• Aussies on Tour, LPGA lands in Utah

The LPGA Tour is headed to Black Desert Resort in Utah this week for the inaugural Black Desert Championship presented by Greater Zion.

 

Seven Australians are in the field, with many keen to shake off a lacklustre week at the Chevron Championship.

 

Minjee Lee was Australia's best finish last week, tied-14th, with Steph Kyriacou next best in a share of 30th at the first major of the year.

 

Karis Davidson comes back after a week off last week, eager to get things going for 2025.

 

Elsewhere, West Australian Ryan Peake makes his debut as an Asian Tour member, courtesy of his win at the New Zealand Open presented by Sky Sports.

 

Peake is joined by a host of his fellow countrymen, including Travis Smyth, and last week's Legends Tour champion Scott Hend, who his always out to prove he can still mix it with the young guys.

 

Staying in Korea, the Ripper GC boys are ready to take on the inaugural LIV Golf Korea. The Rippers currently sit third on the season long team standings, in great position to successfully defend their 2024 title.

 

Back in the United States, the PGA TOUR's CJ CUP Byron Nelson, which has been a happy hunting ground for Australian's in the past, heads back to TPC Craig Ranch.

Round 1 tee times AEST

PGA TOUR

THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson

TPC Craig Ranch, McKinney, Texas

10:01pm Ryan Fox (NZ)

10:45pm* Karl Vilips, Cam Davis

11:51pm Harrison Endycott

3:22am* Aaron Baddeley

 

Recent champion: Taylor Pendrith

Past Aussie winners: Peter Thomson (1956), Bruce Devlin (1969), Adam Scott (2008), Jason Day (2010, 2023), Steven Bowditch (2015).

Prize money: $US 9.9million

TV times: Live Thursday and Friday 9:45pm-9am Fox Sports 503 and Kayo. Saturday and Sunday 10:30pm-8am Fox Sports 503 and Kayo.

 

LPGA Tour

Black Desert Championship presented by Greater Zion

Black Desert Resort, Ivins, Utah

11pm* Robyn Choi, Sarah Kemp

11:44pm* Cassie Porter

12:06am* Minjee Lee

12:17am* Steph Kyriacou

12:50am Fiona Xu (NZ)

1:01am* Karis Davidson

4:26am* Gabi Ruffels

4:37am* Hira Naveed

5:43am* Grace Kim

 

Recent champion: Inaugural event

Prize money:  $US 3million

TV times: Live Friday 8am-11am Fox Sports 506 and Kayo. Saturday 8am-11am Fox Sports 505 and Kayo. Sunday and Monday 8am-11am Fox Sports 503 and Kayo.

 

Asian Tour

The 44th GS Caltex Maekyung Open Golf Championship

Namseoul Country Club, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea

7:52am Junseok Lee

8:03am Ryan Peake

8:36am Jed Morgan

8:58am Sungjin Yeo (NZ)

9:09am Maverick Antcliff

12:41pm Nick Voke (NZ)

1:14pm Wonjoon Lee

1:25pm Travis Smyth

1:58pm Aaron Wilkin

2:31pm Scott Hend

 

Recent champion: Kim Hong-taek

Past Aussie winners: Mike Clayton (1984)

Prizemoney: KRW1,300,000,000

TV times: Live Thursday, Friday and Saturday 2pm-6pm Fox Sports 503 and Kayo. Sunday 1pm-5pm Fox Sports 506 and Kayo.

 

LIV Golf

LIV Golf Korea

Jack Nicklaus Golf Club, South Korea

Australasians in the field: Cameron Smith, Lucas Herbert, Marc Leishman, Matt Jones, Danny Lee (NZ).

 

Recent champion: Inaugural event.

TV times: Live Friday, Saturday and Sunday 7Plus.

 

Japan Golf Tour

The Crowns

Nagoya Golf Club Wago Course, Japan

Australasians in the field: Michael Hendry (NZ), Brad Kennedy.

 

Recent champion: Ren Yonezawa

Past Aussie winners: Peter Thomson (1969, 1972), David Graham (1976), Graham Marsh (1977, 1981), Greg Norman (1989), Peter Senior (1993), Roger Mackay (1994), Brendan Jones (2011).

Prizemoney: ¥110,000,000

 

PGA Tour Champions

Insperity Invitational

The Woodlands Country Club, Texas

Australasians in the field: Steven Alker (NZ), Steve Allan, Stuart Appelby, David Bransdon, Greg Chalmers, Richard Green, Mark Hensby, Rod Pampling, Cameron Percy, Vijay Singh (FIJI)

 

Recent champion: Scott Dunlap

Past Aussie winners: Nil.

Prizemoney: US$ 3million

TV times: Live Saturday 2:30am-5:30am Fox Sports 505 and Kayo. Monday 5am-8am Fox Sports 507 and Kayo.

 

PGA Tour Americas

Diners Club Peru Open

Los Inkas Golf Club, Lima, Peru

10:15pm Grant Booth

2:40am Charlie Hillier (NZ)

 

Recent champion: Stuart Macdonald

Past Aussie winners: Nil

Prizemoney: US$ 225,000

 

Korn Ferry Tour

Tulum Championship at PGA Riviera Maya

PGA Riviera Maya, Tulum, Mexico

3:30am Rhein Gibson

4:40am* Harry Hillier (NZ)

 

Prizemoney: US$ 1million

 

Epson Tour

Reliance Matrix Championship presented by Epson

Spanish Trail Country Club, Las Vegas

1:50am* Amelia Garvey (NZ)

4:50am* Su Oh

 

Recent champion: Inaugural event

Prizemoney: US$ 250,000

 

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