The Challenge Tour returns to Europe and Seville, following the recent two-week mini-swing in the UAE
By Nick Tarratt, Khaleej Times Guest Golf Writer
With the DP World Tour taking a break, the PGA Tour has a doubleheader this week, with the $20 million signature event, the Wells Fargo Championship, being played alongside the $4 million Myrtle Beach Classic.
World Number One golfer Scottie Scheffler, whose wife is expecting his first child, is an absentee from the field at North Carolina’s Quail Hollow Club, however, all the other players in the top 10 on the OWGR, who are eligible, are competing, with the exception being Jon Rahm.
Rory McIlroy, number two in the OWGR and number 16 in the FedEx Cup Rankings leads the field in an event he has won three times in 2020 – 2019, 2014 – 15 and 2010.
The defending champion is Wyndham Clark (US), who won in 2023 with a four-round score of 19 under par, and will be joined by Dubai resident, Tommy Fleetwood, currently 11th in the OWGR.
The Challenge Tour returns to Europe and Seville, following the recent two-week mini-swing in the UAE.
A field of 108 players will play in this week’s LET’s $1 million ARAMCO Team Series Presented by PIF – Korea. The popular format sees the first two rounds played in a team format with three professionals and an invited amateur. The final round consists of professionals only.
Dubai’s Chiara Noja, who represents Jumeirah Golf Estates, is in the field courtesy of being in the top 70 of the 2023 LET’s Order of Merit.
Schedule
PGA Tour
Thursday 9th – Sunday 12th May, 2024
Wells Fargo Championship
Venue: Quail Hollow Club, Charlotte, NC, US
Purse: $20 million
Thursday 9th – Sunday 12th May, 2024
Myrtle Beach Classic
Venue: The Dunes Golf & Beach Club, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, US
Purse: $4 million
Challenge Tour
Thursday 9th – Sunday 12th May, 2024
Challenge de Espana
Venue: Real Club Sevilla Golf, Seville, Spain
Purse: €270,000
LPGA
Thursday 9th – Sunday 12th May, 2024
Cognizant Founders Cup
Venue: Upper Montclair Country Club, Clifton, NJ, US
Purse: $3 million
Ladies European Tour
Friday 10th – Sunday 12th May, 2024
ARAMCO Team Series Presented by PIF – Korea
Venue: New Korea Country Club, Korea
Purse: $1 million
Champions Tour
Thursday 9th – Sunday 12th May, 2024
Regions Tradition
Venue: Birmingham, Alabama, US
Purse: $2.6 million