The PGA Tour completes its two-week stint in Mexico, the LPGA Tour concludes its Asian swing and the DP World Tour Playoffs begin in Abu Dhabi.
PGA TOUR
THIS WEEK: World Wide Technology Championship, Los Cabos, Mexico, Nov. 5-8
Course: El Cardonal at Diamante (Par 72, 7,452 Yards)
Purse: $6M (Winner: $1.08M)
Defending Champion: Ben Griffin
FedExCup Champion: Scottie Scheffler
HOW TO FOLLOW
TV: Thursday-Sunday, 3-6 p.m. ET (Golf Channel)
X: @WWTChampionship
NOTES: This marks the sixth of eight events in the FedExCup Fall, which finalizes eligibility for the 2027 PGA Tour season. Players who finish inside the top 100 of the standings become exempt for 2027. Players who finish Nos. 51-60 in the final FedExCup Fall standings earn spots in the first two signature events next season. … The tournament was the first official PGA Tour event played in Mexico in the modern era when it debuted in 2007. This is the fourth time the Tiger Woods-designed El Cardonal at Diamante will host the event. … The field includes three players from Mexico: Alvaro Ortiz, Alejandro Madariaga and Jorge Villar. Madariaga finished T46 last year. The field also includes two of the top 50 players in the Official World Golf Ranking: No. 23 Ryan Gerard and No. 25 Ben Griffin, who set the tournament scoring record of 29-under 259 with his victory last year.
BEST BETS: Griffin (+1325 at DraftKings) hasn’t had the most consistent year, but the defending champion is coming off a T4 last week with a new caddie. … Gerard (+1375) has three runner-up finishes among eight top-10s this year. … Jackson Koivun (+1800) is one of only two players in the field with a win this season (3M Open). No. 69 in the standings, he needs a strong finish to the season to secure spots in 2027 signature events. … Garrick Higgo (+11500) offers intriguing longshot odds as the only player in the field with top-10 finishes in the event each of the past two years (T4/2025, T6/2024).
Last Tournament: VidantaWorld Mexico Open (Andrew Novak)
Next Tournament: Austin Championship, Austin, Texas, Nov. 12-15
LPGA TOUR
THIS WEEK: Toto Japan Classic, Omitama, Ibaraki, Japan, Nov. 5-8
Course: Taiheiyo Club, Minori Course (Par 72, 6,598 Yards)
Purse: $2.1M (Winner: $315,000)
Defending Champion: Nasa Hataoka
Race to CME Globe Leader: Nelly Korda
HOW TO FOLLOW
TV: Wednesday-Thursday, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. ET; Friday, 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m.; Saturday, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. (Golf Channel)
X: @LPGA
NOTES: This is the final of four events on the fall Asian swing, and the 48th edition of the tournament, which was initially played as an unofficial LPGA Tour event from 1973-75. … Korda is skipping the Asian swing for the third consecutive year. … Hataoka won a Sunday playoff against Yuna Araki last year after the final 18 holes were washed out due to what tournament officials deemed “unplayable course conditions.” … Mone Inami holds the tournament scoring record of 22-under 266 set in 2023. … At No. 2 in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings, Jeeno Thitikul is the highest-ranked player in the field, which also includes No. 4 Miyu Yamashita and No. 6 Hyo Joo Kim. Thitikul enters the week with seven consecutive top-10 finishes.
Last Tournament: Maybank Championship (Miyu Yamashita)
Next Tournament: The Annika driven by Gainbridge at Pelican, Belleair, Fla., Nov. 12-15
DP WORLD TOUR
THIS WEEK: Abu Dhabi Aldar Championship, Nov. 5-8
Course: Yas Links Golf Club (Par 72, 7,468 Yards)
Purse: $9M (Winner: $1.5M)
Defending Champion: Aaron Rai
Race to Dubai Leader: Eugenio Chacarra
HOW TO FOLLOW
TV: Thursday-Saturday, 2-8 a.m. ET; Sunday: 1:30-7:30 a.m. (Golf Channel)
X: @DPWorldTour
NOTES: This is the first of the two-event playoffs. The top 70 available players in the standings qualified for this week’s event, with No. 6 Ryan Fox and No. 10 Matt Fitzpatrick not playing. They are among 11 players choosing not to play, with Fox, Fitzpatrick and Robert MacIntyre citing concerns over the war in the Middle East. Other notable absences include Ludvig Aberg, Shane Lowry and Justin Rose. … The top 50 after this week qualify for the DP World Tour Championship. MacIntyre (No. 56) and Rose (No. 69) will not qualify. … Chacarra holds a 669.27-point lead over Patrick Reed. With 1,500 points at stake this week, Chacarra, Reed, Rory McIlroy and Casey Jarvis each have a mathematical chance of leading the standings heading into the season finale.
Last Tournament: Genesis Championship (Yuto Katsuragawa)
Next Tournament: DP World Tour Championship, Dubai, Nov. 12-15
PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS
THIS WEEK: OFF
Charles Schwab Cup Leader: Stewart Cink
Last Tournament: Simmons Bank Championship (Darren Fichardt)
Next Tournament: Charles Schwab Cup Championship, Phoenix, Ariz., Nov. 12-15
LIV GOLF
THIS WEEK: Season concluded
Season Champions: Individual: Jon Rahm; Team: Legion XIII
