Final men’s major at British Open, LPGA returns to Ohio

Defending champion: Brian Harman.

Last year: Harman won his first major by building a five-stroke lead and closing with a 1-under 70 at Royal Liverpool for a six-stroke victory. Harman never trailed over his final 51 holes.

Notes: The British Open returns to Royal Troon for the 10th time. The last time was in 2016 when Henrik Stenson surpassed Phil Mickelson to set a record score of 264 for all major championships. … Six different Americans have won the last six majors, starting with Jon Rahm in the 2023 Masters. … Rahm has not won anywhere in the world since that Masters. He joined LIV Golf late last year. … Scottie Scheffler will attempt to join Tiger Woods as the only player to win the British Open as the world No. 1. … Woods is playing at Royal Troon for the first time since 2004. He has missed the cut in his last two majors. … Arthur Havers, in 1923, became the only British player to lift the claret jug at Troon. … Rory McIlroy has gone 10 years without winning a major. He missed a 30-inch putt at Pinehurst No. 2 and lost the U.S. Open by one stroke. … Royal Troon has the longest (623 yards) and shortest (123 yards) holes in the current British Open rotation.

Next year: Royal Portrush.

Internet: https://www.theopen.com/

Location: Truckee, California.

Course: Tahoe Mountain Club (Old Greenwood). Length: 7,480. Par: 71.

Prize Money: $4 Million. Winner’s Share: $720,000.

Television: Thursday-Saturday, 5-8pm (Golf Channel); Sunday, 6-9pm (Golf Channel).

Previous winner: Akshay Bhatia.

FedEx Cup Leader: Scottie Scheffler.

Last week: Robert MacIntyre won the Scottish Open and Harry Hall won the ISCO Championship.

Notes: This is the only PGA Tour event that uses the modified Stableford points system. An eagle is worth five points, a birdie is worth two points, a par is worth nothing, a bogey is -1 and a double bogey is -3. … Although the tournament is not co-sanctioned with the European Tour, the field includes a category for European Tour players. Richard Mansell had planned to play until he shot 61 to qualify for the British Open. … The winner advances to the Sentry Tournament of Champions and the PGA Championship, but not to the Masters. … Billy Horschel is the only player this year to win an event with a modified field while ranked in the world’s top 100. He was ranked No. 84 when he won in Puerto Rico. … The tournament dates back to 1999. In 2012, the Stableford points system was switched. … Two-time major champion Collin Morikawa won his first PGA Tour event at the Barracuda Championship in 2019.

Next week: 3M Championship.

Online: https://www.pgatour.com/

Course: Highland Meadow GC. Distance: 6,555. Par: 71.

Prize Money: $1.75 million. Winner’s Share: $262,500.

Television: Thursday-Friday, 12:00-3:00 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday, 2:00-5:00 p.m. (NBC Sports app), 8:00-10:00 p.m. (Golf Channel – delayed broadcast); Sunday, 1:00-2:00 p.m. (Golf Channel), 2:00-4:00 p.m. (CBS).

Defending champion: Linn Grant.

Nelly Korda wins CME Globe competition.

Last week: Ayaka Furue won the Evian Championship.

Notes: Ayaka Furue gave Japan two majors in the same season when she won the Evian Championship last week. Yuka Saso won the U.S. Women’s Open. … Furue was the third Japanese player to win a major in the past five years. … The tournament comes a week after the LPGA holds a major in France. The top LPGA players return to France in four weeks for the Olympics. … None of the top 10 in the women’s world rankings are playing in Ohio. Xiyu “Janet” Lin of China is the highest-ranked player in the field at No. 15. … Stephanie Kyriacou of Australia finished fourth in last year’s Dana Open. That was her best LPGA finish until she finished second last week at the Evian Championship. … Furue now leads the Annika Major Award rankings for best finishes in majors. She finished sixth in the U.S. Women’s Open. None of the other major champions has a top 10 finish in another major.

Next week: CPKC Women’s Open.

Internet: https://www.lpga.com/

PRICE REDUCING CHARITY CLASSIC

Location: Springfield, Missouri.

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

Prize Money: $1 Million. Winner’s Share: $180,000.

Previous winner: Pierceson Coody.

Last week: Cristobal Del Solar from Chile won The Ascendant.

Front runner: Steven Fisk.

Next week: NV5 Invitational.

Online: https://www.pgatour.com/korn-ferry-tour/

Last week: Robert MacIntyre won the Scottish Open.

Next tournament: Czech Masters from August 15-18.

Rory McIlroy, leader in the race for Dubai.

Online: https://www.europeantour.com/dpworld-tour/

Last week: Ernie Els won the Kaulig Companies Championship.

Next week: Senior British Open.

Charles Schwab Cup Leader: Ernie Els.

Online: https://www.pgatour.com/pgatour-champions

Last week: Sergio Garcia won LIV Golf Andalucía.

Next week: LIV Golf United Kingdom.

Leader in the classification: Joaquin Niemann.

Online: https://www.livgolf.com/

Epson Tour: Twin Bridges Championship, Pinehaven CC, Guilderland, New York. Defending champion: Jenny Bae. Online: https://www.epsontour.com/

American Golf Federation: American Junior Girls.

Challenge Tour: Euram Bank Open, Adamstal GC, Ramsau, Austria. Defending champion: Casey Jarvis. Online: https://www.europeantour.com/challenge-tour/

Ladies European Tour: Dutch Ladies Open, Hilversumsche GC, Hilversum, Netherlands. Defending champion: Trichat Cheenglad. Online: https://ladieseuropeantour.com/

PGA Tour Americas: Bromont Open, Golf Chateau-Bromont, Bromont, Quebec. Defending Champion: New Tournament. Online: https://www.pgatour.com/americas

Japan LPGA: Daito Kentaku Eheyanet Ladies, The Queen’s Hill GC, Fukuoka, Japan. Defending champion: Mio Kotaki. Online: https://www.lpga.or.jp/en/

AP Golf: https://apnews.com/hub/golf