Golf Capsules: A down year for Tiger leads to parity on tour
PARAMUS, N.J. (AP) — The dominance of Tiger Woods becomes even more defined when he can't beat anyone at all.
In the years when he wasn't winning a major or three, Woods compensated by winning at least five times on the PGA Tour against some of the strongest fields on some of the toughest courses. He won 31 times and six majors in the previous five years.
The only time during that stretch that Woods did not win PGA Tour player of the year was in 2008, when he made it through only half the year until his knee gave out. Padraig Harrington captured the last two majors to win the award, although Woods still earned some consideration. He won four times in six starts, including a U.S. Open.
The FedEx Cup playoffs get under way this week at The Barclays, and Woods is at No. 112 in the standings, sandwiched between Bob Estes and Cameron Beckman.
Dominance has given way to parity.
Five players have multiple victories this year — Ernie Els, Jim Furyk, Steve Stricker, Justin Rose and Hunter Mahan — yet none of them has more than two wins, and none of them won a major.
Why has no one filled the void?
"That's how good Tiger Wood is — that's what I make of it," Adam Scott said Tuesday.
Els has been leading the FedEx Cup standings since winning the Arnold Palmer Invitational in March. He begins the playoffs with only a 149-point lead over Stricker. A year ago, Woods had a 1,276-point lead over Stricker going into The Barclays.
"This is just an observation," Zach Johnson said Tuesday. "But I watched Greensboro for about six holes on Sunday and they showed the standings. I knew Ernie had been on top forever, but he still is. The other years it seemed like it was so volatile that even I was at No. 1 for like a week. Now it's all bunched up."
Golf is bunched up at the moment, at least on the PGA Tour.
"No one has separated themselves," Mahan said. "Tiger hasn't won five times. You've got a bunch of guys who have won twice."
In its first three years, the FedEx Cup has provided four great tournaments after the majors were over, and the list of winners backs that up — three wins for Woods; two apiece for Mickelson, Stricker, Vijay Singh and Camilo Villegas; and Heath Slocum as the outsider, but only after beating Woods, Stricker, Harrington and Els on the last hole. Even so, it had little bearing on anything except a bank account.
This year — thanks to Woods — it's a little different.
The four playoff events over the next five weeks most likely will decide who was the best player on the PGA Tour this year. Not only is there no clear-cut favorite for player of the year, it's hard to determine the front-runner.
"Ernie?" pondered Mahan, but only after taking several seconds of thought. "He's leading the points race, right? And he won twice. And he was right up there in two majors."
Actually, only one major.
Els had a share of the lead Sunday in the U.S. Open until he started dropping shots along the Pacific cliffs and never got them back. He wound up third, then missed the cut in the British Open and fizzled at the PGA Championship.
Winning the FedEx Cup might be all it takes for Els to be voted player of the year. Then again, it's mathematically possible for him to do that without winning another tournament. Can a guy get voted best player with only two wins and no majors?
"If Phil wins, it's got to be over," Mahan said, continuing to work this out while speaking to no one in particular.
The defining shot of this goofy season was the 6-iron Mickelson hit through the pines on the 13th at Augusta National when he won the Masters. He is the only major champion in the FedEx Cup because the other three — Graeme McDowell, Louis Oosthuizen and Martin Kaymer — were not PGA Tour members.
For the eighth time over the last three months, Mickelson will have yet another chance to replace Woods atop the world ranking. It should have happened by now, as poorly as Woods has performed. Trouble is, Mickelson hasn't been much better. Lefty has not finished in the top 10 in the four tournaments he has played since the U.S. Open.
Mahan won in Phoenix, got engaged to a former Dallas Cowboys cheerleader, then won his first World Golf Championship title at Firestone. He would get consideration with a victory or two in the next month, plus the $10 million prize for the FedEx Cup.
The same holds true for Stricker, Furyk and Rose. Someone needs to separate themselves from the pack.
"I guess there's a lot of people in the mix," Dustin Johnson said. "But whoever has a good playoffs will probably be the top candidate."
That might include Johnson, himself. Two playoff wins, a FedEx Cup, a victory earlier this year at Pebble Beach, sympathy for the bunker ruling at Whistling Straits. Why not?
"If I could win a couple of playoff events and the FedEx Cup, I'd be happy," Scott said. "Even if you didn't vote for me."
Given the way this season has gone, the four playoff events could go to players who had not won anything all year.
Even someone like Woods.
