ON TOUR | This week's golf events

PGA TOURBooz Allen Classic
Site: Potomac, Md.Schedule: Thursday-Sunday.Course: TPC at Avenel (6,987 yards, par 71).Purse: $4.8 million. Winner's share: $864,000.Television: USA (Thursday-Friday, 4-6 p.m.) and ABC (Saturday-Sunday, 3-6 p.m.).Last year: South Africa's Rory Sabbatini won his second PGA Tour title, holding off Fred Funk and Joe Durant by four strokes in a Monday finish.Last week: South Africa's Retief Goosen won his second U.S. Open title in four years, beating Phil Mickelson by two strokes at Shinnecock Hills. Goosen closed with a 71 for a 4-under 276 total.Notes: Sabbatini tied for second two weeks ago in the Buick Classic, losing to Sergio Garcia on the third hole of a playoff. ... Bill Haas is making his pro debut. Haas, the son of tour player Jay Haas, tied for 40th in the U.S. Open. The former Wake Forest star recently received the Jack Nicklaus Trophy as the college player of the year. ... John Daly is making his first start since tying for 11th three weeks ago in the Memorial. ... The 2005 tournament will be played at Congressional Country Club because of renovations at the TPC at Avenel. ... Funk coached at the University of Maryland from 1982-88. ... The Western Open is next week in Lemont, Ill., followed by the John Deere Classic in Silvis, Ill., and the British Open at Royal Troon.
LPGA TOURRochester LPGA
Site: Pittsford, N.Y.Schedule: Thursday-Sunday.Course: Locust Hill Country Club (6,192 yards, par 72).Purse: $1.5 million. Winner's share: $225,000.Television: ESPN2 (Friday, 2-4 p.m.; Saturday, 3-4 p.m.; Sunday, 4-7 p.m.).Last year: Australia's Rachel Teske won consecutive tournaments for the second time in her career, beating Mexico's Lorena Ochoa by four strokes. Teske won the Giant Eagle Classic the previous week.Last week: Cristie Kerr won the ShopRite LPGA Classic for her second title of the year, birdieing the final hole for a one-stroke victory over 17-year-old amateur Paula Creamer and Giulia Sergas.Notes: The U.S. Women's Open is next week at Orchards Golf Club in South Hadley, Mass. ... Annika Sorenstam is coming off her second straight victory in the LPGA Championship. The seven-time major champion has four LPGA Tour victories this year to push her career total to 52. ... Rosie Jones, the 1991 and 1998 winner, has five career victory in New York.
CHAMPIONS TOURBank of America Championship
Site: Concord, Mass.Schedule: Friday-Sunday.Course: Nashawtac Country Club (6,729 yards, par 72).Purse: $1.55 million. Winner's share: $232,500.Television: The Golf Channel (Friday-Sunday, 5-7:30 p.m., 9-11:30 p.m.).Last year: Allen Doyle beat Bruce Fleisher and Bob Gilder by three strokes, shooting a tournament-record 63 in the second round en route to a 15-under total.Last event: Doyle won the rain-shortened Bayer Advantage Celebrity Pro-Am two weeks ago in Parkville, Md., for his ninth senior title.Notes: Tom Kite is coming off a 57th-place tie last week in the U.S. Open. ... Ed Dougherty is returning from a shoulder injury that has sidelined him since the SBC Championship in October. ... Arnold Palmer and Lee Trevino are in the field. ... The Long Island Classic is next week, followed by three straight major championships -- the Ford Senior Players Championship, Senior British Open and U.S. Senior Open.
Source: Associated Press