PGA TOUR

LAST TOURNAMENT: Wyndham Championship (Aaron Rai)

THIS WEEK: BMW Championship, Castle Rock, Colo., Aug. 22-25

Course: Castle Pines Golf Club (Par 72, 8,130 Yards)

Purse: $20M (Winner: $4M)

Defending Champion: Viktor Hovland

FedEx Cup Leader: Scottie Scheffler

HOW TO FOLLOW

TV: Thursday-Friday: 3-7 p.m. ET (Golf Channel); Saturday: 1-3 p.m. (Golf Channel), 3-6 p.m. (NBC); Sunday: 12-2 p.m. (Golf Channel), 2-6 p.m. (NBC)

Streaming (ESPN+): Thursday-Friday: 10:15 a.m.-7 p.m. ET; Saturday-Sunday: 9 a.m.-6 p.m.

X: @BMWChamps

BEST BETS: Scottie Scheffler (+300 at DraftKings) enters the BMW Championship leading the standings for the third consecutive year. He has won four signature events, the Masters, The Players and the Olympic gold medal in 2024. … Xander Schauffele (+550) shot a closing 63 on Sunday to tie for second last week, following a win at The Open and a T9 at the Olympics. … Rory McIlroy (+1200) tied for 68th last week and missed The Open cut but is also the only three-time winner of the FedEx Cup and finished fourth here in 2023. … Collin Morikawa (+1400) has 12 consecutive top-25 finishes worldwide as he seeks his first win since last fall. … Viktor Hovland (+1800) has had an uneven season, but the defending champion is coming off a T2 last week. … Hideki Matsuyama (+1800) vaulted to third in the standings with last week’s win that came on the heels of a bronze medal.

NEXT TOURNAMENT: Tour Championship, Atlanta, Aug. 29-Sept. 1

LPGA Tour

LAST TOURNAMENT: Women’s Scottish Open (Lauren Coughlin)

THIS WEEK: AIG Women’s Open, Fife, Scotland, Aug. 22-25

Course: St. Andrews, Old Course (Par 72, 6,784 Yards)

Purse: $9M (Winner: $1.35M)

Defending Champion: Lilia Vu

Race to the CME Globe leader: Nelly Korda

HOW TO FOLLOW

TV/Streaming: Thursday-Friday: 7-2 p.m. ET (USA); Saturday-Sunday, 7 a.m.-12 p.m. (USA), 12-2 p.m. (NBC/Peacock)

X: @AIGWomensOpen

NOTES: This is the 49th edition of the event and the 24th as a major championship. … Thirteen past champions are in the field, including each of the past eight, along with all 16 winners on tour this year. … St. Andrews is playing host to the event for the third time. It was won by Lorena Ochoa in 2007 and Stacy Lewis in 2013. … This is the final event for players to earn points toward the United States and European Solheim Cup standings. The final automatic spot on the U.S. team is currently held by Andrea Lee, but she can be passed this week by five players: Rose Zhang, Alison Lee, Sarah Schmelzel, Jennifer Kupcho and Angel Yin.

NEXT TOURNAMENT: FM Championship, Norton, Mass., Aug. 29-Sept. 1

PGA Tour Champions

LAST TOURNAMENT: Rogers Charity Classic (Ken Tanigawa)

THIS WEEK: The Ally Challenge, Grand Blanc, Mich., Aug. 23-25

Course: Warwick Hills G&CC (Par 72, 7,085 Yards)

Purse: $2.2M (Winner: $330,000)

Defending Champion: Vijay Singh

Charles Schwab Cup leader: Ernie Els

HOW TO FOLLOW

TV: Friday: 10 p.m.-Midnight ET (Golf Channel-Tape Delay); Saturday: 3-6 p.m. (GC); Sunday: 2-5 p.m. (GC)

X: @ChampionsTour

NOTES: Warwick Hills will play host to the event for the seventh time. … Joe Durant set the tournament scoring record of 17-under 199 in 2021. … Six events remain before the start of the Charles Schwab Cup playoffs. … Singh is not in this week’s field to defend his title.

NEXT TOURNAMENT: Ascension Charity Classic, St. Louis, Sept. 6-8

LIV Golf League

LAST TOURNAMENT: Greenbrier (Individual: Brooks Koepka; Team: Smash GC)

THIS WEEK: OFF.

2024 Leaders: Players, Joaquin Niemann; Team, Crushers GC

NEXT TOURNAMENT: Chicago, Bolingbrook, Ill., Sept. 13-15