ON THE TOURS \ This week’s pro golf events


PGA TOUR
Turning Stone Resort Championship
Verona, N.Y.

Schedule: Thursday-Sunday.
Course: Atunyote Golf Club at Turning Stone Resort (7,315 yards, par 72).
Purse: $6 million. Winner’s share: $1.08 million.
Television: Golf Channel (Thursday-Sunday, 3-6 p.m., 9 p.m.-midnight).
Last year: Inaugural event.
Last week: Tiger Woods won the Tour Championship in record-setting fashion, shooting 64-63-64-66 for an eight-shot victory at East Lake and his seventh title of the season. Along with the title and $1.26 million prize, Woods was a runaway winner of the FedEx Cup and the $10 million that goes into his retirement account.
Notes: The first-year event opens the seven-tournament Fall Series. ... The final B.C. Open was played at Turning Stone last year because of flood damage at En-Joie Golf Club. John Rollins won the event, closing with a 64 for a one-stroke victory over Bob May. ... Australia’s Nick Flanagan is making his first PGA Tour start since winning the Nationwide Tour’s Xerox Classic in Rochester last month to earn a tour promotion as a three-time champion on the developmental tour. ... Atunyote — pronounced uh-DUNE-yote — is the Oneida Indian word for “eagle.” ... The Presidents Cup is next week at Royal Montreal, opposite the Viking Classic in Madison, Miss.

CHAMPIONS TOUR
SAS Championship
Cary, N.C.

Schedule: Friday-Sunday.
Course: Prestonwood Country Club (7,197 yards, par 72).
Purse: $2 million. Winner’s share: $300,000.
Television: Golf Channel (Friday, 1-3 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday, 1-3 a.m., 1-3 p.m.; Monday, 1-3 a.m.)
Last year: Tom Jenkins won when soggy conditions wiped out the final round. Jenkins shot 68-66 for a one-stroke victory over Loren Roberts and Chip Beck.

NATIONWIDE TOUR
Boise Open
Boise, Idaho

Schedule: Thursday-Sunday.
Course: Hillcrest Country Club (6,696 yards, par 71).
Purse: $675,000. Winner’s share: $121,500.
Television: Golf Channel (Thursday, 6:30-9 p.m.; Friday-Sunday, 4-5:30 a.m., 6:30-9 p.m.; Monday, 4-5:30 a.m.)
Last year: Kevin Stadler won the second of his two 2006 titles, closing with a 66 for a one-stroke victory over Glen Day.

PGA EUROPEAN TOUR
British Masters
Sutton Coldfield, England

Schedule: Thursday-Sunday.
Course: The Belfry, Brabazon Course (7,223 yards, par 72).
Purse: $3.6 million. Winner’s share: $603,050.
Television: Golf Channel (Thursday-Friday, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.; Saturday. 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m.; Sunday, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.)
Last year: Sweden’s Johan Edfors won the second of his three 2006 titles, beating Gary Emerson, Jarmo Sandelin and Stephen Gallacher by a stroke.

Associated Press