STAMFORD, Conn. – October 20, 2026 – This week on Golf Channel, the PGA Tour’s FedExCup Fall continues with the Butterfield Bermuda Championship, the LPGA Tour Asia swing continues with the BMW Ladies Championship and the Charles Schwab Cup Playoffs begins with the Stifel Charity Classic.
PGA TOUR – BUTTERFIELD BERMUDA CHAMPIONSHIP
The PGA Tour heads to Port Royal Golf Course in Bermuda, where the FedExCup Fall will continue on Golf Channel beginning at 1 p.m. ET Thursday through Sunday. This is the fourth of eight events in the FedExCup Fall season, after which the top 100 players in the final FedExCup standings earn PGA Tour cards for 2027.
Adam Schenk won at Port Royal for his first PGA Tour title last year, holding off Chandler Phillips to win by one stroke.
Golf Channel Broadcast Team
- Play-by-play: Steve Sands
- Analyst: Brendon de Jonge
- Holes: Damon Hack
- On Course: Tripp Isenhour / Craig Perks
- Reporter: Gabby Herzig
Notable Players in the Field
- Corey Conners
- Cam Davis
- Lucas Glover
- Haotong Li
- Miles Russell
- Austin Smotherman
LPGA TOUR – BMW LADIES CHAMPIONSHIP
This is the second of four events in the LPGA Tour’s Fall Asia swing, being played at Pine Beach Golf Links in Haenam, South Korea. Live, overnight coverage begins at 10 p.m. ET Wednesday through Saturday on Golf Channel.
Sei Young Kim took the first-round lead at the 2025 BMW Ladies Championship and never let go, winning wire-to-wire at Pine Beach. It was the 13th career win for Kim and first since 2020.
Notable Players in the Field
- Allisen Corpuz
- Lauren Coughlin
- Auston Kim
- Sei Young Kim
- Haeran Ryu
- Lottie Woad
- Amy Yang
- Rose Zhang
PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS – STIFEL CHARITY CLASSIC
This is the first event of the three-tournament Charles Schwab Cup Playoffs on the PGA Tour Champions. The top 72 players on the regular-season money list are eligible for the tournament, with Stewart Cinkleading the standings. For the playoffs, the money list is converted to points and all three playoff events provide double points ($1 = 2 points). The top 54 players on the playoff points list after this week will qualify for next week’s Simmons Bank Championship.
Played at Norwood Hills Country Club in St. Louis, Thomas Bjorn earned the first individual victory of his career on PGA Tour Champions at the event in 2025.
The Stifel Charity Classic will air live Friday-Sunday on Golf Channel Mobile and GolfChannel.com starting at 3 p.m. ET, before moving to Golf Channel at 4 p.m. ET.
Current Charles Schwab Cup top 10:
- Stewart Cink
- Zach Johnson
- Steven Alker
- Padraig Harrington
- Retief Goosen
- Ernie Els
- Boo Weekley
- George McNeill
- Ben Crane
- Alex Cejka
GOLF TODAY & GOLF CENTRAL
Golf Today and Golf Central will provide news, insight, analysis and interviews around Golf Channel’s live tournament coverage this week.
Todd Lewis and Ryan Lavner host Golf Today starting at 3 p.m. ET today and tomorrow, and Lewis also hosts Golf Central with analyst Tripp Isenhour today and Wednesday beginning at 7 p.m. ET.
Starting Thursday, George Savaricas takes over as host for Golf Central, joined by Steve Marino as analyst.
Gabby Herzig will handle reporting duties for Golf Today and Golf Central on-site at the Butterfield Bermuda Championship.
Day | Golf Today | Golf Central |
Tuesday | 3-4 p.m. | 7-8 p.m. |
Wednesday | 3-4 p.m. | 7-8 p.m. |
Thursday |
| 12:30-1 p.m. / 4-4:30 p.m. |
Friday |
| 12:30-1 p.m. / 6-6:30 p.m. |
Saturday |
| 12:30-1 p.m. / 6-6:30 p.m. |
Sunday |
| 12:30-1 p.m. / 6-6:30 p.m. |
| *All times ET | | |
Golf Today Team
- Hosts: Todd Lewis / Ryan Lavner
- Reporter: Gabby Herzig
Golf Central Team
- Host: Todd Lewis (Tue.-Wed.) / George Savaricas (Thur.-Sun.)
- Analyst: Tripp Isenhour (Tue.-Wed.) / Steve Marino (Thur.-Sun.)
- Reporter: Gabby Herzig
DP WORLD TOUR – GENESIS CHAMPIONSHIP
This tournament, which is co-sanctioned with the Korean PGA Tour, is the last event of the DP World Tour’s regular season. After this week, the top 70 players in the Race to Dubai standings qualify for the first playoff event. The top 110 on the Race to Dubai at the conclusion of the Genesis Championship will keep their cards for next season.
The Genesis Championship will be played at Woo Jeong Hills Country Club in Cheonan, South Korea, with Golf Channel Mobile and GolfChannel.com presenting live, overnight coverage and Golf Channel airing encore presentations in the morning hours.
Round | Golf Channel Mobile/ GolfChannel.com | Golf Channel (Encore) |
Round 1 | Wed., 11 p.m.-4 a.m. | Thur., 7:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. |
Round 2 | Thur., 11 p.m.-4 a.m. | Fri., 7:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. |
Round 3 | Fri., 11:30 p.m.-4 a.m. | Sat., 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m. |
Round 4 | Sat., 10:30 p.m.-3:30 a.m. | Sun., 7:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. |
| *All times ET | | |
Notable Players in the Field
- Eugenio Chacarra
- Ryan Fox
- Sungjae Im
- Si Woo Kim
- Tom McKibbin
- Shaun Norris
ABILENE CHRISTIAN INTERCOLLEGIATE
The inaugural Abilene Christian Intercollegiate features nine men's and nine women's collegiate golf programs, competing over three rounds of stroke play at Halbert National in Granbury, Texas.
Golf Channel’s own Grant Boone, who has served ACU Athletics as a play-by-play broadcaster, interviewer and on-air host since 2008 and began calling ACU games as a student back in 1990, played a large role in bringing the event to Golf Channel and will be on the call for the inaugural Abilene Christian Intercollegiate.
Coverage continues today and tomorrow on Golf Channel starting at 4 p.m. ET.
Golf Channel Broadcast Team
- Play-by-play: Grant Boone
- Analyst: Chris Haack
- Holes: Emilia Doran
- On Course: Julia Johnson / Jim Gallagher Jr.
Men’s Field:
- Abilene Christian
- Arizona
- Houston
- Michigan
- Missouri
- Rice
- SMU
- Texas A&M
- Tulsa
Women’s Field
- Abilene Christian
- Arizona
- Arizona State
- Baylor
- Cincinnati
- Louisville
- Oregon
- Purdue
- Tennessee
ASIAN TOUR – LINK HONG KONG OPEN
The Asian Tour’s Link Hong Kong Open tees off from Hong Kong Golf Club in Hong Kong, airing across Golf Channel Mobile and GolfChannel.com beginning at 12:30 a.m. ET Thursday-Sunday.
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