Site: Grand Blanc, Michigan.
Schedule: Thursday-Sunday.
Course: Warwick Hills Golf and Country Club (7,127 yards, 6,517 meters, par 72).
Purse: $5 million (euro3.2 million). Winner's share: $900,000 (euro578,000).
Last year: Brian Bateman won his first U.S. PGA Tour title, birdieing the final hole for a one-stroke victory over Jason Gore, Justin Leonard and Woody Austin.
Last week: Stewart Cink won the Travelers Championship for his fifth tour victory and first since 2004, holding off Tommy Armour III and Hunter Mahan by a stroke.
Notes: The sidelined Tiger Woods won the 2002 and 2006 tournaments. ... Vijay Singh, the 1997, 2004 and 2005 winner, also is absent for the event's 50th year. ... U.S. Open runner-up Rocco Mediate and recent tour winners Leonard and Kenny Perry, all Warwick Hills winners, are in the field along with fellow past champions Austin, Jim Furyk and Scott Verplank. ... The AT&T National is next week at Congressional in Bethesda, Maryland, followed by the John Deere Classic in Silvis, Illinois.
On the Net: http://www.pgatour.com
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PGA EUROPEAN TOUR
French Open
Site: Versailles, France.
Schedule: Thursday-Sunday.
Course: Le Golf National, Albatross Course (7,225 yards, 6,606 meters, par 71).
Purse: $6.2 million (euro4 million). Winner's share: $1,035,655 (euro665,000).
Last year: England's Graeme Storm won his first European tour title, beating Denmark's Soren Hansen by a stroke.
Last week: Martin Kaymer became the first German winner in BMW International Open history, birdieing the first hole of a playoff with Denmark's Anders Hansen after blowing a six-stroke lead in the final round.
Notes: The tournament, first played in 1906, is the oldest championship in continental Europe. ... Jean-Francois Remesy, the 2004 and 2005 winner, tops the French contingent along with Thomas Levet, Gregory Bourdy, Gregory Havret and Michael Lorenzo-Vera. ... Lee Westwood is coming off a third-place finish in the U.S. Open. ... The strong field also includes Storm, Kaymer, Luke Donald, Robert Karlsson, Colin Montgomerie, Miguel Angel Jimenez, Ian Poulter and Angel Cabrera. ... Scott Strange and Felipe Aguilar are in position to earn spots in the British Open as the top nonexempt players in a money race that started with the Italian Open. ... The European Open is next week at The London Golf Club, followed by the Barclays Scottish Open at Loch Lomond and the British Open at Royal Birkdale.
On the Net: http://www.europeantour.com
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U.S. GOLF ASSOCIATION
U.S. Women's Open
Site: Edina, Minnesota.
Schedule: Thursday-Sunday.
Course: Interlachen Country Club (6,789 yards, 6,208 meters, par 73).
Purse: TBA ($3.1 million in 2007). Winner's share: TBA ($560,000 in 2007).
Last year: Cristie Kerr won at Pine Needles for her first major title. She finished at 5-under 279, two strokes ahead of Lorena Ochoa and Angela Park.
Last week: South Korea's Ji Eun-hee won the Wegmans LPGA for her first US LPGA Tour title, rallying to beat Norway's Suzann Pettersen by two strokes.
Notes: Ochoa has six victories in 12 starts this year. She won the first major of the year, the Kraft Nabisco in April. ... Annika Sorenstam, in her final season on the tour, won the 1995, 1996 and 2006 tournaments. ... Bobby Jones won the 1930 U.S. Open on the Donald Ross-designed course for the third leg of the Grand Slam. ... If tied after regulation, the tournament will be decided in a three-hole playoff. ... The course is the longest in event history. ... Kerr was fifth last week in Rochester. ... The United States won the 2002 Solheim Cup at Interlachen. ... The NW Arkansas Championship is next week in Rogers.
On the Net: http://www.uswomensopen.com
US LPGA Tour site: http://www.lpga.com
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CHAMPIONS TOUR
Commerce Bank Championship
Site: East Meadow, New York.
Schedule: Friday-Sunday.
Course: Eisenhower Park, Red Course (7,021 yards, 6,420 meters, par 71).
Purse: $1.6 million (euro1 million). Winner's share: $240,000 (euro154,000).
Last year: Lonnie Nielsen won his first Champions Tour title, holding off Loren Roberts by two strokes.
Last week: Jeff Sluman won the Bank of America Championship for his first Champions Tour title, closing with an 8-under 64 for a two-stroke victory over Roberts.
Notes: Peter Jacobsen is making his first tour start since his right knee was replaced in March. ... John Harris won the 2006 tournament, birdieing the first hole of a playoff with Tom Jenkins. ... Jim Thorpe won in 2003 and 2004. In 2003, he matched the tour record with a 10-under 60 in the second round. ... The tournament moved to Eisenhower Park five years ago after 15 years at Meadow Brook. ... Walter Hagen won the 1926 U.S. PGA Championship on the Red Course, then part of the Salisbury Country Club. ... The tour will remain in New York next week for the Dick's Sporting Goods Open at En-Joie in Endicott.
On the Net: http://www.pgatour.com
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OTHER TOURNAMENTS
Men
ASIAN TOUR: Singha Thailand PGA Championship, Thursday-Sunday, Santiburi Country Club, Chiang Rai, Thailand. On the Net: http://www.asiantour.com
NATIONWIDE TOUR: Ford Wayne Gretzky Classic, Thursday-Sunday, The Georgian Bay Club and Raven Golf Club at Lora Bay, Clarksburg, Ontario. On the Net: http://www.pgatour.com
NGA HOOTERS TOUR: NGA Hooters Tour Classic at Kings Creek, Thursday-Sunday, Kings Creek Golf Club, Spring Hill, Tennessee. On the Net: http://www.ngahooterstour.com
CANADIAN TOUR: ATB Financial Classic, Thursday-Sunday, Cottonwood Golf and Country Club, Calgary, Alberta. On the Net: http://www.cantour.com
PGA EUROPEAN CHALLENGE TOUR: Scottish Challenge, Thursday-Sunday, Macdonald Cardrona Hotel Golf and Country Club, Peebles, Scotland. On the Net: http://www.europeantour.com
Women
DURAMED FUTURES TOUR: Horseshoe Casino Classic, Friday-Sunday, Lost Marsh Golf Course, Hammond, Indiana. On the Net: http://www.duramedfuturestour.com
JAPAN LPGA TOUR: Promise Cup, Friday-Sunday, Madame J Golf Club, Hyogo, Japan. On the Net: http://www.lpga.or.jp
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