ON THE FAIRWAYS \ This week’s golf events
PGA TOUR Canadian Open Oakville, Ontario
Schedule: Thursday-Sunday Course: Glen Abbey Golf Club (7,112 yards, par 72) Purse: $5 million. Winner’s share: $900,000. FedEx Cup 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: Jim Furyk successfully defended his title at Angus Glen, taking the lead with a hole-in-one and finishing with a 7-under 64 for a one-stroke victory over Vijay Singh. In 2006, Furyk won at Hamilton Golf and Country Club.
LPGA TOUR/LADIES EUROPEAN TOUR Evian Masters Evian, France
Schedule: Thursday-Sunday Course: Evian Masters Golf Club (6,347 yards, par 72) Purse: $3.25 million. Winner’s share: $487,500. Television: Golf Channel (Thursday, 6:30-8:30 p.m.; Friday, 12:30-2:30 a.m., 6:30-8:30 p.m.; Saturday, 12:30-2:30 a.m., 1-3:30 p.m., 9-11 p.m.; Sunday, 1-3 p.m., 9-11 p.m.) Last year: Natalie Gulbis won her first LPGA Tour title, beating Jeong Jang with a birdie on the first hole of a playoff.
CHAMPIONS TOUR/ PGA EUROPEAN SENIORS TOUR Senior British Open Troon, Scotland
Schedule: Thursday-Sunday Course: Royal Troon Golf Club (7,064 yards, par 71) Purse: TBA ($2 million in 2007). Winner’s share: TBA ($324,500 in 2007) Television: TNT (Thursday-Friday, noon-2 p.m.) and ABC (Saturday, 1:30-3 p.m.; Sunday, 1-3 p.m.)SFlbLast year: Tom Watson won the tournament for the third time in five years, surviving a 72nd-hole double bogey at Muirfield to beat Mark O’Meara and Stewart Ginn by a stroke. Watson won the British Open five times.
NATIONWIDE TOUR Nationwide Children’s Hospital Invitational Columbus
Schedule: Thursday-Sunday Course: Ohio State University Golf Club, Scarlet Course (7,455 yards, par 71) Purse: $750,000. Winner’s share: $135,000 Television: Golf Channel (Thursday, 1-3 p.m.; Friday, 2:30-4 a.m., 1-3 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday, 2:30-4 a.m., 6:30-9 p.m.; Monday, 2:30-4 a.m.) Last year: Daniel Summerhays became the first amateur winner in Nationwide Tour history, finishing with a 2-under 69 for a two-stroke victory in the inaugural event. Summerhays turned pro after the event.
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