ON THE FAIRWAYS | This week's pro golf events

PGA TOURBay Hill InvitationalOrlando, Fla.
Schedule: Thursday-SundayCourse: Bay Hill Club and Lodge (7,267 yards, par 72)Purse: $5.5 million. Winner's share: $990,000Television: USA (Thursday-Friday, 3-6 p.m.) and NBC (Saturday-Sunday, 2:30-6 p.m.)Last year: Kenny Perry won when Vijay Singh hit a 7-iron off the rocks and into the water on the 18th hole en route to a double bogey. Singh tied for second with Graeme McDowell. Perry skipped his title defense to have knee surgery Monday.Notes: Tiger Woods, coming off a victory two weeks ago at Doral, swept the 2000-03 events -- winning in 2003 by a tournament-record 11 strokes. He also won the 1991 U.S. Junior at Bay Hill. ... Singh, Ernie Els, Retief Goosen, Sergio Garcia and Jim Furyk also are in the field, while Phil Mickelson and David Toms are taking the week off. ... Sam Saunders, tournament founder Arnold Palmer's 18-year-old grandson, received a sponsor exemption. Saunders is the Bay Hill men's champion. ... The tournament will be renamed the Arnold Palmer Invitational next year.
LPGA TOURSafeway InternationalSuperstition Mountain, Ariz.
Schedule: Thursday-SundayCourse: Superstition Mountain Golf and Country Club, Prospector Course (6,620 yards, par 72)Purse: $1.4 million. Winner's share: $210,000Television: The Golf Channel (Thursday, 8-10 p.m.; Friday-Sunday, 7-8:30 a.m., 8-10 p.m.; Monday, 7-8:30 a.m.)Last year: 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 playoff hole.Notes: Sorenstam shot the first 59 in women's tournament history in her 2001 victory at Moon Valley, and also won the 2004 event at Superstition Mountain. Teen stars Paula Creamer and Morgan Pressel are in the field. ... Beth Daniel, Meg Mallon and Rosie Jones are making their first appearances of the season.
CHAMPIONS TOURToshiba ClassicNewport Beach, Calif.
Schedule: Friday-SundayCourse: Newport Beach Country Club (6,584 yards, par 71)Purse: $1.65 million. Winner's share: $247,500Television: The Golf Channel (Friday, 5-7:30 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday, midnight-2:30 a.m., 5-7:30 p.m.; Monday, midnight-2:30 a.m.)Last year: Former California amateur star Mark Johnson won in his 14th start on the Champions Tour, beating Keith Fergus and Wayne Levi by four strokes.Notes: Hale Irwin, the 1998 and 2002 winner, had a tournament-record 17-under 197 total in 2002. The 60-year-old Irwin has a tour-record 44 victories. ... In 2004, Tom Purtzer matched the tour record with an opening 11-under 60 en route to a one-stroke victory over Morris Hatalsky.
PGA EUROPEAN TOUR/ASIAN TOURTCL ClassicSanya, China
Schedule: Thursday-SundayCourse: Yalong Bay Golf Club (7,172 yards, par 72)Purse: $1 million. Winner's share: $166,660Television: The Golf Channel (Thursday-Sunday, 9 a.m.-noon)Last year: England's Paul Casey won with a 20-foot birdie putt on the second hole of a playoff with Ryder Cup teammate Paul McGinley.Notes: Casey and McGinley are in the field along with European Ryder Cup teammate David Howell and Nick Dougherty.
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