ON THE FAIRWAYS | This week's pro golf events

PGA TOURChrysler ChampionshipPalm Harbor, Fla.
Schedule: Thursday-SundayCourse: Westin Innisbrook Resort, Copperhead Course (7,340 yards, par 71)Purse: $5.3 million. Winner's share: $954,000Television: USA (Thursday-Friday, 4-6 p.m., Saturday, 3-6 p.m.) and ABC (Sunday, 2-5 p.m.)Last year: Vijay Singh won the last of his nine 2004 titles, finishing at 18-under 266 to break the tournament record of 17-under 267 set by K.J. Choi in 2002. Tommy Armour III and Jesper Parnevik tied for second, five strokes back.Notes: The top 30 on the money list will advance to the Tour Championship next week at East Lake in Atlanta. The Southern Farm Bureau Classic, postponed from Oct. 6-9 because of Hurricane Katrina, also is next week in Madison, Miss. ... Retief Goosen won the 2003 tournament, beating Singh by three strokes.
LPGA TOURCJ Nine Bridges ClassicJeju, South Korea
Schedule: Friday-SundayCourse: The Club at Nine Bridges (6,274 yards, par 72)Purse: $1.35 million. Winner's share: $202,500Television: NoneLast year: South Korea's Grace Park closed with a 65 for a five-stroke victory over Annika Sorenstam and Carin Koch.Notes: Sorenstam, making her 18th LPGA Tour start of the year, has eight victories this year and also won a European tour event in Sweden. She has 64 career LPGA Tour victories. ... Paula Creamer won the Masters Ladies on Sunday for her second victory in two starts this year in Japan. The 19-year-old Creamer, also a two-time winner on the LPGA Tour, beat Chieko Amanuma with a birdie on the first hole of a playoff. ... South Korea's Shi-hyun Ahn won the 2003 event in her LPGA Tour debut. She was 19. ... The Mizuno Classic is next week in Japan, followed by the Tournament of Champions in Mobile, Ala., and the season-ending ADT Championship in West Palm Beach, Fla.
CHAMPIONS TOURCharles Schwab Cup ChampionshipSonoma, Calif.
Schedule: Thursday-SundayCourse: Sonoma Golf Club (6,993 yards, par 72)Purse: $2.5 million. Winner's share: $440,000Television: The Golf Channel (Thursday, 5-7:30 p.m., 9-11 p.m.; Friday-Sunday, 5-7:30 p.m., 9-11:30 p.m.)Last year: Mark McNulty won the season-ending tournament for his second straight victory and third of the year, rallying to beat Tom Kite by a strokeNotes: The top 30 players on the money list qualified for the tournament. Dana Quigley tops the list with $2,041,758, followed by Hale Irwin ($1,929,846), McNulty ($1,615,452) and D.A. Weibring ($1,510,446). ... The tournament ends the race for the Charles Schwab Cup, with the winner receiving a $1 million annuity. Quigley is the leader with 2,346 points, followed by Irwin (2,001), Weibring (1,701), McNulty (1,682) and Tom Watson (1,660). The tournament winner will receive 1,320 points.
PGA EUROPEAN TOURVolvo MastersSotogrande, Spain
Schedule: Thursday-SundayCourse: Valderrama Golf Club (6,952 yards, par 71)Purse: $4.7 million. Winner's share: $796,860Television: The Golf Channel (Thursday-Saturday, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; Sunday, 8-11 a.m.)Last year: England's Ian Poulter won the season-ending tournament, beating Spain's Sergio Garcia with a par on the first playoff hole. Garcia missed a 3-foot putt on the final hole of regulation.Notes: Scotland's Colin Montgomerie, seeking his eighth European tour money title, leads U.S. Open champion Michael Campbell by $183,371 entering the season-ending tournament. ... The top 60 on the money list qualified for the event. ... Europe won the 1997 Ryder Cup at Valderrama. ... Montgomerie and Bernhard Langer shared the 2002 title after darkness halted play after two playoff holes.
NATIONWIDE TOURNationwide Tour ChampionshipPrattville, Ala.
Schedule: Thursday-SundayCourse: Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail, Capitol Hill, Senator Course (7,661 yards, par 72)Purse: $650,000. Winner's share: $117,000Television: The Golf Channel (Thursday, 2:30-5 p.m.; Friday-Saturday, 1-2:30 a.m., 2:30-5 p.m.; Sunday, 1-2:30 a.m., 2-4:30 p.m.; Monday, 1-2:30 a.m.)Last year: Nick Watney won the season-ending tournament, beating Brett Wetterich by three strokes. Watney finished fifth on the money list to earn a PGA Tour card.Notes: The top 59 players on the money list earned spots in the field, with the final top 21 getting 2006 PGA Tour cards. Jason Gore, second on the money list, secured a two-year PGA Tour exemption with his victory in the 84 Lumber Classic, prompting tour officials to bump the cutoff from 20 to 21. Troy Matteson tops the list with $483,030, only $11,852 off Zach Johnson's 2003 tour record. Chris Couch is third at $333,630, followed by Jon Mills ($320,103) and Steven Bowditch ($307,329). Tom Scherrer is 19th at $194,053, followed by Charley Hoffman ($192,064), Bill Haas ($189,674), Joe Daley ($183,842), Danny Ellis ($169,497) and Greg Kraft ($168,915). ... The links-style Senator course is part of a 54-hole facility.
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