NORTHERN TRUST OPEN
SITE: Los Angeles
SCHEDULE: Thursday-Sunday
COURSE: Riviera Country Club (7,325 yards, par 71)
PURSE: $6.5 million
WINNER'S SHARE: $1.17 million
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, 2-5 a.m., 1-2:30 p.m., 9:30-11:30 p.m.; Sunday, 1-2:30 p.m., 9:30-11:30 p.m.) and CBS-Ch. 12 (Saturday-Sunday, 3-6 p.m.)
LAST YEAR: Steve Stricker won the first of his two 2010 titles, beating Luke Donald by two strokes.
LAST WEEK: D.A. Points won the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am for his first PGA Tour victory and teamed with Bill Murray to win the pro-am title.
LPGA TOUR
HONDA PTT LPGA THAILAND
SITE: Pattaya, Thailand
SCHEDULE: Thursday-Sunday
COURSE: Siam Country Club, Pattaya Old Course (6,477 yards, par 72)
PURSE: $1.45 million
WINNER'S SHARE: $217,500
TELEVISION: Golf Channel (Friday, 12:30-2:30 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday, 3-5 p.m.)
LAST YEAR: Ai Miyazato won the season-opening event, holing a 30-foot birdie chip on the final hole for 63 and a one-stroke victory over Suzann Pettersen.
PGA EUROPEAN TOUR/ ASIAN TOUR
AVANTHA MASTERS
SITE: New Delhi
SCHEDULE: Thursday-Sunday
COURSE: DLF Golf & Country Club (7,156 yards, par 72)
PURSE: $2.43 million
WINNER'S SHARE: $405,400
TELEVISION: Golf Channel (Thursday-Sunday, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.)
LAST YEAR: Andrew Dodt won the inaugural event for his first European Tour title.
LAST WEEK: Alvaro Quiros won the Dubai Desert Classic, making a hole-in-one in a final-round 68. Anders Hansen and James Kingston were one back.
CHAMPIONS TOUR
ACE GROUP CLASSIC
SITE: Naples, Fla.
SCHEDULE: Friday-Sunday
COURSE: The Quarry (7,094 yards, par 72)
PURSE: $1.6 million
WINNER'S SHARE: $240,000
TELEVISION: Golf Channel (Friday, 6:30-8:30 p.m.; Saturday, midnight-2 a.m., 6:30-9:30 p.m.; Sunday, midnight-2 a.m., 7-9:30 p.m.; Monday, midnight- 2 a.m.)
LAST YEAR: Fred Couples beat Tommy Armour III by a stroke. Couples closed with 64, while Armour matched the tour record for lowest score in relation to par with 11-under 61.
LAST WEEK: Tom Lehman won the Allianz Championship, birdieing the final hole for a one-shot win over Jeff Sluman and Rod Spittle.
LADIES EUROPEAN TOUR/AUSTRALIAN LADIES PROFESSIONAL GOLF
NEW ZEALAND WOMEN'S OPEN
SITE: Pegasus Golf Club, Christchurch, New Zealand
SCHEDULE: Thursday-Sunday
NGA HOOTERS TOUR
MEMBERS ONLY SHOOTOUT
SITE: Black Bear Golf Club, Eustis, Fla.
SCHEDULE: Wednesday-Friday
