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Plan now for the top golf tournaments of 2022. BY DALE LEATHERMAN

The list of 2022 golf tournaments is impressive in quantity and quality — and the venues are arguably as diverse and challenging as ever. At least 48 tournaments are scheduled on the PGA Tour, 34 on the LPGA Tour, 28 on the PGA TOUR Champions and 47 on the DP World Tour (“European”). There will be many hours of television coverage, but being there is special, so buy tickets now. Play starts in January, building to major championships in the spring. Here are don’t-miss majors on the PGA and LPGA tours:

MARCH

Justin Thomas defends his title in the Players Championship (March 10–13) at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. Hole 17, “Island Green,” is a world-famous par 3. The women’s Chevron Championship takes place at California’s Mission Hills (March 31–April 3). Patty Tavatanakit won in 2021.

APRIL

All eyes turn to Georgia’s Augusta National Golf Course for the spring classic, The Masters (April 7–10). Check out new features on the course as 2021 champion Hideki Matsuyama attempts to keep his green jacket.

MAY

Gil Hanse restored Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Oklahoma, to Perry Maxwell’s 1936 design (with devilish tabletop greens) and made it a formidable test for the PGA Championship (May 19–22). Phil Mickelson won in 2021 at Kiawah Island. JUNE

The U.S. Women’s Open (June 2–5) returns to Pine Needles in Southern Pines, North Carolina. Yuka Saso won in 2021 at California’s Olympic Club. The Country Club in Brookline, Massachusetts, welcomes the men’s U.S. Open (June 16–19), won last year by Jon Rahm at California’s Torrey Pines. The following week the Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Maryland, hosts the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship (June 21–26), won by Nelly Korda at the Atlanta Athletic Club in 2021. JULY

The iconic Old Course at St. Andrews, Scotland, hosts the 150th Open Championship (July 14–17). Collin Morikawa won in 2021 at England’s The Royal St. George’s Golf Club. A week later, women pros play in Évian-les-Bains, France, for the Amundi Evian Championship (July 21–24), won last year by Aussie Minjee Lee.

AUGUST

Anna Nordqvist is defending champion in the AIG Women’s Open (Aug. 4–7) at Scotland’s legendary Muirfield. The Swede won at Carnoustie in 2021.

Practice Shot:

Phil Mickelson as he prepares to play in the 2021 PGA Championship

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