Doug Ferguson covers golf for The Associated Press.
Coroner says LPGA golfer Blasberg death a suicide
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Clark County coroner's office ruled Tuesday that 25-year-old professional golfer Erica Blasberg's death was a suicide.
Blasberg died May 9 at her home in Henderson, about 15 miles southeast of the Las Vegas Strip. She was found with a plastic bag secured over her head.
Henderson police said that while no foul play is suspected they have issued a misdemeanor arrest warrant for Dr. Thomas Hess on obstruction charges. Police said Hess, who discovered Blasberg's body, removed items from the scene, including a suicide note.
The contents of the note haven't been disclosed.
Hess turned himself into authorities, was booked into jail and released about 35 minutes later, after posting $637 in bail Tuesday afternoon, Henderson police spokesman Keith Paul said.
David Mincavage, an assistant city attorney in Henderson, said the nonviolent misdemeanor charges against Hess carry a maximum penalty of a $1,000 fine and six months in jail.
Mincavage said he could not comment further on the case, and Paul declined to say whether additional charges were possible.
The coroner's office said Blasberg died of suicide due to asphyxia, coupled with the presence of toxic levels of prescription medication in her system, including prescription headache, cough, pain and anti-anxiety medications.
The drugs in Blasberg's system included butalbital, temazepam, alprazolam, codeine, hydrocodone, and tramadol, according to the coroner, but Nevada law doesn't permit the release of details on the amounts of medication.
"While asphyxia was the primary cause of death, the presence of prescription drugs in Ms. Blasberg's system was a significant factor," Coroner Michael Murphy said.
A 911 call from Hess that summoned police came from the house, and Blasberg was alone when officers arrived, police have said. Blasberg's agent said her bags were packed for a tournament in Mobile, Ala., when she was found.
The death investigation was complicated, police said, because Hess admitted altering the scene — including the removal of the note indicating Blasberg took her own life — and he stopped cooperating with detectives. Hess hid the note and prescription medications in his vehicle.
In a 911 call obtained from police by The Associated Press, Hess says he came to the house to check on her after she didn't leave for the tournament.
"I called her yesterday, she was supposed to be leaving for a golf tournament but she didn't," an agitated Hess said on the call. "She picked up the phone and she sounded intoxicated at that time."
Hess said Blasberg had consumed a "couple drinks" and was sad the night before her death, but didn't indicate she wanted to kill herself.
When asked by the female operator whether Blasberg was beyond resuscitation, Hess replied: "I'm a doctor."
But Hess didn't say he was Blasberg's doctor, instead saying he "knew her from the golf club."
When the operator told Hess she was sending police, she asked him to wait outside the house.
"Try not to touch anything," she said.
"Yes ma'am," he replied.
Calls from The Associated Press to Blasberg's father, Mel Blasberg, her agent Chase Callahan and Hess' lawyer Charles Kelly were not immediately returned.
The Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners in Reno said Hess' medical license is active and he has had no disciplinary action or pending complaints. He got his license to practice in Nevada in July 2003.
Blasberg grew up in Southern California, and was in her sixth season on the LPGA Tour.
She was a former junior golf standout, an All-American in 2003 and 2004. She was the 2003 NCAA Freshman of the Year and 2003 Pac-10 Player of the Year while at the University of Arizona.
She turned professional in June 2004, and won once on the Duramed FUTURES Tour before qualifying for the LPGA Tour in 2005.
Her best year on Tour was 2008, when she earned a career-best tie for eighth at the SBS Open in Hawaii and more than $113,000 in winnings, the LPGA said.
Blasberg played in one event this season, tying for 44th in the April 29-May 2 Tres Marias Championship in Morelia, Mexico.
-- Jeff Wilson
Notebok: Johnson has history of dealing with bad breaks
PARAMUS, N.J. (AP) — Dustin Johnson has become a quick study at coping with major disappointment.
He had a three-shot lead going into the final round of the U.S. Open, only to make triple bogey on the second hole, double bogey with a lost tee shot on the next hole, and hit his tee shot into the ocean on the fourth hole. He shot 81.
Even more painful — or so it would seem — was the PGA Championship, where he thought a bogey on the final hole put him in a playoff. Moments later, Johnson was penalized two shots when he didn't realize he was in a bunker and grounded his club.
Which was tougher to take?
"Neither," Johnson replied Tuesday.
