on the fairways This week’s pro golf events

LPGA TOUR Samsung World Championship Half Moon Bay, Calif.

Schedule: Thursday-Sunday Course: Half Moon Bay Golf Links, Ocean Course (6,450 yards, par 72) Purse: $1 million. Winner’s share: $250,000 Television: Golf Channel (Thursday, 6:30-8:30 p.m.; Saturday, 12:30-2:30 a.m., 6:30-8:30 p.m.; Saturday, 12:30-2:30 a.m.) and NBC (Saturday, 12:30-2:30 p.m.; Sunday, 4-6 p.m.) Last year: Lorena Ochoa successfully defended her title at Bighorn in Palm Desert to wrap up her second straight player of the year award. The Mexican star beat Mi Hyun Kim by four strokes for the seventh of her eight 2007 victories. Last week: Ochoa won the Navistar LPGA Classic in Alabama for her seventh victory of the year and first since May, beating Candie Kung with a par on the second hole of a playoff. Cristie Kerr was eliminated with a bogey on the first extra hole. Ochoa improved to 2-5 in LPGA Tour playoffs. She has 24 career victories.

PGA TOUR Turning Stone Resort Championship Verona, N.Y.

Schedule: Thursday-Sunday Course: Atunyote Golf Club at Turning Stone Resort (7,482 yards, par 72) Purse: $6 million. Winner’s share: $1.08 million Television: Golf Channel (Thursday, 3-6 p.m., 8:30-11:30 p.m.; Friday-Saturday, 2:30-5 a.m., 3-6 p.m., 8:30-11:30 p.m.; Sunday, 1:30-3 a.m., 3-6 p.m., 8:30-11:30 p.m.; Monday, 1-3 a.m.) Last year: Steve Flesch won the inaugural Fall Series event for his second 2007 title. Michael Allen finished second, two strokes back. Last week: Colombia’s Camilo Villegas won the Tour Championship at East Lake for his second straight victory, beating Sergio Garcia with a par on the first hole of a playoff in the FedEx Cup finale. Villegas also won at Bellerive. Vijay Singh, the winner of the first two playoff events, took the $10 million FedEx Cup prize.

PGA EUROPEAN TOUR Alfred Dunhill Links Championship St. Andrews and Carnoustie, Scotland

Schedule: Thursday-Sunday Courses: St. Andrews, Old Course (7,279 yards, par 72), Carnoustie, Championship Course (7,412 yards, par 72) and Kingsbarns Golf Links (7,150 yards, par 72) Purse: $4.8 million. Winner’s share: $800,000 Television: Golf Channel (Thursday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; Saturday, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., 6:30-8:30 p.m.; Sunday, 7:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., 6:30-8:30 p.m.) Last year: England’s Nick Dougherty closed with a 1-under 71 at St. Andrews for a two-stroke victory over countryman Justin Rose. Last week: Spain’s Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano won the British Masters, beating defending champion Lee Westwood with a par on the third playoff hole of a playoff.

Associated Press