ON THE FAIRWAYS This week’s pro golf events
LPGA TOUR Lorena Ochoa Invitational Guadalajara, Mexico
Schedule: Thursday-Sunday.
Course: Guadalajara Country Club (6,573 yards, par 72).
Purse: $1 million. Winner’s share: $200,000.
Television: Golf Channel (Thursday-Saturday, 3:30-6 p.m., 7-9:30 p.m.; Sunday, 3:30-6 p.m., 7-9:30 p.m., 11 p.m.-1:30 a.m.).
Last year: Inaugural event.
Last week: South Korea’s Shin Ji-yai won the Mizuno Classic in Japan for her second LPGA Tour title and 10th international victory of the year, shooting a 5-under 67 to beat Mayu Hattori by six strokes. Shin won the Women’s British Open in August.
ASIAN TOUR Singapore Open
Schedule: Thursday-Sunday.
Course: Sentosa Golf Club (6,972 yards, par 71).
Purse: $5 million. Winner’s share: $792,500.
Television: Golf Channel (Thursday, 12:30-4:30 a.m., noon-3:30 p.m.; Friday, 12:30-4:30 a.m., noon-3:30 p.m., 10 p.m.-3 a.m.; Saturday, noon-3:30 p.m., 10 p.m.-3 a.m.; Sunday, noon-3:30 p.m.).
Last year: Last year: Argentina’s Angel Cabrera birdied the final hole to beat Vijay Singh by a stroke. Cabrera had an 8-under 276 total.
Last week: Sergio Garcia won the rain-delayed HSBC Champions on Monday in China to take the No. 2 spot in the world ranking behind Tiger Woods. Garcia beat Oliver Wilson with a birdie on the second hole of a playoff.
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