ON THE TOURS This week's pro golf events

PGA TOURJohn Deere ClassicSilvis, Ill.
Schedule: Thursday-SundayCourse: TPC Deere Run (7,193 yards, par 71)Purse: $4 million. Winner's share: $720,000.Television: USA (Thursday-Friday, 4-6 p.m.) and ABC (Saturday-Sunday, 2-4 p.m.)Last year: Sean O'Hair won in his 18th PGA Tour start, beating Hank Kuehne and Robert Damron by a stroke. Michelle Wie missed the cut by two strokes, shooting 70-71.
LPGA TOURJamie Farr Owens Corning ClassicSylvania, Ohio
Schedule: Thursday-SundayCourse: Highland Meadows Golf Club (6,408 yards, par 71)Purse: $1.2 million. Winner's share: $180,000.Television: ESPN2 (Friday-Saturday, 2-4 p.m.; Sunday, 3-5 p.m.)Last year: Heather Bowie won her first LPGA Tour title, parring the third hole of a playoff with Gloria Hee Jung Park.
CHAMPIONS TOURFord Senior Players ChampionshipDearborn, Mich.
Schedule: Thursday-SundayCourse: TPC Michigan (7,069 yards, par 72)Purse: $2.5 million. Winner's share: $375,000.Television: USA (Thursday-Friday, 2-4 p.m.) and ABC (Saturday-Sunday, 4-6 p.m.)Last year: Peter Jacobsen won his second Champions Tour major in less than a year, beating Hale Irwin by a stroke. Jacobsen also won the 2004 U.S. Senior Open.
PGA EUROPEAN TOURBarclays Scottish OpenLuss, Scotland
Schedule: Thursday-SundayCourse: Loch Lomond Golf Club (7,139 yards, par 71)Purse: $4.42 million. Winner's share: $736,040.Television: The Golf Channel (Thursday, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., 9:30-11 p.m.; Friday, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., 9:30-11:30 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday, 8:30-11:30 a.m., 9:30-11:30 p.m.)Last year: South Africa's Tim Clark tied the 72-hole scoring record at Loch Lomond with a 19-under 265 total, shooting 67-66-65-67. Darren Clarke and Maarten Lafeber tied for second, two strokes back.
NATIONWIDE TOURScholarship America ShowdownByron, Minn.
Schedule: Thursday-SundayCourse: Somerby Golf Club (7,209 yards, par 72)Purse: $550,000. Winner's share: $99,000.Television: The Golf Channel (Thursday, 5-7:30 p.m.; Friday, 2-3:30 a.m., 5-7:30 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday, 2-3:30 a.m., 4:30-7 p.m.; Monday, 2-3:30 a.m.)Last year: Jason Gore won the second of his tour-record three straight victories, beating Bill Haas by four strokes at Troy Burne in Hudson, Wis. Gore earned a PGA Tour promotion with his third victory and went on to win the 84 Lumber Classic.
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