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WORLD GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS
BRIDGESTONE INVITATIONAL
Site: Akron, Ohio.
Schedule: Thursday-Sunday.
Course: Firestone Country Club, South Course (7,400 yards, par 70).
Purse: $8.5 million. Winner's share: $1.4 million.
Television: Golf Channel (Thursday-Friday, 2-6 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday, noon-1:30 p.m.) and CBS (Saturday-Sunday, 2-6 p.m.).
Last year: Hunter Mahan won the second of his two 2010 titles, finishing with a 6-under 64 for a two-shot victory. Tiger Woods closed with a 77 to tie for 78th in the 80-man field at 18-over 298 — 30 strokes behind Mahan. It was Woods' highest 72-hole score on the PGA Tour as a professional or an amateur.
Last week: PGA Tour rookie Scott Stallings won The Greenbrier Classic, beating Bob Estes and Bill Haas with a birdie on the first hole off a playoff. ... England's Simon Dyson won the Irish Open, edging Australia's Richard Green by a stroke.
Notes: Woods is returning to play after an 11-week break to make sure his left leg was fully healed. He swept the 1999-2001 and 2005-07 titles and won in 2009 to become the first player in PGA Tour history to win seven times on one course. In 2000, Woods won by 11 strokes, matching the course record with a 61 en route to a tournament-record 21-under 259 total. In 2001, he beat Jim Furyk with a birdie on the seventh extra hole. ... U.S. Open winner Rory McIlroy and British Open champion Darren Clarke are in the elite field. Clarke won the 2003 event. ... The PGA Championship is next week at Atlanta Athletic Club.
Online: http://www.worldgolfchampionships.com
PGA Tour site: http://www.pgatour.com
European Tour site: http://www.europeantour.com
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PGA TOUR
RENO-TAHOE OPEN
Site: Reno, Nev.
Schedule: Thursday-Sunday.
Course: Montreux Golf and Country Club (7,472 yards, par 72).
Purse: $3 million. Winner's share: $540,000.
Television: Golf Channel (Thursday-Friday, 6:30-8:30 p.m.; Saturday, 6:30-9 p.m.; Sunday, 7-9 p.m.).
Last year: Matt Bettencourt won his first PGA Tour title, beating Bob Heintz by a stroke. The tournament was opposite the British Open.
Last week: PGA Tour rookie Scott Stallings won The Greenbrier Classic, beating Bob Estes and Bill Haas with a birdie on the first hole off a playoff.
Notes: Two-time major champions John Daly, Lee Janzen and Jose Maria Olazabal are in the field. ... Mike Weir withdrew because of an elbow injury. ... Jack Nicklaus designed the Montreux course. ... The PGA Championship is next week at Atlanta Athletic Club, followed by the Wyndham Championship in Greensboro, N.C.
Online: http://www.pgatour.com
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CHAMPIONS TOUR
3M CHAMPIONSHIP
Site: Blaine, Minn.
Schedule: Friday-Sunday.
Course: TPC Twin Cities (7,100 yards, par 72).
Purse: $1.75 million. Winner's share: $262,500.
Television: Golf Channel (Friday, noon-1:30 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday, 4-6 p.m.).
Last year: South Africa's David Frost matched the tour record for a 54-hole event at 25-under 191, eagling the final hole for an 11-under 61 and five-stroke victory.
Last week: Olin Browne won the U.S. Senior Open at Inverness, holding off Mark O'Meara by three strokes. Browne shot 64-69-65-71 to finish at 15 under.
Notes: Minnesotan Tom Lehman, a three-time winner this year, teamed with Arnold Palmer to design TPC Twin Cities. ... Eight-time PGA Tour winner Brad Faxon is making his Champions Tour debut. He turned 50 on Monday. ... Fred Couples is making his first start since missing the cut in the PGA Tour's Memorial Tournament in early June. ... The tour is off next week. Play will resume Aug. 18-21 with the Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship at Westchester Country Club in Harrison, N.Y.
Online: http://www.pgatour.com
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NATIONWIDE TOUR
COX CLASSIC
Site: Omaha, Neb.
Schedule: Thursday-Sunday.
Course: Champions Run (7,161 yards, par 71).
Purse: $725,000. Winner's share: $130,500.
Television: Golf Channel (Thursday, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.; Friday, 10 a.m.-noon; Saturday-Sunday, 2-4 p.m.).
Last year: Martin Piller shot 69-66-62-64 for a two-stroke victory.
Last week: J.J. Killeen won the Utah Championship for his first Nationwide Tour victory, beating Jeff Gove by four strokes. Killeen opened with a course-record 62 and finished at 22 under to match the tournament record.
Notes: In 2005, Jason Gore earned an immediate promotion to the PGA Tour, winning a playoff for his tour-record third straight victory. Gore shot a 59 in the second round, had eight straight birdies in his closing 63, then beat Roger Tambellini with a birdie on the second extra hole. ... The Price Cutter Charity Championship is next week in Springfield, Mo., followed by the Midwest Classic in Overland Park, Kan.
Online: http://www.pgatour.com
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LPGA TOUR
Next event: Safeway Classic, Aug. 19-21, Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club, Ghost Creek Golf Course, North Plains, Ore.
Last week: Yani Tseng won the Women's British Open for the second straight year, beating Brittany Lang by four strokes at Carnoustie to become the youngest woman to win five major titles. The 22-year-old Tseng, also the LPGA Championship winner in late June, has four LPGA Tour victories and seven overall wins this year.
Online: http://www.lpga.com
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OTHER TOURNAMENTS
MEN
PGA OF AMERICA: Junior PGA Championship, through Friday, Sycamore Hills Golf Club, Fort Wayne, Ind. Online: http://www.pga.com
eGOLF PROFESSIONAL TOUR: The Grand Harbor Open, Wednesday-Saturday, Patriot Golf Club, Golf Club at Star Fort, Ninety-Six, S.C. Online: http://www.egolfprofessionaltour.com
NGA HOOTERS TOUR: ComSouth Classic, Thursday-Sunday, Southern Hills Golf Club, Hawkinsville, Ga. Online: http://www.ngahooterstour.com
WOMEN
LADIES EUROPEAN TOUR: Ladies Irish Open, Friday-Sunday, Killeen Castle, County Meath, Ireland. Online: http://www.ladieseuropeantour.com
PGA OF AMERICA: Junior PGA Championship, through Friday, Sycamore Hills Golf Club, Fort Wayne, Ind. Online: http://www.pga.com
LPGA FUTURES TOUR: Pennsylvania Classic, Friday-Sunday, Felicita Mountain Resort & Spa, Harrisburg, Pa. Online: http://www.lpgafuturestour.com
JAPAN LPGA TOUR: Meiji Cup, Friday-Sunday, Sapporo International Country Club, Island Pine Course, Hokkaido, Japan. Online: http://www.lpga.or.jp