GOLF GLANCE This week’s events

PGA TOUR

Travelers Championship

Site: Cromwell, Conn.

Schedule: Thursday-Sunday.

Course: TPC River Highlands (6,820 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-Friday, 3-6 p.m., 8:30-11:30 p.m. and CBS (Saturday-Sunday, 3-6 p.m.).

Last year: Hunter Mahan birdied the final hole of regulation to force a playoff with Jay Williamson, then won with a 2-footer for birdie on the first extra hole.

Last week: Tiger Woods won the U.S. Open at Torrey Pines for his 14th major, beating Rocco Mediate with a par on the 19th hole of a Monday playoff. Fighting left knee pain in his first event since surgery after the Masters, Woods birdied the 18th hole Sunday to force the playoff and again Monday to send it to sudden death. Woods and Mediate shot even-par 71s in the playoff after finishing at 1-under 283.

On the Net: http://www.pgatour.com

LPGA TOUR

Wegmans LPGA

Site: Pittsford, N.Y.

Schedule: Thursday-Sunday.

Course: Locust Hill Country Club (6,328 yards, par 72).

Purse: $2 million.

Winner’s share: $300,000.

Television: ESPN2 (Friday, noon-2 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday, 2-4 p.m.).

Last year: Lorena Ochoa won the third of her eight 2007 titles, edging In-Kyung Kim with a par on the second extra hole. Ochoa also won the 2005 tournament.

Last event: Taiwan’s Yani Tseng won the LPGA Championship on June 8 to become the first rookie major champion in 10 years, beating Maria Hjorth with a birdie on the fourth playoff hole. The 19-year-old Tseng is the second-youngest woman to win a major.

On the Net: http://www.lpga.com

CHAMPIONS TOUR

Bank of America Championship

Site: Concord, Mass.

Schedule: Friday-Sunday.

Course: Nashawtuc Country Club (6,741 yards, par 72).

Purse: $1.65 million.

Winner’s share: $247,500.

Television: Golf Channel (Friday, 1-3 p.m.; Saturday, 12:30-2:30 a.m., 1-4 p.m., 10 p.m.-midnight; Sunday, 1-4 p.m., 10 p.m.-midnight).

Last year: Jay Haas won the fourth of his four 2007 titles, closing with a 6-under 66 for a three-stroke victory over Brad Bryant and Leonard Thompson.

Last event: Haas followed his Senior PGA Championship victory with a successful title defense June 1 in the Principal Charity Classic in West Des Moines, Iowa.

On the Net: http://www.pgatour.com

PGA EUROPEAN TOUR

BMW International Open

Site: Nord-Eichenried, Germany.

Schedule: Thursday-Sunday.

Course: Munich Nord-Eichenried Golf Club (6,957 yards, par 72).

Purse: $3.1 million. Winner’s share: $517,825.

Television: Golf Channel (Thursday-Saturday, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; Sunday, 9 a.m.-noon).

On the Net: http://www.europeantour.com

NATIONWIDE TOUR

Knoxville Open

Site: Knoxville, Tenn.

Schedule: Thursday-Sunday.

Course: Fox Den Country Club (7,110 yards, par 72).

Purse: $500,000.

Winner’s share: $90,000.

Television: None.

Associated Press