Scottish Open is the last stop before the final men’s major. LPGA and Champions have a 4th major

PGA Tour and European Tour

GENESIS SCOTTISH OPEN

Location: North Berwick, Scotland.

Course: The Renaissance Club. Length: 7,237. Par: 70.

Prize Money: $9 Million. Winner’s Share: $1.62 Million.

Television: Thursday-Friday, 10:30am-2pm (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday, 10am-12pm (Golf Channel), 12pm-3pm (CBS).

Defending champion: Rory McIlroy.

FedEx Cup Leader: Scottie Scheffler.

Last week: Davis Thompson won the John Deere Classic and Ewen Ferguson won the BMW International Open.

Notes: This is the first of two tournaments jointly run by the PGA Tour and the European Tour. … Rory McIlroy won his first victory in Scotland last year. He has won in eight countries. … The top two players not already exempt will earn a spot in next week’s British Open at Royal Troon. … Davis Thompson became the 24th PGA Tour first-time winner at the John Deere Classic. No tournament has produced more first-time winners since 1970. … Scottie Scheffler and Patrick Cantlay are the only eligible players from the world’s top 10 who will not play in the Scottish Open. … Tom Kim finished third at the Scottish Open two years ago thanks to a sponsor’s exemption, which prompted him to earn a PGA Tour card and win a month later. … Padraig Harrington is one of seven former British Open champions competing. … Laurie Canter is in the mix after starting the year at LIV Golf.

Next week: British Open.

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

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LPGA Tour and Ladies European Tour

AMUNDI EVIAN CHAMPIONSHIP

Location: Evian-les-Bains, France.

Course: Evian Resort GC. Length: 6,523. Par: 71.

Prize money: $8 million. Winner’s share: $1.2 million.

Television: Thursday-Friday, 6:00-10:30 a.m. (Golf Channel), 10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. (NBC Sports app); Saturday-Sunday, 4:30-10:00 a.m. (Golf Channel).

Defending champion: Celine Boutier.

Nelly Korda wins CME Globe competition.

Last tournament: Atthaya Thitikul and Ruoning Yin won the Dow Championship.

Notes: This is the fourth of five majors on the LPGA schedule. The Evian was a regular tournament on the LPGA from 2000 until it was designated a major in 2013. … Nelly Korda has missed the cut in three consecutive tournaments, two of them majors, for the first time in her career. … Celine Boutier last year became the third French player to win an LPGA major, joining Patricia Meunier-LeBouc in the 2002 Kraft Nabisco and Catherine LaCoste in the 1967 U.S. Women’s Open as an amateur. … Angela Stanford became the last American to win the Evian Championship, in 2018. … Seven different players have won the last seven LPGA majors. … Only four Europeans have won LPGA majors in the past 10 years. …The LPGA returns to North America after Evian for three tournaments before returning for the Paris Olympics, the Women’s Scottish Open and the Women’s British Open.

Next week: Dana Open.

Online: https://www.lpga.com/ and https://ladieseuropeantour.com/

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PGA Tour Champions

KAULIG COMPANIES CHAMPIONSHIP

Location: Akron, Ohio.

Course: Firestone CC (South). Length: 7.248. Par: 70.

Prize Money: $3.5 million. Winner’s Share: $525,000.

Television: Thursday-Friday, 2-4:30pm (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday, 12-4pm (Golf Channel).

Defending champion: Steve Stricker.

Charles Schwab Cup Leader: Stephen Ames.

Last tournament: Richard Bland won the US Senior Open.

Notes: This is the fourth of five majors on the PGA Tour Champions schedule. … Firestone was the site of the original World Series of Golf, which later became a World Golf Championships event that Tiger Woods has won eight times. … Richard Bland of LIV Golf has won the last two senior majors, the Senior PGA Championship and the U.S. Senior Open. He would not have been eligible for the Kaulig Companies Championship because he plays for LIV. Bland will be in Spain this week for a LIV event. … Padraig Harrington and Stewart Cink are skipping this major to play in the Scottish Open. Cink won at Firestone in 2004. … Steve Stricker has yet to win this year. He has won six times, including three majors a year ago. … The winner will qualify for The Players Championship next year. … Previous Firestone winners competing include Vijay Singh, David Duval, Darren Clarke and Jose Maria Olazabal.

