GOLF GLANCE | This week's events



INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF PGA TOURS
WORLD GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS
Accenture Match Play Championship
Site: Carlsbad, Calif.
Schedule: Today-Sunday.
Course: La Costa Resort and Spa (7,247 yards, par 72).
Purse: $7 million. Winner's share: $1.2 million.
Television: ESPN (Wednesday-Friday, 2-6 p.m.; Saturday, 10:30-2 p.m.), ABC (Saturday-Sunday, 3-7 p.m.) and ESPN2 (Sunday, 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m.).
Last year: Tiger Woods completed his collection of World Golf Championships titles, beating David Toms 2 and 1 in the 36-hole final.
PGA TOUR
Chrysler Classic of Tucson
Site: Tucson, Ariz.
Schedule: Thursday-Sunday.
Course: Omni Tucson National (7,109 yards, par 72).
Purse: $3 million. Winner's share: $540,000.
Television: USA (Thursday-Sunday, 6-8 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday, 11 p.m.-1 a.m.).
Last year: Frank Lickliter II won his second tour title, beating Chad Campbell by two strokes.
Last week: Canada's Mike Weir successfully defended his Nissan Open title, holding off Japan's Shigeki Maruyama by a stroke after blowing a seven-stroke lead in the final round at Riviera.
AUSTRALIAN LADIES TOUR/LADIES EUROPEAN TOUR
ANZ Ladies Masters
Site: Gold Coast, Australia.
Schedule: Thursday-Sunday.
Course: Royal Pines Resort (6,443 yards, par 72).
Purse: $616,000. Winner's share: $110,000.
Television: The Golf Channel (Saturday-Sunday, 9 a.m.-noon).
Last year: England's Laura Davies won the tournament for the third time, taking advantage of Australian star Karrie Webb's final-hole bogey for a one-stroke victory.
Last week: Australia's Mardi Lunn won the ABC Learning Centres Classic at Lakelands, beating compatriot Shani Waugh by a stroke.
NATIONWIDE TOUR/AUSTRALASIAN PGA TOUR
New Zealand PGA Championship
Site: Christchurch, New Zealand.
Schedule: Thursday-Sunday.
Course: Clearwater Resort (7,137 yards, par 72).
Purse: $790,000. Winner's share: $142,000.
Television: The Golf Channel (Thursday, 1:30-4 p.m.; Friday-Sunday, midnight-2:30 a.m., 1:30-4 p.m.; Monday, 1-2:30 a.m.).
Last year: American Ryan Palmer beat Australia's Andre Stolz by three strokes. Palmer finished sixth on the money list to earn a spot on the PGA Tour this year.
Last week: Australia's Euan Walters won the Jacob's Creek Open in Adelaide, Australia, beating countrymen Wayne Grady, Brendan Jones and Anthony Painter by five strokes.
OTHER TOURNAMENTS
Canadian Tour: Barton Creek Classic, Thursday-Sunday, Barton Creek Resort, Fazio Foothills Course, Austin, Texas. Television: The Golf Channel (Thursday-Sunday, 4-6 p.m., 9-11 p.m.).
Tour of the Americas/PGA European Challenge Tour: Guatemala Open, Thursday-Sunday, Hacienda Nueva Country Club, Guatemala City, Guatemala.
-- Associated Press