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This week throughout golf, in the glance. All times Eastern.
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.) as well as CBS (Saturday-Sunday, 3-6 p.m.).
Last year:Australia's Jason Day won his first PGA Tour title, finishing during 10 beneath with regard to some sort of two-stroke victory. Jordan Spieth, a 16-year-old youngster for a regional high school, linked with regard to 16th at 4 under.
Last week:David Toms won the Colonial to get his or her 13th PGA Tour concept a week following sacrificing a playoff for you to K.J. Choi in The Players Championship. The 44-year-old Toms shot consecutive 62s to tie up the PGA Tour track record with the initial 36 holes, in that case made by using rounds regarding 74 as well as 67 to be able to whip Charlie Wi by just a stroke.
Notes:No. 10 Matt Kuchar is the top-ranked player while in the field. No. thirteen Nick Watney , No. 16 Choi and No. 23 Day are the just alternative participants within the area within the top 36 on the earth ranking. Byron Nelson past away with September 2006 at 94. He claimed a record 11 consecutive incidents within 1945. South Africa 's earned in 2009, ending with a 6-under 64 for your tournament-record 19-under 261 total. Spieth is due to the field. The Memorial is in a few days in Dublin, Ohio, as well as the actual St. Jude Classic in Memphis, plus the from Congressional with Bethesda, Md.
PGA regarding 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 NBC (Saturday-Sunday, 3-6 p.m.).
Last year:Colorado Golf Club , whipping David Frost that has a par on first playoff hole. Couples in addition to Frost had twice bogeys immediately after punishing straight into issues out of your tee.
Last event: Lehman gained the Regions Tradition with Shoal Creek upon May 8-10 for his third victory in seven Champions Tour occurrences this particular year, busting Peter Senior which includes a par around the second hole on the playoff.
Notes:Created with Bobby Jones ' suggestion, the wedding appeared to be primary played in 1937 at Augusta National. The Jack Nicklaus-designed study course likewise appeared to be coursesmart associated with this 1996 and 2000 PGA Championships , your 2007 Senior PGA Championship in addition to the 2008 Mark Brooks whip Kentucky indigenous Kenny Perry in the playoff. Hale Irwin picked up the 2004 Senior PGA, busting Jay Haas by way of a stroke. All a number of are usually inside the field. Sam Snead won six times, the final inside 1973 using a file 20-under 268 entire at PGA National. The field includes 35 PGA golf club professionals. The 2012 match is going to be performed at Harbor Shores within Benton Harbor, Mich., plus the 2013 celebration is focused intended for Bellerive in St. Louis. The Principal Charity Classic is definitely sunday at Glen Oaks within 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, in search of a.m.-1 p.m., 6:30-9:30 p.m.; Sunday, nine a.m.-1 p.m., 7-9:30 p.m.).
Last year:England's Simon Khan received their subsequent European Tour title. A overdue edition for you to the field, Khan sealed with a new 5-under 66 with regard to a one-stroke triumph over
Last week:is following 7 days at 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 defeat Mariajo Uribe that has a birdie about the sixth hole of a playoff. Francella matched Uribe together with rounds with 69 plus 71 within the event event.
Last week:Norway's LPGA Tour title, defeating Cristie Kerr 1-up at Hamilton Farm in Gladstone, N.J. Pettersen picked up for any brand new since the 2009 Canadian Women's Open .
Notes: Pettersen, Kerr plus Francella are usually in this 30-player discipline together with 2009 winner Catriona Matthew , Maria Hjorth , Karen Stupples . Matthew was five months currently pregnant when she claimed your inaugural event. Golf will probably return to the actual Olympics within 2016 in Rio de Janeiro. The ShopRite LPGA Classic is next few days 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 won the BMW Charity Pro-Am regarding his next Nationwide Tour title, beating Sunghoon Kang about the initial hole of your playoff if the South Korean had missed a new 3-foot par putt.
Best of the rest
Men
eGolf Professional Tour:Donald Ross Championship, Wednesday-Saturday, Pine Needles Lodge as well as 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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