Golf

GOLF
This weekend's events
PGA TOURWachovia Championship
Site: Charlotte, N.C.Schedule: Today-Sunday.Course: Quail Hollow Club (7,452 yards, par 72).
Purse: $6 million. Winner's share: $1.08 million.
Television: USA (Today-Friday, 4-6 p.m.) and CBS (Saturday-Sunday, 3-6 p.m.).
Last year: Vijay Singh won the last of his 28 PGA Tour titles, taking advantage of Sergio Garcia's record-tying collapse and Jim Furyk's tee shot into the water on the fourth playoff hole. Garcia, who started the final round with a six-stroke lead, dropped out of the playoff on the first hole. He matched the largest final-round collapse in tour history, last accomplished by Greg Norman in the 1996 Masters.
Last week: Chris Couch won the Zurich Classic in New Orleans, chipping in from 55 feet for par on the 18th hole to beat Charles Howell III and Fred Funk by a stroke.
Notes: Tiger Woods is skipping the tournament. ... Masters champion Phil Mickelson tops the field along with Singh, Garcia, Ernie Els, Retief Goosen, Stuart Appleby, David Toms, Jim Furyk and John Daly. ... Toms won the inaugural event in 2003. ... Joey Sindelar won the 2004 tournament for his first tour title since 1990, beating Arron Oberholser on the second hole of a playoff. ... Jay Haas is coming off consecutive Champions Tour victories. Sons Bill and Jay Jr. also are in the field. Jay Jr. earned a spot in Monday qualifying. ... The tour will be in the Dallas area the next two weeks for the Byron Nelson Championship in Irving and the Colonial in Fort Worth.
LPGA TOURFranklin American Mortgage Championship
Site: Franklin, Tenn.Schedule: Today-Sunday.Course: Vanderbilt Legends Club, Ironhorse Course (6,458 yards, par 72).Purse: $1.1 million. Winner's share: $165,000.Television: ESPN2 (Friday-Saturday, 2-4 p.m.; Sunday, 3-5 p.m.).Last year: Stacy Prammanasudh won her first LPGA Tour title, beating 2004 winner Lorena Ochoa by three strokes.Last week: South Korea's Mi Hyun Kim closed with a 1-under 71 to hold off Ochoa and Karrie Webb by two strokes in the Ginn Clubs & amp; Resorts Open.Notes: Annika Sorenstam is skipping the tournament. ... Ochoa won the 2004 event to become the first Mexican winner in LPGA Tour history. She won the Takefuji Classic last month in Las Vegas and also has three second-place finishes in seven starts this year. ... Foreign players have won seven of the first eight tournaments of the year. Juli Inkster is the lone U.S. winner. ... The Michelob Ultra Open at Kingsmill is next week in Virginia, followed by the Sybase Classic in New Rochelle, N.Y.
CHAMPIONS TOURRegions Charity Classic
Site: Birmingham, Ala.Schedule: Friday-Sunday.Course: Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail, Ross Bridge (7,509 yards, par 72).Purse: $1.6 million. Winner's share: $240,000.Television: The Golf Channel (Friday-Sunday, 6-8:30 p.m., 10 p.m.-midnight).Last year: D.A. Weibring won his third Champions Tour title, beating Tom Kite and Tom Jenkins by two strokes at Greystone Golf and Country Club.Last week: Jay Haas won his second straight Champions Tour title, closing with a 7-under 65 for a two-stroke victory in the FedEx Kinko's Classic in Lakeway, Texas. Haas won the Legends of Golf the previous week in Georgia.Notes: The tournament is in its first year at Ross Bridge after 14 seasons at Greystone. ... David Edwards finished fourth last week in his first start on the 50-and-over tour. ... The Boeing Championship at Sandestin is next week in Florida.
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