Those who have come to know the 26-year-old from South Carolina were not surprised. Johnson doesn't make golf very complicated, and he doesn't dwell on that which he cannot change. In a telephone interview last week — two days after "Bunkergate" — he said, "I just don't get why somebody wouldn't believe me when I say I'm over it. In every sport, you have to go forward."
Turns out he does have some experience dealing with bad breaks and bad shots.
Johnson recalled one junior tournament in South Carolina when he had a two-shot lead as he played the par-5 18th. He was playing his third shot from the fairway. His opponent — Kevin Kisner, now on the Nationwide Tour — was under a tree playing his third.
"He skulled it," Johnson said. "And there's a big mound in front. It went over the mound. You could hear it hit the flag and went in the hole. And it was just ... a crazy situation. Probably never happen again in a million years."
Johnson hit a pedestrian shot that spun off the green. He chipped up to about 3 feet and missed the par putt to lose by a shot.
How did he handle that one?
"I just laughed," he said. "I was young."
NO. 1 SCENARIOS: Tiger Woods is at No. 1 in the world for the 272nd consecutive week. For the eighth time this year, that could change depending on Phil Mickelson.
In fact, Mickelson has never been so close to the top.
Woods has an average rating of 9.40 over the last two years, while Mickelson is at 9.14. Lefty can move to No. 1 this week at The Barclays by winning or finishing alone in second, provided Woods does not win; or if Mickelson finishes alone in third with Woods out of the top four at Ridgewood Country Club.
The lower Mickelson finishes, the worse Woods has to do. Mickelson could finish as low as 10th by himself, as long as Woods finishes out of the top 58.
For Woods to stay at No. 1, the scenario is much more simple. He has to make sure Mickelson does not finish ahead of him.
TIGER STATUS: In his first tournament after getting engaged, Tiger Woods was runner-up to Davis Love III at the 2003 Target World Challenge. In his first tournament as a married man, Woods was runner-up to Retief Goosen in the 2004 Tour Championship.
The Barclays will be his first tournament as a divorced man.
Woods at least needs to make the cut, and probably needs to finish in the middle of the pack, to make it out of the first round of the FedEx Cup playoffs.
PING GOLD: This has been an expensive year for Ping Golf, and the Phoenix-based company has no complaints.
John Solheim, the son of Ping founder Karsten Solheim, began a tradition when he became president in 1995 of awarding a solid gold Ping putter for a player who wins a major.
Louis Oosthuizen won the British Open using a Redwood Anser putter. Martin Kaymer won the PGA Championship with a Karsten Series Answer 2 putter. Both will receive the model made of solid gold.
Ping spokesman Pete Samuel did not say how much it cost to make, only that "we welcome the opportunity." Shipping costs do not apply because Solheim delivers the gold putters himself.
It's the first time since 1998 that a Ping putter was used in two major victories. Mark O'Meara was using an Anser2 model when he won the Masters and British Open.
RYDER CUP: Zach Johnson is playing the next two FedEx Cup playoff events with more than $10 million on his mind. The Barclays and the Deutsche Bank Championship are somewhat of an audition for Ryder Cup captain Corey Pavin.
Johnson finished 11th in the standings, narrowly missing a spot on the team when he failed to birdie the 18th hole — only one player made birdie in the final round — in the PGA Championship.
He desperately wants to be one of Pavin's four captain's picks, although he is not consumed with it.
"If I'm playing and competing, I feel like I have a good chance," Johnson said. "I want to make that team more than anyone knows. If not, I'll support the team and watch every shot. Once you're associated with a Ryder Cup team, you want to be part of every one."
Johnson went 1-2-1 during his Ryder Cup debut in Ireland four years ago.
ONEASIA WAITS: The OneAsia Tour is in its second year as it attempts to create an Asia-Pacific alternative to the PGA Tour and European Tour. It has 11 tournaments this year, up from five in 2009.
What it still lacks is recognition from the board of the Official World Golf Ranking.
During a meeting last month at St. Andrews, the OWGR board decided against giving OneAsia Tour event minimum ranking points for its tournaments. The PGA Tour and European Tour events offer a minimum of 24 points no matter how strong the field, while Japan and Australasian tour events get at least 16 points, and Asia, South Africa and Nationwide events offer a minimum of 14 points.
