Golf Glance: Drama-packed season finales on PGA, LPGA Tours

Field Level Media
19 Nov 2025, 01:25 GMT+10

(Photo credit: Allison Lawhon-Imagn Images)

The PGA Tour and LPGA Tour hold season-ending events this week. While PGA Tour players make their final push for 2026 playing status, the top LPGA Tour players vie for the biggest purse in women's golf.

PGA TOUR

THIS WEEK: The RSM Classic, St. Simons Island, Ga., Nov. 20-23

Course: Sea Island Golf Club, (Seaside: Par 70, 7,005 Yards; Plantation: Par 72, 7,060 Yards)

Purse: $7M (Winner: $1.26M)

Defending Champion: Maverick McNealy

FedEx Cup Champion: Tommy Fleetwood

HOW TO FOLLOW

TV: Thursday-Friday: 12-3 p.m. ET; Saturday-Sunday: 1-4 p.m. (Golf Channel)

Streaming: Thursday: 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. ET; Friday: 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. (ESPN+)

X: @TheRSMClassic

NOTES: This is the final of seven events on the FedEx Cup Fall series. Only the top 100 players at the completion of the week secure fully exempt status for 2026, down from the top 125 last year. Those who began the fall series in the top 70 already have clinched their top-100 eligibility, with Nos. 51-70 still working to secure spots in the first two signature events of 2026 at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am and The Genesis Invitational. No. 125 is the cut-off for conditional status next year. Fan favorite Joel Dahmen enters the week No. 117. ... Korn Ferry Tour Player of the Year Johnny Keefer is in the field on a sponsor exemption, as is 18-year-old Blades Brown. ... All players between Nos. 95-105 in the fall standings are in this week's field. ... Tournament host Davis Love III will make his 792nd career start on tour.

FEDEX CUP FALL RANKINGS #95-105

95. Ryo Hisatsune

96. Thorbjorn Olesen

97. Danny Walker

98. Michael Brennan

99. Takumi Kanaya

100. Karl Vilips

101. Max Homa

102. Matt Wallace

103. Beau Hossler

104. Isaiah Salinda

105. David Lipsky

RANKING #51-70

No. 51 Max Greyserman (1,160 points)

No. 52 Garrick Higgo (1,020)

No. 53 Aldrich Potgieter (983)

No. 54 Chris Kirk (962)*

No. 55 Aaron Rai (957)

No. 56 Min Woo Lee (932)

No. 57 Rico Hoey (931)*

No. 58 Jordan Spieth (927)

No. 59 Jake Knapp (889)

No. 60 Kevin Yu (887)

No. 61 Wyndham Clark (884)

No. 62 Nico Echavarria (880)*

No. 63 Patrick Rodgers (858)*

No. 64 Matti Schmid (847)

No. 65 Joe Highsmith (846)*

No. 66 Stephan Jaeger (837)*

No. 67 Adam Schenk (830)*

No. 68 Emiliano Grillo (825)

No. 69 Mackenzie Hughes (813)*

No. 70 Steven Fisk (802)*

*=In RSM Classic Field

BEST BETS: Harris English (+1800 at DraftKings) is the highest-ranked player in the field at No. 13. One of several Sea Island residents in the field, English's best finish in 13 previous event appearances was a T6 in 2020. ... Si Woo Kim (+2200) has finished T21 or better in five consecutive worldwide starts. ... Rico Hoey (+2500) is a career-high 72nd in the world after following his runner-up in Utah with a T21 and T22 the past two events. ... Brian Harman (+2800) also calls Sea Island home and has a win to go with three other top-10s this season. ... J.T. Poston (+3000) is a three-time winner on tour, with all three coming against second-tier fields similar to this one. ... Chris Kirk (+3500) will tee it up for the first time since a T9 to kick off the playoffs, which followed a T5 at the Wyndham Championship.

Last Tournament: Butterfield Bermuda Championship (Adam Schenk)

Next Tournament: Hero World Challenge, Albany, Bahamas, Dec. 4-7

LPGA TOUR

THIS WEEK: CME Group Tour Championship, Naples, Fla., Nov. 20-23

Course: Ritz Carlton Golf Resort, Tiburon Golf Club (Par 72, 6,590 Yards)

Purse: $11M (Winner: $4M)

Defending Champion: Jeeno Thitikul

Race to the CME Globe leader: Thitikul

HOW TO FOLLOW

TV: Thursday-Saturday: 9-11 a.m. ET (Golf Channel); 7-10 a.m. (NBC)

Streaming: Thursday-Saturday: 8-9 a.m. ET (NBC Sports App); Sunday: 7-10 a.m. (Peacock)

X: @CMEGroupLPGA

NOTES: The top 60 players in the points standings qualified for the season-ending event. The champion this week will claim the $4 million winner's check. ... Thitikul finished eagle-birdie to win last year's event at 22-under 266. Thitikul and Miyu Yamashita are the only multiple-time winners on tour in 2025. Yamashita has clinched the Rookie of the Year award. ... Nelly Korda, a seven-time winner in 2024, is still seeking her first victory this year. ... Jennifer Kupcho clinched the $1 million prize for winning the Aon Risk-Reward Challenge this season.

Last Tournament: The Annika (Linn Grant)

Next Tournament: Grant Thornton Invitational, Naples, Fla., Dec. 12-14

DP WORLD TOUR

THIS WEEK: Season Complete

Race to Dubai champion: Rory McIlroy

Last Tournament: DP World Tour Championship (Matt Fitzpatrick)

Next Tournament: BMW Australia PGA Championship, Brisbane, Nov. 21-24

LIV GOLF LEAGUE

THIS WEEK: Season Complete

Season Winners: Individual: Jon Rahm; Team: Legion XIII

Last Tournament: Team Championship (Legion XIII)

Next Tournament: LIV Golf Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Feb. 5-7