- Golf Channel Presents PGA Tour’s World Wide Technology Championship Starting at 3 p.m. ET Thur.-Sun.
- New Golf Channel Show “Eamon Lynch Has Questions” Debuts this Thursday, Nov. 5 at 6 p.m. ET Following PGA Tour Coverage, Featuring First Exit Interview with PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan
- DP World Tour Playoffs Begin with Abu Dhabi Aldar Championship Headlined by Star-Studded Field, Airing Thur.-Sun. in Morning Hours on Golf Channel
- LPGA Tour Asia Swing Concludes with TOTO Japan Classic, Headlining Overnight Coverage on Golf Channel
- Optum Golf Channel Games Announces Full Team Rosters – Headlined by Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler – Featuring Six of Top 20 Men’s Golfers in the World
STAMFORD, Conn. – This week on Golf Channel, the PGA Tour remains in Mexico for the World Wide Technology Championship, Eamon Lynch Has Questions premieres Thursday at 6 p.m. ET, and the 2026 DP World Tour playoffs begin with a star-studded field led by Rory McIlroy.
Earlier this week, Golf Channel announced that McIlroy and World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler will headline the team rosters at the highly-anticipated return of the Optum Golf Channel Games at Trump National Golf Club Jupiter on Wednesday, December 16, airing live in primetime on Golf Channel and USA Network. The field will feature six of the top 20 men’s golfers in the world.
PGA Tour – World Wide Technology Championship
The PGA Tour spends a second straight week in Mexico for the World Wide Technology Championship, played at the Tiger Woods-designed El Cardonal course at Diamante in Los Cabos.
Ben Griffin earned his third victory of the 2025 season at the event last year and will defend his title this week.
Golf Channel presents the World Wide Technology Championship from 3-6 p.m. ET, Thursday through Sunday.
Golf Channel Broadcast Team
- Play-by-play: George Savaricas
- Analyst: Brendon de Jonge
- Holes: Damon Hack
- On-Course: Billy Ray Brown / Graham DeLaet
- Reporter: Ryan Lavner
Notable Players in the Field
- Tony Finau
- Ben Griffin
- Jackson Koivun
- Matt Kuchar
- Denny McCarthy
- Nick Taylor
Golf Channel Series Premiere – Eamon Lynch Has Questions
Golf Channel recently announced the premiere of Eamon Lynch Has Questions – a new, in-depth interview program headlined by Golf Channel host/contributor and Golfweek columnist Eamon Lynch – featuring an exclusive interview with PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan, airing Thursday, November 5, at 6 p.m. ET, following Golf Channel’s coverage of the PGA Tour’s World Wide Technology Championship.
DP World Tour – Abu Dhabi Aldar Championship
This Rolex-Series event is the first tournament in the two-week DP World Tour Playoffs, with the field composed of the top 70 available players on the Race to Dubai standings. The top 50 players in the standings after the event will be eligible to compete in next week’s DP World Tour Championship.
Eugenio Chacarra leads the Race to Dubai standings entering the playoffs, with Patrick Reed in second and Rory McIlroy in third. After the playoffs, the top 10 DP World Tour members in the final standings not already exempt on the PGA Tour for 2027 will earn cards for next year.
Aaron Rai won the 2025 playing of the event in a playoff over Tommy Fleetwood.
The Abu Dhabi Aldar Championship at Yas Links in Abu Dhabi, UAE, will air live on Golf Channel starting at 2 a.m. ET Thursday-Saturday and 1:30 a.m. ET on Sunday.
Race to Dubai Standings Top 10
- Eugenio Chacarra
- Patrick Reed
- Rory McIlroy
- Casey Jarvis
- Aaron Rai
- Ryan Fox*
- Daniel Hillier
- Jayden Schaper
- Jacob Skov Olesen
- Matt Fitzpatrick*
* Not in the Abu Dhabi Aldar Championship field
LPGA Tour – TOTO Japan Classic
This no-cut, 78-player tournament is made up of players from the LPGA and Japan LPGA Tours and is played on the Taiheiyo Club’s Minori Course in Ibaraki, Japan.
Japanese players have won this event the last three years, with Nasa Hataoka earning her seventh LPGA Tour victory and second in her home country in 2025. Mone Inami won in 2023 and Rio Takeda won in 2024.
The TOTO Japan Classic headlines Golf Channel’s overnight coverage this week. Live tournament coverage begins at 9 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday, and at 9:30 p.m. ET on Friday.
Notable Players in the Field
- Hannah Green
- Nasa Hataoka
- Aki Iwai
- Chizzy Iwai
- Hyo Joo Kim
- Minjee Lee
- Jeeno Thitikul
Golf Central
Golf Central surrounds Golf Channel’s coverage of the PGA Tour’s World Wide Technology Championship this week, led by host Anna Jackson and analysts Brandel Chamblee and Chesson Hadley. Ryan Lavner reports for Golf Central from El Cardonal at Diamante in Mexico.
- Thursday: 2:30-3 p.m. / 7-7:30 p.m.
- Friday: 2:30-3 p.m. / 6-6:30 p.m.
- Saturday: 2:30-3 p.m. / 6-6:30 p.m.
- Sunday: 2:30-3 p.m. / 6-6:30 p.m.
* all times ET
Golf Central Team
- Host: Anna Jackson
- Analysts: Brandel Chamblee / Chesson Hadley
- Reporter: Ryan Lavner
Ladies European Tour – Aramco China Championship
The LET’s Aramco China Championship tees off this week from Mission Hills China (World Cup Course). This is the penultimate event of the season, after which the LET heads to Andalucia, Spain to decide the Order of Merit and crown the Tour’s number one player.
Golf Channel Mobile and GolfChannel.com carry coverage of the Aramco China Championship this week, airing live coverage starting at 12:30 a.m. ET Thur.-Fri. and 12 p.m. ET Sat.-Sun.
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