Charlie Woods' Benjamin wins a regional and Ghim's double costs $255,250

Charlie Woods shot a 1-under 70 on Monday at Miami Shores Country Club as the Benjamin School won its Florida regional title in a sudden-death playoff. On the PGA Tour side, Golfweek tallied what Doug Ghim's closing double bogey at the Mexico Open cost him: $255,250.

Platforms

Uneekor's Black Friday promotion started Monday and runs through Dec. 15. A new EYE MINI LITE or EYE MINI CORE bought in that window comes with a free year of GSPro Standard. The fine print matters: you still need a Uneekor Pro membership or higher to play GSPro on the unit, the Amazon EYE MINI CORE doesn't qualify, and the monitor has to be registered by Dec. 31.

Build & Gear

Ping's G450 drivers, including a 13-degree MiniMax, are now on the USGA conforming list (our story). Odyssey's TRTL putters reach retail Friday.

Courses & Play

The fall series moves to El Cardonal at Diamante, Tiger Woods' design in Los Cabos, which plays 7,452 yards this week. Ben Griffin set the tournament record there last year at 29-under 259. Three players shot 61 in 2025 to share the tournament's single-round record.

Creators

Episode 3 of the Internet Invitational is out. Jon Rahm called in to give the players a pep talk and ended up chirping them instead, and another Barstool employee drove a cart through a fence at Big Cedar. Good Good's road trip reached Arkansas for Day 36.

Swing Lab

Ghim's 18th is a course-management lesson. Tied for second on the dogleg-right par 4, he bailed left off the tee to stay away from the water, came up short and right with his approach and buried it in rough. His third didn't reach the green, and two putts from 30 feet made it a double. A par was worth $454,000. He left with $198,750 and a tie for sixth.

The Game

Al Barkow, the golf historian behind "Golf's Golden Grind" and "Gettin' to the Dance Floor," died Sunday at 93. He started in 1963 as a writer on Shell's Wonderful World of Golf and wrote 12 books. Ryan Gerard, No. 23 in the world, is the highest-ranked player at El Cardonal, and Will Gordon moves in from the alternate list after Adam Schenk withdrew. Nelly Korda still leads the Race to the CME Globe with two events left before the Nov. 19-22 finale in Naples. Bryson DeChambeau's case for LIV 2.0 drew more coverage Monday (our earlier story).

Coming up and why it matters

• Tuesday-Wednesday, Nov. 3-4: The Simpson Cup at Shady Oaks in Fort Worth pits U.S. and British wounded, injured and sick service members and veterans against each other. Fourballs Tuesday, singles Wednesday.
• Thursday, Nov. 5: Eamon Lynch's Golf Channel interview show opens with Jay Monahan (story).
• Thursday-Sunday, Nov. 5-8: The World Wide Technology Championship, the last international stop of the fall, with a $6 million purse and 2027 status on the line. The DP World Tour opens its Play-Offs in Abu Dhabi, and the LPGA plays the TOTO Japan Classic.
• Friday, Nov. 6: PurePlay early access opens and TRTL hits shelves.
• Sunday, Nov. 8: WTGL debuts with Los Angeles Golf Club against New York Golf Club at 3 p.m. ET on ESPN (preview), the same day Topgolf bays add TGL and WTGL holes.

What to do now

If an EYE MINI LITE is on your list, the GSPro year makes this window worth a look, but price the Uneekor membership before you buy. Then block out Sunday afternoon for WTGL.