ON TOUR \ This week's professional golf events

LPGA TOUR/LADIES EUROPEAN TOUREvian MastersEvian, France
Schedule: Today-SaturdayCourse: Evian Masters Golf Club (6,259 yards, par 72)Purse: $3 million. Winner's share: $450,000Television: The Golf Channel (Today, 7-9 p.m.; Thursday-Friday, 2-3:30 a.m., 7-9 p.m.; Saturday, 2-3:30 a.m., 9-11 p.m.; Sunday, 2-3:30 a.m.)Last year: Paula Creamer won the second of her two 2005 LPGA Tour titles, routing Michelle Wie and Lorena Ochoa by eight strokes.
PGA TOURU.S. Bank ChampionshipMilwaukee
Schedule: Thursday-SundayCourse: Brown Deer Park Golf Course (6,759 yards, par 70)Purse: $4 million. Winner's share: $720,000Television: USA (Thursday-Friday, 4-6 p.m.) and CBS (Saturday-Sunday, 3-6 p.m.)Last year: Ben Crane led wire-to-wire en route to a four-stroke victory over Scott Verplank, shooting 62-65-64-69 to finish at 20 under.
CHAMPIONS TOUR/PGAEUROPEANSENIORS TOURSenior British OpenTurnberry, Scotland
Schedule: Saturday-SundayCourse: Westin Turnberry Resort, Alisa Course (7,012 yards, par 70)Purse: $1.76 million. Winner's share: $292,765Television: TNT (Thursday-Friday, noon-1 p.m.) and ABC (Saturday-Sunday, 2-3:30 p.m.)Last year: Tom Watson won the tournament for the second time in three years, beating Des Smyth with a par on the third extra hole at Royal Aberdeen. Watson won the 2003 tournament at Turnberry.
U.S. GOLF ASSOCIATION/LADIES' GOLF UNIONCurtis CupBandon, Ore.
Schedule: Saturday-SundayCourse: Bandon Dunes Golf Resort, Pacific Dunes Course (6,221 yards, par 71)Television: The Golf Channel (Saturday-Sunday, 7-9 p.m.)Format: United States vs. Britain and Ireland in team match play. Three morning alternate-shot matches and six afternoon singles matches each day.United States: Amanda Blumenherst, Scottsdale, Ariz.; Virginia Grimes, Meridian, Miss.; Jennie Lee, Henderson, Nev.; Taylor Leon, Dallas; Paige Mackenzie, Yakima, Wash.; Amanda McCurdy, El Dorado, Ark.; Jane Park, Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.; and Jenny Suh, Fairfax, Va. Captain: Carol Semple Thompson, Sewickley, Pa.Britain and Ireland: Claire Coughlan, Ireland; Melissa Reid, England; Kiran Matharu, England; Breanne Loucks, Wales; Martina Gillen, Ireland; Tricia Mangan, Ireland; Naomi Edwards, England; and Tara Delaney, Ireland. Captain: Ada O'Sullivan, Ireland.
PGA EUROPEAN TOURDeutsche Bank Players ChampionshipAlveslohe, Germany
Schedule: Thursday-SundayCourse: Gut Kaden Golf Club (7,290 yards, par 72)Purse: $4.56 million. Winner's share: $759,360Television: The Golf Channel (Thursday-Friday, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday, 8-11 a.m.)Last year: Sweden's Niclas Fasth beat Argentina's Angel Cabrera with a 10-foot birdie putt on the third hole of a playoff.
NATIONWIDE TOURWichita OpenWichita, Kan.
Schedule: Thursday-SundayCourse: Crestview Country Club (6,913 yards, par 71)Purse: $500,000. Winner's share: $90,000Television: NoneLast year: Joe Daley won his second career Nationwide Tour title, beating Shane Bertsch with a birdie on the first hole of a playoff.
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