DIVOTS: Barclays is donating $50,000 to the PGA Tour's "Birdies for the Brave" program after an exhibition on the former USS Intrepid at Pier 86 in New York, in which Phil Mickelson and others hit balls off the deck to a target in the Hudson River. ... PGA champion Martin Kaymer was in New York on Tuesday, even though he's not eligible for the FedEx Cup playoffs. He presided over the opening bell at Nasdaq during a media tour. ... How low was the scoring in Greensboro? John Merrick, Omar Uresti and Charles Warren shot in the 60s all four rounds and tied for 65th.
STAT OF THE WEEK: It has been 19 years since no one on the PGA Tour won more than twice in a season. With 10 tournaments left on the schedule, five players have two victories.
FINAL WORD: "I feel extremely motivated right now. I started this year on the PGA Tour on a high note and I really want to finish it in the same fashion." — Ernie Els.
-- Doug Ferguson
Weir likely out for season with elbow injury
TORONTO (AP) — Mike Weir has a partially torn ligament in his right elbow and is likely out for the rest of the season.
Weir told The Canadian Press on Tuesday that he had an MRI exam over the weekend. He plans to rest the elbow and seek treatment to avoid surgery.
The Canadian left-hander had elbow pain before the British Open in July but thought it was tendinitis. A conversation with PGA pro Scott McCarron at last week's Wyndham Championship prompted Weir to seek medical attention.
McCarron told Weir that he had a similar injury but continued to play while getting treatment. That resulted in a complete tear, which required surgery and a year off the tour.
Weir is coming off a season of eight missed cuts. His best finish was sixth at the Bob Hope Classic.
Hanson wants to nail Ryder Cup spot at Gleneagles
GLENEAGLES, Scotland (AP) — Peter Hanson can't afford to rest on his laurels going into the Johnnie Walker Championship.
Hanson won the Czech Open last weekend, his second victory this year on the European Tour. It lifted him to eighth in the points race for the nine automatic Ryder Cup spots.
This week's Johnnie Walker in Gleneagles, Scotland, marks the last chance at securing a definite spot.
Hanson needs to finish high enough to head off three players who are competing in the Scottish Highlands. They are Miguel Angel Jimenez, Ross McGowan and Simon Dyson.
In addition, European captain Colin Montgomerie can make three wild-card picks to fill out his 12-man roster.
Amateur
Wilson hangs on to take medal at US Amateur
UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash. (AP) — Jeff Wilson shot a 3-over 74 to win the stroke-play portion of the 110th U.S. Amateur by one shot over two players on Tuesday.
The 47-year-old auto dealer from Fairfield, Calif., lost most of a seven-stroke lead but hung on to finish ahead of 18-year-olds Patrick Cantlay from Los Alamitos, Calif., and Patrick Rodgers from Avon, Ind.
Cantlay who plans to attend UCLA, shot the best round of the day, a 5-under-par 67 at the Home Course for a 36-hole 137 score. Rodgers shot a 68.
Starting Wednesday, five days of match play will determine the champion.
Wilson shot a 10-under 62 Monday on the Home Course. Tuesday's 7,742-yard Chambers Bay layout was the longest in US Amateur history.
Rogers, who will attend Stanford, is the only golfer in the field with two sub-70 rounds. He shot a 2-under 69 at Chambers on Monday.
Wilson, a three-time medalist at the Mid-Amateur and 2008 U.S. Amateur medalist, said after Monday's round he had a restless night.
"I'm tossing and turning all night wondering how I'm going to grind it out today," Wilson said. "My cell phone was blown up last night. It was a lot of fun to talk about. It's a once-in-a-lifetime round."
It was the second lowest medal-play round in the championship's history, exceeded only by a 12-under 60 by Billy Horschel at the 2006 Amateur at Chaska Town, Minn.
Wilson had a 29 on his back nine, matching the lowest nine-hole score ever.
Two golfers are tied for fourth at 3-under 140, Justin Thomas of Goshen Ky., and Andres Echavarria of Colombia.
Thomas, who will play for Alabama next year, shot a 69 at Chambers, matching the best round on that course Tuesday.
"I knew the USGA wouldn't be messing around when it comes to setting the course up," Thomas said. "Everything is unbelievable. It is like I expected. I didn't think this course would be this hard or this immaculate. It is just so perfect. The lines are so tight it is ridiculous."
The 22-year-old Echavarria, who grew up in Medellin and now attends Florida, is a former South America Junior champion. He had a 4-under 68 at the Home Course.
Eric Chun of South Korea was the only other player to break par. He finished sixth place at 1-under 142. Chun, a junior at Northwestern who played in the British Open this year, shot a 3-under 69 at The Home Course.
