ON TOUR | This week's golf events

LPGA TOURTournament of ChampionsMobile, Ala.
Schedule: Thursday-SundayCourse: Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail, Magnolia Grove, Crossings Course (6,253 yards, par 72)Purse: $800,000. Winner's share: $130,00Television: The Golf Channel (Thursday-Sunday, 2:30-5 p.m., 8:30-10:30 p.m.)Last year: Dorothy Delasin won her fourth tour title, beating South Korea's Hee-Won Han with a birdie on the first hole of a playoff.Notes: Sorenstam, the 1997 winner at Westin Hills, is skipping the tournament to rest for the season-ending ADT Championship next week in West Palm Beach, Fla. ... The 41-player field includes tournament winners from the last four years and active Hall of Fame members. ... South Korea's Se Ri Pak won the 2001 and 2002 events, finishing with a tournament-record 20-under 268 total in 2002.
PGA TOURFranklin Templeton ShootoutNaples, Fla.
Schedule: Friday-SundayCourse: Tiburon Golf Club (7,193 yards, par 72)Purse: $2.5 million. Winners' shares: $300,000 eachTelevision: USA (Friday, 4-6 p.m.) and CBS (Saturday, 1-3:30 p.m.; Sunday, 1-3 p.m. or 4-6 p.m.)Format: Two-man teams. Friday, alternate shot; Saturday, best ball; Sunday, scrambleTeam pairings: Hank Kuehne-Jeff Sluman, Scott McCarron-Greg Norman, Paul Azinger-Olin Browne, Mark Calcavecchia-Loren Roberts, Chad Campbell-Chris Riley, John Daly-Rory Sabbatini, Steve Elkington-Peter Jacobsen, Nick Faldo-Fred Funk, Steve Flesch-Justin Leonard, Bill Haas-Jay Haas, Charles Howell III-Lee Janzen, Kenny Perry-Scott HochLast year: Kuehne and Sluman beat Campbell and Shaun Micheel on the second hole of a playoff. McCarron and Brad Faxon, the 2000 and 2001 winners, were eliminated on the first extra hole.Notes: Norman, the tournament host, designed the 36-hole Tiburon ("shark" in Spanish) facility. ... The event is in its fourth year at Tiburon after a year in Miami and 11 at Sherwood in Thousand Oaks, Calif. ... The World Cup is next week in Spain.
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