PGA TOUR Ford Championship at Doral Site: Miami. Schedule:
Thursday-Sunday. Course: Doral Golf Resort and Spa, Blue Course
(7,266 yards, par 72). Purse: $5.5 million. Winner's share: $990,000.
Television: USA (Thursday-Friday, 3-6 p.m.) and NBC (Saturday-Sunday, 3-6
p.m.). Last year: Tiger Woods won a
dramatic duel with Phil Mickelson to
take the top spot in world ranking from Vijay
Singh. Woods made a 30-foot birdie putt on No. 17 to grab the
lead and closed with a par to hold off Mickelson by a stroke. Woods had
a 24-under 264 total to break the tournament record by a stroke. Last
week: Australia's Geoff Ogilvy won the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship at La
Costa, beating Davis Love III 3 and 2 in
the 36-hole final. Ogilvy played a record 129 holes in the event, also
beating Michael Campbell, Nick O'Hern, Mike Weir, David Howell and Tom Lehman. .... Kirk Triplett won the Chrysler Classic of Tucson for his third PGA TOUR victory, closing
with rounds of 64 and 63 to edge Jerry Kelly
by a stroke. Notes: The tournament is in its final season as a regular PGA
TOUR event. Doral will become a World Golf Championships stop in 2007
with a new title sponsor. ... Woods is coming off a third-round loss to Chad Campbell in the Accenture Match Play Championship. After opening
the season with victories in San Diego and Dubai, Woods withdrew from
the Nissan Open because of the flu after making the cut by a stroke,
then beat Stephen Ames and Robert Allenby before falling to Campbell at La Costa. ... The
second-ranked Singh also is in the field along with No. 3 Retief Goosen, No. 4 Ernie Els, No. 5
Mickelson, No. 6 Sergio Garcia, No. 7 Jim Furyk, No. 9 David Toms and No.
10 Chris DiMarco. No. 8 Adam Scott is taking the week off. ... Australia's Craig Parry won the 2004 tournament, holing a
6-iron shot from 176 yards for an eagle to beat Scott Verplank on the first hole of a playoff. ... The TOUR
will remain in Florida the next three weeks for The Honda Classic, Bay Hill Invitational and THE PLAYERS Championship. TOUR leaders: Victories, Woods, Ogilvy, Chad Campbell, Rory Sabbatini, Arron Oberholser, J.B. Holmes, Stuart Appleby
and David Toms, 1. Money, Sabbatini,
$2,219,294. Scoring, Scott, 68.12 per round. Putting, Scott Verplank, 1.669 per green reached in regulation. Greens in
regulation, Bob May, 75.7 percent. Eagles, John
Senden, 45.0 holes per eagle. Birdies, John Huston, 5.33 per round. Sand saves, Michael Allen, 75.9 percent. Driving distance, Bubba Watson,
320.1 yards. Driving accuracy, Fred Funk, 78.3 percent. Total driving, Allenby, 47 total placings in distance
and accuracy categories. All-Around, John Rollins, 291 total placings in all categories. On the Net: http://www.pgatour.com
PGA EUROPEAN TOUR/ASIAN TOUR Indonesia Open Site: Jakarta,
Indonesia. Schedule: Thursday-Sunday. Course: Emeralda Golf &
Country Club (7,082 yards, par 72). Purse: $1 million. Winner's
share: $166,660. Television: The Golf Channel (Thursday-Friday, 9-11
a.m.; Saturday-Sunday, 9 a.m.-noon). Last year: Thailand's Thaworn
Wiratchant won his first European tour title, closing with a 7-under 63
for a five-stroke victory at Cengkareng. Scotland's Colin Montgomerie
shot a 60 in the final round to finish seven strokes back. Last week: Australia's Geoff Ogilvy won the World Golf Championships-Accenture
Match Play Championship at La Costa in Carlsbad, Calif., beating Davis Love III 3 and 2 in the 36-hole final. Ogilvy played a record
129 holes in the World Golf Championships event, also beating Michael
Campbell, Nick O'Hern, Mike Weir, David
Howell and Tom Lehman. Notes: Two
weeks ago in the Malaysian Open, South Korea's
Charlie Wi shot a 9-under 63 for a one-stroke victory in the
rain-shortened tournament. ... The tours will team again the next two
weeks for the Singapore Masters and TCL Classic in China. PGA
European Tour site: http://www.europeantour.com Asian Tour site:
http://www.asiantour.com
LPGA TOUR Next event: MasterCard Classic, March 10-12, Bosque
Real Country Club, Huixquilucan, Mexico. Last week: South Korea's
Meena Lee won the Fields Open in Hawaii for her second LPGA Tour victory
in two years, holding off Michelle Wie in regulation and beating rookie
Seon Hwa Lee on the third hole of a playoff. Wie finished third, a
stroke back. On the Net: http://www.lpga.com
CHAMPIONS TOUR Next event: AT&T Classic, March 10-12, Valencia
Country Club, Valencia, Calif. Last week: Jerry Pate won a PGA
TOUR-sanctioned event for the first time in 24 years, birdieing the
final hole for a 5-under 65 and a one-stroke victory over Hale Irwin,
Mark James and Morris Hatalsky in the Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am in Lutz,
Fla. Loren Roberts tied for fifth in an
unsuccessful bid to become the first player in Tour history to win four
straight tournaments. On the Net: http://www.pgatour.com
NATIONWIDE TOUR Next event: Chitimacha Louisiana Open, March
23-26, Le Triomphe Country Club, Broussard, La. Last week: Canadian
Jim Rutledge won the INZ New Zealand PGA Championship, overcoming a
nine-stroke deficit with an 8-under 64 en route to a one-stroke victory
over Australians Brett Rumford and Jarrod Lyle. The 46-year-old Rutledge
had an eagle-birdie finish in the event co-sanctioned by the
Australasian tour. On the Net: http://www.pgatour.com
OTHER TOURNAMENTS Men CANADIAN TOUR: Barton Creek Classic,
Thursday-Sunday, Barton Creek Resort, Crenshaw Cliffside and Fazio
Canyons courses, Austin, Texas. On the Net: http://www.cantour.com
PGA EUROPEAN SENIORS TOUR: Barbados Open, Wednesday-Friday, Royal
Westmoreland Golf Club, St. James, Barbados. On the Net:
http://www.europeantour.com