ON TOUR This week's pro golf events

PGA TOUR84 Lumber ClassicFarmington, Pa.
Schedule: Thursday-Sunday.Course: Nemacolin Woodlands Resort & amp; Spa, Mystic Rock. Course (7,276 yards, par 72).Purse: $4.2 million. Winner's share: $756,000.Television: ESPN (Thursday, 3:30-6 p.m.; Friday, 3:50-6 p.m.; Saturday, 3:30-5:30 p.m.; Sunday, 3-6 p.m.).Last year: J.L. Lewis closed with a course-record 62 for a two-stroke victory over Frank Lickliter, Stuart Appleby and Tim Petrovic.Notes: Top-ranked Vijay Singh is coming off consecutive victories in the Deutsche Bank Championship and Canadian Open and has won four of his last five starts, including the PGA Championship. ... U.S. Ryder Cup players David Toms, Chris DiMarco, Stewart Cink and Kenny Perry also are in the field along with British Open winner Todd Hamilton, John Daly and David Duval. ... Farmington is south of Pittsburgh, near the West Virginia and Maryland borders. ... Pete Dye designed the Mystic Rock course. ... The WGC-American Express Championship is next week in Ireland, opposite the Southern Farm Bureau Classic in Madison, Miss.
LPGA TOURLongs Drugs ChallengeAuburn, Calif.
Schedule: Thursday-Sunday.Course: The Ridge Golf Course (6,235 yards, par 71).Purse: $1 million. Winner's share: $150,000.Television: The Golf Channel (Thursday, 2:30-5 p.m.; Friday-Saturday, 3:30-5:30 a.m., 10 p.m.-midnight; Sunday, 3:30-5:30 a.m., 11 p.m.-1 a.m.; Monday, 4-6 a.m.).Last year: Sweden's Helen Alfredsson won at Lincoln Hills when Pat Hurst four-putted the 18th hole for a double bogey.Notes: Annika Sorenstam, the 1997 champion at Twelve Bridges Golf Club, is skipping the tournament. ... Cristie Kerr, a three-time winner this year, won the 2002 tournament at Twelve Bridges for her first tour title. ... Juli Inkster, the 1999 and 2000 winner, played at nearby San Jose State. ... The tour is off next week. Play will resume Oct. 7-10 with the Asahi Ryokuken International in North Augusta, S.C.
CHAMPIONS TOURSAS ChampionshipCary, N.C.
Schedule: Friday-Sunday.Course: Prestonwood Country Club (7,129 yards, par 72).Purse: $1.8 million. Winner's share: $270,000.Television: The Golf Channel (Friday-Saturday, 1:30-4 p.m., 9-10 p.m.; Sunday, 1:30-4 p.m., 9-11 p.m.).Last year: D.A. Weibring won his first Champions Tour title, beating Tom Kite and Bobby Wadkins by a stroke. Kite closed with a 61.Notes: Craig Stadler is coming off consecutive victories in The Tradition and First Tee Open at Pebble Beach ... Bruce Lietzke won the 2001 and 2002 tournaments. ... PGA Tour winner Vance Heafner is making his first Champions Tour start. Heafner, Prestonwood Country Club's director of golf, turned 50 on Aug. 11. ... The Constellation Energy Classic is next week in Hunt Valley, Md., followed by the Administaff Small Business Classic in Spring, Texas.
PGA EUROPEAN TOURThe HeritageMilton Keynes, England
Schedule: Thursday-Sunday.Course: Woburn Golf and Country Club, Duke's Course (6,979 yards, par 72).Purse: $2.44 million. Winner's share: $406,100.Television: The Golf Channel (Thursday-Friday, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday, 9 a.m.-noon).Last year: Inaugural event.Notes: European Ryder Cup players Padraig Harrington, Colin Montgomerie, Paul Casey, Ian Poulter and David Howell top the field along with two-time U.S. Open champion Retief Goosen. ... The IMG-owned tournament was shifted to the Duke's course because of a turf disease on the Marguess course's greens. ... The WGC-American Express Championship is next week at Mount Juliet in Ireland, followed by the Dunhill Links Championship in Scotland.
NATIONWIDE TOURAlbertsons Boise OpenBoise, Idaho
Schedule: Thursday-Sunday.Course: Hillcrest Country Club (6,698 yards, par 71).Purse: $600,000. Winner's share: $108,000.Television: The Golf Channel (Thursday, 5-7:30 p.m.; Friday, 1-2:30 a.m., 5-7:30 a.m.; Saturday-Sunday, 12:30-2:30 a.m., 5-7:30 p.m.; Monday, 2:30-4 a.m.).Last year: Roger Tambellini won his first tour title, beating Tripp Isenhour and Charles Warren by six strokes. Michelle Wie missed the cut, shooting 78-76.Notes: The tournament is one of only four events remaining from the tour's inaugural season in 1990. ... The Mark Christopher Charity Classic is next week in Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., followed by the Gila River Golf Classic in Chandler, Ariz.
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