Baycurrent Classic 2025: Typhoon Halong, New Venue and $8 Million Challenge in Japan
October 11, 2025 The PGA Tour continues its FedEx Cup Fall series with an exotic stop in Japan, where the newly-renamed Baycurrent Classic (formerly Zozo Championship) delivers a unique combination of prestigious golf, unpredictable weather, and lucrative rewards. The tournament beginning Thursday (Wednesday evening for American viewers) at Yokohama Country Club features a limited field of 78 players with no cut and $8 million in prize money - the highest of the remaining five fall series events. Typhoon Halong Complicates Plans Weather as an Unexpected Opponent Mother Nature has inserted herself into tournament planning in dramatic fashion. The first round has been moved up two hours due to Typhoon Halong - the equivalent of a Category 4 hurricane - passing south of Tokyo on Thursday. The Forecast: Sustained winds: 20-25 mph Gusts: 35-40 mph Tournament officials implementing two-tee start to expedite play before the storm arrives Players face a race against time to co...