ON THE COURSES | This week's pro golf events

LPGA TOURLPGA ChampionshipWilmington, Del.
Schedule: Thursday-Sunday.Course: DuPont Country Club (6,408 yards, par 71).Purse: $1.6 million. Winner's share: $240,000.Television: The Golf Channel (Thursday, 4-6 p.m., 9-11 p.m.) and CBS (Saturday-Sunday, 3:30-6 p.m.)Last year: Annika Sorenstam won her fifth major title, beating Grace Park with a par on the first hole of a playoff.Last week: Karrie Webb won the Kellogg-Keebler Classic for her 30th LPGA Tour title, beating Sorenstam, Siew-Ai Lim and Jeong Jang by five strokes.
PGA TOURBuick ClassicHarrison, N.Y.
Schedule: Thursday-Sunday.Course: Westchester Country Club, West Course (6,751 yards, par 71).Purse: $5.25 million. Winner's share: $945,000.Television: USA (Thursday-Friday, 4-6 p.m.) and ABC (Saturday, 3-6 p.m.; Sunday, 3-6:30 p.m.)Last year: Jonathan Kaye won his first PGA Tour title, beating John Rollins with an eagle on the first hole of a playoff.Last week: Ernie Els won the Memorial to take the second spot in the world rankings from Vijay Singh. Els closed with consecutive 66s for a four-stroke victory over Fred Couples. Top-ranked Tiger Woods finished third, six strokes back.
UNITED STATES GOLF ASSOCIATIONROYAL & amp; ANCIENT GOLF CLUBOF ST. ANDREWSCurtis CupMerseyside, England
Schedule: Saturday-Sunday.Course: Formby Golf Club (6,369 yards, par 72).Television: None.Format: United States vs. Britain and Ireland in team match play. Three morning alternate-shot matches and six afternoon singles matches each day.United States: Erica Blasberg, Corona, Calif.; Paula Creamer, Pleasanton, Calif.; Sarah Huarte, Shingle Springs, Calif.; Liz Janangelo, West Hartford, Conn.; Brittany Lang, McKinney, Texas; Jane Park, Beaumont, Calif.; Annie Thurman, Highland, Utah; Michelle Wie, Honolulu. Captain: Martha Kirouac, Norcross, Ga.Britain and Ireland: Claire Coughlan, Ireland; Emma Duggelby, England; Anna Highgate, Wales; Anne Laing, Scotland; Danielle Masters, England; Shelley McKevitt, England; Fame More, England; Nicola Timmins, England. Captain: Ada O'Sullivan, Ireland.Last matches: Carol Semple Thompson, making her 12th appearance in the event at age 53, led the United States to an 11-7 victory in 2002 at Fox Chapel in Pittsburgh.
CHAMPIONS TOURBayer Advantage Celebrity Pro-AmParkville, Mo.
Schedule: Friday-Sunday.Course: National Golf Club of Kansas City (6,875 yards, par 72).Purse: $1.65 million. Winner's share: $247,500.Television: The Golf Channel (Friday, 6-8:30 p.m., 11 p.m.-1:30 a.m.; Saturday, 5-7:30 p.m., 9-11:30 p.m.; Sunday, 5-7:30 p.m., 10 p.m.-12:30 a.m.)Last year: Jay Sigel won his eighth senior title at age 59, capping a closing 65 with a birdie to beat Mike McCullough by a stroke.Last week: Jim Thorpe won the Farmers Charity Classic for his eighth Champions Tour title. Fred Gibson finished second, a stroke back.
PGA EUROPEAN TOURDiageo Championship at GleneaglesGleneagles, Scotland
Schedule: Thursday-Sunday.Course: Gleneagles Hotel, PGA Centenary Course (7,060 yards, par 72).Purse: $2.59 million. Winner's share: $430,900.Television: The Golf Channel (Thursday-Friday, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday, 9 a.m.-noon).Last year: Denmark's Soren Kjeldsen won his first European tour title, holding off Scotland's Alastair Forsyth by two strokes.Last week: England's Simon Khan won the Wales Open, beating countryman Paul Casey with a birdie on the second hole off a playoff. Khan shot a course-record 61 in the second round.
NATIONWIDE TOURLaSalle Bank OpenGlenview, Ill.
Schedule: Thursday-Sunday.Course: The Glen Club (7,217 yards, par 72).Purse: $650,000 million. Winner's share: $117,000.Television: The Golf Channel (Thursday, 1:30-4 p.m.; Friday, 1-3 a.m., 1:30-4 p.m.; Saturday, 2-4 a.m., 1:30-4 p.m.; Sunday, 1-3 a.m., 1:30-4 p.m.; Monday, 2:30-4:30 a.m.)Last year: Australia's Andre Stolz beat Tommy Tolles by two strokes for his first Nationwide Tour victory. Stolz finished 13th on the money list to earn a PGA Tour card.Last week: Former Oklahoma star Hunter Haas won the Knoxville Open for his first tour title, beating Shane Bertsch and Justin Bolli on the first hole of a playoff.
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