ON TOUR This week's golf events

PGA TOURMemorial TournamentDublin, Ohio
Schedule: Thursday-Sunday.Course: Muirfield Village Golf Club (7,265 yards, par 72).Purse: $5.25 million. Winner's share: $945,000.Television: ESPN (Thursday-Friday, 4-7 p.m.) and CBS (Saturday, 3-6 p.m.; Sunday, 2-6 p.m.).Last year: Kenny Perry completed a Colonial-Memorial sweep, holding off Lee Janzen by two strokes.Last week: David Toms successfully defended his St. Jude Classic title, beating Bob Estes by six strokes for his 10th PGA Tour victory. Toms had surgery on his left wrist in December.Notes: Tiger Woods, the 1999-01 winner at Muirfield Village, is making his final start before the U.S. Open in two weeks at Shinnecock Hills. ... Tournament host Jack Nicklaus designed the course and won the event in 1977 and 1984. ... Ernie Els and Vijay Singh played in the Volvo PGA last week in England. Els finished seventh, and Singh tied for 15th. ... Tom Lehman set the tournament record in 1994, shooting four 67s for a 20-under 268 total. John Huston shot a course-record 61 in 1996. ... Jay Haas returns to the tour after finishing second Monday in the Senior PGA Championship in his Champions Tour debut. ... The Buick Classic is next week at Westchester Country Club in Harrison, N.Y.
LPGA TOURKellogg-Keebler ClassicAurora, Ill.
Schedule: Friday-Sunday.Course: Stonebridge Country Club (6,413 yards, par 72).Purse: $1.2 million. Winner's share: $180,000.Television: ESPN2 (Friday, 1-3 p.m.) and ESPN (Saturday, 5:30-7 p.m.; Sunday, 2:30-5 p.m.)Last year: Annika Sorenstam followed her historic Colonial appearance with a three-stroke victory -- her second straight win in the tournament.Last week: Sorenstam won her 51st LPGA Tour title, beating Michelle Estill and Vicki Goetze-Ackerman by two strokes in the Corning Classic. Sorenstam has three tour victories this year.Notes: Sorenstam matched the tour record for relation to par in a 54-hole event in her 2002 victory, finishing at 21-under 195 for an 11-stroke victory. The Swedish star broke the mark last year, winning the Mizuno Classic at 24 under. ... The McDonald's LPGA Championship -- the second major championship of the season -- is next week in Wilmington, Del.
CHAMPIONS TOURFarmers Charity ClassicAda, Mich.
Schedule: Friday-Sunday.Course: Egypt Valley Country Club (6,909 yards, par 72).Purse: $1.6 million. Winner's share: $240,000.Television: The Golf Channel (Friday-Saturday, 1:30-4 p.m., 9-11:30 p.m.; Sunday, 5-7:30 p.m., 9-11:30 p.m.)Last year: Doug Tewell won his seventh senior title, beating Ireland's Eamonn Darcy with a birdie on the third extra hole.Last week: Hale Irwin won his fourth Senior PGA Championship in a Monday finish, birdieing the final hole for a one-stroke victory over Jay Haas. Irwin also won the event in 1996-98.Notes: Irwin will be 59 on Thursday. The three-time U.S. Open champion has a record 40 victories on the Champions Tour. ... The Bayer Advantage Celebrity Pro-Am is next week in Kansas City, Mo.
PGA EUROPEAN TOURCeltic Manor Wales OpenNewport, Wales
Schedule: Thursday-Sunday.Course: Celtic Manor Resort, Wentwood Hills Course (7,379 yards, par 72).Purse: $2.75 million. Winner's share: $458,225.Television: The Golf Channel (Thursday-Friday, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday, 9 a.m.-noon).Last year: England's Ian Poulter led wire-to-wire for a three-stroke victory.Last week: Scotland's Scott Drummond won the Volvo PGA Championship, closing with an 8-under 64 for a two-stroke victory.Notes: Celtic Manor will be the site of the 2010 Ryder Cup. ... Scotland's Paul Lawrie won the 2002 tournament. ... The Diageo Championship at Gleneagles is next week in Scotland.
NATIONWIDE TOURKnoxville OpenKnoxville, Tenn.
Schedule: Thursday-Sunday.Course: Fox Den Country Club (7,142 yards, par 72).Purse: $475,000. Winner's share: $85,500.Last year: Vaughn Taylor beat Joe Ogilvie with a birdie on the first hole of a playoff after closing with a 64.Last week: Chris Anderson won the SAS Carolina Classic, beating Brendan Jones with a 15-foot par putt on the eighth playoff hole. Jason Buha and Paul Gow were eliminated on the first extra hole.Notes: Taylor finished 11th on the money list last year to advance to the PGA Tour. ... The LaSalle Bank Open is next week in Glenview, Ill., followed by the Northeast Pennsylvania Classic.
-- Associated Press
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