PGA Tour and LIV Golf get to final week before the Masters

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This is the final week before the Masters, and nearly half the field for Augusta National is in action. They're just playing on two tours. Jordan Spieth and Rory McIlroy lead the field at the Valero Texas Open. The Masters is holding one spot for whoever wins in San Antonio if they are not already eligible.

Jordan Spieth hits from the rough on the fifth hole during the second round of the Valspar Championship golf tournament Friday, March 22, 2024, at Innisbrook in Palm Harbor, Fla. Rory McIlroy, of Northern Ireland, reacts to a missed putt on the second greenduring the final round of The Players Championship golf tournament Sunday, March 17, 2024, in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.

Television: Thursday-Friday, 4-7 p.m. ; Saturday, 1-3:30 p.m. , 3:30-6 p.m. ; Sunday, 1-2:30 p.m. ; 2:30-6 p.m. .Notes: The winner of the Texas Open earns the final spot in the Masters. ... The field features 28 players who already are exempt for the Masters. ... Corey Conners has won two of the last four times at the Texas Open. ... Past champions Kevin Chappell and Jimmy Walker have received sponsor exemptions. ... Rory McIlroy is in the field, giving him eight starts before the Masters. ...

Notes: LIV Golf has 13 players who will be in the Masters next week, seven of them past champions. That includes Jon Rahm, the defending Masters champion. ... Anthony Kim plays his first tournament in the United States since May 2012 when he withdrew after one round at Quail Hollow. ... Joaquin Niemann has won two of the four LIV events this year. ... Rahm has finished in the top 8 at all four LIV events in his debut season. His best finish is third place in the season opener at Mayakoba. ...

Notes: Nelly Korda is the first player since 2012 to get three LPGA wins before April. She will try to become the first player since Lorena Ochoa in 2008 to win four straight starts. ... The Match Play has changed the format this year to feature a 96-player field facing three days of stroke play starting on Wednesday. The field is cut to the top 65 and ties after two rounds, and the top eight cumulative scores after Friday advance to single-elimination match play. ...

Korea LPGA: Doosan E&C We’ve Championship, Teddy Valley Golf Resort, Jeju, South Korea. Defending champion: Yewon Lee. Online:

 

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