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Field Level Media's Golf Glance provides weekly news and stories from each of North America's major golf tours.
PGA Tour
Last Tournament: John Deere Classic (J.T. Poston)
This Week: Scottish Open, Scotland, North Burwick, July 7-10
Course: Renaissance Club (Par 70, 7,237 yards)
Wallet: $ 8 million (Winner: $ 1.44 million)
Defending Champion: Minwoo Lee
FedExCup Leader: Scottish Chefler
How to Follow
TV: Thursday to Friday 8:30 am to 1:30 pm ET (Golf Channel); Saturday to Sunday, 10 am to afternoon 12:00 (GC), 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm (CBS)
Twitter: @ScottishOpen
Note: This event is between the PGA Tour and DP World It was first co-licensed as part of a strategic alliance. trip. The winner will benefit from both tours. … The field of 160 players includes 14 of the top 15 official World Golf Rankings and 4 LIV Golf participants who have been spotted through a temporary court stay banned from the DP World Tour. : Branden Grace and Justin Harding from South Africa, Ian Poulter from England and Adrian Otegi from Spain. … Top 3 finishers in the Top 10, not yet exempted otherwise, will win the spot in next week's Open Championship. … The Renaissance Club will play the organizer of the fourth event. The previous three average win scores were 17 under pars, each determined in the playoffs. … Former Wake Forest teammates Will Zaratris (13th) and Cameron Young (31st) are the two highest-ranked players in the world who haven't won their PGA Tour career. … Rickie Fowler is trying to qualify for the FedEx Cup playoffs after missing out last year. He is currently in 123rd place and needs to stay in the top 125. … Robert MacIntyre (102nd) is the highest ranked Scottsman in the field. The last Scottish to win the event was Colin Montgomerie in 1999.
Best Bet: Jon Rahm (+1200 on BetMGM) finished 7th in solo last year, leading the PGA Tour this season at a stretch. Tee-off. … Justin Thomas (+1400) was in 8th place last year in Thailand and has won 9 Top 10s with 16 starts on this season's PGA Tour. … Chefler (+1400) was tied for 12th place last year and has recorded two runner-ups in the last four starts. He leads the PGA Tour on the green of regulation. … Xander Schauffele (+1800) made his first start since winning the Travelers Championship and won the JP McManus Pro-Am on Tuesday. … Matthew Fitzpatrick (+2000) teeed up for the first time since winning his first major title at the US Open. He lost to Lee in the playoffs last year and has won four top ten in the last five starts. … Zalatoris (+2500) leads the DP World Tour rankings thanks to his runner-up finish in each of the last two majors. … Collin Morikawa (+2800) won the British Open last year, the week after the T71 at the Scottish Open.
This Week: Barbasol Championship, Nicholasville, Kentucky, July 7-10
Course: Keen Race Golf Club, July 7-10
Wallet: $ 3.7 million (Winner: $ 666,000)
Defending Champion: Seamus Power
How to Follow
TV: Thursday-Saturday from 4pm 7:00 ET; Sunday, 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm (always golf channel)
Twitter: BarbasolChamp
Note: DP World Tour players are available on the field as part of a strategic partnership There are 50 spots. … This field includes past champions Jim Harman, Grayson Murray and Aaron Baddeley. … Kentucky-born and former Morehead State University star Jostita is exempt from sponsorship. … One spot is available for opening to top finishers in the top five that are not yet exempted otherwise. … Brandt Snedeker is one of the six players in the FedEx Cup playoffs each season since its inception in 2007. He is currently in 173rd place and must be in the Top 125 to re-enter.
Next Tournament: Open Championship, Scotland, Fife, July 14-17
LPGA Tour
Last Tournament: KPMG Women's PGA Championship (Gee Chun)
This Week: Off.
Next Tournament: Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational, Midland, Mississippi, July 13-16
Champions Tour
Last Tournament: US Senior Open Championship (Padraig Harrington)
This Week: Senior Players Championship, Akron, Ohio, July 4-10
Course: Firestone Country Club (Par 70, 7,248 yards)
Wallet: $ 3M (Winner: $ 450,000
Defending Champion: Steve Stricker
Charles Schwab Cup Leader: Stephen Alker
How to Follow
Twitter: @BridgestoneSP
Note: This is the fourth of the five majors of this season's Champions Tour .... This is the 40th time of the event and Firestone is a professional golfer. It's been 69 years in a row to host the event .... Bernhard Langer has won the event three times and recently succeeded in defending the title as a senior player (2014-16) .... Justin Leonard made his champions debut. Davis Love III is a senior player. Debut. Love III won the Players Championship 30 years ago. Love III, along with Langer and Arnie, is one of the six World Golf Hall of Fame members in the field. Els, Retief Goosen, Colin Montgomerie, Vijay Singh.
Next Tournament: Senior Open Championship, Scotland, Auquiteller, July 21-24
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