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Golf Glance: PGA Tour returns to Trump National Doral; Champions hit 2nd major
Apr 18, 2026; Hilton Head, South Carolina, USA; Scottie Scheffler drives the ball on the third hole during the final round of the RBC Heritage golf tournament. Mandatory Credit: Jim Dedmon-Imagn Images The PGA Tour returns to Trump National Doral following a 10-year hiatus for a signature event, the LPGA Tour is in Mexico and the Champions hit their second major of the year.
PGA TOUR
THIS WEEK: Cadillac Championship, Miami, April 30-May 3
Course: Trump National Doral, Blue Monster (Par 72, 7,739 Yards)
Purse: $20M (Winner: $3.6M)
Defending Champion: Inaugural Event
FedEx Cup Leader: Matt Fitzpatrick
HOW TO FOLLOW
TV: Thursday-Friday: 3-7 p.m. ET (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday: Noon-3 p.m. (GC), 3-6 p.m. (CBS, Paramount+)
Streaming (ESPN+): Thursday-Friday: 8:30 a.m.-7 p.m. ET; Saturday-Sunday: 7:30 a.m.-6 p.m.
X: @Cadillac_Champ
NOTES: The PGA Tour returns to Miami for the first time in 10 years, with LIV Golf having held events at the Donald Trump-owned Doral from 2022-25. While the tour held an event at the Blue Monster from 1962-2016, the Cadillac Championship is a new tournament and will not carry the years of previous tour events. … This is the fifth of eight signature events this season. However, world No. 2 Rory McIlroy, No. 3 Matt Fitzpatrick and No. 9 Xander Schauffele are not playing this week. The 72-player field does include 37 of the top 50 players in the Official World Golf Ranking. … Five players are in the field via the Aon Swing 5: Ricky Castillo, David Lipsky, Matt Wallace, Alex Smalley and Chandler Blanchet. … The most recent PGA Tour event at Doral in 2016 was won by Adam Scott, who is in this week’s field. … Alex Fitzpatrick will make his first start as a PGA Tour member following last week’s win in New Orleans. … Joel Dahmen will make his second signature event start of the season. Other sponsor exemptions include Max Greyserman, Max Homa and Keith Mitchell.
BEST BETS: Scottie Scheffler (+320 at DraftKings) is coming off a runner-up at the RBC Heritage and has 29 consecutive top-25 finishes on tour. … Cameron Young (+1300) has a win at The Players among his three top-three finishes in his past four starts. … Collin Morikawa (+2000) has five consecutive top-10 finishes. … Tommy Fleetwood (+2400) is looking to rebound from a T33 at the Masters followed by a T52 at the RBC Heritage. … Justin Rose (+3900) won the 2012 WGC-Cadillac Championship at Doral and is coming off a T3 at the Masters. … Jacob Bridgeman (+4300) won the Genesis earlier this year and posted a T5 at The Players while reaching as high as No. 17 in the world rankings.
Last Tournament: Zurich Classic of New Orleans (Alex Fitzpatrick, Matt Fitzpatrick)
Next Tournament: Truist Championship, Charlotte, May 7-10
LPGA TOUR
THIS WEEK: Mexico Riviera Maya Open, Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico, April 30-May 3
Course: El Camaleon Golf Course at Mayakoba (Par 72, 6,583 Yards)
Purse: $2.5M (Winner: $375,000)
Defending Champion: Chizzy Iwai
Race to CME Globe Leader: Nelly Korda
HOW TO FOLLOW:
TV: Thursday-Friday: 10-12 p.m. ET; Saturday: 5:30-7:30 p.m.; Sunday: 1-3 p.m. (Golf Channel)
Streaming: Thursday-Friday: 12-1 p.m. ET; Saturday: 4:30-5:30; Sunday: 12-1 p.m. (GolfChannel.com)
X: @LPGA
NOTES: Iwai won by six strokes in last year’s inaugural event for her first LPGA Tour victory. … Korda has two wins and three runner-ups while playing in the final group of all five of her events so far this season. She is the only player in the top-10 of the world rankings in this week’s field.
