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So now what? Here’s all the pro golf that’s left on the 2023 calendar

The 2023 calendar is winding down with just about five weeks left before 2024 arrives.

The big-ticket professional golf tour events have all come and gone, but there is still plenty of pro golf for fans to watch before the new year is here.

There is nothing going on this week as we all prepare for the long Thanksgiving weekend but on the horizon are a couple of what many call “silly season” events: a new team competition, a mixed-team event featuring PGA Tour and LPGA stars and the popular family tournament.

But it’s not all fun and games, as there are two Q schools and a promotion event where the stakes are high for those clinging to their professional golf aspirations.

Hero World Challenge

Viktor Hovland plays his shot from the first tee during the final round 2022 Hero World Challenge at Albany Golf Course in Nassau, Bahamas. (Photo: Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)

Dates: Nov. 30 – Dec. 3

Golf course: Albany

Location: New Providence, Bahamas

Defending champ: Viktor Hovland

Tiger’s back. Yes, we’ve said it before but the 2023 Hero will mark his first competitive golf outing since the Masters back in April.

TV info

First and second round, Golf Channel, 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. ET
Third round, Golf Channel, 12-2:30 p.m. ET, NBC 2:30-5 p.m. ET
Final round, Golf Channel 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. ET, NBC 1:30-4:30 p.m. ET.

LPGA Q Series

Train tracks near the 13th tee at the Crossings Course at the Robert Trent Jones Trail at Magnolia Grove in Mobile, Alabama. (Photo: Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

Dates: Nov. 30 – Dec. 5

Golf course: Magnolia Grove Golf Course (Falls and Crossings courses)

Location: Mobile, Alabama

A shortened Q-Series takes place on the Robert Trent Jones Trail. This year, players will compete over 108 holes of stroke-play competition with a cut after the fourth round. The purse is $150,000, paid to the top 45 and ties. The top 20 and ties will earn 2024 LPGA status for 2024 in Category 14. Players finishing 21-45 will earn LPGA status in Category 15 and Epson Tour status in Category C.

Grant Thornton Invitational

Nelly Korda and caddie Jason McDede walk up the 18th fairway during the final round of the 2023 CME Group Tour Championship at Tiburon Golf Club in Naples, Florida. (Photo: Douglas P. DeFelice/Getty Images)

Dates: Dec. 8 – 10

Golf course: Tiburon Golf Club

Location: Naples, Florida

Format: Scramble, foursomes, then modified best ball.

Inaugural event.

Just two weeks after the LPGA season ender, Tiburon hosts the first Grant Thornton Invitational, a mixed-team event with some serious star power. There are 32 players on 16 two-player teams comepeting for a $4 million purse.

TV info

Day 1, Golf Channel, 1 to 4 p.m. ET
Day 2, Golf Channel, 2 to 3 p.m. ET: NBC, 3 to 5 p.m. ET
Day 3, Golf Channel, 1 to 2 p.m., ET; NBC, 2 to 4 p.m. ET

World Champions Cup

Concession Golf Club in Brandeton, Florida. (Photo: Herald-Tribune

Dates: Dec. 7 – 10

Golf course: The Concession Golf Club

Location: Bradenton, Florida

Inaugural event.

The World Champions Cup is collection of some of the top names on the PGA Tour Champions in a first-of-its-kind tournament. There will be three teams – Team International, Team Europe and Team USA – competing in a three-day stroke-play tournament. Each match will be nine holes. Teams get a point for each hole they won. After three days, the team with the most points wins.

TV info

Day 1, ESPN+, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. ET; ESPN, 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. ET
Day 2, ESPN+, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. ET; ESPN, 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. ET
Day 3, ESPN+, 12 to 2 p.m. ET (pro-am)
Day 4, ESPN+, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. ET; ESPN, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. ET

LIV Golf Promotions

Abu Dhabi Golf Club in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Photo: Octavio Passos/Getty Images)

Dates: Dec. 8 – 10

Golf course: Abu Dhabi Golf Club

Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Inaugural event.

The first LIV Golf Promotions event will see three players earn a spot on a team for the 2024 LIV Golf season. Four rounds will be played over the three days, with 36 holes on the final day. The purse is $1.5 million and players must pay a “nominal” entry fee (when LIV opened entries for its first event in London in 2022, “Tiger Woods” entered 216 times).

TV info

LIV’s various broadcast partners around the world will offer coverage, but in the U.S. those interested will need to stream on LIV Golf Plus or the LIV Golf YouTube channel. Friday and Saturday’s action will take place 4 to 8 a.m. ET, with the final round on Sunday going from 4:30 to 9 a.m. ET.

PGA Tour Champions Qualifying Tournament final stage

Richard Green chips a shot on the fifth hole during the third round of the 2023 Charles Schwab Cup Championship at Phoenix Country Club. (Photo: Joe Rondone/The Arizona Republic)

Dates: Dec. 5 to 8

Golf course: TPC Scottsdale Champions course

Location: Scottsdale, Arizona

Defending champ: Richard Green

For those without a serious resume from their PGA Tour playing days, the Champions tour is considered to be the most difficult pro tour to break into. The Champions course will host 78 players in four rounds. When it’s all said and done, five players will earn their 2024 tour cards.

PGA Tour Q-School presented by Korn Ferry

A PGA Tour card for the 2024 season at the 2023 Korn Ferry Tour Championship Victoria National Golf Club in Newburgh, Indiana. (Photo: Andrew Wevers/PGA Tour)

Dates: Dec. 14 – 17

Golf courses: TPC Sawgrass (Dye’s Valley Course) and Sawgrass Country Club (East/West)

Location: Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida

The PGA Tour is returning to a calendar-based schedule in 2024. But that’s not all that’s different, as Q school has returned. There have been pre-qualifying, first stage and second stage events so far. There are two more second stage events Nov. 28 to Dec. 1. The three-day final stage will be the last hoorah for some, as only the top five and ties will earn their PGA Tour cards for 2024.

PNC Championship

The range at the PNC Championship at the Ritz Carlton Golf Club Grande Lakes on Dec. 17, 2021, in Orlando. (Photo: Douglas P. DeFelice/Getty Images)

Dates: Dec. 15 – 17

Golf course: Ritz-Carlton Golf Club

Location: Orlando

This has become one of the most fun events on the golf calender. What started out as the Father-Son Challenge has truly evolved into a tournament for all. OK, not all, as you must have won a major championship or the Players Championship to be eligible. Those champions can then bring a dad, a mom, a son or daughter. This as become a can’t-miss for many pro golfers and fans alike. And even better: Tiger Woods and son Charlie have committed for a fourth go-round.

TV info

Day 1, Golf Channel, 12 to 2:30 p.m., ET.  (pro-am)
Day 2, NBC, 2:30 to 6 p.m. ET
Day 3, Golf Channel, 12 to 1:30 p.m. ET; NBC, 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. ET

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