PGA TOUR
Buick Open Last year: Vijay Singh successfully defended his title, shooting 65-66-63-70 for a 24-under 264 total and four-stroke victory over Tiger Woods and Zach Johnson. Singh also won the 1997 tournament. Last week: Corey Pavin won the U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee for his first PGA TOUR title in 10 years, shooting 61-64-68-67 for a two-stroke victory over Jerry Kelly. The 46-year-old Pavin has 15 career victories. Notes: Woods, the 2002 winner, won the British Open two weeks ago at Royal Liverpool for his 11th major title and 49th PGA TOUR victory. He has an endorsement deal with Buick. ... Singh won the Barclays Classic in June for his 29th tour title. ... The INTERNATIONAL is next week in Castle Rock, Colorado, followed by the PGA Championship at Medinah in Illinois. TOUR leaders: Victories, Woods, 3. Money, Woods, $4,263,563. Scoring, Woods, 69.14 per round. Putting, Brian Gay, 1.712 per green reached in regulation. Greens in regulation, Woods, 71.9 percent. Eagles, John Rollins, 75.9 holes per eagle. Birdies, Phil Mickelson, 4.49 per round. Sand saves, Nick O'Hern, 64.4 percent. Driving distance, Bubba Watson, 319.3 yards. Driving accuracy, Fred Funk, 77.9 percent. Total driving, Chris Smith, 72 total placings in distance and accuracy categories. All-Around, Robert Allenby, 284 total placings in all categories. CHAMPIONS TOUR
3M Championship Last year: Tom Purtzer won his third career Champions Tour title, beating Craig Stadler and Lonnie Nielsen by a stroke. Last week: Loren Roberts won the Senior British Open at Turnberry for his fourth victory of the year, squandering a five-stroke lead before beating Argentina's Eduardo Romero with a par on the first hole of a playoff. Notes: Arnold Palmer teamed with Tom Lehman to design the TPC Twin Cities. ... Hale Irwin won the 2002 event on the TPC course and took the 1997 and 1999 titles at Bunker Hills. ... Tom Kite won the 2004 tournament. ... The Tour is off next week. Play will resume 18-20 with the Boeing Greater Seattle Classic. Tour leaders: Victories, Roberts, 4. Money, Roberts, $1,783,972. Scoring, Roberts, 68.93 per round. Putting, Roberts, 1.715 per green reached in regulation. Greens in regulation, Tom Watson, 75.5 percent. Eagles, Hajime Meshiai, 81.0 holes per eagle. Birdies, Watson, 4.39 per round. Sand saves, Morris Hatalsky, 64.7 percent. Driving distance, Dan Pohl, 292.7 yards. Driving accuracy, David Edwards, 81.8 percent. Total driving, Mark James, 14 total placings in distance and accuracy categories. All-Around, Watson, 68 total placings in all categories. Charles Schwab Cup, Roberts, 2,357 points. EUROPEAN TOUR
Scandinavian Masters Last year: Australia's Mark Hensby won at Kungsangen, beating Sweden's Henrik Stenson on the second hole of a playoff. Last week: Sweden's Robert Karlsson won the Deutsche Bank Players' Championship in Germany to move into position for a Ryder Cup spot. Lee Westwood and Charl Schwartzel tied for second, four strokes back. Notes: Karlsson, Stenson and fellow Swedes Johan Edfors and Niclas Fasth, all European tour winners this season, top the field along with PGA TOUR winner Carl Pettersson, longtime Swedish stars Jesper Parnevik and Fredrik Jacobson, New Zealand's Michael Campbell and Americans Brad Faxon and Todd Hamilton. ... Parnevik won in 1995 at Barseback to become the first Swede to win a European tour event in Sweden. He also won in 1998 at Kungsangen. ... The KLM Open is next week in the Netherlands. LPGA TOUR/LADIES' GOLF UNION/LADIES EUROPEAN TOUR
Women's British Open Last year: South Korea's Jeong Jang won at Royal Birkdale, leading wire-to-wire for a four-stroke victory over Sweden's Sophie Gustafson. Michelle Wie tied for third, six strokes back. Annika Sorenstam tied for fifth. Last week: Australia's Karrie Webb won the Evian Masters in France for her LPGA Tour-leading third victory of the season, closing with a 4-under 68 for a one-stroke victory over Wie and Laura Davies. Notes: The 16-year-old Wie, winless in 31 LPGA Tour starts, has four second-place finishes in the last two seasons. ... Sorenstam won the 2003 tournament at Royal Lytham to complete the career Grand Slam. She will be in Sweden next week for her own European tour event, the Scandinavian TPC hosted by Annika. ... The tournament became an official LPGA Tour event in 1994 and was elevated to major status in 2001, replacing the du Maurier. ... Webb won in 1995, 1997 and 2002. ... David Duval won the 2001 British Open at Royal Lytham. ... The 2007 event is set for the Old Course at St. Andrews. ... The Canadian Women's Open is next week in London, Ontario. LPGA Tour leaders: Victories, Webb, 3. Money, Webb, $1,647,433 (?1,291,000). Scoring, Lorena Ochoa, 69.7037 per round. Putting, Webb, Cristie Kerr and Seon-Hwa Lee, 1.74 per green reached in regulation. Greens in regulation, Ochoa, 74.3 percent. Eagles, Ochoa, 9. Birdies, Lee, 222. Sand saves, Carri Wood, 65.0 percent. Driving distance, Karin Sjodin, 284.4 yards. Driving accuracy, Tina Barrett, 82.9 percent. Player of the Year, Webb, 175 points. OTHER TOURNAMENTS Men NATIONWIDE TOUR: Cox Classic, Champions Run, Omaha, Nebraska, Thursday-Sunday. On the Net: http://www.pgatour.com CANADIAN TOUR: Casino de Montreal Open, Thursday-Sunday, Quatre Domaines Golf Club, Montreal. On the Net: http://www.cantour.com JAPAN GOLF TOUR: Sun Chlorella Classic, Thursday-Sunday, Otaru Country Club, Hokkaido, Japan. On the Net: http://www.jgto.org PGA EUROPEAN SENIORS TOUR: Wentworth Senior Masters, Friday-Sunday, Wentworth Club, Edinburgh Course, Virginia Water, England. On the Net: http://www.europeantour.com PGA EUROPEAN CHALLENGE TOUR: Ireland Ryder Cup Challenge, Thursday-Sunday, Killarney Golf and Fishing Club, Killarney, Ireland. On the Net: http://www.europeantour.com Women FUTURES TOUR: Laconia Savings Bank Golf Classic, Friday-Sunday, Beaver Meadow Golf Course, Concord, New Hampshire. On the Net: http://www.futurestour.com JAPAN LPGA TOUR: Crystal Geyser Ladies Open, Friday-Sunday, Keiyo Country Club, Chiba, Japan. On the Net: http://www.lpga.or.jp ©The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. |
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