Last Tournament: The Chevron Championship (Korda)
Next Tournament: Mizuho Americas Open, West Caldwell, N.J., May 7-10
PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS
THIS WEEK: Regions Traditions, Birmingham, Ala., April 30-May 3
Course: Greystone G&CC (Par 72, 7,249 Yards)
Purse: $2.6M (Winner: $390,000)
Defending Champion: Angel Cabrera
Charles Schwab Cup leader: Stewart Cink
HOW TO FOLLOW
TV: Thursday-Friday: 12-2:30 p.m. ET; Saturday: 2:30-3 p.m.; Sunday: 3-6 p.m. (Golf Channel)
X: @ChampionsTour
NOTES: This is the second major of the Champions season and has been held in Alabama since 2011. … Three-time event champion Steve Stricker and Mark Hensby withdrew and were replaced by Billy Andrade and Shane Bertsch. … Former LIV Golf member Pat Perez is not eligible for the event since it is run by the PGA Tour. Perez is serving a one-year suspension from PGA Tour events.
Last Tournament: Mitsubishi Electric Classic (Retief Goosen)
Next Tournament: Insperity Invitational, The Woodlands, Texas, May 8-10
DP WORLD TOUR
THIS WEEK: Turkish Airlines Open, Belek, Antalya, April 30-May 3
Course: National GC (Par 72, 7,287 Yards)
Purse: $2.75M (Winner: $458,333)
Defending Champion: Martin Couvra
Race to Dubai Leader: Patrick Reed
HOW TO FOLLOW
TV: Thursday-Friday: 6-10 a.m. ET; Saturday: 6:30-11 a.m.; Sunday: 6-11 a.m. (Golf Channel)
X: @DPWorldTour
NOTES: Turkey’s national open is the final event of the four-tournament 2026 Asian Swing. The player with the most points at the end of each Swing earns a $200,000 bonus, while the top three points finishers will earn spots in next month’s PGA Championship. Jordan Gumberg currently leads the Asian Swing Rankings, followed by Alex Fitzpatrick, who earned his PGA Tour card last week, and Bernd Wiesberger … The first player who breaks Bernd Ritthammer’s course record of 6-under 66 set in 2014 will earn a $40,000 bonus. … The 156-player field includes players from 32 different countries.
Last Tournament: China Open (Wiesberger)
Next Tournament: Estrella Damm Catalunya Championship, Barcelona, May 7-10
LIV GOLF LEAGUE
THIS WEEK: OFF.
2026 Season Leaders: Individual: Jon Rahm; Team: Ripper GC
Last Event: LIV Golf Mexico City (Individual: Rahm; Team: Legion XIII)
Next Event: Trump National DC, May 7-10
–Field Level Media
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Damon Jones agrees to plea deal in federal gambling case
Jul 13, 2017; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers Summer League head coach Damon Jones gestures during an NBA Summer League game against the Los Angeles Lakers at Thomas & Mack Center. Mandatory Credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie-Imagn Images Former NBA player and assistant coach Damon Jones accepted a plea agreement, becoming the first to take a deal in the federal gambling investigation that led to more than two dozen arrests.
Jones, 49, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud in a federal court in Brooklyn, N.Y., on Tuesday, one day after former Charlotte Hornets and Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier learned prosecutors were adding charges against him.
“I would like to sincerely apologize to the court, my family, my peers and also the National Basketball Association,” Jones said in brief comments in the courtroom.
Jones confessed to participating in what feds labeled “Operation Royal Flush” and being a “face card” in at least three rigged poker games between October 2020 and September 2023. He said two of the games were held in Miami and he participated knowing the games were rigged.
Evidence shared by the prosecution placed Jones at all three games through witness testimony and text messages recovered from seized cell phones and iCloud accounts and wire activity detected in interstate transfers of funds. The investigation turned up technology that made cheating easy without detection, the prosecution said.
Sentencing was scheduled for January 2027.
His guilty pleas on Tuesday before U.S. Magistrate Judge Joseph Marutollo were in two separate federal cases in which Jones is named: U.S. v. Earnest and U.S. v. Aiello.
