Golf fans around the world have a stacked slate of elite tournament action to tune into this week, headlined by two marquee events across two continents. The European Tour’s annual Omega European Masters is set to get underway this week at the iconic Crans-sur-Sierre Golf Club in the picturesque alpine town of Crans Montana, Switzerland, while the 2025 Walker Cup, the top amateur team competition between the United States and Great Britain and Ireland (GB&I), kicks off at Lahinch Golf Club in County Clare, Ireland.
The Omega European Masters, widely regarded as one of the most visually stunning stops on the entire European Tour circuit, will carry a total prize purse of $3.75 million, with the champion taking home a $625,000 winner’s share. The 6,814-yard par-70 alpine course has played host to the event for decades, and this year’s field brings a mix of rising stars, seasoned veterans, and highly ranked competitors. South Africa’s Thriston Lawrence will return to defend his 2024 title, and the tournament marks the opening leg of the European Tour’s “Back Nine” stretch, where all but the final two events of the season will be held across continental Europe.
Heading into the event, Ryan Gerard holds the distinction of being the highest-ranked player in the field at world No. 22, fresh off a third-place finish at last week’s Tour Championship at East Lake. Current Race to Dubai leader Patrick Reed, ranked 35th globally, is making his first appearance at the tournament in 11 years, competing in his sixth consecutive start to close out his season. Overall, the 2025 field features 10 of the top 100 ranked golfers in the world, and includes notable names such as Miguel Angel Jimenez – who is competing despite the PGA Tour Champions taking a scheduled break this week – John Daly II, making just his second career European Tour start after a tied 30th finish at the Nexo Championship in Scotland two weeks ago, and Sudarshan Yellamaraju, who earned his spot via the top-70 FedEx Cup exemption category.
For U.S. viewers, all four rounds of the Omega European Masters will air exclusively on Golf Channel, with broadcast windows running 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. ET on Thursday and Friday, 6:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. ET on Saturday, and 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. ET on Sunday. Next week, the European Tour will travel to Northern Ireland for the Amgen Irish Open.
Over at the Walker Cup, the biennial (now returning to an even-year schedule after a one-time odd-year adjustment) amateur team competition will see the defending champion United States look to extend their historic dominance over GB&I at the 6,950-yard par-72 Lahinch Golf Club, a links course that previously hosted the 2019 Irish Open (won by Jon Rahm) and the 2024 Palmer Cup college competition. The United States currently holds a commanding 40-9-1 lead in the overall series, and have claimed victory in the last five consecutive Walker Cup matchups, with GB&I’s last win coming in 2015 at Royal Lytham & St Annes.
In 2024 at Cypress Point, the Americans dominated play, winning eight of 10 singles matches to secure a 17-9 victory, and return to compete this year with captain Nathan Smith at the helm, same as the 2024 event. GB&I will be led by returning captain Dean Robertson. The American side is led by top-ranked amateur Preston Stout of Oklahoma State, and features Stewart Hagestad competing in his sixth consecutive Walker Cup, with three returning players from the 2024 winning squad. GB&I brings six returning players from last year’s team, including Luke Poulter, son of legendary Ryder Cup competitor Ian Poulter, who is playing in his second straight Walker Cup, while Englishman Jack Whaley, the reigning U.S. Amateur champion, will make his first appearance in the competition. As defending champions, the U.S. needs 13 total points to retain the Walker Cup, while GB&I needs 13.5 points to claim the trophy. The competition format features four foursomes matches on both Saturday and Sunday, eight singles matches on Saturday, and 10 singles matches on Sunday.
Broadcast coverage of the 2025 Walker Cup will also air on Golf Channel for U.S. audiences, with coverage running 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. ET on Saturday, and split windows of 3:30 a.m. to 8 a.m. ET and 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. ET on Sunday. The next Walker Cup is scheduled for 2028 at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort in Oregon.
Beyond these two headline events, this week also brings a full slate of action across every major professional golf tour. On the PGA Tour, fresh off Scottie Scheffler’s win at the Tour Championship and his second consecutive FedEx Cup title – a victory that pushed him past Tiger Woods’ 26-year record for career PGA Tour earnings – the tour is on a break before the Biltmore Championship in Asheville kicks off September 17-20. On the LPGA Tour, Ruoning Yin claimed victory at last week’s FM Championship, and the tour will head to the Solheim Cup next week, with Nelly Korda entering the week as the leader of the Race to CME Globe. The PGA Tour Champions saw Steven Alker secure his second consecutive win with a victory at the Ally Challenge last week, and will compete in the Sanford International next week, with Stewart Cink holding the lead in the Charles Schw Cup standings. The Korn Ferry Tour’s most recent event was won by Yuta Sugiura, with the circuit next heading to the Simmons Bank Open, and Ross Steelman leading the overall points race.
Lower-tier and amateur tours also have full competition schedules this week: the Challenge Tour hosts the Rosa Challenge Tour at Rosa Golf Club in Konopiska, Poland, with Hugo Townsend returning as defending champion; the United States Golf Association hosts both the U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur at Montclair Golf Club in West Orange, New Jersey (with Ina Kim-Schaad defending) and the U.S. Senior Amateur at Baltimore Country Club’s East Course in Lutherville, Maryland (with Mike McCoy defending); the Legends Tour hosts the NI Legends at Galgorm Castle Golf Club in Ballymena, Northern Ireland, with Markus Brier defending; the Japan LPGA hosts the Golf5 Ladies at the Golf5 Club in Mizunami, Gifu, Japan, with Yuna Araki defending; and the Korea LPGA hosts the OK Savings Bank OK Man Open at Adonis Country Club in Pocheon, South Korea, with Shinsil Bang defending.