ON TOUR This week's pro golf events
PGA TOUR
Wachovia Championship
Schedule: Thursday-Sunday.
Course: Quail Hollow Club, Charlotte, N.C. (7,396 yards, par 72).
Purse: $5.6 million. Winner's share: $1,008,000.
Television: USA (Thursday-Friday, 4-6 p.m.) and CBS (Saturday-Sunday, 3-6 p.m.).
Last year: Inaugural event.
Last week: Left-hander Steve Flesch won the HP Classic of New Orleans for his first tour title, beating Bob Estes with a 35-foot birdie putt on the first hole of a playoff.
Notes: Tiger Woods is skipping the tournament. He will travel to Germany next week for the Deutsche Bank-SAP Open. ... Masters champion Mike Weir and Davis Love III, each seeking his fourth victory of the season, top the field.
LPGA TOUR
Asahi Ryokuken International
Schedule: Thursday-Sunday.
Course: Mount Vintage Plantation Golf Club, North Augusta, S.C. (6,366 yards, par 72).
Purse: $1.3 million. Winner's share: $195,000.
Television: ESPN (Friday, 1:30-3:30 p.m.; Saturday, 3-5 p.m.) and ESPN2 (Sunday, 4-6 p.m.).
Last year: Scotland's Janice Moodie won by seven strokes, finishing with a 15-under 273 total.
Last week: South Korea's Grace Park won the Michelob Light Open for her fourth career title, holding off Cristie Kerr, Karrie Webb and Lorena Ochoa by a stroke.
CHAMPIONS TOUR
Kinko's Classic
Schedule: Friday-Sunday.
Course: The Hills Country Club, Austin, Texas (6,930 yards, par 72).
Purse: $1.6 million. Winner's share: $240,000.
Television: The Golf Channel (Friday-Saturday, 5-7:30 p.m., 8-10:30 p.m.; Sunday, 5-7:30 p.m., 9-11 p.m.).
Last week: Tom Jenkins won the Bruno's Memorial Classic for his fourth senior title, beating Bruce Fleisher by three strokes.
-- Associated Press
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