A sentencing range of five years to 78 months was tied to the case prior to the arraignment late last year. Jones agreed on Tuesday to the terms of forfeiture of no less than $38,000 tied to his winnings during the scheme.
Jones played 11 seasons in the NBA and crossed over with LeBron James in Cleveland and Miami, later coaching without an official title with the Lakers. Prosecutors contended he shared privileged information, including at least one instance involving James’ injury status against the Milwaukee Bucks, for the ill-gotten gains of a professionally-tied gambling ring.
The sentence in that case is not more than 27 months.
Jones initially pleaded not guilty in December. He can be credited up to two years for entering a plea agreement.
–Field Level Media
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Record $10M prize fund announced for Women's Open
BRIDGEND, WALES – AUGUST 03: Miyu Yamashita of Japan lifts the AIG Women’s Open trophy following victory in the final round of the AIG Women’s Open 2025 at Royal Porthcawl Golf Club on August 03, 2025 in Bridgend, Wales. This summer’s Women’s Open will celebrate its 50th anniversary with players competing for a record purse of $10 million, The R&A announced Tuesday.
Although the increase is a relatively modest $250,000 from last year, it marks a consistent trend in prize increases in recent years for the major championship.
“This is the sixth consecutive year that the AIG Women’s Open prize fund has been increased,” said R&A CEO Mark Darbon. “These consistent and sustainable investments in the prize fund clearly demonstrate The R&A and AIG’s commitment to elevating the Championship on the global stage.”
Starting with the inaugural Women’s British Open in 1976 when the total prize fund stood at 500 euros, the event has seen steady prize increases over the years, particularly over the past two decades.
By 2008, when the championship was last held at Sunningdale — announced Tuesday as the venue for the 2028 event — the purse was at $2.1 million.
Ten years later, the last time the Women’s Open was held at England’s Royal Lytham & St Annes — the site of this year’s event from July 29 to Aug. 2 — the total purse was just $3.25 million, meaning this year’s $10 million purse is triple that of just eight years ago.
The Women’s Open is now the third LPGA major to hit the $10 million mark in prize money, joining the U.S. Women’s Open and Women’s PGA which each have a $12 million purse.
This past weekend, the Chevron Championship came close to that mark, bumping its purse up by $1 million just two days before the opening round to a record $9 million, with Nelly Korda claiming the $1.35 million top prize.
Broadcast coverage of the Women’s Open will also be increasing to 34 hours across four days.
“The AIG Women’s Open reflects our commitment to advancing women in business, sports and society, which is core to AIG’s values,” Peter Zaffino, AIG chairman and CEO, said Tuesday. “In partnership with The R&A, we are making important strides in elevating the women’s game by continuing to increase the Championship purse and extending live broadcast coverage that will reach an even wider global audience of fans.”
–Field Level Media
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Oilers star Connor McDavid (ankle) game-time decision for Game 5
Apr 24, 2026; Anaheim, California, USA; Edmonton Oilers center Connor McDavid (97) looks on after scoring a a power play goal during the third period against the Anaheim Ducks in game three of the first round of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Honda Center. Mandatory Credit: Kiyoshi Mio-Imagn Images As the Edmonton Oilers face possible elimination from the playoffs Tuesday night, they may have to do so without star center Connor McDavid, a game-time decision due to an ankle injury.
McDavid sustained the injury to his right ankle in Game 2 and continued to play but has appeared limited.
The 29-year-old captain has one goal and three assists in the series after leading the league with 138 points (48 goals, 90 assists) in 82 games during the regular season.
The two-time defending Western Conference champion Oilers are down 3-1 in the best-of-seven first-round series against the Anaheim Ducks, who visit Edmonton on Tuesday night for Game 5 looking for their first series win in nine years.
Anaheim has won three in a row after blowing a late lead and dropping the series opener 4-3 on April 20.
The Oilers may also be without fellow center Jason Dickinson, who missed Games 2 and 3 with a lower-body injury before returning for Game 4. Dickinson is also a game-time decision.
–Field Level Media
Damon Jones agrees to plea deal in federal gambling case
Record $10M prize fund announced for Women's Open
