ON TOUR This week's golf events

RYDER CUPBloomfield Township, Mich.
Schedule: Friday-Sunday. Friday and Saturday, four morning best-ball matches and four afternoon alternate-shot matches; Sunday, 12 singles matches.
Course: Oakland Hills Country Club, South Course (7,077 yards, par 70).
Television: USA (Friday, 8 a.m.-6 p.m.) and NBC (Saturday, 8 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sunday, noon-6 p.m.)
United States (c-captain's pick): Chad Campbell, c-Stewart Cink, Chris DiMarco, Fred Funk, Jim Furyk, c-Jay Haas, Davis Love III, Phil Mickelson, Kenny Perry, Chris Riley, David Toms and Tiger Woods. Captain: Hal Sutton.
Europe: Paul Casey, England; Darren Clarke, Northern Ireland; c-Luke Donald, England; Sergio Garcia, Spain; Padraig Harrington, Ireland; David Howell, England; Miguel Angel Jimenez, Spain; Thomas Levet, France; Paul McGinley, Ireland; c-Colin Montgomerie, Scotland; Ian Poulter, England; and Lee Westwood, England. Captain: Bernhard Langer, Germany.
Series: United States leads 24-8-2.
Last match: Wales' Phillip Price beat Mickelson 3 and 2 in the key singles match in Europe's 151/2-121/2 victory in 2002 at The Belfry in Sutton Coldfield, England.
PGA TOURTexas OpenSan Antonio
Schedule: Thursday-Sunday
Course: LaCantera Golf Club, The Resort Course (7,001 yards, par 70)
Purse: $3.5 million. Winner's share: $630,000
Television: ESPN (Thursday-Saturday, 4-6 p.m.; Sunday, 4-7 p.m.)
Last year: Tommy Armour III broke the PGA Tour's 72-hole scoring record, finishing at 26-under 254. He shot 64-62-63-66 to win by seven strokes.
Last week: Vijay Singh won the Canadian Open for his second straight victory and seventh of the year, beating Canadian Mike Weir on the third hole of a playoff at Glen Abbey in Oakville, Ontario.
Notes: Justin Leonard, the 2000 and 2001 winner, missed the tournament last year following the birth of daughter Reese. ... Loren Roberts tied for second last year after winning the 2002 event for the last of his eight tour titles. ... Mike Souchak won the 1955 tournament at Brackenridge Park at 27-under 257. ... The 84 Lumber Classic is next week in Farmington, Pa.
LPGA TOURSafeway ClassicPortland, Ore.
Schedule: Friday-Sunday
Course: Columbia Edgewater Country Club (6,327 yards, par 72)
Purse: $1.2 million. Winner's share: $180,000
Television: The Golf Channel (Friday, 9-11:30 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday, 12:30-2:30 a.m., 9-11:30 p.m.; Sunday, 12:30-2:30 a.m.)
Last year: Annika Sorenstam successfully defended her title, holding off Beth Daniel by a stroke for the fifth of the Swedish star's six 2003 victories.
Last week: Sorenstam returned from a long break to win the John Q. Hammons Hotel Classic in Broken Arrow, Okla., her fifth LPGA Tour title of the year and 53rd overall.
Notes: Sorenstam shot a course-record 62 in the second round of her 2002 victory. She has seven worldwide victories this year and 65 overall. ... The Longs Drugs Challenge is next week in Auburn, Calif.
NATIONWIDE TOUROregon ClassicJunction City, Ore.
Schedule: Thursday-Sunday
Course: Shadow Hills Country Club (7,007 yards, par 72)
Purse: $450,000. Winner's share: $81,000Television: None
Last year: Chris Couch beat Jason Bohn with a 5-foot birdie putt on the first hole of a playoff.
Last week: James Driscoll won the Virginia Beach Open for his first Nationwide Tour title, beating Jimmy Walker, Jason Buha and Kyle Thompson by four strokes.
Notes: Eugene resident Casey Martin, allowed to use a cart in PGA Tour-sanctioned events under a Supreme Court ruling, has failed to make the cut in five previous Nationwide Tour starts this year. He has a circulatory disorder in his right leg. ... The Boise Open is next week, followed by the Mark Christopher Charity Classic in Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.
Associated Press