In advance of tournaments, golfers are often asked if they have a target score in mind. For this week's Hero World Challenge at Albany Golf Club in Nassau, Bahamas, that number would be 18 under par as four of the last five winners (Viktor Hovland, Henrik Stenson, Rickie Fowler and Hideki Matsuyama) have won with an 18-under 270 score. The outlier was Jon Rahm in 2018 when the Spaniard won with a 20-under 268 score.

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Announced: By LIV Golf, three new venues that will host tournaments as part of the 2023 LIV Golf League schedule. Mayakoba’s El Camaleon Golf Course (Feb. 24-26), Sentosa Golf Club in Singapore (April 28-30), and Real Club Valderrama in Spain (June 30-July 2) join previously announced The Grange Golf Club in Adelaide (April 21-23) as hosts for four of the season's 14 tournaments.

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Minami Levonowich's global view of golf
Host Kelly Okun interviews the London-born Speedgolf champion who has lived in five different countries, been a participant on five golf reality shows and competed on the Japan LPGA
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PGA Tour: Hero World Challenge
Site: Albany Golf Club, Nassau, Bahamas.
Television: Today-Friday, 1:30-4:30 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday, noon to 2:30 p.m. (Golf Channel), 2:30-5 p.m. (NBC); Sunday, noon to 1 p.m. (Golf Channel), 1-5 p.m. (NBC).
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DP World Tour / PGA of Australia: ISPS Handa Australian Open
Site: Victoria Golf Club and Kingston Heath Golf Club, Melbourne, Australia.
Television: Today, 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. (Golf Channel); Friday, 10 p.m. to 3 a.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday, 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. (Golf Channel).

DP World Tour / Sunshine Tour: Investec South African Open Site: Blair Atholl Golf & Equestrian Estate, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Television: Today-Friday, 5-10 a.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday, 4:30-9:30 a.m. (Golf Channel).

DECEMBER
5-8: Ohio Turfgrass Foundation Conference, Columbus, Ohio | Info

JANUARY
23-25: Golf Business Conference, Orlando, Fla. | Info
24-27: PGA Show, Orlando, Fla. | Info

FEBRUARY
6-9: GCSAA Conference and Trade Show, Orlando, Fla. | Info
10-12: West Michigan Golf Show, Grand Rapids, Mich. | Info

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