ON TOUR This week's pro golf events

PGA TOURFunai Classic at DisneyLake Buena Vista, Fla.
Schedule: Thursday-SundayCourses: Walt Disney World Resort, Magnolia Course (7,200 yards, par 72), Palm Course (6,957 yards, par 72)Purse: $4.2 million; Winner's share: $756,000Television: ESPN (Thursday-Friday, 3-6 p.m.; Saturday, 4-6 p.m.) and ABC (Sunday, 3-6 p.m.)Last year: Vijay Singh won the last of his four 2003 PGA Tour titles, beating Tiger Woods, Stewart Cink and Scott Verplank by four strokes.Notes: Woods, the 1996 and 1999 winner, is skipping the tournament. He married Elin Nordegren on Oct. 5 in Barbados. ... The top-ranked Singh, an eight-time winner this year, is coming off a first-round loss to European Ryder Cup captain Bernhard Langer in the World Match Play Championship in England. ... The final two rounds will be played on the Magnolia Course. ... The Chrysler Championship is next week in Palm Harbor, Fla., followed by the season-ending Tour Championship at East Lake in Atlanta.
CHAMPIONS TOURCharles Schwab Cup ChampionshipSonoma, Calif.
Schedule: Thursday-SundayCourse: Sonoma Golf Club (7,069 yards, par 72)Purse: $2.5 million; Winner's share: $440,000Television: The Golf Channel (Thursday-Sunday, 5-7:30 p.m., 9-11:30 p.m.)Last year: Jim Thorpe won the season-ending tournament, beating Tom Watson by three strokes. Watson won the money title with $1,853,108.Notes: The top 30 players on the money list qualified for the season-ending tournament. ... Bobby Wadkins earned $108,000 with a third-place finish last week to jump from 37th to 29th on the money list with $621,198. ... Craig Stadler leads the money list with $2,220,866, followed by Hale Irwin ($1,950,197), Tom Kite ($1,577,211) and Gil Morgan ($1,551,119). ... The tournament also ends the race for the Charles Schwab Cup, with the winner receiving a $1 million annuity. Irwin leads with 3,172 points, followed by Stadler (3,133), Kite (2,219) and Peter Jacobsen (1,943). The tournament winner will receive 1,320 points.
PGA EUROPEAN TOURMadrid OpenMadrid, Spain.
Schedule: Thursday-SundayCourse: Club de Campo (6,967 yards, par 71)Purse: $1,245,800; Winner's share: $207,625Television: The Golf Channel (Thursday-Friday, 9 a.m.-noon; Saturday-Sunday, 8-11 a.m.)Last year: Argentina's Ricardo Gonzalez overcame a six-stroke deficit in the final round, shooting a 65 to beat Paul Casey, Marten Olander and Nick O'Hern by a stroke.Notes: European Ryder Cup players Colin Montgomerie, Miguel Angel Jimenez and David Howell top the field. ... The season-ending Volvo Masters is next week at Valderrama.
NATIONWIDE TOURMiccosukee ChampionshipMiami
Schedule: Thursday-SundayCourse: Miccosukee Golf and Country Club (7,200 yards, par 71)Purse: $500,000; Winner's share: $90,000Television: The Golf Channel (Thursday, 1:30-4 p.m.; Friday, 2-3:30 a.m., 1:30-4 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday, 1-2:30 a.m., 1:30-4 p.m.; Monday, 1-2:30 a.m.)Last year: Craig Bowden won the inaugural event, edging Chris Couch by a stroke.Notes: The tournament is the final full-field event of the year, with the top 60 on the money list advancing to the season-ending Nationwide Tour Championship next week in Prattville, Ala. The final top 20 will earn 2005 PGA Tour cards. ... The Miccosukee Tribe bought the 27-hole complex, previously known as the Miami National Golf Club, in 2001.
Associated Press