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Baycurrent Classic Tees Off This Week in Japan With 78-Player, No-Cut Field

U.S. viewers get late-night Golf Channel coverage for the tournament’s debut on a composite course at Yokohama Country Club.

Overview

  • The PGA Tour’s FedExCup Fall stop runs Oct. 9-12 at Yokohama Country Club in Yokohama, Japan.
  • The limited field features 78 entrants with no 36-hole cut, so all competitors are slated for 72 holes of play.
  • Headliners include Xander Schauffele, Hideki Matsuyama, Collin Morikawa and defending champion Nico Echavarria.
  • The event offers an $8 million purse and moves to a first-time host using a 7,315-yard, par-71 composite layout that draws holes from both the West and East courses.
  • Golf Channel is the only U.S. outlet carrying the tournament, with four-hour windows scheduled in late-night Eastern Time.