ON THE FAIRWAYS This weekend’s golf events


INTERNATIONAL

Omega Mission Hills World Cup

Site: Shenzhen, China.

Schedule: Today-Sunday.

Course: Mission Hills Golf Club, Olazabal Course (7,356 yards, par 72).

Purse: $5.5 million. Winners’ shares: $850,000.

Television: Golf Channel (Wednesday, 10:30 p.m.-3:30 a.m.; Today-Saturday, 3-6 p.m., 10:30 p.m.-3:30 a.m.; Sunday, 3-6 p.m.).

Format: Two-man teams representing 28 countries. First and third rounds, best ball; Second and fourth, alternate shot.

Top teams: China, Liang Wen-chong, Zhang Lian-wei; Denmark, Soren Hansen, Anders Hansen; England, Ian Poulter, Ross Fisher; India, Jeev Milkha Singh, Jyoti Randhawa; Ireland, Graeme McDowell, Paul McGinley; Italy, Edoardo Molinari, Francesco Molinari; Scotland, Alastair Forsyth, Colin Montgomerie; South Africa, Rory Sabbatini, Richard Sterne; Spain, Miguel Angel Jimenez, Pablo Larrazabal; Sweden, Henrik Stenson, Robert Karlsson; Taiwan, Lin Wen-Tang, Lu Wen-Teh; United States, Ben Curtis, Brandt Snedeker.

LPGA TOUR

Lexus Cup

Site: Singapore.

Schedule: Friday-Sunday.

Course: Singapore Island Country Club, Bukit Course (6,077 yards, par 72).

Purse: $1 million. Winners’ shares: $52,083 per player.

Television: None.

Format: Team match play. Friday, six best-ball matches; Saturday, six alternate-shot matches; Sunday, 12 singles matches.

International (c-playing captain; x-captain’s pick): Helen Alfredsson, Sweden; Nikki Campbell, Australia; x-Nicole Castrale, United States; Paula Creamer, United States; x-Natalie Gulbis, United States; Katherine Hull, Australia; Cristie Kerr, United States; Christina Kim, United States; Suzann Pettersen, Norway; c-Annika Sorenstam, Sweden; Angela Stanford, United States; and Karen Stupples, England.

Asia: Na Yeon Choi, South Korea; Jeong Jang, South Korea; Eun Hee Ji, South Korea; Song Hee Kim, South Korea; Candie Kung, Taiwan; x-Sarah Lee, South Korea; Seon Hwa Lee, South Korea; Namika Omata, Japan; c-Se Ri Pak, South Korea; Inbee Park, South Korea; x-Mayumi Shimomura, Japan; Yani Tseng, Taiwan.

AUSTRALASIAN PGA TOUR

PGA EUROPEAN TOUR

Australian Masters

Site: Melbourne, Australia.

Schedule: Today-Sunday.

Course: Huntingdale Golf Club (6,980 yards, par 72).

Purse: $970,000. Winner’s share: $175,000.

Television: Golf Channel (Today-Sunday, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.).

Last year: Australia’s Aaron Baddeley beat Sweden’s Daniel Chopra with a par save on the fourth hole of a playoff.