Golf Glance: PGA in Mexico, LPGA in Japan, DP World Tour playoffs begin

The PGA Tour's FedEx Fall schedule returns with the World Wide Technology Championship in Mexico, the LPGA Tour wraps up it's "Asia Swing" in Japan and the DP World Tour playoffs begin in Abu Dhabi.

PGA TOUR

THIS WEEK: World Wide Technology Championship, Los Cabos, Mexico, Nov. 6-9

Course: El Cardonal at Diamante Cabo San Lucas (Par 72, 7,452 Yards)

Purse: $6M (Winner: $1.08M)

Defending Champion: Austin Eckroat

FedEx Cup Champion: Tommy Fleetwood

HOW TO FOLLOW

TV: Thursday-Sunday: 3-6 p.m. ET (Golf Channel)

X: @WWTChampionship

NOTES: El Cardonal is the first Tiger Woods-designed course to host a PGA Tour event and will play host to the event for the third time. ... This is the fifth of seven events on the FedEx Cup Fall series. Only the top 100 players following the fall events will secure fully exempt status for 2026. Those who began the fall series in the top 70 already have clinched their top-100 eligibility, with Nos. 51-70 still working to secure spots in the first two signature events of 2026. ... The field includes 23 alumni of the Cabo Collegiate NCAA invitational, led by defending champion Eckroat. There are also four natives of Mexico playing this week: Emilio Gil Leyva (Culiacan), Emilio Gonzalez (San Miguel de Allende), Alejandro Madariaga (Puebla) and Omar Morales (Puebla). ... 2025 Korn Ferry Tour Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year Johnny Keefer is in the field on a sponsor exemption. Other sponsor exemptions include former college stars Peter Knade (Maryland) and Will Gordon (Vanderbilt) along with current Florida State junior Tyler Weaver, who won last week's Cabo Collegiate. European Ryder Cup captain Luke Donald is also playing in his first PGA Tour event since March.

BEST BETS: Ben Griffin (+1000 at DraftKings) followed a T10 at the Tour Championship with a runner-up at the Procore but is coming off a disappointing T32 at the DP World India Championship. ... J.J. Spaun (+1200) is the highest-ranked player in the field at No. 6. He finished sixth at the Procore in his only other fall start this season. ... Max Greyserman (+2000) is coming off a runner-up in Japan that snapped a streak of five missed cuts in six starts. ... Garrick Higgo (+2200) has finished T7 or better in three consecutive starts, including a runner-up at the Sanderson Farms. ... Michael Thorbjornsen (+2200) finished third in Japan and is a career-high 74th in the world rankings. ... Wyndham Clark (+3000) is among the most accomplished players in the field but is still searching for his form. Clark's T48 in Japan followed a missed cut on the DP World Tour. ... Michael Brennan (+3000) qualified for the event with his win in Utah and will make his first start as a PGA Tour member.

LAST TOURNAMENT: Bank of Utah Championship (Michael Brennan)

NEXT TOURNAMENT: Butterfield Bermuda Championship, Southampton, Bermuda, Nov. 13-16

LPGA TOUR

THIS WEEK: Toto Japan Classic, Otsu-shi, Shiga, Japan, Nov. 6-9

Course: Seta Golf Course (Par 72, 6,616 Yards)

Purse: $2.1M (Winner: $315,000)

Defending Champion: Rio Takeda

Race to the CME Globe leader: Jeeno Thitikul

HOW TO FOLLOW

TV/Streaming: Wednesday-Thursday: 10 p.m.-1 a.m. ET; Friday: 10:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m.; Saturday: 10 p.m.-1 a.m. (Golf Channel, NBC Sports App)

X: @TOTO_JP_CLASSIC

NOTES: There are three tournaments remaining on the 2025 schedule, with the top 60 players in the points standings earning a spot in the season-ending CME Group Tour Championship. Wei-Ling Hsu is currently No. 59 and in the field this week, while No. 60 Cassie Porter is not. ... The 78-player field is led by World No. 3 Minjee Lee and will compete in this no-cut event, which was expanded to 62 holes in 2022. ... Takeda defeated Marina Alex on the sixth playoff hole last year. ... Mone Inami holds the 72-hole tournament scoring record of 266 set in 2023.

LAST TOURNAMENT: Maybank Championship (Miyu Yamashita)

NEXT TOURNAMENT: The Annika driver by Gainbridge at Pelican, Belleair, Fla., Nov. 13-16

DP WORLD TOUR

THIS WEEK: Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship, Nov. 6-9

Course: Yas Lings GC

Purse: $9M (Winner: $1.5M)

Defending Champion: Paul Waring

Race to Dubai leader: Rory McIlroy

HOW TO FOLLOW

TV: Thursday-Saturday: 2-8 a.m. ET; Sunday: 1:30-8 a.m. (Golf Channel)

X: @ADGolfChamps

NOTES: This is the start of the playoffs with a 77-player field. Only the top 50 in the tour standings after this week will advance to the DP World Tour Championship. Hotel Planner Tour graduate Brandon Robinson Thompson currently occupies the 50th spot. Also in the field are European Ryder Cup players Ludvig Aberg and Shane Lowry, who were not otherwise exempt into the event. ... McIlroy is seeking his seventh Harry Vardon Trophy and his fourth in a row. His nearest challenger is Marco Penge, a three-time winner on tour this season who is 441.32 points behind the world's No. 2-ranked player. McIlroy, Penge and Tyrrell Hatton will play in the opening round's featured group.

LAST TOURNAMENT: Genesis Championship (Junghwan Lee)

NEXT TOURNAMENT: DP World Tour Championship, Dubai, Nov. 13-16

PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS

LAST TOURNAMENT: Simmons Bank Championship (Steven Alker)

THIS WEEK: OFF.

Charles Schwab Cup leader: Alker

NEXT TOURNAMENT: Charles Schwab Cub Championship, Phoenix, Nov. 13-16

LIV GOLF LEAGUE

LAST TOURNAMENT: Team Championship (Legion XIII)

THIS WEEK: Season Complete

Season Winners: Individual: Jon Rahm; Team: Legion XIII

NEXT TOURNAMENT: LIV Golf Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Feb. 5-7

--Field Level Media