PGA Tour goes to Minnesota before bracing for 2 big events

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PGA Tour goes to Minnesota before bracing for 2 big events

2020-07-21 21:34 Last Updated At：21:40

PGA TOUR

3M OPEN

Site: Blaine, Minn.

Course: TPC Twin Cities. Yardage: 7,114. Par: 72.

Purse: $6.6 million. Winner's share: $1,188,000.

Television: Thursday-Friday, 2:30-6:30 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday, 1-3 p.m. (Golf Channel), 3-6 p.m. (CBS).

Defending champion: Matthew Wolff.

FedEx Cup leader: Justin Thomas.

Last week: Jon Rahm won the Memorial.

Notes: Dustin Johnson is playing the tournament for the first time. In his last two tournaments, he won one and in the other posted the highest 36-hole score of his PGA Tour career. ... Johnson and Brooks Koepka give the field only two of the top 10 players in the world, the smallest number since the PGA Tour resumed June 11. ... Koepka's brother, Chase, was given a sponsor exemption. ... Tommy Fleetwood of England is playing for the first time since the pandemic. Fleetwood was No. 10 in the world when golf shut down in March. He dropped only to No. 12 since then. ... Minnesota connections in the field include Tom Lehman and Tim Herron, who both grew up in the state. It also includes Erik van Rooyen of South Africa, who played golf for the Minnesota Gophers while earning his degree. ... Wolff won with an eagle on the final hole last year for a one-shot victory over Collin Morikawa and Bryson DeChambeau. Neither runner-up is in the field this year. ... The two leading players from the top 10, not already eligible, earn a spot in the U.S. Open.

Next week: WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational and Barracuda Championship.

Online: www.pgatour.com

EUROPEAN TOUR

BETFRED BRITISH MASTERS

Site: Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England.

Course: Close House GC. Yardage: 6,872. Par: 71.

Purse: 1.25 million euros. Winner's share: 208,333 euros.

Television: Wednesday-Thursday, 7-9 a.m., 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. (Golf Channel); Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday, 6-10:30 a.m. (Golf Channel).

Defending champion: Marcus Kinhult.

Race to Dubai leader: Patrick Reed.

Last week: Joel Stalter won the Euram Bank Open.

Notes: Lee Westwood is the tournament host of the British Masters for the second time as the European Tour fully resumes its schedule. ... The tour was in Austria the last two weeks for dual-ranking events with the Challenge Tour. ... The British Masters kicks off the “U.K. Swing,” a series of six events played in England and Wales over the next month. ... The tournament starts on Wednesday. ... Westwood, the tournament host, is the only player from the top 50 in the world. ... Most European players are in America, with a World Golf Championship next week in Tennessee followed by the PGA Championship in San Francisco. ... Eddie Pepperell is in the field. He won the British Masters two years ago. ... The tournament has been part of the European Tour schedule since 1970 when it was won by Brian Huggett at Royal Lytham & St. Annes. That was the only time it was held on a links course until last year at Hillside, which is next to Royal Birkdale. That's the hometown of Tommy Fleetwood, the tournament host in 2019.

Next week: Hero Open.

Online: www.europeantour.com

KORN FERRY TOUR

PRICE CUTTER CHARITY CHAMPIONSHIP

Site: Springfield, Mo.

Course: Highland Springs CC. Yardage: 7,115. Par: 72.

Purse: $700,000. Winner's share: $126,000.

Television: None.

2019 winner: Harry Higgs.

Points leader: Davis Riley.

Last week: Davis Riley won the TPC San Antonio Championship at the Oaks.

Next week: Pinnacle Bank Championship.

Online: www.pgatour.com/kornferry

LPGA TOUR

Last tournament: Inbee Park won the Women’s Australian Open on Feb. 16.

Next week: LPGA Drive On Championship.

Race to CME Globe leader: Inbee Park.

Online: www.lpga.com

PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS

Last tournament: Ernie Els won the Hoag Classic on March 8.

Next week: The Ally Challenge.

Charles Schwab Cup leader: Bernhard Langer.

Online: www.pgatour.com/champions

OTHER TOURS

SYMETRA TOUR: FireKeepers Casino Hotel Championship, Battle Creek CC, Battle Creek, Mich. 2019 winner: Ssu Chia Cheng. Online: www.symetratour.com

Luka Doncic scores 36 as Lakers rally past Grizzlies, 120-114

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Luka Doncic scored 36 points with nine rebounds and eight assists, LeBron James added 26 points with 10 assists and the Los Angeles Lakers rallied for a 120-114 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Sunday night.

Jake LaRavia also scored 26 points against his former team and Deandre Ayton had 15 points as the Lakers earned their second home victory over the Grizzlies in three days. The consecutive victories came after Los Angeles lost four of its previous five contests.

Jaylen Wells scored 23 points for Memphis and rookie Cedric Coward scored 16 points with nine rebounds, all in the first half, but did not play after halftime because of an ankle injury.

Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 14 points and Jock Landale had 13 points with 10 rebounds for the Grizzlies, who lost their fourth consecutive game.

Memphis guard Ja Morant (calf) was out for 15th time over the past 21 games.

The Lakers trailed by 11 points with just under three minutes remaining in the third quarter before closing the period on an 8-2 run to trail 87-83.

Los Angeles tied it 92-92 on a driving layup by LaRavia with 7:14 remaining then took its first lead since the first quarter at 94-92 on another layup by LaRavia.

The teams traded the lead back and forth before the Lakers took the lead for good at 100-99 on a pullup jumper from Doncic with 5:12 remaining. Consecutive 3-pointers from Doncic put Los Angeles up 112-103 with 2:08 left.

The victory came without Rui Hachimura (calf) for the third consecutive game, while Austin Reaves (calf) missed his fourth consecutive contest.

Grizzlies: Home against the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday

Lakers: At the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday

AP NBA: https://www.apnews.com/hub/NBA