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This week's golf digest spotlights the DP World and LPGA Tour Championships, along with the season-ender RSM Classic and international highlights from the Indonesian Masters and Japan's Dunlop Phoenix Tournament. Top golfers contend for high stakes and PGA cards.
Jack Middlebrook
November 15, 2023
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This week, we have two tour championships, big events in Asia, and The RSM classic. On the men's circuit, the DP World Tour Championship hosts 27 top players, while the RSM Classic sees 37 participants. Additionally, 4 players are competing in Japan, with 1 in the Indonesian Masters. On the women's front, the LPGA Tour Championship boasts 51 of the top 100 players, and another 13 are competing in Japan.
Purses
DP World Tour Championship
The RSM Classic
LPGA Tour Championship
Indonesian Masters
Dunlop Phoenix Tournament
Daio Paper Elleair Ladies Open
DP World Tour Championship
Emirates Golf Club
The 15th edition of the DP World Tour Championship is here, with top players battling on the Jumeirah Golf Estates at Emirates Golf Club in Dubai.
Jon Rahm aims to defend his title, while Rory McIlroy enters after securing his fifth Harry Vardon Trophy for securing first place in the Race to Dubai Rankings.
Rory McIlroy wins the 2023 Race to Dubai Rankings in partnership with Rolex. 🏆
— DP World Tour (@DPWorldTour)
3:43 PM • Nov 12, 2023
Viktor Hovland will be making his first start since the Ryder Cup. His last two non-team event starts have been wins at the PGA Tour Championship and the BMW Championship. A well-rested Hovland could be trouble for the rest of the field.
Another layer of the competition this week is for PGA Tour cards. The top ten players in the Race to Dubai who are not already exempt will receive PGA TOUR cards through the Strategic Alliance. Currently, some of the players who will lock up their tour cards for 2024 include Victor Perez, Robert MacIntyre, and Ryo Hisatsune.
LPGA Tour Championship
It all comes down to this. 👀
The top 60 players in the game head to Naples this week for the season-ending @CMEGroupLPGA.
STORY ⬇️
— LPGA (@LPGA)
1:51 AM • Nov 14, 2023
The LPGA tour championship starts Thursday at Tiburón Golf Club with 60 of the best women in the field.
The stakes are high with a $7 million purse. The champ wins a whopping $2 million! For reference, the two highest earners in women’s golf for 2023 are Lilia Vu (~$3.58 million) and Allisen Corpuz (~$3 million).
Lilia Vu, back at world number 1 in the Rolex Rankings, aims to cap a career year at Tiburón Golf Club.
Jin Young Ko, Sei Young Kim, Ariya Jutanugarn, and Charley Hull return as former champs. Notably absent this year is the defending champion, Lydia Ko, who finished at number 100 in the CME points list.
The field also includes six tour rookies led by Hae Ran Ryu, who earned the 2023 Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year award. Ryu, who won earlier in the year at the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship, finished last week 274 points ahead of the next closest rookie, Grace Kim, and sealed the Rookie of the Year honors.
Hae Ran Ryu is your 2023 Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year ‼️🏆
She clinched the honor after finishing T12 at @theANNIKAlpga 💪
FULL STORY ⬇️
— LPGA (@LPGA)
4:02 PM • Nov 13, 2023
PGA Tour - The RSM Classic
This week, the PGA tour heads to St. Simons Island, Georgia, for the RSM Classic, where Adam Svensson defends his title. Players will tackle both the Seaside and Plantation courses.
The purse is $8.4 million, with over 1.5 million to the winner.
As the last fall event, this is the last chance for players to secure a PGA Tour spot for next season. Players must finish inside the top 125 to secure a coveted spot on the PGA Tour in 2024.
Also, the RSM marks the last chance for rookies like Eric Cole and Ludvig Åberg to make a case for the Rookie of the Year award.
Asian Tour - Indonesian Masters
The final International Series event 2023 is this week with the Indonesian Masters.
Sarit Suwannarut is the defending champion and comes off a missed cut in Hong Kong after winning the China Open two weeks ago.
Patrick Reed headlines the field and makes his third start on the Asian Tour this year. He finished T15 last week in Hong Kong after finishing the LIV season.
Japan Golf Tour - Dunlop Phoenix Tournament
Brooks Koepka and Wyndham Clark, winners of this year's PGA and US Open, respectively, are in the field for the Dunlop Phoenix Tournament in Japan. This star-studded event boasts a rich history of illustrious winners, including Tiger Woods, Padraig Harrington, and Luke Donald.
Koepka, returns to a tournament he has won twice before in 2016 and 2017, while Clark, coming off a Major win and a strong season including a Ryder Cup appearance, seeks to continue his rise.
Japanese stars Hideki Matsuyama, Keita Nakajima, and Takumi Kanaya lead the way and aim to impress the home audience in a field stronger than usual for the Japan Golf Tour.