Golf Glance: LPGA continues Asia swing, Champions begin playoffs

With the PGA Tour off this week, the eyes of the professional golf world are focused on the LPGA Tour's annual visit to the Republic of Korea and the start of the three-leg Charles Schwab Cup playoffs.

LPGA TOUR

LAST TOURNAMENT: Buick LPGA Shanghai (Jeeno Thitikul)

THIS WEEK: BMW Ladies Championship, Haenam-gun, Jeollanam-do, Republic of Korea, Oct. 16-19

Course: Pine Beach Golf Links (Par 72, 6,785 Yards)

Purse: $2.3M (Winner: $345,000)

Defending Champion: Hannah Green

Race to the CME Globe leader: Thitikul

HOW TO FOLLOW

TV/Streaming: Wednesday-Thursday: 11 p.m.-3 a.m. ET; Friday: 11 p.m.-5 a.m.; Saturday: 11 p.m.-3 a.m. (All times Golf Channel, streaming on NBCSports.com and NBC Sports App)

X: @LPGATour

NOTES: This is the second of the five-event Asia swing, with the tour returning to the mainland United States in November. ... Pine Beach is hosting the event for the first time. ... Green, who won wire-to-wire last year, enters this week having missed five of her past six cuts. ... The 78-player field includes 68 LPGA Tour members and 10 sponsor invites. Among the notable sponsor invites are major champions In Gee Chun, Eun-Hee Ji, Jeongeun Lee6 and Sung Hyun Park. ... Chella Choi makes her return to competition after giving birth to her first son in March.

NEXT TOURNAMENT: Hanwha Lifeplus International Crown, Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea, Oct. 23-26

PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS

LAST TOURNAMENT: SAS Championship (Alex Cejka)

THIS WEEK: Dominion Energy Charity Classic, Richmond, Va., Oct. 17-19

Course: The Country Club of Virginia (Par 72, 7,025 Yards)

Purse: $2.3M (Winner: $350,000)

Defending Champion: Jerry Kelly

Charles Schwab Cup leader: Miguel Angel Jimenez

HOW TO FOLLOW

TV: Friday-Sunday: 2-5 p.m. ET (Golf Channel)

X: @ChampionsTour

NOTES: This is the first of three playoff events to determine the Charles Schwab Cup winner. ... The field includes 69 players who finished the regular season within the top 72 in the standings. The top 54 in the standings after this week will advance to the Simmons Bank Championship, and the top 36 after that event will qualify for the season-ending Charles Schwab Cup Championship.

NEXT TOURNAMENT: Simmons Bank Championship, Little Rock, Ark., Oct.17-19

PGA TOUR

LAST TOURNAMENT: Baycurrent Classic (Xander Schauffele)

THIS WEEK: OFF.

NEXT TOURNAMENT: Bank of Utah Championship, Ivins, Utah, Oct. 23-26

LIV GOLF LEAGUE

LAST TOURNAMENT: Team Championship (Legion XIII)

THIS WEEK: Season Complete

Season Winners: Individual: Jon Rahm; Team: Legion XIII

NEXT TOURNAMENT: LIV Golf Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Feb. 5-7