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Golf view: PGA Tour hits an iconic place; LPGA struggles with Liberty National

April 26, 2025; Avondale, Louisiana, USA; Rory McILOY, teammate Shane Lowry, New Orleans Golf Tournament in the third round of the Zurich classic pumping the fist while pumping a 18th hole reacts to a Kartal Putt. Compulsory Credit: Matthew Hinton-Imagn Images

The Field Level Media’s Golf view offers weekly news and stories from each of the Great North American golf tours.

PGA Tour

Last Tournament: CJ Cup Byron Nelson (Scottie Scheffler)

This week: Truist Championship, Philadelphia, 8-11 May

Course: Philadelphia Cricket Club, Wissahickon (Par 70, 7,119 YARDA)

Bag: $ 20 million (Winner: 3.6 million dollars)

Defense Champion: Rory McILOY

Fedex Cup Leader: McILOY

How to follow

TV: Thursday-Cuma: 2-6 pm meat (golf channel); Saturday: 1-3 pm (GC), 3-6: 30 (CBS); Sunday: 1-3 pm (GC); 3-6 pm (CBS)

Flow (ESPN+): Thursday-Cuma: 08: 00-16: 00 meat; Saturday: 08: 00-16: 30; Sunday: 7: 30-18:00

X: @truistchamp

Notes: This is known as the Wells Fargo Championship, the sixth signature event in the 2025 season. A bag of 20 million dollars does not contain increased Fedexcup scores and 36 -hole cuts. … World Scottie Scheffler number 1 is not on the field when preparing for the next week’s PGA Championship. … The Truist Championship is a one -time stop at the Philadelphia Cricket Club, the oldest private club of the United States, which was founded in 1854. Wissahickon was designed by AW Tillinghast and opened in 1922 for the game. The event will return to the Hollow Club in NC, Charlotte, which hosted the next week’s PGA championship in 2026. … Garrick Higgo, Erik Van Rooyen, Sam Stevens, Michael Thorbjorns and Rasmus Hojgaard, Aon Swing 5, while the sponsor exemptions Rickie Fowler, Keith Mitchell, Jordan Spieth and Gary Woodland. … The world no.

Best Bets: Rory McILOY (+450 in Draftkings) won three times in 2025 and won this event four times, but these victories came to Quail Hollow. … Collin Morikawa (+1400) is still looking for his first win since 2023, but he had a series of six upper 17 in a row in RBC Heritage with a T54. … Xander Schauffele (+1600) has three top 20 finishing in a row in front of the title defense at the PGA Championship. … Ludvig Aberg (+1600) has missed a pair of interruptions since he won Genesis, but at the same time finished the seventh seventh. … Justin Thomas (+1800) has been on the first start since he won the RBC heritage and climbed to number 5 in the world. … Viktor Hovland (+2800) regains its form after a win in Augusta with a T13 in a T21 and RBC in Augusta. … Andrew Novak (+6000) has not yet won the tour, but this season is the only three players with the first three surfaces.

This week: Myrtle Beach Classic, Myrtle Beach, SC, 8-11 May

Course: Dunes Golf and Beach Club (Par 71, 7,347 YARDA)

Bag: $ 4 million (Winner: 720,000 dollars)

Defense Champion: Chris Gotterup

How to follow

TV: Thursday-Cuma: 10:00 meat; Saturday-Sunday: 3-5 pm (All Times Golf Channel)

X: @myrtlebeachcl

Notes: The winning 300 Fedexcup score, two -year PGA tour exemption and the next week’s PGA championship will be included in the PGA championship. … World Tom Kim No. 41, the highest ranking player in the field. … 17 -year -old Blades Brown went on a tour at this event last year and ranked 26th as a sponsor exemption. He became a professional in January and made one of the four deductions (T34 in Open Mexico). … Thorbjorn Olesen broke the course record with a last round of 61 in 16th last year. … Aaron Wise, 2018 PGA Tour rookie, 26 allocated the beginning of the beginning of the great medical extension will be. In 2023, he took a step in the game to focus on his mental health.

Next Tournament: PGA Championship, Charlotte, NC, 15-18 May

LPGA TOUR

Last Tournament: Black Desert Championship (Haeran Ryu)

This week: Mizuho American Open, Jersey City, NJ, 8-11 May

Course: Liberty National Golf Club (Par 72, 6.690 YARDA)

Bag: $ 3 million (Winner: 450,000 dollars)

Defense Champion: Nelly Corda

CME Globe Leader Race: Hyo Joo Who

How to follow

TV/Flow: Thursday-Cuma 11:00 ET (NBC Sports Digital), Noon-2 PM (Golf Channel); Saturday: 4: 30-5 pm (NBC Digital/GC), 5-7: 30 (GC): Sunday, Noon-1 pm (NBC Sports Digital/GC), 1-3 (CBS)

X: @mizuholpga

Notes: The tournament is organized by the former great champion Michelle Wie West and has 24 Elite young players competing in Stableford format with 120 professionals on the field. … Corda survived more than nine opening last year for the sixth consecutive win. The winning 14 times in the LPGA tour is still looking for his first victory in 2025. … Rose Zhang, the 2023 event winner, returned from a neck injury that forces the first major of the year to jump. … Ryu, who won Tel-Tel with five strokes last week, came third in this event in 2023. … Jeeno Thitikul finished the top 10 in Liberty National in the last two years.

Next Tournament: Riviera Maya, Mayakoba, Playa Del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico, Open on May 22-25

Liv Golf League

Last Tournament: Liv Golf Korea (Individual: Bryson Dechambeau; Team: Crushers GC)

This week: closed.

Season Leaders: Individual: Juaquin Niemann; Team: Fireballs GC

Next Tournament: Liv Golf DC, Virginia, 6-7 June

PGA Tour Champions

Last Tournament: Insperity Invitational (Stewart Cink)

This week: closed.

Charles Schwab Cup Leader: Miguel Angel Jimenez

Next Tournament: Regions Tradition, Birmingham, Ala., May 15-18

-FELD level media

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