ON THE FAIRWAYS \ This week’s pro golf events

PGA TOUR
Memorial Tournament
Dublin, Ohio

Schedule: Thursday-Sunday.
Course: Muirfield Village Golf Club (7,265 yards, par 72).
Purse: $6 million. Winner’s share: $1.08 million.
FedExCup points: 25,000. Winner’s share: 4,500.
Television: Golf Channel (Thursday, 3-6 p.m., 8:30-11:30 p.m.; Friday, 3-6 p.m., 10:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m.) and CBS (Saturday, 3-6 p.m.; Sunday, 2:30-6 p.m.)
Last year: Carl Pettersson won his second tour title, closing with a 71 for a two-shot victory over Zach Johnson and Brett Wetterich.
Last week: Rory Sabbatini won the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial for his fourth PGA Tour victory, beating Jim Furyk and Bernhard Langer with a 15-foot birdie putt on the first hole of a playoff.
Notes: Jack Nicklaus founded the event in 1976 and won the 1977 and 1984 titles. He made his last competitive appearance in the tournament in 2005. ... Tiger Woods, the 1999-01 winner, is coming off a 37th-place tie three weeks ago in The Players Championship. ... Phil Mickelson is making his first start since winning The Players. ... Justin Rose, Vijay Singh and Ernie Els played in the BMW PGA Championship last week in England. Rose lost a playoff to Anders Hansen, while Singh, the 1997 Memorial winner, tied for third. Els, the 2004 Muirfield winner, tied for 24th in the European tour event. ... Masters champion Johnson is coming off a playoff victory two weeks ago in the AT&T Classic. ... The Stanford St. Jude Championship is next week in Tennessee, followed by the U.S. Open at Oakmont in Pennsylvania.

LPGA TOUR
Ginn Tribute
Mount Pleasant, S.C.

Schedule: Thursday-Sunday.
Course: RiverTowne Country Club (6,588 yards, par 72).
Purse: $2.6 million. Winner’s share: $390,000.
Television: Golf Channel (Thursday, 6:30-8:30 p.m.; Friday, 12:30-2:30 a.m., 8:30-10:30 p.m.; Saturday, 2:30-4 a.m.) and NBC (Saturday-Sunday, 4-6 p.m.)
Last year: Inaugural event.
Last week: Young Kim won the Corning Classic for her first LPGA Tour title, making birdie on two of the final five holes for a three-stroke victory over Paula Creamer and Mi Hyun Kim.

CHAMPIONS TOUR
Boeing Championship
Destin, Fla.

Schedule: Friday-Sunday.
Course: Sandestin Golf & Beach Resort, The Raven Golf Club (6,904 yards, par 71).
Purse: $1.65 million. Winner’s share: $247,500.
Television: Golf Channel (Friday, 6:30-8:30 p.m.; Saturday, 4-5:30 a.m., 6:30-9 p.m.; Sunday, 1-3 a.m., 6:30-9 p.m.; Monday, 1-3 a.m.)
Last year: Bobby Wadkins won his first Champions Tour title in nearly five years, shooting 62-71-70 for a one-stroke victory over Raymond Floyd. Wadkins also won the Ford Senior Players Championship in July.
Last week: Denis Watson took advantage of Eduardo Romero’s late mistakes to win the Senior PGA Championship at Kiawah Island. The victory was Watson’s first victory in the United States since he won three PGA Tour events in 1984.

PGA EUROPEAN TOUR
Celtic Manor Wales Open
Newport, Wales

Schedule: Thursday-Sunday.
Course: Celtic Manor Resort, Roman Road Course (6,743 yards, par 69).
Purse: $2.96 million. Winner’s share: $496,385.
Television: Golf Channel (Thursday-Friday, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday, 9 a.m.-noon).
Last year: Robert Karlsson shot 61-63-65-71 for a three-stroke victory over Paul Broadhurst.
Last week: Anders Hansen won the BMW PGA Championship, holing a 25-foot birdie putt on the first hole of a playoff with Justin Rose. Hansen also won the 2002 tournament at Wentworth.

NATIONWIDE TOUR
LaSalle Bank Open
Glenview, Ill.

Schedule: Thursday-Sunday.
Course: The Glen Club (7,149 yards, par 71).
Purse: $750,000. Winner’s share: $135,000.
Television: Golf Channel (Thursday, 1-3 p.m.; Friday, 2:30-4:30 a.m., 1-3 p.m.; Saturday, 5:30-7 a.m., 2:30-5 p.m.; Sunday, 3-4:30 a.m., 2-4:30 p.m.; Monday, 3-4:30 a.m.)
Last year: Jason Dufner won his second career Nationwide Tour title, closing with a 70 for a one-stroke victory over Cliff Kresge. Dufner finished eighth on the money list to earn a PGA Tour card.
Last week: Paul Claxton became the first player to earn more than $1 million on the Nationwide Tour, winning the inaugural Melwood Prince George’s County Open to push his career total to $1,101,672. Claxton earned $108,000, closing with a 5-under 67 for a one-stroke victory over Jaco Van Zyl and James Driscoll.

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