PGA TOUR Memorial Tournament
Site: Dublin, Ohio Last year: Bart Bryant won the second of his three career PGA TOUR titles, shooting 69-69-66-68 to beat Fred Couples by a stroke. Last week: Jeff Maggert won the St. Jude Classic for his third PGA TOUR title, closing with a 5-under 65 for a three-stroke victory over Tom Pernice Jr. The 42-year-old Maggert won for the first time since the 1999 WGC-Accenture Match Play. Notes: Jack Nicklaus is not in the field for the first time in tournament history. The 66-year-old Nicklaus founded the event in 1976 and won in 1977 and 1984 titles. ... Tiger Woods, the 1999-01 winner, also is skipping the tournament. He has not played since tying for third in the Masters. His father, Earl, died on May 3. ... Masters champion Phil Mickelson is playing in the event for the first time since 2002. Ernie Els, Vijay Singh, Retief Goosen, Stewart Appleby, Sergio Garcia and Jim Furyk also are in the strong field. ... Els won in 2004, closing with consecutive 66s for a four-stroke victory over Couples. ... Jay Haas won the Senior PGA on Sunday for his third straight Champions Tour victory. ... England's David Howell is coming off a victory Sunday in the European tour's BMW Championship. ... The Barclays Classic is next week in Harrison, New York, followed by the U.S. Open at Winged Foot in Mamaroneck, New York. TOUR leaders: Victories, Woods, Mickelson and Appleby, 2. Money, Mickelson, $3,237,992. Scoring, Furyk, 69.38 per round. Putting, Mickelson, 1.706 per green reached in regulation. Greens in regulation, Mickelson, 72.0 percent. Eagles, John Rollins, 70.2 holes per eagle. Birdies, Mickelson, 5.00 per round. Sand saves, K.J. Choi, 66.0 percent. Driving distance, Bubba Watson, 321.2 yards. Driving accuracy, Fred Funk, 77.6 percent. Total driving, Robert Allenby, 64 total placings in distance and accuracy categories. All-Around, David Toms, 243 total placings in all categories. On the Net: http://www.pgatour.com CHAMPIONS TOUR
Allianz Championship Last year: Tom Jenkins won his sixth Champions Tour title, beating D.A. Weibring with a birdie on the second hole of a playoff. Last week: Jay Haas won the Senior PGA Championship for his third straight Champions Tour victory, beating Brad Bryant on the third hole of a playoff at Oak Tree. Notes: Haas is skipping the tournament to play in the Memorial. ... The event is in its second year at the Arnold Palmer-designed Tournament Club of Iowa after four years at Glen Oaks. ... Dave Eichelberger won the 1999 U.S. Senior Open at Des Moines Country Club. ... The Bank of America Championship is next week in Concord, Massachusetts. Tour leaders: Victories, Haas, Loren Roberts, 3. Money, Haas, $1,215,735. Scoring, Roberts, 68.75 per round. Putting, Roberts, 1.726 per green reached in regulation. Greens in regulation, Tom Watson, 79.2 percent. Eagles, Jim Thorpe, 87.4 holes per eagle. Birdies, Haas, 4.64 per round. Sand saves, Raymond Floyd, 70.6 percent. Driving distance, Dan Pohl, 287.9 yards. Driving accuracy, Bob Murphy, 83.9 percent. Total driving, Mark James, 18 total placings in distance and accuracy categories. All-Around, Watson, 71 total placings in all categories. Charles Schwab Cup, Haas, 1,521 points. On the Net: http://www.pgatour.com EUROPEAN TOUR Wales Open
Site: Newport, Wales Last year: Spain's Miguel Angel Jimenez won his 13th European tour title, closing with a 7-under 62 for a four-stroke victory. Last week: England's David Howell won the BMW Championship at Wentworth, beating countryman Simon Khan by five strokes. Notes: The tournament is being played on the Robert Trent Jones Sr.-designed Roman Road layout while Wentwood Hills is renovated for the 2010 Ryder Cup. ... The BA-CA Golf Open is next week in Austria. On the Net: http://www.europeantour.com LPGA TOUR
ShopRite LPGA Classic Last year: Annika Sorenstam won for the fifth time in her first seven 2005 events and the eighth time in her last 11 tour starts. She shot 67-65-64 for a four-stroke victory over Juli Inkster. Sorenstam also won the 1998 and 2002 tournaments. Last week: Hee-Won Han won the LPGA Corning Classic for her fifth LPGA Tour title, beating Meena Lee with a par on the fourth hole of a playoff. Notes: Sorenstam is winless in six events since opening the season with a victory in the MasterCard Classic. She missed the cut three weeks ago at Kingsmill, the first time she failed to qualify for weekend play in a LPGA Tour event since 2002. ... Mexico's Lorena Ochoa and resurgent Australian star Karrie Webb also are in the field. Ochoa has two victories and four second-place finishes in her last six starts, and Webb has two victories and two second-place finishes in her last five tour appearances. ... Michelle Wie will play in a U.S. Open sectional qualifier on Monday at Canoe Brook in Summit, New Jersey. The 16-year-old Wie is attempting to become the first woman to qualify for the tournament. ... The LPGA Championship is next week in Havre de Grace, Maryland. Tour leaders: Victories, Ochoa and Webb, 2. Money, Ochoa, $1,114,888. Scoring, Ochoa, 69.1714 per round. Putting, Seon Hwa Lee, 1.72 per green reached in regulation. Greens in regulation, Ochoa, 75.5 percent. Eagles, Ochoa, 7. Birdies, Natalie Gulbis, 154. Sand saves, Naree Song, 64.3 percent. Driving distance, Karin Sjodin, 288.7 yards. Driving accuracy, Tina Barrett, 83.7 percent. Player of the Year, Ochoa, 139 points. On the Net: http://www.lpga.com OTHER TOURNAMENTS Men NATIONWIDE TOUR: Rex Hospital Open, Thursday-Sunday, TPC Wakefield Plantation at Raleigh, North Carolina. On the Net: http://www.pgatour.com COLLEGE: U.S. Division I Men's Championships, Wednesday-Saturday, Crosswater Golf Club at Sunriver Resort, Sunriver, Oregon. On the Net: http://www.ncaasports.com JAPAN GOLF TOUR: JCB Classic Sendai, Thursday-Sunday, Omotezao Kokusai Golf Club, Miyagi, Japan. On the Net: http://www.jgto.org PGA EUROPEAN SENIORS TOUR: Irish Seniors Open, Friday-Sunday, Sheraton Fota Island Golf Resort and Spa, Carrigtwohill, Ireland. On the Net: http://www.europeantour.com PGA EUROPEAN CHALLENGE TOUR: Morson International Pro-Am Challenge, Wednesday-Saturday, Marriott Worsley Park Hotel & Country Club, Manchester, England. On the Net: http://www.europeantour.com TOUR OF THE AMERICAS: Abierto de Venezuela, Thursday-Sunday, Valle Arriba Golf Club, Caracas, Venezuela. On the Net: http://www.tourdelasamericas.com Women FUTURES TOUR: Aurora Health Care Championship, Friday-Sunday, Geneva National Golf Club, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. On the Net: http://www.futurestour.com LADIES EUROPEAN TOUR: KLM Ladies Open, Friday-Sunday, Eindhovensche Golf Club, Valkenswaard, Netherlands. On the Net: http://www.ladieseuropeantour.com JAPAN LPGA TOUR: Resort Trust Ladies, Friday-Sunday, Grandy Nasushirakawa Golf Club 36, Fukushima, Japan. On the Net: http://www.lpga.or.jp ©The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. |
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