ON THE FAIRWAYS This week’s pro golf events


PGA TOUR Wyndham Championship Greensboro, N.C.

Schedule: Thursday-Sunday Course: Sedgefield Country Club (7,118 yards, par 70) Purse: $5.1 million. Winner’s share: $918,000. FedEx Cup points: 25,000. Winner’s share: 4,500. Television: Golf Channel (Thursday, 3-6 p.m., 9 p.m.-midnight; Friday, 6-8 a.m., 3-6 p.m., 9 p.m.-midnight; Saturday, 6-8 a.m.) and CBS (Saturday-Sunday, 3-6 p.m.) Last year: Brandt Snedeker won his first PGA Tour title, finishing with a 9-under 63 for a two-stroke victory at Forest Oaks Country Club.

LPGA TOUR Canadian Women’s Open Ottawa

Schedule: Thurday-Sunday Course: Ottawa Hunt and Golf Club (6,510 yards, par 72) Purse: $2.25 million. Winner’s share: $337,500. Television: Golf Channel (Saturday-Sunday, 9-11:30 p.m.) Last year: Lorena Ochoa won the fifth of her eight 2007 titles, beating Paula Creamer by three strokes at Royal Mayfair in Edmonton, Alberta.

CHAMPIONS TOUR JELD-WEN Tradition Sunriver, Ore.

Schedule: Thursday-Sunday Course: Crosswater Club at Sunriver Resort, Crosswater Course (7,533 yards, par 72) Purse: $2.6 million. Winner’s share: $390,000. Television: Golf Channel (Thursday, 6:30-9 p.m.; Friday-Saturday, 1-3:30 a.m., 6:30-9 p.m.; Sunday, 12:30-3 a.m., 6:30-9 p.m.; Monday, 12:30-3 a.m.) Last year: Zimbabwe’s Mark McNulty won his first Champions Tour major, beating David Edwards by five strokes.

PGA EUROPEAN TOUR SAS Masters Stockholm, Sweden

Schedule: Thursday-Sunday Course: Arlandastad Golf Club (6,835 yards, par 70) Purse: $2.4 million. Winner’s share: $398,950. Television: Golf Channel (Thursday-Friday, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday, 8-11 a.m.) Last year: Finland’s Mikko Ilonen won the second of his two 2007 European tour victories, beating five players by two strokes at Arlandastad.

NATIONWIDE TOUR Xerox Classic Rochester, N.Y.

Schedule: Thursday-Sunday Course: Irondequoit Country Club (6,720 yards, par 70) Purse: $600,000. Winner’s share: $108,000. Television: Golf Channel (Thursday, 1-3 p.m.; Friday, 3:30-5 a.m., 1-3 p.m.; Saturday, 3:30-5 a.m., 1-4 p.m.; Sunday, 3-4:30 a.m., 1-4 p.m.; Monday, 3-4:30 a.m.) Last year: Australia’s Nick Flanagan won his third title of the year to earn an immediate promotion to the PGA Tour. He closed with a 63 for a one-stroke victory.

Associated Press