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PGA Tour
HP Championship
Site:Irving, Texas.
Schedule:Thursday-Sunday.
Course:TPC Four Seasons Resort (7,166 yards, par 70).
Purse:$6.5 million.Winner's share:$1.17 million.
TV (ET):Golf Channel (Thursday-Friday, 3-6 p.m., 8:30-11:30 p.m.) and CBS (Saturday-Sunday, 3-6 p.m.).
Last year:Australia's Jason Day claimed his very first PGA Tour title, finishing from 10 underneath to get a two-stroke victory. Jordan Spieth, a new 16-year-old junior at the community high school, tapped for 16th at some under.
Last week:David Toms won the actual Colonial intended for his thirteenth PGA Tour name 7 days after sacrificing some sort of playoff in order to K.J. Choi throughout The Players Championship. The 44-year-old Toms shot consecutive 62s for you to tie up the PGA Tour track record for any first 36 holes, next closed with rounds of 74 in addition to 67 to beat Charlie Wi by just a stroke.
Notes:No. 10 Matt Kuchar is the top-ranked person inside the field. No. thirteen Nick Watney , No. of sixteen Choi and also No. 23 Day include the solely other people inside the field within the major 36 on the planet ranking. Byron Nelson perished in September 2006 during 94. He won a record 11 consecutive situations in 1945. South Africa 's won throughout 2009, ending using a 6-under 64 to get a tournament-record 19-under 261 total. Spieth is due to the actual field. The Memorial is definitely in a month's time around Dublin, Ohio, taken by your St. Jude Classic inside Memphis, and also the with Congressional in Bethesda, Md.
PGA associated with America
Senior PGA Championship
Site:Louisville
Schedule:Thursday-Sunday.
Course:Valhalla Golf Club (7,297 yards, par 72).
Purse:$2 million.Winner's share:$360,000.
TV:Golf Channel (Thursday, noon-3 p.m.; Friday, midnight-3 a.m., noon-3 p.m.; Saturday, midnight-3 a.m.) and also NBC (Saturday-Sunday, 3-6 p.m.).
Last year:Colorado Golf Club , busting David Frost using a par on first playoff hole. Couples and Frost have dual bogeys after hitting into difficulty over tee.
Last event: Lehman picked up that Regions Tradition at Shoal Creek on May 8 for his or her next wining in seven Champions Tour occasions this year, whipping Peter Senior that has a par within the next target of any playoff.
Notes:Created at Bobby Jones ' suggestion, the event was earliest enjoyed with 1937 at Augusta National. The Jack Nicklaus-designed study course furthermore was the actual internet site on the 1996 as well as 2000 PGA Championships , your 2004 Senior PGA Championship as well as the 2008 Mark Brooks conquer Kentucky indigenous Kenny Perry from a playoff. Hale Irwin won that 2004 Senior PGA, whipping Jay Haas by way of a stroke. All a number of are developing the particular field. Sam Snead picked up six times, a final inside 1973 which includes a history 20-under 268 total at PGA National. The area includes 35 PGA membership professionals. The 2012 event are going to be enjoyed at Harbor Shores in Benton Harbor, Mich., and also that 2013 event will be set to get Bellerive around St. Louis. The Principal Charity Classic can be sunday from Glen Oaks with West Des Moines.
BMW PGA ChampionshipSite:Virginia Water, England.
Schedule:Thursday-Sunday.
Course:Wentworth Club, West Course (7,261 yards, par 71).
Purse:$6.34 million. Winner's share: $1,057,350.
Television:Golf Channel (Thursday-Friday, in search of a.m.-noon, 6:30-8:30 p.m.; Saturday, being unfaithful a.m.-1 p.m., 6:30-9:30 p.m.; Sunday, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., 7-9:30 p.m.).
Last year:England's Simon Khan earned his next European Tour title. A overdue model on the field, Khan closed which includes a 5-under 66 for just a one-stroke wining over
Last week:is next week with Celtic Manor.
LPGA
Brazil Cup
Site:Rio de Janeiro.
Schedule:Saturday-Sunday.
Course:Itanhanga Golf Club (6,339 yards, par 73).
Purse:$720,000.Winner's share:$108,000.
Television:None.
Last year:Meaghan Francella overcom Mariajo Uribe which includes a birdie to the sixth hole regarding a playoff. Francella matched Uribe by using units of 69 as well as 71 inside the event event.
Last week:Norway's LPGA Tour title, whipping Cristie Kerr 1-up with Hamilton Farm with Gladstone, N.J. Pettersen received pertaining to the first time considering that the 2009 Canadian Women's Open .
Notes: Pettersen, Kerr as well as Francella come in the actual 30-player domain in addition to last year champion Catriona Matthew , Maria Hjorth , Karen Stupples . Matthew was several months pregnant whenever she earned that inaugural event. Golf will return to the Olympics throughout 2016 with Rio de Janeiro. The ShopRite LPGA Classic is in a month's time outside
Nationwide Tour
Next event:Melwood Prince George's County Open, June 2-5, University involving Maryland Golf Course, College Park , Md.
Last week:South Africa's Garth Mulroy earned the BMW Charity Pro-Am pertaining to his second Nationwide Tour title, defeating Sunghoon Kang about the initial problem regarding some sort of playoff if your South Korean had missed a 3-foot par putt.
Best on the rest
Men
eGolf Professional Tour:Donald Ross Championship, Wednesday-Saturday, Pine Needles Lodge and Golf Club, Southern Pines Golf Club, Southern Pines, N.C.
NGA Hooters Tour:Avoca Classic, Thursday-Sunday, Scotch Hall Preserve, Windsor, N.C. Online: http://w.ngahooterstour.com
Japan Golf Tour:Diamond Cup, Thursday-Sunday, Chiba Country Club, Umesato Course, Chiba, Japan.
Sunshine Tour:Vodacom Origins of Golf, Thursday-Saturday, Pretoria Country Club, Gauteng, South Africa.
European Challenge Tour:Telenet Trophy, Thursday-Sunday, Royal Waterloo Golf Club, La Marache Course, Lasne, Belgium.
Tour of the Americas:Peru Open, Thursday-Sunday, Los Inkas Country Club, Lima, Peru.
Women
Ladies European Tour:Ladies Slovak Open, Thursday-Sunday, Gray Bear Golf Course, Tale, Slovakia.
Japan LPGA Tour:Yonex Ladies, Friday-Sunday, Yonex Country Club, Niigita, Japan. Online: http://w.lpga.or.jp
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