Golf Glance
PGA TOUR
BMW CHAMPIONSHIP
Site: Carmel, Ind.
Course: Crooked Stick CC. Yardage: 7,516. Par: 72.
Purse: $8.5 million (First prize: $1.53 million).
Television: NBC Sports (Sunday, 3-6 p.m., Monday 1:30-6 p.m.); Golf Channel (Friday-Saturday, 2:30-6:30 p.m.; Sunday, 1-3 p.m.; Monday, 11:30-1:30 p.m.).
Defending champion: Jason Day.
Last week: Rory McIlroy won the Deutsche Bank Championship.
Notes: Rory McIlroy won the last time the BMW Championship was held at Crooked Stick ... McIlroy's six-shot comeback at the TPC Boston matched the largest rally in FedEx Cup playoff history. Adam Scott came from six behind to win The Barclays in 2013. ... Sean O'Hair is the only player at the BMW Championship who started the FedEx Cup playoffs outside the top 100 (No. 108). He tied for second at The Barclays. ... There has not been a full field at any of the playoff events this year. Henrik Stenson (No. 24) is not playing Crooked Stick. ... Scott, Patrick Reed, Ryan Moore and Jason Kokrak have finished in the top 10 at both playoff events. ... Emiliano Grillo (No. 8) and Smylie Kaufman (No. 33) are the only PGA Tour rookies to advance to the BMW Championship. They won the first two tournaments of the season. ... Crooked Stick hosted the 1991 PGA Championship won by John Daly, the 1993 U.S. Women's Open won by Lauri Merten and the U.S. Senior Open won by Fred Funk. It also hosted the 2005 Solheim Cup. ... The top 30 advance to the Tour Championship on Sept. 22-25. Those players are exempt into the Masters, U.S. Open and British Open in 2017.
Next week: No tournament. The Tour Championship is Sept. 22-25.
Online: www.pgatour.com
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EUROPEAN TOUR
KLM OPEN
Site: Spijk, The Netherlands.
Course: The Dutch. Yardage: 6,981. Par: 71.
Purse: $1.8 million euros.
Television: Golf Channel (Thursday-Friday, 5:30-7:30 a.m., 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; Saturday, 7-11 a.m.; Sunday, 6:30-11 a.m.).
Defending champion: Thomas Pieters.
Last week: Alex Noren won the Omega European Masters.
Notes: The field features two Ryder Cup players in Thomas Pieters and Chris Wood. ... The tournament is hosting a "Beat the Pro" competition on the par-3 14th for the first and third rounds. A select number of fans will be chosen to hit tee shots to see if they can get closer to the pin than the pros. ... Danny Willett has a slight lead over Henrik Stenson in the Race to Dubai. ... Lee Westwood outlasted Danny Willett in a hickory club exhibition after the third round at the Omega European Masters. ... Noren moved to No. 8 in the Race to Dubai with his second victory of the year.
Next week: Italian Open.
Online: www.europeantour.com
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WEB.COM TOUR
DAP CHAMPIONSHIP
Site: Beachwood, Ohio.
Course: Canterbury GC.
Purse: $1 million (First prize: $180,000).
Television: Golf Channel (Thursday-Friday, 12:30-2:30 p.m.; Saturday, Noon-3:30 p.m.; Sunday, 2-5 p.m.).
Notes: This is the start of the Web.com Tour Finals, featuring the top 75 players from the Web.com Tour and players from No. 126 to No. 200 in the FedEx Cup on the PGA Tour. The top 25 from the Web.com are assured their PGA Tour cards. Twenty-five cards will be awarded to the rest, and the priority will be determined largely on how they fare in the four-tournament series. ... Andrew "Beef" Johnston of England is among the non-members eligible for the Web.com Tour Finals.
Next week: Albertsons Boise Open.
Online: www.pgatour.com/webcom .
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LPGA TOUR
Last week: Caroline Masson won the Manulife LPGA Classic.
Next week: Evian Championship.
Online: www.lpga.com
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PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS
Last week: Carlos Franco won the Shaw Charity Classic.
Next week: Nature Valley First Tee Open at Pebble Beach.
Online: www.pgatour.com/champions
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OTHER TOURS
MEN
USGA: U.S. Mid-Amateur, Stonewall Links, Elverson, Pa. Defending champion: Sammy Schmitz. Online: www.usga.org
OneAsia Tour: Kolon Korea Open, Woojeong Hills CC, Choongnam, South Korea. Defending champion: Kyoung-hoon Lee. Online: www.oneasia.asia
Sunshine Tour: Vodacom Origins of Golf, Sishen GC, Kathu, South Africa. Defending champion: Jean Hugo. Online: www.sunshinetour.com
Challenge Tour: Irish Challenge, Mount Wolseley Hotel Spa and Golf Resort, Carlow, Ireland. Defending champion: Tom Murray. www.europeantour.com/challengetour
Mackenzie Tour Canada: Niagara Championship, Cherry Hill Club, Fort Erie, Ontario. Defending champion: New tournament. Online: www.pgatour.com/canada
PGA Tour Latinoamerica: San Luis Championship, La Loma Golf, San Luis Potosi, Mexico. Defending champion: New tournament. Online: www.pgatour.com/la/en
PGA Tour China: Ping An Bank Open, Beijing. Defending champion: New tournament. Online: http://www.pgatour.com/pga-tour-china.html
European Senior Tour: Paris Legends Championship, Le Golf National, Paris. Defending champion: New tournament. Online: www.europeantour.com/seniortour
WOMEN
USGA: U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur, The Kahkwa Club, Erie, Pa. Defending champion: Lauren Greenlief. Online: www.usga.org
Ladies European Tour: ISPS Handa Ladies European Masters, Hubbelrath GC, Dusseldorf, Germany. Defending champion: Beth Allen. Online: www.ladieseuropeantour.com
Symetra Tour: Garden City Charity Classic, Buffalo Dunes GC, Garden City, Kan. Defending champion: Vicky Hurst. Online: www.symetratour.com
Korean LPGA: KLPGA Championship, Sky 72, Seoul, South Korea. Defending champion: Shin Ae Ahn. Online: www.klpga.com
Japan LPGA: Japan LPGA Championship Konica Minolta Cup, Noboribetsu CC, Hokkaido, Japan. Defending champion: Teresa Lu. Online: www.lpga.or.jp