ON THE FAIRWAYS This weekend’s pro golf events
PGA TOUR BMW Championship St. Louis
Schedule: Thursday-Sunday.
Course: Bellerive Country Club (7,456 yards, par 71).
Purse: $7 million. Winner’s share: $1.26 million.
Winner’s FedEx Cup share: 11,000.
Television: Golf Channel (Thursday, 2-6 p.m., 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m.; Friday, 3:30-6:30 a.m., 2-6 p.m., 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m.; Saturday, 3:30-6:30 a.m.) and NBC (Saturday, noon-3:30 p.m.; Sunday, 2-6 p.m.).
Last year: Tiger Woods won for the fourth time at Cog Hill in LeMont, Ill., matching the lowest final round of his career with an 8-under 63 and shattering the course record at 22-under 262. Aaron Baddeley was second, two strokes back.
PGA EUROPEAN TOUR Omega European Masters Crans-sur-Sierre, Switzerland
Schedule: Thursday-Sunday.
Course: Crans-sur-Sierre Golf Club (6,857 yards, par 71).
Purse: $2.92 million. Winner’s share: $487,830.
Television: Golf Channel (Thursday-Friday, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday, 8-11 a.m.).
Last year: Australia’s Brett Rumford won with a 30-foot chip on the first hole of a playoff with England’s Phillip Archer.
NATIONWIDE TOUR Utah Championship Sandy, Utah
Schedule: Thursday-Sunday.
Course: Willow Creek Country Club (6,953 yards, par 71).
Purse: $550,000. Winner’s share: $99,000.
Television: Golf Channel (Thursday, 6:30-8:30 p.m.; Friday, 1:30-3:30 a.m., 6:30-8:30 p.m.; Saturday, 1:30-3:30 a.m., 6:30-9 p.m.; Sunday, 2-3:30 a.m., 6:30-9 p.m.; Monday, 2-3:30 a.m.).
Last year: Franklin Langham won his third career Nationwide Tour title, beating Richard Johnson by two strokes.
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