It’s the last week before the start of the FedEx Cup Playoffs on the PGA Tour, and before the final women’s major championship of the season, the AIG Women’s Open at Walton Heath Golf Club in Surrey, England.
And there’s another LIV Golf League event in West Virginia.
A handful of PGA Tour stars, including Justin Thomas, Shane Lowry and Adam Scott, will try to make a push at this week’s Wyndham Championship to crack the top 70 in FedEx Cup points to make the playoffs.
That’s not the only thing at stake this week in professional golf. There’s also positioning for the Ryder Cup and Solheim Cup later in late September.
Here’s what to watch in professional golf this week:
What’s next on the PGA Tour
Wyndham Championship
When: Thursday-Sunday
Where: Sedgefield Country Club
Greensboro, North Carolina
Defending champion: Tom Kim
Purse: $7.6 million
Playoff spots on the line: The top 70 players in the FedEx Cup points list after Sunday’s final round will advance to next week’s FedEx St. Jude Championship in Memphis, the first leg of the playoffs. That’s down from the 125 players who qualified for the…