jon Rahm of Spain. … Players will earn world ranking points this week. Gold medalists will qualify for the four major championships next year. … Le Golf National hosted the Ryder Cup in 2018 and will host the French Open in October.
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Next website: Riviera Country Club will host the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
LPGA Tour: Portland Classic
Place: Portland, Oregon.
course: Edgewater Country Club, Columbia. Yardage: 6,478. Par: 72.
bonus: $1.75 million. Winner’s prize: $262,500.
television: Thursday-Friday, 6-9pm (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday, 7-9:30pm (Golf Channel).
Defending champions: Chanettee Wantasaen.
Competing for CME Globe Leadership: Nellie Korda.
last week: Lauren Coughlin wins the Canadian CPKC Women's Open.
notes: Because the Olympics will be held in Paris next week, none of the top 30 women in the world rankings are in the tournament. Yin Tianqi is the highest ranked player. … The only Olympian in the field is India's Aditi Ashok. Devi Weber of the Netherlands is also in the tournament. She qualifies for the Olympics under International Golf Federation standards, but the Dutch Olympic Committee will not send her to Paris. … Lauren Coughlin becomes the third Canadian to win consecutive first-time LPGA titles, following Megan Kang and Paula Reto. … Five Americans have won a combined 10 LPGA titles this season, including six by Nelly Korda. … The Portland Classic began in 1972 with Kathy Whitworth as the inaugural winner. It was an unofficial team event from 1977 to 1982. … It is the LPGA Tour's final U.S. championship until the last weekend in August, when the tournament is held at TPC Boston.
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next week: Paris Olympics.
Korn Ferry Tour: Utah Championship
Place: Farmington, Utah.
course: Oakridge Country Club. Yardage: 7,045. Par: 71.
bonus: $1 million. Winner’s prize: $180,000.
television: Thursday-Friday, 4-6 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday, 3-6 p.m. (Golf Channel).
Previous winners: roger sloan.
Points leaders: Steven Fisk.
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last week: Thomas Rosenmueller won the NV5 Invitational.
next week: The Summit Bank Championship.
PGA Tour
last week: Jhonattan Vegas wins the 3M Open.
next week: Wyndham Championship.
FedEx Cup leaders: Scotty Scheffler.
DP World Tour
Last match: Xander Schauffele wins the British Open.
Next game: The D+D Czech Masters will be held from August 15 to 18.
Race to Dubai leaders: Rory McIlroy.
LIV Golf League
last week: Jon Rahm wins the LIV British Golf Championship.
Next game: LIV Golf Greenbrier will be held August 16-18.
Points leaders: Joaquin Niemann.
PGA Tour Champions
last week: KJ Choi wins the Senior British Open.
next week: Boeing Classic.
Charles Schwab Cup leaders: Ernie Els.
Other Tourism
United States Golf Association (USGA): U.S. Senior Women's Open, Fox Chapel Golf Club, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Defending champion: Trish Johnson. Television broadcast: Saturday-Sunday, 8-11 p.m. (Golf Channel – tape delayed).
Western Golf Association: Western Amateur, Moline Country Club, Dayton, Ohio. Last champion: Kazuma Kobori.
Challenge Tour: Irish Challenge, K Club (South Palmer), Straffan, Ireland. Defending Champion: Brandon Robinson-Thompson.
Sunshine Tour: FNB Swaziland Challenge, Nkonyeni Lodge & Golf Estate, Swaziland, South Africa. Defending Champion: Peter Kamisi.
PGA Tour Americas: BioSteel Championship, Ambassador GC, Windsor, Ont. Defending champion: New Championship.
Legendary Journey: Staysure PGA Seniors Championship, Trump International GL, Aberdeen, Scotland. Defending champion: Peter Baker.
Japan LPGA: Hokkaido Meiji Cup, Sapporo International CC (Shimamatsu), Hokkaido, Japan Defending champion: Suzuki Ai.
Korea LPGA: Jeju Sandasu Masters, Blackstone GC, Jeju, South Korea. Defending champion: Im Jin-hee.