A new tournament starts a big Ohio swing for golf

Updated Jul. 7, 2020 10:28 a.m. ET

PGA TOUR

WORKDAY CHARITY OPEN

Site: Dublin, Ohio.

Course: Muirfield Village GC. Yardage: 7,456. Par: 72.

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Purse: $6.2 million. Winner's share: $1.11 million.

Television: Thursday-Friday, 3-6 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday, 1-3 p.m. (Golf Channel), 3-6 p.m. (CBS).

Defending champion: New tournament.

FedEx Cup leader: Webb Simpson.

Last week: Bryson DeChambeau won the Rocket Mortgage Classic.

Notes: This is the first of back-to-back weeks at Muirfield Village, the first time the PGA Tour has used the same course in consecutive weeks since 1957. ... The Workday Charity Open is a one-time event that replaces the John Deere Classic for this year. The Deere opted to cancel the 2020 tournament. ... Patrick Cantlay is in the field as the defending champion on the golf course but not the tournament. Cantlay is among those expected to play next week. ... There will be no spectators allowed for the Workday Charity Open or the Memorial. ... Jon Rahm is the highest-ranked player in the field at No. 2. Five of the top 10 are playing, including Justin Thomas, Brooks Koepka and Patrick Reed. ... Tiger Woods, a five-time winner at Muirfield Village, is not playing. ... Chase Koepka, a Monday qualifier at the Travelers Championship who chose to withdraw after being in close contact with a caddie who tested positive for the coronavirus, was added to the field. ... Other Memorial winners in the field include Hideki Matsuyama, Jason Dufner, Matt Kuchar, Vijay Singh and Ryder Cup captain Steve Stricker.

Next week: Memorial.

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EUROPEAN TOUR

AUSTRIAN OPEN

Site: Atzenbrugg, Austria.

Course: Diamond CC. Yardage: 7,458. Par: 72.

Purse: 500,000 euros. Winner's share: 83,333 euros.

Television: None.

Defending champion: Mikko Korhonen in 2018.

Race to Dubai leader: Patrick Reed.

Last tournament: Jorge Campillo won the Qatar Masters on March 8.

Notes: This is the first European Tour event since the Qatar Masters before COVID-19 forced golf to shut down. The first two events are in Austria and are dual-ranking events for the European Tour and Challenge Tour. ... Joost Luiten at No. 102 is the highest-ranked player in the field. ... The first European Tour-only event is still two weeks away at the British Masters in England. ... The Austrian Open was not on the European Tour schedule last year. Mikko Korhonen won in 2018. ... The Austrian Open dates to 1990 and was won the inaugural year by Bernhard Langer. ... The tournament was part of the Challenge Tour from 1997 to 2005. ... Bernd Wiesberger and Markus Brier are the only Austrians to win their national open. Brier was a three-time winner.

Next week: Euram Bank Open.

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KORN FERRY TOUR

TPC SAN ANTONIO CHALLENGE AT THE CANYONS

Site: San Antonio.

Course: TPC San Antonio (AT&T Canyons). Yardage: 7,106. Par: 72.

Purse: $600,000. Winner's share: $108,000.

Television: None.

Defending champion: New tournament.

Points leader: Mito Pereira.

Last week: Will Zalatoris won TPC Colorado Championship.

Next week: TPC San Antonio Championship at the Oaks.

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LPGA TOUR

Last tournament: Inbee Park won the Women’s Australian Open on Feb. 16.

Next tournament: LPGA Drive On Championship on July 31.

Race to CME Globe leader: Inbee Park.

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PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS

Last tournament: Ernie Els won the Hoag Classic on March 8.

Next tournament: The Ally Challenge on July 31.

Charles Schwab Cup leader: Bernhard Langer.

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OTHER TOURS

NBC Sports: American Century Championship, Edgewood Tahoe GC, Lake Tahoe, Nev. Defending champion: Tony Romo. Television: Friday, 5-8 p.m. (NBC Sports Network); Saturday-Sunday 3-6 p.m. (NBC).

Korean LPGA: IS Dongseo Busan Open, Stone Gate GC, Busan, South Korea. Defending champion: New tournament. Online:

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