FACTS AND FIGURES PGA Championship 1

Schedule: Thursday-Sunday.
Course: Oak Hill County Club (7,134 yards, par 70), Rochester, N.Y.
Purse: TBA ($5.5 million in 2002). Winner's share: TBA ($990,000 in 2002).
Television: TNT (Thursday-Friday, 1-7 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday, 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m.) and CBS (Saturday-Sunday, 2-7 p.m.).
Last year: Rich Beem won his first major title, beating Tiger Woods by a stroke at Hazeltine in Chaska, Minn.
Last week: Davis Love III won The International for his fourth victory of the year, scoring 41 points under the modified Stableford system. ... England's Ian Poulter won the Nordic Open in Denmark, beating Scotland's Colin Montgomerie by a stroke.
Notes: Woods is winless in five major championships since the 2002 U.S. Open. The 1999 and 2000 PGA winner has eight major victories. ... Europe beat the United States in the 1995 Ryder Cup at Oak Hill. Jack Nicklaus won the 1980 PGA at Oak Hill, also the site of the U.S. Open in 1956 (Cary Middlecoff), 1968 (Lee Trevino) and 1989 (Curtis Strange). ... Love won the 1997 tournament at Winged Foot for his lone major title. ... David Toms won in 2001, beating Phil Mickelson by a stroke at the Atlanta Athletic Club. ... The 2004 tournament will be played at Whistling Straits in Kohler, Wis. ... Tim Thelen won the PGA Club Pro title in June to top the 25 qualifiers. He is the head pro at Baywood Country Club in Texas. ... There are two tour events next week, the World Golf Championships NEC Invitational at Firestone in Akron, Ohio, and the Reno-Tahoe Open.
-- Associated Press