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

PGA TOUR
LAST TOURNAMENT: 3M Open (Kurt Kitayama)
THIS WEEK: Wyndham Championship, Greensboro, N.C., July 31-Aug. 3
Course: Sedgefield Country Club (Par 70, 7,131 Yards)
Purse: $8.2M (Winner: $1.476M)
Defending Champion: Aaron Rai
FedEx Cup leader: Scottie Scheffler
HOW TO FOLLOW
TV: Thursday-Friday: 3-6 p.m. ET (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday: 1-3 p.m., (GC); 3-6 p.m. (CBS, Paramount+)
Streaming (ESPN+): Thursday-Friday: 6:45 a.m.-6 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday, 7:45 a.m.-6 p.m.
X: @WyndhamChamp
NOTES: This is the final regular-season event, with the Top 70 players in the FedExCup standings after this week advancing to the first leg of the playoffs. Every player ranked from Nos. 60-80 are in this weekend’s field. … The Top 50 after next week’s FedEx St. Jude Classic qualify for the second event and the Top 30 after the BMW Championship qualify for the Tour Championship. … The Wyndham has served as the regular-season final since the inception of the FedExCup in 2007. It has been held at Sedgefield since 2008. … With 21 of the top 50 players in the Official World Golf Rankings, this is the strongest field at the Wyndham in the FedExCup era. … David Ford, the No. 1 player in the 2025 PGA Tour University Ranking, is in the field on a sponsor exemption. He won the AJGA’s 2020 Sedgefield Invitational. … The tournament scoring record of 258 is shared by Henrik Stenson (2017) and J.T. Poston (2019). Brandt Snedeker set the 18-hole record of 59 in the first round in 2018.
FEDEXCUP STANDINGS NOS. 60-80: Tony Finau (No. 60), Rickie Fowler (No. 61), Davis Riley (No. 62), Kevin Yu (No. 63), Erik van Rooyen (No. 64), Nico Echavarria (No. 65), Emiliano Grillo (No. 66), Cam Davis (No. 67), Patrick Rodgers (No. 68), Byeong Hun An (No. 69), Matthias Schmid (No. 70), Nicolai Højgaard (No. 71), Keith Mitchell (No. 72), Chris Kirk (No. 73), Christiaan Bezuidenhout (No. 74), Gary Woodland (No. 75), Kevin Roy (No. 76), Alex Smalley (No. 77), Davis Thompson (No. 78), Eric Cole (No. 79), William Mouw (No. 80)
BEST BETS: Matt Fitzpatrick (+2000 at DraftKings) has three consecutive finishes of T8 or better, including a T4 at The Open in his most recent start. … Keegan Bradley (+2500) is the highest-ranked player in the field at No. 7 and has five top-10s in 17 starts this season. … Ben Griffin (+2500) is coming off a missed cut but is also one of six multiple-time winners on tour this season … Aaron Rai (+2800) is attempting to become the first player to successfully defend at the event since Sam Snead in 1956. … Robert MacIntyre (+3000) finished solo second and T7 in the final two majors of the year. … Jake Knapp (+4000) has two top-4 finishes in his past four starts, with no finish worse than T22 in that span. … Adam Scott (+5500) tied for second here in 2021 and seventh in 2023. Currently No. 85, he needs a two-way tie for third or better this week to qualify for the playoffs.
NEXT TOURNAMENT: FedEx St. Jude Championship, Memphis, Aug. 7-10

LPGA TOUR
LAST TOURNAMENT: Women’s Scottish Open (Lottie Woad)
THIS WEEK: AIG Women’s Open, Porthcawl, Mid Glamorgan, Wales
Course: Royal Porthcawl G.C. (Par 72, 6,748 Yards)
Purse: $9.75M (Winner: $1,463M)
Defending Champion: Lydia Ko
Race to the CME Globe leader: Jeeno Thitikul
HOW TO FOLLOW
TV: Thursday-Friday: 7 a.m.-2 p.m. ET (USA Network); Saturday-Sunday: 7 a.m.-Noon (USA Network), Noon-2 p.m. (NBC)
Streaming: NBC Sports App
X: @AIGWomensOpen
NOTES: This is the final of five major championships on the 2025 schedule. … The event was established in 1976 and is now owned by The R&A. The prize fund was increased $250,000 this year and has been tripled since 2019. … Royal Porthcawl’s typical 18th hole is the first hole for the championship, followed by the club’s normal No. 1 hole and then following the layout. The typical 17th hole will be No. 18 this week. Royal Porthcawl has played host to The Amateur Championship seven times, most recently in 2016. … The 144-player field includes 11 past champions. … Woad, 21, vaulted to No. 24 in the Rolex Rankings after winning her professional debut last week. … Royal Porthcawl member Darcey Harry is one of two Welsh players in the field along with Lydia Hall out of nearby Southerndown Golf Club.
NEXT TOURNAMENT: Portland Classic, Aug. 14-17

LIV GOLF LEAGUE
LAST TOURNAMENT: LIV Golf UK (Individual: Joaquin Niemann; Team: Legion XIII)
THIS WEEK: OFF.
Season Leaders: Individual: Joaquin Niemann; Team: Crushers GC
NEXT TOURNAMENT: LIV Golf Chicago, Aug. 8-10

PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS
LAST TOURNAMENT: ISPS Handa Senior Open (Padraig Harrington)
THIS WEEK: OFF
Charles Schwab Cup leader: Miguel Angel Jimenez
NEXT TOURNAMENT: Boeing Classic, Snoqualmie, Wash., Aug. 8-10

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