Next tournament: Senior British Open from July 26-28.

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

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PGA Tour and European Tour

ISCO CHAMPIONSHIP

Location: Nicholasville, Kentucky.

Course: Keene Trace GC (champions). Length: 7.328. Par: 72.

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

Television: Thursday-Friday, 4.30-7.30pm (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday, 4pm-7pm (Golf Channel).

Previous winner: Vincent Normann.

FedEx Cup Leader: Scottie Scheffler.

Last week: Davis Thompson won the John Deere Classic and Ewen Ferguson won the BMW International Open.

Notes: This is the third year the tournament has been co-sanctioned by the European Tour. … Luke Clanton is in the field after finishing second at the John Deere Classic. The Florida State sophomore is the first amateur since Billy Joe Patton in 1958 to finish in the top 10 in consecutive PGA Tour-sanctioned starts. Patton was a low amateur in the Masters and the U.S. Open. … Clanton would have earned just over $804,000 from his last two tournaments had he been a professional. … The field includes Kevin Kisner, Daniel Berger and Camilo Villegas. … European Tour members in the field include Edoardo Molinari and David Micheluzzi, who finished third last week in Germany at the BMW International Open. … The tournament has a new title sponsor this year. … The event dates back to 2015. … The late Grayson Murray won his first PGA Tour title at what was then the Barbasol Championship.

Next week: Barracuda Championship.

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

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LIV Golf Competition

LIV GOLF ANDALUSIA

Location: Sotogrande, Spain.

Course: Real Club Valderrama. Length: 7.010. Par: 71.

Prize money: $20 million. Winner’s share: $4 million.

Television: Friday 7:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m. (The CW App); Saturday and Sunday 7:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m. (The CW App) and 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. (CW Network tape delay).

Defending champion: Talor Gooch.

Leader in the classification: Joaquin Niemann.

Last tournament: Tyrrell Hatton won LIV Golf Nashville.

Notes: This is the first of two LIV Golf events that sit between the British Open. LIV Golf UK takes place the week after Royal Troon. … LIV has 16 players competing in the British Open, four of whom are European qualifiers: Joaquin Niemann, Dean Burmester, Sam Horsfield and Abraham Ancer. … Valderrama hosted the 1997 Ryder Cup, won by Europe, and has hosted two World Golf Championships events won by Tiger Woods (1999) and Mike Weir (2000). … Richard Bland is playing his first LIV event since winning his second consecutive senior major. … Jon Rahm is playing his first LIV event on home soil. He has yet to win at LIV Golf and has not won anywhere since the 2023 Masters. … Joaquin Niemann leads the individual points race. He is the only player to have won twice at LIV Golf this year. … Harold Varner III and Pat Perez are among those who have yet to record a top 10 this year. … Perez played an Asian Tour event last week.

Next tournament: LIV Golf United Kingdom from 26-28 July.

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

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Korn Ferry Ride

THE RISE

Location: Berthoud, Colorado.

Course: TPC Colorado. Length: 8,029. Par: 72.

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

Television: None.

Previous winner: Nicholas Lindheim.

Leader in the standings: Steven Fisk.

Last tournament: Max McGreevy won the Memorial Health Championship.

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

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Other tours

NBC Sports: American Century Championship, Edgewood Tahoe GC, South Lake Tahoe, Nevada. Defending champion: Stephen Curry. TV: Friday, 3-5 p.m. (Peacock); Saturday-Sunday, 2:30-6 p.m. (NBC). Online: https://americancenturychampionship.com/

Epson Tour: Hartford HealthCare Women’s Championship, Great River GC, Milford, Connecticut. Defending champion: Jenny Bae. Online: https://www.epsontour.com/

Japan Golf Tour: Shigeo Nagashima Invitational Sega Sammy Cup, The North Country GC, Hokkaido, Japan. Defending champion: Jbe Kruger. Online: https://www.jgto.org/en/

PGA Tour Americas: Explore NB Open, Mactaquac GC, Mactaquac, New Brunswick. Defending Champion: New Tournament. Online: https://www.pgatour.com/americas

Korea LPGA: High1 Resort Ladies Open, High 1 CC, Jeongseon, South Korea. Defending Champion: Jinseon Han. Online: https://klpga.co.kr/