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This article is part of our Yahoo DFS Golf series. ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP Chiba, JapanAccordia Golf Narashino Country Club – Par 70 – 7,079 yardsField – 78 entrantsPurse – $11M The Preview The PGA Tour makes the overseas trek from Las Vegas to Japan this week as Accordia Golf Narashino Country Club plays host to the ZOZO Championship for the third time since the event’s inception in 2019. The par-70 layout measures less than 7,100 yards, but tree-lined fairways and a handful of doglegs make… Source link

ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP Chiba, JapanAccordia Golf Narashino Country Club – Par 70 – 7,079 yardsField – 78 entrantsPurse – $11M The Preview The PGA Tour makes the overseas trek from Las Vegas to Japan this week as Accordia Golf Narashino Country Club plays host to the ZOZO Championship for the third time since the event’s inception in 2019. The par-70 layout measures less than 7,100 yards, but tree-lined fairways and a handful of doglegs make the course play a bit longer than it looks on paper,… Source link

The PGA TOUR heads to Mississippi this week for the Sanderson Farms Championship. For DFS gamers, that means a return to stroke-play format after last week’s team event. That puts the emphasis back on finding cut-makers with upside instead of trying to calculate how many matches a golfer will play. The longtime host course is the Country Club of Jackson. It’s a par 72 with lots of beefy par 5s and fast, bermuda greens. Let’s hover over that last angle and look at top performers on courses with… Source link

After a brief two-week break following the Tour Championship, the PGA Tour is back in action with a new season. The 2022-23 season, the final to feature a wraparound schedule, teed off on Thursday with the 2022 Fortinet Championship at Silverado Resort and Spa in Napa, California. The event was formerly known as the Safeway Open. Max Homa is off to a great start trying to defend his title. Danny Willett fired an 8-under 64 on Friday to tie Homa at 12 under for the lead. On the other foot, some… Source link

This article is part of our Yahoo DFS Golf series. Fortinet Championship Napa, CaliforniaSilverado Resort & Spa (North Course) – Par 72 – 7,123 yardsField – 156 entrantsPurse – $8M The Preview Upon the announcement of scheduling changes beyond the upcoming 2022-23 season, the PGA Tour’s final traditional fall series commences this week in wine country as Napa Valley’s Silverado Resort plays host to the Fortinet Championship for the ninth consecutive year. The 7,123-yard, par-72 layout… Source link

MADEIRA, Ohio ‒ Nine birdies, one bogey and an opening round 64 for Xiyu Lin were good for the lead on Thursday in the inaugural Kroger Queen City Championship presented by P&G at Kenwood Country Club. Lin, who started her tournament on the back nine, birdied five of the first six holes she played to shoot 30 on that side. The 26-year-old’s 8-under round was one shot off her career-low of 63. “It’s nice to start with three birdies in a row,” Lin said. “The first hole, the approach… Source link

This article is part of our Yahoo DFS Golf series. TOUR Championship Atlanta, GeorgiaEast Lake Golf Club – Par 70 – 7,346 yardsField – 29 entrantsPurse – $75M The Preview The stage is set for the grand finale of the PGA Tour’s 2021-22 season as East Lake Golf Club once again plays host to the TOUR Championship, inviting those among the top 30 in the eligibility points list after advancing through the first two legs of the FedExCup Playoffs. The field in Atlanta is limited to just 29… Source link

The BIG3 is going big. As part of the league’s championship weekend, it will hold its first-ever All-Star Game and a Celebrity Game benefiting underprivileged youth. Yahoo Sports senior NBA reporter Chris Haynes will participate in the Celebrity Game at 2 p.m. ET Sunday at State Farm Arena in Atlanta. The game will air on CBS on Sept. 4. The two Celebrity Game teams will be coached by Ice Cube (captain, Rob Gronkowski) and Clyde Drexler (captain, Nelly). Haynes will be joined by other Celebrity… Source link

This article is part of our Yahoo DFS Golf series. BMW Championship Wilmington, DelawareWilmington Country Club – Par 71 – 7,534 yardsField – 68 entrantsPurse – $15M The Preview A dramatic ending to the first leg of the FedExCup Playoffs produced a worthy champion as Will Zalatoris finally emerged victorious at TPC Southwind for his maiden win on the PGA Tour, defeating a previously slumping Sepp Straka in what became quite a memorable three-hole playoff. Those positioned inside the top… Source link

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Ryan Palmer could feel Cam Smith’s footsteps approaching from behind the microphone. After an entire round playing together, he wanted to get in one last shot. “That’s what I love about what we do out here, there’s always somewhere to go up and there’s always something to play for,” Palmer said, intentionally framing a question about the BMW Championship within the larger narrative that has consumed golf this season, a narrative in which Smith has become a… Source link