Defending champion Byeong-Hun An made the field of 64 but struggled to shoot a 77 at Chambers and was tied for 40th.
The 16 players tied for the final six spots will play hole-by-hole eliminations on Nos. 10, 11, 16, 17, and 18 Wednesday until there's only six of them left.
Golf Glance
The Barclays
Site: Paramus, N.J.
Schedule: Thursday-Sunday.
Course: Ridgewood Country Club (7,319, par 71).
Purse: $7.5 million. Winner's share: $1.35 million.
Television: Golf Channel (Thursday-Friday, 3-6 p.m., 8:30-11:30 p.m.; Saturday, 1-2:30 p.m., 9:30-11:30 p.m.; Sunday, noon-1:30 p.m., 9:30-11:30 p.m.) and CBS (Saturday-Sunday, 2-5 p.m.).
Last year: Heath Slocum won the FedEx Cup opener at Liberty National in Jersey City, holing a 20-foot par putt on the final hole for a one-stroke victory over Tiger Woods, Ernie Els, Padraig Harrington and Steve Stricker.
Last week: Arjun Atwal won the Wyndham Championship to become the first Monday qualifier to win on the PGA Tour in 24 years and the first Indian-born champion.
Notes: Woods is winless in nine events this year. He tied for 28th in the PGA Championship in his last start and has broken 70 only once in his last 17 rounds. ... In 2008 at Ridgewood, Vijay Singh won his record fourth title in the event, matching Sergio Garcia's long birdie putt on the first hole of a playoff and winning with a birdie on the second extra hole. Singh won the Deutsche Bank Championship the following week and went on to win the FedEx Cup title. ... The top 100 in the FedEx Cup points after the event will be eligible for the Deutsche Bank next week in Norton, Mass. The field will be cut to 70 for the BMW Championship at Cog Hill in Lemont, Ill., and to 30 for the Tour Championship at East Lake in Atlanta. ... The 2010 tournament will be played at Plainfield in Edison, N.J., and the 2011 event is set for Ridgewood.
Online: http://www.pgatour.com
| LPGA TOUR |
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| Canadian Women's Open |
Site: Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Schedule: Thursday-Sunday.
Course: St. Charles Country Club (6,572 yards, par 72).
Purse: $2.25 million. Winner's share: $337,500.
Television: Golf Channel (Friday, midnight-2 a.m., Saturday, midnight-2 a.m., 3-6 p.m.; Sunday, midnight-2 a.m., 2-6 p.m.; Monday, midnight-2 a.m.).
Last year: Norway's Suzann Pettersen won at Priddis Greens in Calgary, Alberta, shooting 65-68-66-70 for a five-stroke victory.
Last week: Ai Miyazato reclaimed the top spot in the world rankings, winning the LPGA Safeway Classic in Portland, Ore., for her fifth victory of the year. The Japanese star beat Cristie Kerr and Na Yeon Choi by two strokes.
Notes: Beth Daniel won in 2003 at Point Grey to become the oldest winner in LPGA Tour history. She was 46 years, 8 months, 29 days. ... The event took the du Maurier Classic's spot on the schedule in 2001. The du Maurier, a major championship for 22 years, folded because of Canada's restrictions on tobacco promotions. ... Jocelyne Bourassa (1973 La Canadienne) is the only Canadian to win an LPGA Tour event in Canada. ... The tour is off next week. Play will resume Sept. 10-12 with the NW Arkansas Championship.
Online: http://www.lpga.com
Tournament site: http://www.cncanadianwomensopen.com
| CHAMPIONS TOUR |
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| Boeing Classic |
Site: Snoqualmie, Wash.
Schedule: Friday-Sunday.
Course: TPC Snoqualmie Ridge (7,183 yards, par 72).
Purse: $1.9 million. Winner's share: $285,000.
Television: Golf Channel (Friday, 6:30-8:30 p.m.; Saturday, 2-4 a.m., 6:30-9:30 p.m.; Sunday, 2-4 a.m., 7-9:30 p.m.; Monday, 2-4 a.m.).
Last year: Loren Roberts won the last of his three 2009 titles, birdieing the final two holes for one-stroke victory over Mark O'Meara. Roberts closed with a 65 to finish a tournament-record 18 under.
Last week: Fred Funk won the Jeld-Wen Tradition for the second time in three years, closing with a 3-under 69 for a one-stroke victory over Michael Allen and Chien Soon Lu in the fourth of the Champions Tour's five majors.
