Golf Glance: U.S. Ryder Cup team descends on Napa; LPGA in Ohio

Field Level Media's Golf Glance provides weekly news and storylines from each of the major North American golf tours.

PGA TOUR

LAST TOURNAMENT: Tour Championship (Tommy Fleetwood)

THIS WEEK: Procore Championship, Napa, Calif., Sept. 11-14

Course: Silverado Resort, North Course (Par 72, 7,138 Yards)

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

Defending Champion: Patton Kizzire

HOW TO FOLLOW:

TV: Thursday: 6-9 p.m. ET ; Friday: 1-4 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday: 6-9 p.m. (All times Golf Channel, NBC Sports App)

Streaming: Thursday-Friday: 10 a.m.-9 p.m. (ESPN+)

X: @ProcoreChamp

NOTES: This marks the beginning of the seven-tournament 2025 FedEx Cup Fall schedule that finalizes eligibility status for the 2026 season. The top 100 players in the FedEx Cup standings following the fall schedule will retain exempt status for next year. Max Homa, who won the event in 2021 and '22, enters the week at No. 111. ... The field includes 10 of the 12 players on the United States Ryder Cup team. The lone exceptions are LIV Golf's Bryson DeChambeau and Xander Schauffele, who is at home in Florida with his newborn son. ... While Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley is not in the field, vice-captains Webb Simpson, Brandt Snedeker and Gary Woodland are playing. ... The field includes 11 of the top 25 players in the Official World Golf Ranking and 12 players who competed in last month's Tour Championship. ... Top-ranked amateur Jackson Koivun is in the field along with Walker Cup teammate Ethan Fang fresh off their victory at Cypress Point last week. ... Miles Russell, 16, will make his fourth career PGA Tour start and is seeking his first made cut.

BEST BETS: Scottie Scheffler (+210 at DraftKings) has five victories this year but has yet to win on the PGA Tour when making his first start in an event. He also has never won in the state of California, although Scheffler enters this week with 14 consecutive top-10 finishes on tour. ... Russell Henley (+1600) is a career-high fourth in the world rankings on the strength of seven consecutive top-20 finishes, including T2s at the Tour Championship and at the Travelers. ... Justin Thomas (+1600) has a win this year (RBC Heritage) and posted a T7 at the Tour Championship. ... Patrick Cantlay (+1800) has not won since 2022 but is coming off a T2 at the Tour Championship. ... Cameron Young (+2000) followed up his maiden win with a fifth, 11th and T5 in the playoffs. ... Sam Burns (+2000) also enters in his best form of the season with a T4 and T7 to finish the playoffs.

NEXT TOURNAMENT: 45th Ryder Cup, Farmingdale, N.Y., Sept. 26-28

LPGA TOUR

LAST TOURNAMENT: FM Championship (Miranda Wang)

THIS WEEK: Kroger Queen City Championship, Hamilton Township, Ohio, Sept. 11-14

Course: TPC River's Bend (Par 72, 6,876 Yards)

Purse: $2M (Winner: $300,000)

Defending Champion: Lydia Ko

Race to the CME Globe leader: Jeeno Thitikul

HOW TO FOLLOW

TV/Streaming: Thursday: 1-4 p.m. ET; Friday: 4-7 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday: 1-4 p.m. ET (All times Golf Channel and NBC Sports app)

X: @QueenCityLPGA

NOTES: The 144-player field will be cut to the top 65 and ties following 36 holes. ... The Arnold Palmer-designed course opened in 2001, and this is the fourth iteration of the tournament. The first two were held at Kenwood Country Club and won by Ally Ewing in 2022 and Minjee Lee in 2023. ... Ko set the tournament scoring record of 23-under 265 in beating Thitikul by one stroke last year. ... Twenty of the top 25 players in the Rolex Rankings are in the field.

NEXT TOURNAMENT: Walmart NW Arkansas Championship, Rogers, Ark., Sept. 19-21

PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS

LAST TOURNAMENT: Stifel Charity Classic (Thomas Bjorn)

THIS WEEK: Sanford International, Sioux Falls, S.D., Sept. 12-14

Course: Minnehaha Country Club (Par 70, 6,727 Yards)

Purse: $2.2M (Winner: $330,000)

Defending Champion: Steve Stricker

Charles Schwab Cup leader: Miguel Angel Jimenez

HOW TO FOLLOW

TV: Friday-Sunday: 9:30-11:30 p.m. ET (All times tape delayed on Golf Channel)

X: @SanfordIntl

NOTES: Only four events remain before the start of the three-tournament Charles Schwab Cub playoffs. ... Three-time defending champion Stricker set the tournament scoring record of 16-under 194 with his victory in 2023. He also won the inaugural event in 2018, but is not in the field this week as he continues to deal with a back issue.

NEXT TOURNAMENT: Pure Insurance Championship, Pebble Beach, Calif., Sept. 19-21

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