The PGA Tour kicks off the 2026 signature event slate at famed Pebble Beach, while LIV Golf returns to its highly popular Australian stop.

PGA TOUR

THIS WEEK: AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, Pebble Beach, Calif., Feb. 12-15

Course: Pebble Beach Golf Links (Pebble Beach: Par 72, 6,972 Yards; Spyglass Hill: Par 72, 7,071 Yards)

Purse: $20M (Winner: $3.6M)

Defending Champion: Rory McIlroy

FedEx Cup Leader: Chris Gotterup

HOW TO FOLLOW

TV: Thursday-Friday: 3-7 p.m. ET (Golf Channel); Saturday: 1-3 p.m. (GC), 3-7 p.m. (CBS); Sunday: 1-3 p.m. (GC), 3-6:30 p.m. (CBS)

Streaming (ESPN+): Thursday-Friday: 11:45 a.m.-7 p.m. ET; Saturday: 11:30 a.m.-7 p.m.; Sunday: 11 a.m.-6:30 p.m.

X: @ATTProAm

NOTES: This is the first of nine signature events in 2026, featuring limited fields and increased purses. It’s the first signature event to be held at Pebble Beach, which will host its 80th pro-am on tour this year. Amateurs will compete alongside 80 professionals at each of the two courses, with the professionals competing at Pebble Beach over the final two rounds. … The field includes 18 of the top 20 players in the Official World Golf Ranking. This marks the PGA Tour season debut of defending champion and World No. 2 Rory McIlroy. … Jake Knapp was one of the final players into the field, earning a spot via the AON Swing 5 with his eighth-place finish in Phoenix, knocking Andrew Putnam out. Others in the top 5 were Pierceson Coody, Ryo Hisatsune, Matt McCarty and Patrick Rodgers. … Sahith Theegala is in the field on a sponsor exemption along with Tony Finau, Billy Horschel and Keith Mitchell. … 2017 champion Jordan Spieth makes his 14th career start in the event, where he owns six top-10s. He is making his 77th start since his most recent victory at the 2022 RBC Heritage Open.

BEST BETS: Scottie Scheffler (+295 at DraftKings) has won seven of his past 15 worldwide starts. After winning the AmEx, he finished T3 last week falling one shot short of a playoff despite opening with a 73. … Rory McIlroy (+1300) won by two strokes here last year. He opened 2025 with a T3 in Dubai before a T33 the following week. … Si Woo Kim (+2500) is a career-best 26th in the world with four top-4s and no worse than a T11 in his past six starts. … Reigning FedEx Cup champion Tommy Fleetwood (+2800) also makes his PGA Tour season debut after a 25th and T41 in the two-event Dubai swing. … Justin Rose (+2800) is coming off a seven-shot win at Torrey Pines just two weeks ago and enters as the No. 3 player in the world. … Gotterup (+3000) has won two of his first three starts this year and has four wins in his past 10 starts on tour. This is his Pebble Beach debut. … Hideki Matsuyama (+3200) led until the 72nd hole last week and has finished T13 or better in six consecutive worldwide starts.

Last Tournament: WM Phoenix Open (Gotterup)

Next Tournament: The Genesis Invitational, Pacific Palisades, Calif., Feb. 19-22

LIV GOLF LEAGUE

THIS WEEK: LIV Golf Adelaide, Feb. 12-15

Course: The Grange Golf Club (Par 72, 7,111 Yards)

Purses: Individual: $30M (Winner: $4M); Team: $10M (Winners: $3M)

Defending Champion: Individual: Joaquin Niemann; Team: Fireballs GC

2026 Season Leaders: Individual: Elvis Smylie; Team: Ripper GC

HOW TO FOLLOW

TV: Wednesday: 8 p.m. ET (Fox Sports App), 12 a.m. (FS1); Thursday: 8 p.m. (FS2), 11 p.m. (FS1); Friday: 10 p.m. (FS2), 12 a.m. (FS1); Saturday: 8 p.m. (FS1); 11 p.m. (Fox)

X: @livgolf_league

NOTES: More than 102,000 fans attended the 2025 event, and this year’s event marks the start of Adelaide’s festival season. The 165-yard 12th hole has been dubbed the “Watering Hole.” … Smylie moved to No. 77 in the Official World Golf Ranking with last week’s victory. … The daily shotgun start includes 13 teams and 57 total players, including five wild cards. … Phil Mickelson (personal) and Lee Westwood (injury) will miss their second consecutive event. Wade Ormsby will replace Mickelson for the HyFlyers and Ben Schmidt will replace Westwood for the Majesticks. The Cleeks’ Martin Kaymer will also be replaced by John Catlin.

Last Event: LIV Golf Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (Individual: Smylie; Team: Ripper GC)

Next Event: LIV Golf Hong Kong, March 5-8

PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS

THIS WEEK: Chubb Classic, Naples, Fla., Feb. 13-15

Course: Tiburon Golf Club, Black Course (Par 72, 6,897 Yards)

Purse: $1.8M (Winner: $270,000)

Defending Champion: Justin Leonard

Charles Schwab Cup leader: Stewart Cink

HOW TO WATCH

TV: Friday: 11 a.m.-2 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday: 3-5:30 p.m. (Golf Channel)

X: @ChampionsTour

NOTES: The 54-hole event returns to Naples, Fla. for the 39th consecutive year. … Last year marked Leonard’s maiden win on the Champions tour. Bernhard Langer has won the event five times, most recently in 2024. … Langer and Davis Love III represent the two World Golf Hall of Fame members in the field.

