Insperity Invitational: How to watch, storylines to follow and more

PGA TOUR Champions kicks off the month of May at the Insperity Invitational. The Tour makes a return to the Lone Star State for the second time in three weeks. The Woodlands Country Club outside Houston, Texas, will play host to the event for the 16th time.

Speaking of returns, just three months removed from tearing his Achilles, World Golf Hall of Fame member Bernhard Langer is back. Langer tore the Achilles while playing pickleball, and underwent surgery to repair the tendon the next day.

Of his record 46 PGA TOUR Champions victories, four have come at the Insperity Invitational (2007, 2008, 2014 and 2018). Having never missed the event, Langer will be making his 16th start in the Insperity Invitational and second start of the season (T22, Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai).

In addition to Langer, six other World Golf Hall of Fame members will be teeing it up, including Ernie Els, Retief Goosen, Padraig Harrington, Colin Montgomerie, Mark O’Meara and Vijay Singh.

Steven Alker, the 2022 and 2023 champion, returns in his bid for a third straight title. The New Zealand native, who was tied for the lead in 2023 after Round 1 and led by three after the second, closed with his third consecutive round in the 60s for a 15-under total and a four-shot victory over Steve Stricker. No one else came within seven shots.

How to watch (all times in ET)

• Friday: 12:30-3:30 p.m. (Golf Channel)
• Saturday: 3-6 p.m. (Golf Channel)
• Sunday: 3-6 p.m. (Golf Channel)

Tournament facts

• Course: The Woodlands Country Club, par 72, 7,002 yards
• Field: 78 players (54 holes)
• Defending champion: Stephen Alker
• Purse: $2,700,000 (winner: $405,000)
• Scoring records:
  • Low 18-hole score: 62 (Bernhard Langer, 2007)
  • Low 54-hole score: 191 (Bernhard Langer, 2007)