ON THE FAIRWAYS This week’s pro golf events


PGA TOUR AT T National Bethesda, Md.

Schedule: Today-Sunday. Course: Congressional Country Club, Blue Course (7,255 yards, par 70). Purse: $6 million. Winner’s share: $1.08 million. FedExCup points: 25,000. Winner’s share: 4,500. Television: Golf Channel (Thursday, 2-6 p.m., 7:30-11:30 p.m.; Friday, 12:30-3:30 a.m., 3-6 p.m., 8:30-11:30 p.m.; Saturday, 12:30-3:30 a.m.) and CBS (Saturday-Sunday, 3-6 p.m.). Last week: Kenny Perry won the Buick Open for his second victory of the year, closing with a 6-under 66 to hold off Woody Austin and Bubba Watson by a stroke. Perry, an 11-time winner on the PGA Tour, also likely locked up a spot on the Ryder Cup team for the September matches in his home state of Kentucky.

LPGA TOUR NW Arkansas Championship Rogers, Ark.

Schedule: Friday-Sunday. Course: Pinnacle Country Club (6,238 yards, par 72). Purse: $1.7 million. Winner’s share: $255,000. Television: CBS (Saturday, 1:30-3 p.m.; Sunday, 1-3 p.m.). Last week: Two weeks away from her 20th birthday, South Korea’s Inbee Park became the youngest U.S. Women’s Open winner, closing with a 2-under 71 as everyone around her faded away at Interlachen. Park finished at 9-under 283. Her four-shot victory over Helen Alfredsson was the largest in the Women’s Open since Karrie Webb won by eight shots at Pine Needles in 2001.

CHAMPIONS TOUR Dick’s Sporting Goods Open Endicott, N.Y.

Schedule: Friday-Sunday. Course: En-Joie Golf Course (6,974 yards, par 72). Purse: $1.6 million. Winner’s share: $240,000. Television: Golf Channel (Friday, 1-3 p.m., 6:30-8:30 p.m.; Saturday, 1-4 p.m., 6:30-9 p.m.; Sunday, 1-4 p.m., 7-9 p.m.). Last week: Loren Roberts won for the first time this year, shooting a 3-under 68 to cap a wire-to-wire, one-stroke victory over Nick Price and Lonnie Nielsen in the Commerce Bank Championship. Roberts has eight tour wins, matching his PGA Tour total.

PGA EUROPEAN TOUR European Open Ash, England

Schedule: Today-Sunday. Course: The London Golf Club, Heritage Course (7,257 yards, par 72). Purse: $4.78 million. Winner’s share: $797,465. Television: Golf Channel (Thursday-Sunday, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.) Last week: Spanish rookie Pablo Larrazabal won the French Open for his first European tour title, closing with a 67 for a four-stroke victory over Colin Montgomerie.

Associated Press