Notes: Hometown star Fred Couples has three victories in his first season on the 50-and-over tour. He missed the cut last week in the PGA Tour's Wyndham Championship. ... Tom Kite won in 2006 and 2008. ... In 2007, Denis Watson won in a tour-record, seven-man playoff. Watson eagled the second extra hole to beat Craig Stadler and R.W. Eaks. Eger, Gil Morgan, Joe Ozaki and Dana Quigley were eliminated on the first playoff hole. ... Jack Nicklaus designed the TPC Snoqualmie Ridge. ... The First Tee Open is next week at Pebble Beach.
Online: http://www.pgatour.com
| PGA EUROPEAN TOUR |
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| Johnnie Walker Championship |
Site: Perthshire, Scotland.
Schedule: Thursday-Sunday.
Course: The Gleneagles Hotel, PGA Centenary Course (7,316 yards, par 72).
Purse: $2.16 million. Winner's share: $359,745.
Television: Golf Channel (Thursday, 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.; Friday, 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday, 9 a.m.-noon).
Last year: Sweden's Peter Hedblom held off countryman Martin Erlandsson by a stroke. Erlandsson closed with a 62.
Last week: Sweden's Peter Hanson won the Czech Open to move into position for a Ryder Cup spot, holing an 18-foot birdie putt on the second hole of a playoff with England's Gary Boyd and Ireland's Peter Lawrie.
Notes: The tournament is the final event in the points races for the nine automatic European Ryder Cup spots. ... The Jack Nicklaus-designed Centenary Course will be the site of the 2014 Ryder Cup. ... The European Masters is next week in Switzerland, followed by the KLM Open in the Netherlands.
Online: http://www.europeantour.com
NATIONWIDE TOUR
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Site: Knoxville, Tenn.
Schedule: Thursday-Sunday.
Course: Fox Den Country Club (7,110 yards, par 72).
Purse: $500,000. Winner's share: $90,000.
Television: None.
Last year: Kevin Johnson tied the Nationwide Tour career victory record with six, beating Bradley Iles with a birdie on the second playoff hole.
Last event: Hunter Haas won the Price Cutter Charity Championship on Aug. 15 in Springfield, Mo. He finished with a 7-under 65 for a six-stroke victory over Jamie Lovemark, Jason Schultz and Jonas Blixt.
Notes: The tournament is one of four remaining events from the tour's first season. Springfield; Wichita, Kan.; and Boise, Idaho, also have had events since 1990. ... The Mylan Classic is next week in Canonsburg, Pa., followed by the Utah Championship.
Online: http://www.pgatour.com
| OTHER TOURNAMENTS |
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| Men |
U.S. GOLF ASSOCIATION: U.S. Amateur Championship, through Sunday, Chambers Bay, University Place, Wash. Televison: Golf Channel (Wednesday, 6:30-8:30 p.m.; Thursday, midnight-2 a.m., 6:30-8:30 p.m.; Friday, 2-4 a.m., 1-3 p.m.; Saturday, 4-6 a.m.) and NBC (Saturday-Sunday, 4-6 p.m.). Online: http://www.usga.org
NGA HOOTERS TOUR: ComSouth Classic, Thursday-Sunday, Southern Hills Golf Club, Hawkinsville, Ga. Online: http://www.ngahooterstour.com
CANADIAN TOUR: Canadian Tour Championship, Thursday-Sunday, St. Catharines Golf and Country Club, St. Catharines, Ontario. Online: http://www.cantour.com
JAPAN GOLF TOUR: Vana H Cup KBC Augusta, Thursday-Sunday, Keya Golf Club, Fukuoka, Japan. Online: http://www.jgto.org
SUNSHINE TOUR: Zambia Open, Friday-Sunday, Ndola Golf Club, Ndola, Zambia. Online: http://www.sunshinetour.com
PGA EUROPEAN CHALLENGE TOUR: Wales Challenge, Wednesday-Saturday, Vale Hotel Golf and Spa, Cardiff, Wales. Online: http://www.europeantour.com
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LADIES EUROPEAN TOUR: Finnair Masters, Friday-Sunday, Helsinki Golf Club, Tali, Finland. Online: http://www.ladieseuropeantour.com
JAPAN LPGA TOUR: Nitori Ladies, Friday-Sunday, Katsura Golf Club, Tomakomai, Japan. Online: http://www.lpga.or.jp
