ZOZO Championship 2023: Field, tee times and betting odds for the PGA Tour event

The PGA Tour heads to Japan for the 2023 Zozo Championship with Keegan Bradley aiming to defend his title against an impressive field.

Bradley will tee it up for the first time since missing out on a place in the US Ryder Cup team to face Europe in Rome – a decision that was criticized by many analysts and fans. The six-time PGA Tour winner, whose win in Japan in 2022 was his first in four years, will need to overcome a host of players who were at Marco Simone if he is to add a seventh title to his CV, with Xander Schauffele, Collin Morikawa, Rickie Fowler, and Nicolai Hojgaard all in action.

The only PGA Tour event played in Japan, the ZOZO is co-sanctioned with the Japan Golf Tour and has a limited field with just 78 players teeing it up. Named after the clothing brand that sponsors the event, it is into its fifth playing with Tiger Woods (2019), Hideki Matsuyama (2021), and Patrick Cantlay (2020) alongside Bradley as the previous winners.

Woods’ victory was his 82nd and most recent triumph on the PGA Tour and saw him equal Sam Snead’s record for the most wins.

The 15-time Major champion isn’t in the field for the 2023 event as he continues his recovery from injury, but Japan will welcome a stellar line-up to the outskirts of Tokyo.

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Where is the ZOZO Championship being played?

Accordia Golf Narashino Country Club has hosted the ZOZO Championship since its inception in 2019, barring 2020 version when it was moved to Sherwood Country Club in California due to COVID-19.

Located in Inzai in the northern Chiba Prefecture that connects Tokyo and Narita, Nasharino features narrow, tree-lined fairways, lots of bunkers and plenty of water, but it does offer up birdie opportunities. Hideki Matsuyama and Keegan Bradley hold the tournament scoring record at the course having both shot 15-under (265).

The par 70, 7,079-yard is made up of ten par 4s, five par 3s, and three par 5s. The shortest hole on the course, the 141-yard par-3 15th, is followed immediately by the longest – a 608-yard par 5.

The ZOZO is the latest in a series of impressive golf tournaments hosted at the course, including the Japan PGA Championship, Japan Airlines Open, Japan Open Golf Championship and the Suntory Open. Players to have won on the course include Gary Player, Seve Ballesteros, and Tiger Woods.

Who is playing in the 2023 ZOZO Championship?

Who will win the ZOZO Championship?

Xander Schauffele heads to Asia as the favorite to lift the trophy at 15/2, but Ryder Cup teammates Collin Morikawa (11/1) and Rickie Fowler (14/1) are also heavily fancied.

Home favorite Hideki Matsuyama, the 2021 Masters Champion, is 16/1 to win the title for a second time.

Selected others

Sungjae Im 14/1

Sahith Theegala

Cameron Davis 20/1

Min Woo Lee 20/1

Keegan Bradley 22/1

Adam Scott 25/1

Nicolai Hojgaard 40/1

Aaron Rai 45/1

Matt Wallace 66/1

Akshay Bhatia 75/1

Selected others

How much prize money is on offer at the ZOZO Championship?

The total purse is $11m with $1.53m going to the winner.

It’s the fourth event in the inaugural FedExCup schedule. Every tournament offers the same benefits as regular season events, including two-year exemptions, 500 FedExCup points, and spots in The Player, The Sentry and the Majors that invite PGA Tour winners.

The FedExCup Fall schedule will finalize the top 125 players who retain their status for 2024.

How can I watch the ZOZO Championship?

UK viewers can catch all the action on Sky Sports

All times GMT

Thursday, October 19: Sky Sports Golf/Main Event, 4am

Friday, October 20: Sky Sports Golf, 4am. Sky Sports Main Event, 4.30am.

Saturday, October 21: Sky Sports Golf, 4am

Sunday, October 22: Sky Sports Golf/Main Event, 4am

US viewers can catch all the action on Golf Channel

All times EST

Thursday, October 19:Golf Channel, 11pm

Friday, October 20:Golf Channel, 11pm

Saturday, October 21: Golf Channel, 10.30pm

Sunday, October 22:Golf Channel, 11pm

ZOZO Championship 2023: Tee times and groups

Tee times and groups for Thursday’s first round and Friday’s second round will appear here on Tuesday, October 17.

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