ON TOUR This week's golf events

PGA TOURThe Players ChampionshipPonte Vedra Beach, Fla.
Schedule: Thursday-SundayCourse: TPC at Sawgrass, Stadium Course (7,093 yards, par 72)Purse: $8 million. Winner's share: $1.44 millionTelevision: ESPN (Thursday-Friday, noon-6 p.m.) and NBC (Saturday, 2-6 p.m.; Sunday, 1:30-6:30 p.m.)Last year: Adam Scott beat Padraig Harrington by a stroke to become the youngest champion in golf's richest tournament. The 23-year-old Australian closed with a 70 to finish at 12 under.Last week: Kenny Perry won the Bay Hill Invitational when Vijay Singh hit a 7-iron off the rocks and into the water on the 18th hole en route to a double bogey. The 44-year-old Perry has eight tour victories. Singh tied for second with Graeme McDowell to regain the top spot in the world ranking from Tiger Woods.
LPGA TOURKraft Nabisco ChampionshipRancho Mirage, Calif.
Schedule: Thursday-SundayCourse: Mission Hills Country Club, Dinah Shore Tournament Course (6,520, par 72)Purse: $1.8 million. Winner's share: $270,000Television: ESPN2 (Thursday-Friday, 5-7 p.m.) and ABC (Saturday-Sunday, 4-6 p.m.)Last year: South Korea's Grace Park made a 6-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole to hold off 17-year-old Aree Song by a stroke. The victory was Park's first in a major championship.Last week: Annika Sorenstam won her fourth straight LPGA Tour start, making up four strokes in the last three holes and beating Lorena Ochoa on the first hole of a playoff in the Safeway International at Superstition Mountain in Arizona. Sorenstam has won six of her last eight events to raise her LPGA Tour victory total to 58.
PGA EUROPEAN TOUR/ASIAN TOURIndonesia OpenJakarta, Indonesia
Schedule: Thursday-SundayCourse: Cengkareng Golf Club (6,851 yards, par 70)Purse: $751,260. Winner's share: $125,205Television: The Golf Channel (Thursday-Friday, 9-11 a.m.; Saturday-Sunday, 9 a.m.-noon)Last year: Inaugural eventLast week: England's Paul Casey made a 20-foot birdie putt on the second hole of a playoff with Ryder Cup teammate Paul McGinley to win the TCL Classic in Sanya, China. Casey has four career European tour victories.
NATIONWIDE TOURLouisiana OpenBroussard, La.
Schedule: Thursday-SundayCourse: Le Triomphe Country Club (7,204 yards, par 72)Purse: $500,000. Winner's share: $90,000Television: NoneLast year: Jimmy Walker won the second of two 2004 titles, holing a 30-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole for a one-stroke victory over Rick Price. Walker led the tour in earnings to earn a PGA Tour card.Last event: Australia's Peter O'Malley made a 25-foot birdie putt on the fourth hole of a playoff with countryman Steven Bowditch to win the New Zealand PGA on Feb. 27. The tournament was co-sanctioned by the Australasian PGA.
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