The three main US tours now all have team tournaments.
The latest edition is the American Family Insurance Championship, hosted by Steve Stricker and moving next year to the TPC Wisconsin in Madison, a course Stricker co-designed in the city where he lives.
The PGA Tour Champions’ leading 38 players will choose their partners for the 54-hole event featuring two days of better ball with a scramble format in the second round. The tournament takes place from June 6 to 8 and has a purse of $3 million, with the players on the winning team receiving $300,000 each.
“Now that this tournament is going to take a new course in 2025, it is an ideal time to also try a new format,” said Stricker.
The PGA Tour’s team event is the Zurich Classic in New Orleans, while the LPGA Tour has the Dow Championship in Michigan.
There is also the Grant Thornton Invitational on December 13 and 15 in Naples, Florida, for LPGA and PGA Tour players.
Lydia Ko and Jason Day return to defend their titles at Tiburon Golf Club, and the 16-team field has some depth. Nelly Korda, the No. 1 player in women’s golf, returns to play with Tony Finau.
Korda, Ko and Lilia Vu are among the five players in the top 10 of the women’s world rankings. The highest ranked man is Sahith Theegala, currently at number 13. He will play with 12th ranked Rose Zhang.
The LPGA has 14 of the 16 players in the top 50 in the women’s world rankings (Jennifer Kupcho at No. 53 and Mel Reid at No. 374 are the exceptions). The PGA Tour has 11 players from the top 50. The list includes Billy Horschel (in combination with Andrea Lee) and Matthieu Pavon in the all-French partnership with Celine Boutier.
Jake Knapp makes his debut and will play with Patty Tavatanakit, a fellow UCLA alum.
