Constellation Furyk & Friends in Timuquana, PGA Tour in Mississippi
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After the boiling cauldron every two years that is the Ryder Cup, professional golf gets back to some semblance of normalcy this week with all four professional U.S. tours in action.
That includes the PGA Tour Champions stop in Jacksonville for the Constellation Furyk & Friends, in its fifth and final year at the Timuquana Country Club. Tournament host Jim Furyk welcomes World Golf Hall of Fame members Davis Love III of St. Simons Island, Retief Goosen, Jose Maria Olazabal and Colin Montgomerie for the final playing at the historic Donald Ross-designed course.
The tournament moves to the Hammock Beach Resort and Spa Ocean Course beginning next year.
The PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup Fall season heads to Mississippi for the Sanderson Farms Championship, the LPGA is in Hawaii and the Korn Ferry Tour Finals makes a stop in Oklahoma, where 120 players will compete for 75 spots in the Korn Ferry Tour Championship Oct. 9-12 in French Lick, Indiana.
Nine area players begin the week at the Patriot Golf Club within the top 75, led by Bartam Trail graduate Julian Suri in 19th. The top 20 players on the Korn Ferry points list after the Tour Championship will earn PGA Tour cards for 2026.
Who are the area players in the Sanderson Farms Championship field?
First Coast: Ricky Castillo, Vince Covello, Lanto Griffin, Ben Kohles, Sam Ryder, Danny Walker.
South Georgia: Will Gordon, Zach Johnson, Patton Kizzire, Keith Mitchell, Paul Peterson, J.T. Poston, Greyson Sigg, Davis Thompson.
Purse: $6 million ($1,080,000 and 500 FedEx Cup points to the winner).
Defending champion: Kevin Yu
TV: Golf Channel (Oct. 2-4, 4-7 p.m.; Oct. 5, 3:30-6:30 p.m.).
What other Tours are playing this week?
LPGA
Event: Lotte Championship, Oct. 1-4, Hoakalei Country Club, Ewa Beach, Oahu, Hawaii.
Purse: $3 million ($450,000 to the winner).
Defending champion: A. Kim Lim.
Area players: Auston Kim, Jessica Porvasnik.
TV: Golf Channel (Oct. 1-4, 7-10 p.m.).
PGA Tour Champions
Event: Constellation Furyk & Friends, Oct. 3-5, Timuquana Country Club, Jacksonville.
Purse: $2.1 million ($315,000 to the winner).
Defending champion: Rocco Mediate.
Area players: David Duval, Jim Furyk, Davis Love III, Vijay Singh.
TV: Golf Channel (Oct. 3-4, 2-4 p.m.; Oct. 5, 12-3:30 p.m.).
Korn Ferry Tour
Event: Compliance Solutions Championship, Oct. 2-5, The Patriot Golf Club, Owasso, Okla.
Purse: $1.5 million ($270,000 to the winner).
2024 champion: John Pak.
Area players (Korn Ferry points rank): Chandler Blanchet (7), Julian Suri (19), Adrien Dumont de Chassart (26), Russell Knox (35), Rick Lamb (39), Sebastian Cappelen (47), Nick Gabrelcik (49), Tyson Alexander (50), Carl Yuan (74), Samuel Anderson (76), Luke Guthrie (85), Cody Blick (93), Travis Trace (101), Thomas Walsh (102.
TV: Golf Channel (Oct. 2-4, 12-3 p.m.; Oct. 5, 7:30-9:30 p.m.).
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