The PGA Tour kicks off the 2026 signature event slate at famed Pebble Beach, while LIV Golf returns to its highly popular Australian stop.
PGA TOUR THIS WEEK: AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, Pebble Beach, Calif., Feb. 12-15 Course: Pebble Beach Golf Links (Pebble Beach: Par 72, 6,972 Yards; Spyglass Hill: Par 72, 7,071 Yards) Purse: $20M (Winner: $3.6M) Defending Champion: Rory McIlroy FedEx Cup Leader: Chris Gotterup HOW TO FOLLOW TV: Thursday-Friday: 3-7 p.m. ET (Golf Channel); Saturday: 1-3 p.m. (GC), 3-7 p.m. (CBS); Sunday: 1-3 p.m. (GC), 3-6:30 p.m. (CBS) Streaming (ESPN+): Thursday-Friday: 11:45 a.m.-7 p.m. ET; Saturday: 11:30 a.m.-7 p.m.; Sunday: 11 a.m.-6:30 p.m. X: @ATTProAm NOTES: This is the first of nine signature events in 2026, featuring limited fields and increased purses. It's the first signature event to be held at Pebble Beach, which will host its 80th pro-am on tour this year. Amateurs will compete alongside 80 professionals at each of the two courses, with the professionals competing at Pebble Beach over the final two rounds. ... The field includes 18 of the top 20 players in the Official World Golf Ranking. This marks the PGA Tour season debut of defending champion and World No. 2 Rory McIlroy. ... Jake Knapp was one of the final players into the field, earning a spot via the AON Swing 5 with his eighth-place finish in Phoenix, knocking Andrew Putnam out. Others in the top 5 were Pierceson Coody, Ryo Hisatsune, Matt McCarty and Patrick Rodgers. ... Sahith Theegala is in the field on a sponsor exemption along with Tony Finau, Billy Horschel and Keith Mitchell. ... 2017 champion Jordan Spieth makes his 14th career start in the event, where he owns six top-10s. He is making his 77th start since his most recent victory at the 2022 RBC Heritage Open. BEST BETS: Scottie Scheffler (+295 at DraftKings) has won seven of his past 15 worldwide starts. After winning the AmEx, he finished T3 last week falling one shot short of a playoff despite opening with a 73. ... Rory McIlroy (+1300) won by two strokes here last year. He opened 2025 with a T3 in Dubai before a T33 the following week. ... Si Woo Kim (+2500) is a career-best 26th in the world with four top-4s and no worse than a T11 in his past six starts. ... Reigning FedEx Cup champion Tommy Fleetwood (+2800) also makes his PGA Tour season debut after a 25th and T41 in the two-event Dubai swing. ... Justin Rose (+2800) is coming off a seven-shot win at Torrey Pines just two weeks ago and enters as the No. 3 player in the world. ... Gotterup (+3000) has won two of his first three starts this year and has four wins in his past 10 starts on tour. This is his Pebble Beach debut. ... Hideki Matsuyama (+3200) led until the 72nd hole last week and has finished T13 or better in six consecutive worldwide starts. Last Tournament: WM Phoenix Open (Gotterup) Next Tournament: The Genesis Invitational, Pacific Palisades, Calif., Feb. 19-22
LIV GOLF LEAGUE THIS WEEK: LIV Golf Adelaide, Feb. 12-15 Course: The Grange Golf Club (Par 72, 7,111 Yards) Purses: Individual: $30M (Winner: $4M); Team: $10M (Winners: $3M) Defending Champion: Individual: Joaquin Niemann; Team: Fireballs GC 2026 Season Leaders: Individual: Elvis Smylie; Team: Ripper GC HOW TO FOLLOW TV: Wednesday: 8 p.m. ET (Fox Sports App), 12 a.m. (FS1); Thursday: 8 p.m. (FS2), 11 p.m. (FS1); Friday: 10 p.m. (FS2), 12 a.m. (FS1); Saturday: 8 p.m. (FS1); 11 p.m. (Fox) X: @livgolf_league NOTES: More than 102,000 fans attended the 2025 event, and this year's event marks the start of Adelaide's festival season. The 165-yard 12th hole has been dubbed the "Watering Hole." ... Smylie moved to No. 77 in the Official World Golf Ranking with last week's victory. ... The daily shotgun start includes 13 teams and 57 total players, including five wild cards. ... Phil Mickelson (personal) and Lee Westwood (injury) will miss their second consecutive event. Wade Ormsby will replace Mickelson for the HyFlyers and Ben Schmidt will replace Westwood for the Majesticks. The Cleeks' Martin Kaymer will also be replaced by John Catlin. Last Event: LIV Golf Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (Individual: Smylie; Team: Ripper GC) Next Event: LIV Golf Hong Kong, March 5-8
PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS THIS WEEK: Chubb Classic, Naples, Fla., Feb. 13-15 Course: Tiburon Golf Club, Black Course (Par 72, 6,897 Yards) Purse: $1.8M (Winner: $270,000) Defending Champion: Justin Leonard Charles Schwab Cup leader: Stewart Cink HOW TO WATCH TV: Friday: 11 a.m.-2 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday: 3-5:30 p.m. (Golf Channel) X: @ChampionsTour NOTES: The 54-hole event returns to Naples, Fla. for the 39th consecutive year. ... Last year marked Leonard's maiden win on the Champions tour. Bernhard Langer has won the event five times, most recently in 2024. ... Langer and Davis Love III represent the two World Golf Hall of Fame members in the field. Last Tournament: Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai, Ka'upulehu- Kona, Hawaii, Jan. 22-24 (Cink) Next Tournament: James Hardie Pro Football Hall of Fame Invitational, Boca Raton, Fla., March 6-8
LPGA TOUR THIS WEEK: OFF. Race to the CME Globe Leader: Nelly Korda Next Tournament: Honda LPGA Thailand, Pattaya, Chonburi, Feb. 19-22
DP WORLD TOUR THIS WEEK: OFF. Race to Dubai Leader: Patrick Reed Last Tournament: Qatar Masters (Reed) Next Tournament: Kenya Open, Nairobi, Feb. 19-22
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