Updated FedExCup standings reflect Playoffs eligibility

As the pandemic hopefully continues to slow down the TOUR speeds up as it returns to the Tokyo suburbs for the first time since 2019 for the ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP. The invitational field of 78 players will navigate Accordia Golf Narashino Country Club for the second time in three years. The debut event in 2019 was conquered in the wee hours of the morning in the States by Tiger Woods for career win No. 82. Sadly, Woods is still recovering from serious injuries from a February car crash and won’t be able to defend. The 2020 event was played at Sherwood Country Club in Los Angeles and won’t provide any angle for this year’s edition. Playing to Par-70 and 7,041 yards Narashino Country Club saw only nine players post 10-under or better during the maiden voyage. An interesting mix of FIVE Par-3 holes and THREE Par-5 holes is unusual for Par-70 track. So are having two greens on EVERY hole. Rob Bolton does an excellent job of explaining why that is the case. In the first edition the course played well over par (71.55) on Thursday before lift, clean and replace dropped the average after a deluge on Friday (68.31). Fairways will be difficult to find so approach and recovery shots will be the order of the week. The soft conditions of 2019, 10 inches of rain, won’t be replicated so it will be interesting how firm it will or will not play. First time contestants won’t have trusty green maps to rely on from the past edition and will have to learn on the fly. There were only 16 bogey-free rounds in the first edition. Summer Olympians returning to the Land of the Rising Sun will know some of the tricks to alleviate jet lag and culture shock. On the line is a purse of $9.95 million with the winner taking home $1.791 million plus 500 FedExCup points. Recent Event Winners 2019: Tiger Woods (-19, 261; not entered) KEY STAT LEADERS Top golfers in each statistic on the PGA TOUR (thru 2021 season) are listed only if they are scheduled to compete this week. Horses for Courses – 2019 ZOZO FINISHERS

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Justin Thomas and Adam Scott were each at 10 under par and shared the lead when the Genesis Open was halted by darkness Friday night at Riviera.

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OAKVILLE, Ontario – Golf Canada CEO Laurence Applebaum said the 2018 RBC Canadian Open would return to Glen Abbey Golf Club at a news conference Saturday morning. “Together with our partners at RBC, we are excited to announce the RBC Canadian Open will be contested at Glen Abbey Golf Club again in 2018,â€� Applebaum said. The course first hosted the Canadian Open in 1977. Canada’s national open will return to the Jack Nicklaus-designed course for the 30th time next year. “I’m very proud of Glen Abbey,â€� Nicklaus said on Tuesday. “I think it’s contributed a lot to the game of golf in Canada.â€� Although developers are poised to convert Glen Abbey into real estate, that process is unlikely to begin for another five years or so as the Town of Oakville – about 35 minutes from downtown Toronto – continues with legal deliberations. 2018 will mark the fifth time in six years that Glen Abbey will play host to the Canadian Open – Royal Montreal Golf Course hosted the 2014 event, won by Tim Clark – while from 2010-2012 the Canadian Open visited three different courses: St. George’s Golf and Country Club (2010), Shaughnessy Golf & Country Club (2011), and Hamilton Golf and Country Club (2012). One of the hot topics of late is whether a national open should move around the country, not unlike the U.S. Open, with a rotation of courses all playing host. But Glen Abbey remains the only course in Canada that was built with the main objective of hosting the Canadian Open. “Glen Abbey has proven to be one of the world’s premier stadium courses for spectators and fan engagement,â€� explained Applebaum, who continued to say Golf Canada would be looking at a permanent site in the Greater Toronto Area to not only host future RBC Canadian Opens, but also Golf Canada’s offices and the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame. Nicklaus also believes the event should have a permanent home. “I think if you look at Augusta (National) and what’s happened at Augusta (National) and have one location that’s helped grow it. I think the other tournaments struggle a little bit from time to time moving from site to site,â€� he said. “I can understand it’s your national championship and wanting to move from site to site, but if you really want to grow something into something significant, I think probably the best you can do is be at one place.“

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