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PGA TOUR BAYCURRENT CLASSIC IN JAPAN HEADLINES GOLF CHANNEL’S LIVE TOURNAMENT COVERAGE THIS WEEK

October 8, 2025

Notables at Baycurrent Classic Include Xander Schauffele, Collin Morikawa, Hideki Matsuyama, Wyndham Clark, and Adam Scott

Four-Day Live Coverage From Yokohama Country Club on GOLF Channel Beginning Tonight at 9 p.m. ET; Thursday-Saturday at 11 p.m. ET

Buick LPGA Shanghai – Thursday-Sunday in Primetime on GOLF Channel, Live on NBC Sports App at 11 p.m. ET Wednesday-Saturday

Coverage Includes PGA TOUR Champions SAS Championship, Korn Ferry Tour Championship, and DP World Tour Spanish Open

College Golf – NB3 Match Play Final Round Hosted by Notah Begay III – Today at 4:30 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel

STAMFORD, Conn.   – The PGA TOUR FedExCup Fall continues in Japan this week with the Baycurrent Classic at Yokohama Country Club, headlining this week’s live tournament coverage on GOLF Channel.

This week’s coverage on GOLF Channel includes Buick LPGA Shanghai, the PGA TOUR Champions SAS Championship, the Korn Ferry Tour Championship, and the DP World Tour’s Spanish Open.

Additionally, GOLF Channel will present live final-round coverage of the NB3 Match Play collegiate event hosted by Notah Begay III this afternoon at 4:30 p.m. ET.

PGA TOUR: BAYCURRENT CLASSIC

Yokohama Country Club hosts the Baycurrent Classic for the first time this year. Hideki Matsuyama, who won the event in his homeland in 2021, leads a strong Japanese contingent in the field. Also scheduled to play are Xander Schauffele, the Gold Medal winner in the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, and 2023 winner Collin Morikawa, both of whom have Japanese ancestry.

Four-day coverage airs on GOLF Channel beginning tonight at 9 p.m. ET and Thursday-Saturday at 11 p.m. ET.

GOLF Channel Broadcast Team

  • Play by Play: George Savaricas       
  • Analyst: Graham DeLaet     
  • On-Course: Tom Abbott / Craig Perks

Notable Players This Week

  • Xander Schauffele
  • Collin Morikawa
  • Hideki Matsuyama
  • Max Homa
  • Wyndham Clark
  • Adam Skott
  • Sahith Theegala


LPGA TOUR: BUICK LPGA SHANGHAI

This is the first event of the LPGA Tour’s fall Asia swing. Last year, Ruoning Yin ran away with the event with weekend rounds of 63-64 to win in her homeland by six shots. Live coverage will stream on NBCSports.com Wednesday-Saturday overnights with primetime coverage on GOLF Channel Thursday-Sunday

Day GOLF Channel NBC Sports App
Wednesday   11 p.m. – 4 a.m.
Thursday 7-11 p.m. 11 p.m. – 4 a.m.
Friday 9-11 p.m. 11 p.m. – 4 a.m.
Saturday 9-11 p.m. 11 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Sunday 9 p.m. – 12 a.m.  

Notable Players This Week

  • Ruoning Yin
  • Jeeno Thitikul
  • Minjee Lee
  • Lilia Vu
  • Angel Yin
  • Ariya Jutanguarn

PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS: SAS CHAMPIONSHIP

Prestonwood Country Club has hosted the PGA TOUR Champions SAS Championship each year since 2001 and this marks the final event in the regular season. Following this event, the top 72 players in the standings advance to the Charles Schwab Cup Playoffs which begin next week. Jerry Kelly won last year’s event by one shot over Padraig Harrington.

Day NBC Sports App GOLF Channel
Friday 3-5 p.m. 7-9 p.m.
Saturday 3-5 p.m. 7-9 p.m.
Sunday 3-5 p.m. 7-9 p.m.

 

KORN FERRY TOUR: KORN FERRY TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP

PGA TOUR cards for the 2026 season will be awarded to the top 20 players in the KFT standings following this week’s Korn Ferry Tour Championship at French Lick Golf Resort. Additionally, the player finishes No. 1 in the standings earns exemptions into the 2026 PLAYERS Championship and 2026 U.S. Open. Eleven players have already secured their 2026 TOUR cards including Johnny Keefer, Neal Shipley, and Christo Lamprecht. Live four-day coverage airs on GOLF Channel beginning Thursday at 3 p.m. ET.

DP WORLD TOUR: SPANISH OPEN

The national championship of Spain began in 1912 and has been a part of the DP World Tour schedule since 1972. Spaniards Seve Ballesteros and Jon Rahm have each won the event three times. Rahm lost last year’s event to fellow Spaniard Angel Hidalgo in a playoff.

Day GOLF Channel
Thursday 8 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Friday 8 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Saturday 7:30 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Sunday 6:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

 

COLLEGE GOLF: NB3 MATCH PLAY

The NB3 Match Play collegiate event, hosted by Notah Begay III, concludes today with the final round live on GOLF Channel at 4:30 p.m. ET. The event is being held at Twin Warriors Golf Club in Santa Ana Puebla, New Mexico. The men’s teams in the field are UNLV, New Mexico, New Mexico State, and Oregon. The women’s teams are Arizona, New Mexico, New Mexico State, and Texas A&M. Today’s final round will determine the men’s and women’s champions.

GOLF CENTRAL

Golf Central provides comprehensive pre-and post-round coverage of this week’s live tournaments airing on GOLF Channel. Anna Jackson and Paige Mackenzie anchor Wednesday’s coverage, with Rich Lerner and Jim Gallagher Jr. on Thursday-Sunday coverage.

Day Golf Central
Wednesday 7:30-9 p.m.
Thursday 2-3 / 6-7 p.m.
Friday 2-3 / 6-7 p.m.
Saturday 2-3 / 6-7 p.m.
Sunday 2-3 / 6-7 p.m.

 

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Jamie Palatini
VP, Sports Communications
Jamie.palatini@nbcuni.com
(908) 347-1472

 

 

 

 

 

 

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