Glance
Field Level Media's Golf Glance provides weekly news and storylines from each of the major North American golf tours.
PGA TOUR
LAST TOURNAMENT: RBC Heritage (C.T. Pan)
THIS WEEK: Zurich Classic, April 25-28
TPC Louisiana, Avondale, La. (Par 72, 7,425 yards)
Purse: $7.3 million (Winner: $1.05 million to each winning team member)
Defending champions: Billy Horschel/Scott Piercy
FedEx Cup leader: Matt Kuchar
Television: Thursday-Friday, 3:30-6:30 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday, 1-2:45 p.m. (Golf Channel), 3-6 p.m. (CBS Sports).
The two-player team event will include Four-ball (best ball) rounds on Thursday/Saturday and Foursomes (alternate shot) on Friday/Sunday. ... No official world rankings are awarded for the team event, but each member of the winner team will earn 400 FedEx Cup points and a two-year winner's exemption on the PGA Tour along with entry into the Tournament of Championship and The Players Championship next year. ... The field will be cut from 60 teams to 35 following the second round. ... The 2017 Zurich Classic was the first official PGA Tour team event in 36 years. ... Horschel is the only player to win the event in both the individual and team formats. ... The Australian team of Jason Day/Adam Scott is the only team in the field with two players ranked inside the top 30. Other notable teams include Brooks Koepka playing with younger brother Chase and European Ryder Cup stars Sergio Garcia and Tommy Fleetwood. ... Walk-up music will be used on the first tee during Saturday's round.
NEXT WEEK: Wells Fargo Championship
LPGA TOUR
LAST TOURNAMENT: LOTTE Championship (Brooke Henderson)
THIS WEEK: HUGEL-AIR PREMIA LA Open, April 25-28
Wilshire Country Club, Los Angeles (Par 71, 6,465 yards)
Purse: $1.5 million (Winner: $225,000)
Defending champion: Moriya Jutanugarn
Race to the CME Globe leader: Jin Young Ko
Television: Thursday-Friday: 6:30-9 p.m. ET; Saturday-Sunday: 6-9 p.m. (All times Golf Channel)
Jutanugarn won the inaugural event with a score of 12-under par 272 in 2018. ... Ko leads the PGA Tour in official money ($1.025 million) and greens in regulation (79.6 percent), while Jessica Korda has taken over the scoring average lead (68.875). ... South Korea's Jeongeun Lee6 leads the rookie of the year race with 348 points. ... Nelly Korda leads the Tour with six top-10 finishes in 2019.
NEXT WEEK: LPGA Mediheal Championship
CHAMPIONS TOUR
LAST TOURNAMENT: Mitsubishi Electric Classic (Scott McCarron)
THIS WEEK: Bass Pro Shops Legends of Golf at Big Cedar Lodge, April 26-28
Top of the Rock Jack Nicklaus Signature Par 3 (Par 27, 2,840 yards) and Ozarks National (Par 71, 7,036 yards)
Purse: $1.8 million, (Winner: $171,000 to each winning team member)
Defending Champions: Paul Broadhurst/Kirk Triplett
Charles Schwab Cup leader: McCarron
Television: Friday, 12-3 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday, 3-6 p.m. (All times Golf Channel).
The second oldest event in senior golf dates back to the inaugural event won by Sam Snead and Gardner Dickinson in 1978. ... The first two days will feature half of the field playing at Ozarks National and the other half at Top of the Rock. All teams will play two nine-hole rounds at Top of the Rock on Sunday. ... Reigning Charles Schwab Cup champion Bernhard Langer is not in the field this week.
NEXT WEEK: Volvo China Open
--Field Level Media
