This Week’s Tour Schedule: China, Mississippi, Taiwan, California

A look around the major professional golf tours, and what’s on tap for the week of October 25-28, 2018.

WGC EVENT

LAST: WGC-Bridgestone (Justin Thomas)

THIS WEEK: WGC-HSBC Champions

DEFENDING: Justin Rose

COURSE: Sheshan International GC, Shanghai, China

VITALS: Par 72, 7261 yards

PURSE: $10 million (Winner: $1.8 million)

TV: GOLF (Wed-Thu: 10:00 pm-2:00 am; Fri-Sat: 11:00 pm-4:00 am)

FIELD: The final stop on the PGA TOUR’s three-event Asian Swing heads to Shanghai, China for the 10th annual WGC HSBC Champions… World No. 3 Justin Rose defends his 2017 title in the first World Golf Championships event of the 2018-19 season. He will be joined by new world No. 1 Brooks Koepka, who enters off a win at last week’s CJ Cup, along with top-ranked stars Dustin Johnson, Patrick Reed, Rory McIlroy, Hideki Matsuyama, Tommy Fleetwood, and Francesco Molinari.

PGA TOUR

LAST WEEK: The CJ Cup (Brooks Koepka)

THIS WEEK: Sanderson Farms Championship

DEFENDING: Ryan Armour

COURSE: CC of Jackson, Jackson, Mississippi

VITALS: Par 72, 7,354 yards

PURSE: $4.4 million (Winner: $792k)

TV: GOLF (Thu-Sun: 2:30-5:30 pm)

FIELD: Ryan Armour returns to defend his 2017 title in Mississippi… As an event opposite the WGC-HSBC, the field at the CC of Jackson is not exactly loaded with top-tier talent, instead it includes mostly veterans and young guns seeking a decent payday and some FedExCup points. Bigger names include Bill Haas, Stuart Appleby, Wesley Bryan, Retief Goosen, Chris Kirk, Hunter Mahan, Rory Sabbatini, Sam Saunders, Kevin Streelman, and Jhonattan Vegas.

LPGA TOUR

LAST WEEK: Buick LPGA Shanghai (Danielle Kang)

THIS WEEK: Swinging Skirts Taiwan Championship

DEFENDING: Eun-Hee Ji

COURSE: Ta Shee Golf & CC, Taoyuan, Taiwan

VITALS: Par 72, 6,425 yards

PURSE: $2.2 million (Winner: $330k)

TV: GOLF (Thu: 6-9:30 pm; Fri-Sat: 8-12:30 pm; Sun: 9 pm-12 am) *Tape Delay

FIELD: Eun-Hee Ji, who held off a charging Lydia Ko to pick up her first win of the 2017 season and third career LPGA Tour victory, returns to defend against the likes of Chinese Taipei native Teresa Lu, along with major winners Pernilla Lindberg, Brooke Henderson, Lydia Ko, Danielle Kang, and Sung Hyun Park.

CHAMPIONS TOUR

LAST WEEK: Dominion Energy Charity Classic (Woody Austin)

THIS WEEK: Invesco QQQ Championship

DEFENDING: Bernhard Langer

COURSE: Sherwood CC, Thousand Oaks, CA

VITALS: Par 72, 7,059 yards

PURSE: $2 million (Winner: $305k)

TV: GOLF (Fri-Sun: 5:30-8:00 pm)

FIELD: The second of the three-event Charles Schwab Cup playoffs with a field of the top 54 in the standings… Defending champion Bernhard Langer enters off a win (SAS) and runner-up (Dominion) in his last two starts. The 61-year old German star will be joined in Thousand Oaks, California by top Champions Tour stars such as Scott McCarron, David Toms, Vijay Singh, and Jerry Kelly, among others.