ON THE FAIRWAYS | This week's pro golf events

"PGA TOURByron Nelson ChampionshipIrving, Texas
Schedule: Thursday-SundayCourses: TPC Four Seasons Resort Las Colinas (7,016 yards, par 70) and Cottonwood Valley Course (6,847, par 70)Purse: $6.2 million. Winner's share: $1,116,000Television: USA (Thursday-Friday, 4-6 p.m.) and CBS (Saturday-Sunday, 3-6 p.m.)Last year: Ted Purdy closed with a 65 for a one-stroke victory over Sean O'Hair. Tiger Woods missed the cut, ending his record streak at 142 consecutive cuts on the PGA Tour.
LPGA TOURMichelob Ultra Open at KingsmillWilliamsburg, Va.
Schedule: Thursday-SundayCourse: Kingsmill Golf Club, River Course (6,306 yards, par 71)Purse: $2.2 million. Winner's share: $330,000.Television: ESPN2 (Friday-Saturday, 2-4 p.m.; Sunday, 4-6 p.m.)Last year: Cristie Kerr ended Annika Sorenstam's record-tying winning streak at five events, shooting 68-72 in the 36-hole Sunday finale for a five-stroke victory over Jill McGill. Sorenstam tied for 12th, 10 strokes behind Kerr.
CHAMPIONS TOURBoeing ChampionshipSandestin, Fla.
Schedule: Friday-SundayCourse: The Raven Golf Club at Sandestin (6,931 yards, par 71)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: Jim Thorpe won consecutive events for the third time in his Champions Tour career, holing a 4 1/2-foot birdie putt on the third hole of a playoff with Morris Hatalsky at The Moors. The final two holes were played Monday. Thorpe won the FedEx Kinko's Classic in his previous start.
PGA EUROPEAN TOURBritish MastersSutton Coldfield, England
Schedule: Thursday-SundayCourse: The Belfry, Brabazon Course (7,118 yards, par 72)Purse: $3.35 million. Winner's share: $558,200.Television: The Golf Channel (Thursday-Friday, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.; Saturday, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; Sunday, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.)Last year: Denmark's Thomas Bjorn won his first European tour title since 2002, beating England's David Howell with a par on the second hole of a playoff at Forest of Arden. England's Brian Davis was eliminated on the first extra hole.
NATIONWIDE TOURRheem ClassicFort Smith, Ark.
Schedule: Thursday-SundayCourse: Hardscrabble Country Club (6,783 yards, par 70)Purse: $450,000. Winner's share: $81,000.Television: The Golf Channel (Thursday, 1:30-4 p.m.; Friday-Sunday, 2-3:30 a.m., 1:30-4 p.m.; Monday, 1:30-3 a.m.)Last year: Chris Couch matched the Hardscrabble record with a closing 10-under 60 en route to a five-stroke victory.
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