ON THE FAIRWAYS | This week’s pro golf events

PGA TOUR Zurich Classic Avondale, La.

Schedule: Thursday-Sunday.

Course: TPC Louisiana (7,399 yards, par 72).

Purse: $6.4 million. Winner’s share: $1,152,000.

Television: Golf Channel (Thursday, 3-6 p.m., 8:30-11:30 p.m.; Friday, midnight-3 a.m., 3-6 p.m., 8:30-11:30 p.m.; Saturday, midnight-3 a.m.) and CBS (Saturday-Sunday, 3-6 p.m.).

Defending champion: Jason Bohn.

Next week: The Wells Fargo Championship at Quail Hollow in Charlotte, N.C.

LPGA TOUR Avnet LPGA Classic Mobile, Ala.

Schedule: Thursday-Sunday.

Course: Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail, Magnolia Grove, The Crossings (6,502 yards, par 72).

Purse: $1.3 million. Winner’s share: $195,000.

Television: Golf Channel (Thursday-Friday, 12:30-2:30 p.m., 6:30-8:30 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday, 4-6 p.m., 9:30-11:30 p.m.).

Defending champion: South Korea’s Se Ri Pak.

Next event: Sybase Match Play Championship on May 19-22 in Gladstone, N.J.

EUROPEAN TOUR/ASIAN TOUR Ballantine’s Championship Icheon, South Korea

Schedule: Thursday-Sunday.

Course: Blackstone Golf Course (7,275 yards, par 72).

Purse: $3.2 million. Winner’s share: $534,435.

Television: Golf Channel (Thursday-Saturday, 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; Sunday, midnight-2 a.m., 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; Monday, midnight-2 a.m.).

Defending champion: Australia’s Marcus Fraser.

Next week: Spanish Open.

NATIONWIDE TOUR South Georgia Classic Valdosta, Ga.

Schedule: Thursday-Sunday.

Course: Kinderlou Forest Golf Club (7,781 yards, par 72).

Purse: $625,00. Winner’s share: $112,500.

Television: None.

Defending champion: Ewan Porter.

Next week: Stadion Classic at the University of Georgia Golf Course in Athens.

CHAMPIONS TOUR

Next event: Regions Tradition, May 5-8, Shoal Creek, Birmingham, Ala.

Associated Press