ON TOUR

ON TOUR
This week's golf events
PGA TOURAT & amp;T ClassicDuluth, Ga.
Schedule: Thursday-Sunday.Course: TPC Sugarloaf (7,259 yards, par 72).Purse: 5.4 million. Winner's share: 972,000.FedExCup points: 25,000. Winner's share: 4,500.Television: Golf Channel (Thursday-Friday, 3-6 p.m., 8:30-11:30 p.m.) and CBS (Saturday-Sunday, 3-6 p.m.).Last year: Phil Mickelson successfully defended his title, leading wire-to-wire en route to a 28-under 260 total and 13-stroke victory. Mickelson, also the 2000 champion, won the Masters the following week.Last week: Mickelson won The Players Championship, closing with a 3-under 69 for a two-shot victory that returned him to No. 2 in the world. Mickelson, working with new swing coach Butch Harmon, finished at 11-under 277 for his second victory of the year and 31st overall. The three-time major champion earned 1.62 million.Notes: Mickelson is skipping the tournament. ... Masters champion Zach Johnson is in the field along with David Toms, Charles Howell III, Henrik Stenson, Chris DiMarco, John Daly and Stewart Cink. ... Greg Norman designed the TPC Sugarloaf. ... The Colonial is next week in Fort Worth, Texas, followed by the Memorial in Dublin, Ohio.
LPGA TOURSybase ClassicClifton, N.J.
Schedule: Thursday-Sunday.Course: Upper Montclair Country Club (6,433 yards, par 72).Purse: 1.4 million. Winner's share: 210,000.Television: ESPN2 (Friday, 1:30-3:30 p.m.; Saturday, 2-4 p.m.; Sunday, 3-5 p.m.).Last year: Lorena Ochoa won the second of her six 2006 titles, taking the rain-shortened tournament at Wykagyl in Rochelle, N.Y.Last week: Suzann Pettersen won the Michelob Ultra Open to become the first Norwegian winner in LPGA Tour history. She made a 1 1/2-foot par putt after Jee Young Lee missed one from about 2 feet on the third extra hole.
CHAMPIONS TOURRegions Charity ClassicHoover, Ala.
Schedule: Friday-Sunday.Course: Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail at Ross Bridge (7,509 yards, par 72).Purse: 1.6 million. Winner's share: 240,000.Television: Golf Channel (Friday, 6:30-8:30 p.m.; Saturday, 12:30-2:30 a.m., 6:30-9 p.m.; Sunday, 1-3:30 a.m., 6:30-9 p.m.; Monday, 1-3:30 a.m.)Last year: Brad Bryant won the second of his two 2006 titles, closing eagle-birdie-par for an 8-under 64 and a two-stroke victory over Mark McNulty.Last event: Scott Hoch won the FedEx Kinko's Classic on May 5 for his first Champions Tour title, beating D.A. Weibring by two strokes.
PGA EUROPEAN TOURIrish OpenAdare, Ireland
Schedule: Thursday-Sunday.Course: Adare Manor Hotel and Golf Resort (7,453 yards, par 72).Purse: 3.39 million. Winner's share: 564,410.Television: Golf Channel (Thursday-Sunday, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.)Last year: Denmark's Thomas Bjorn won in a Monday finish at Carton House, making birdie on the final hole for a one-stroke victory over England's Paul Casey.Last week: Lee Westwood won the Andalucia Open for his first European tour title in almost four years, closing with a 5-under 67 for a two-stroke victory. The English Ryder Cup star has 17 European tour victories.
NATIONWIDE TOURBMW Charity Pro-Am at The CliffsTravelers Rest, S.C.
Schedule: Thursday-Sunday.Courses: The Cliffs Valley (7,023 yards, par 72), Cliffs at Keowee Vineyards (7,007 yards, par 71) and Cliffs at Walnut Grove (7,278 yards, par 71).Purse: 600,000. Winner's share: 108,000.Television: Golf Channel (Thursday, 1-3 p.m.; Friday, 2:30-4:30 a.m., 1-3 p.m.; Saturday, 2:30-4:30 a.m., 1-4 p.m., 10 p.m.-midnight; Sunday, 1-4 p.m., 10 p.m.-midnight).Last year: Ken Duke won his first tour title, closing with a 4-under 68 for a one-stroke victory. Duke won the money title with 382,443 to earn a PGA Tour card.Last event: Jay Williamson won the Fort Smith Classic on May 6 for his first Nationwide Tour title, shooting 69-66-66-63 for a one-stroke victory.
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