It’s Wednesday, and time for our quick rundown of the week’s professional golf tour events – PGA, Champions, European, LPGA, Web.com.
The Web.com tour and European Tour’s are off until next week so the schedule will be focused primarily on the other three tours. The PGA Tour is headed to Orlando for the Arnold Palmer Invitational; the Champions Tour is in Tuscon, Arizona for the Tucson Conquistadores Classic; and the LPGA Tour is in Phoenix for the Bank of Hope Founders Cup.
Here’s a preview of the three pro golf tournaments this week.
PGA Tour
Arnold Palmer Invitational
Dates: March 16-19, 2017
Course: Bay Hill – Orlando, Florida
Architect: Dick Wilson, 1961
Winning Share: $1.566M
Defending Champion: Jason Day
Marquee Players: Rory McIlroy, Jason Day, Henrik Stenson, Rickie Fowler, Hideki Matsuyama, Justin Rose
Website: ArnoldPalmerInvitational.com
PGA Tour Champions
Tuscon Conquistadores Classic
Dates: March 17-19, 2017
Course: Omni Tucson National Resort – Tuscon, Arizona
Winning Share: $255K
Defending Champion: Woody Austin
Marquee Players: Tom Watson, Davis Love, Jesper Parnevik, Tom Lehman, Mark O’Meara, Bernhard Langer, Fred Couples
Website: ConquistadoresClassic.com/
LPGA Tour
Bank of Hope Founders Cup
Dates: March 16-19, 2017
Course: Wildfire Golf Club – Phoenix, Arizona
Winning Share: $225K
Defending Champion: Sei Young Kim
Marquee Players: Lydia Ko, Lexi Thompson, Michelle Wie, Cheyenne Woods, Inbee Park, Stacy Lewis
Website: LPGAFoundersCup.com
