deadspin golf glance: pga tour heads to mexico, lpga visits kuala lumpur as champions continue playoffs

PGA Tour heads to Mexico

The PGA Tour’s FedExCup Fall reaches its midpoint with the first of two events in Mexico. The tournament, first played in 1944, moves to the fall after its first four editions took place in spring.

Campbell is seeking his first successful title defense at the event, though his best finish in 2026 has been a tie for 24th at The Masters. Aldrich Potgieter returns after losing last year’s playoff, and 2023 champion Tony Finau enters ranked 104th in the FedExCup Fall standings.

LPGA visits Kuala Lumpur

The Maybank Championship takes place in Kuala Lumpur from Oct. 29 through Nov. 1, as the LPGA continues its Asian swing. It is the third of four events on the fall swing and the tournament’s fourth edition.

Last year, Yamashita won a three-player playoff and enters ranked fourth in the world. Haeran Ryu, ranked No. 3, is the field’s highest-ranked golfer after finishing tied for second last week.

The top 60 in the CME Globe standings qualify for the season-ending CME Group Tour Championship. This week’s field includes Karis Davidson at No. 58, Soo Bin Joo at No. 59, Dewi Weber at No. 60 and Ayaka Furue at No. 61.

Champions Tour playoff race

The Simmons Bank Championship runs Oct. 30 through Nov. 1 in Little Rock, Arkansas. It is the second of three playoff events, with the top 54 players in the standings qualifying; three did not commit to playing this week.

The top 36 after the tournament advance to the Charles Schwab Cup Championship. Cink leads the standings by 503,882 points over Zach Johnson, while Alker is third and Padraig Harrington follows him.