Last Tournament: Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai, Ka’upulehu-Kona, Hawaii, Jan. 22-24 (Cink)

Next Tournament: James Hardie Pro Football Hall of Fame Invitational, Boca Raton, Fla., March 6-8

LPGA TOUR

THIS WEEK: OFF.

Race to the CME Globe Leader: Nelly Korda

Next Tournament: Honda LPGA Thailand, Pattaya, Chonburi, Feb. 19-22

DP WORLD TOUR

THIS WEEK: OFF.

Race to Dubai Leader: Patrick Reed

Last Tournament: Qatar Masters (Reed)

Next Tournament: Kenya Open, Nairobi, Feb. 19-22

–Field Level Media

For the first time in a week, the Minnesota Timberwolves will arrive at a game in a good mood.

Minnesota will go for back-to-back wins when it tips off against the Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday night in Minneapolis. It is the last game for the Timberwolves before the NBA All-Star break and the second-to-last game for Portland before the long layoff.

Timberwolves coach Chris Finch hopes to see his players continue to perform well after they sprinted to a 138-116 win over the visiting Atlanta Hawks on Monday night. Minnesota scored 81 points in the first half, including 41 points in the first quarter.

The lopsided victory snapped a two-game skid for the Timberwolves after players such as Rudy Gobert questioned the team’s effort level and called on coaches to bench starters if necessary.

As far as Finch is concerned, the bad week is over and the team is moving forward.

“Sometimes it feels like you’re really far away from where you want to be, but you’re actually not,” Finch said. “You’ve just got to remind yourself.”

The arrival of Ayo Dosunmu has helped to shake the Timberwolves out of their recent funk. Dosunmu provided a jolt of energy off the bench on Monday, making 9 of 13 shots from the field, and he likely will figure prominently in the rotation going forward.

Minnesota acquired Dosunmu from the Chicago Bulls before the trade deadline to add depth on the bench and help push the pace.

“That’s one of my strengths, and I think that’s something that can take this team to another level on both ends of the court …,” Dosunmu said. “We have so many great talents on offense that can score in so many different ways, so adding a different way to the offense is just going to make it harder to guard.”

Meanwhile, Portland enters the matchup on a three-game winning streak after knocking off the Memphis Grizzlies in back-to-back games and then cruising to a 135-118 win over the visiting Philadelphia 76ers on Monday night.

Toumani Camara will look to stay hot after erupting for career-high 30 points on 10-for-12 shooting in the win against Philadelphia. He made a career-best eight 3-pointer (on 10 attempts) and notched three steals.

Camara credited his teammates for playing a role in his sharpshooting from long distance.

“It felt great,” Camara said. “A lot of great looks, too. A lot of open shots. My teammates found good ways to find me. It felt pretty big (Monday), for sure.”

Deni Avdija in particular helps the rest of the Trail Blazers, Camara said of the player who leads the team in scoring (25.5 points per game) and assists (6.7 per game).

“He’s an All-Star for a reason,” Camara said. “He shrinks the floor a lot. A lot of people just worry about his drives and how aggressive he can be, so it opens up a lot of things for other players. And then he’s very unselfish, and he’s really looking to pass the ball a lot.”

This is the second of four meetings between the teams this season. Minnesota won the season opener for both teams 118-114 on Oct. 22 in Portland thanks to a 41-point performance by Anthony Edwards.

–Field Level Media

Tyler Perkins scored 22 points and Villanova closed on an 11-2 run to defeat visiting Marquette 77-74 on Tuesday.

Acaden Lewis contributed 15 points, while Matt Hodge added 13 for the Wildcats (19-5, 10-3 Big East), who posted their fourth straight win. Villanova overcame 39% shooting from the field and an 18-of-31 effort from the foul line to sweep the regular-season series.

The Golden Eagles (9-16, 4-10) appeared ready to win on the road for the first time this season but managed only two points in the final three minutes. Royce Parham shot 8 of 9 from the field and posted career highs in points (26) and rebounds (11) for Marquette, while Adrien Stevens pitched in with 18 points as the Golden Eagles shot 49% from the field.

The Golden Eagles led by a point with just over eight minutes left before Stevens’ 3-pointer ignited an 8-0 run.

However, the Wildcats quickly responded with a 9-0 stretch. Perkins hit back-to-back 3-pointers before Hodge’s triple rattled in to tie the game at 66-all.

Marquette answered again, this time with 3-pointers from Ben Gold and Chase Ross. Perkins drained a 3-pointer on the other end, sparking a 9-0 spurt that put the Wildcats up 75-72. Lewis’ twisting layup put Villanova ahead in the midst of that stretch.

Nigel James Jr.’s layup with 14.8 seconds left made it a one-point game before Devin Askew responded with two free throws. On their final possession, the Golden Eagles wasted nearly the entire clock before Stevens’ long 3-point attempt was snuffed by Perkins at the buzzer.

Villanova opened a double-digit advantage midway through the first half. The Wildcats led by 10 with less than six minutes left in the half before the Golden Eagles chipped away to get within 36-32 at the break.

The Golden Eagles opened the second half on a 7-2 run to take a one-point lead. Several minutes later, Lewis scored five quick points to put the Wildcats ahead 47-41.

Continuing the back-and-forth theme, Marquette used a 14-3 run to take a 58-53 lead midway through the second half. Parham scored nine points during that surge.

–Field Level Media