Upcoming events

Upcoming events in the world of golf:

WORLD GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS

NEC INVITATIONAL

SITE: Akron, Ohio

SCHEDULE: Thursday-Sunday

COURSE: Firestone Country Club, South Course (7,283 yards, par 70)

PURSE: $7.5 million

WINNER'S SHARE: $1.35 million

TELEVISION: ESPN (Thursday-Friday, 2-6 p.m.) and CBS-Ch. 12 (Saturday, 2-6 p.m.; Sunday, 2:30-6:30 p.m.)

LAST YEAR: Stewart Cink backed up his selection to the U.S. Ryder Cup team with the best performance of his career, opening with 63 and leading wire to wire for a four-stroke win over Tiger Woods and Rory Sabbatini.

LAST WEEK: Phil Mickelson won the PGA Championship for his second major victory, making birdie on the final hole in a Monday finish to beat Steve Elkington and Thomas Bjorn by a stroke at Baltusrol in New Jersey.

NOTES: The 69-player field features players ranked in the top 50 in the world the past two weeks, members of the 2004 Ryder Cup and 2005 Presidents Cup teams and winners from select tournaments around the world.

LPGA TOUR

SAFEWAY CLASSIC

SITE: Portland, Ore.

SCHEDULE: Friday-Sunday

COURSE: Columbia Edgewater Country Club (6,327 yards, par 72)

PURSE: $1.4 million

WINNER'S SHARE: $210,000

TELEVISION: The Golf Channel (Friday, 4-6 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday, 12:30-2 a.m., 4-6 p.m.; Monday, 12:30-2 a.m.)

LAST YEAR: Hee-Won Han won her third LPGA Tour title, beating Lorie Kane with a birdie on the first hole of a playoff.

LAST EVENT: Jeong Jang won the Women's British Open on July 31, leading wire to wire at Royal Birkdale for a four-stroke victory over Sophie Gustafson. Michelle Wie tied for third, six shots back.

PGA TOUR

RENO-TAHOE OPEN

SITE: Reno, Nev.

SCHEDULE: Thursday-Sunday

COURSE: Montreux Golf and Country Club (7,472 yards, par 72)

PURSE: $3 million

WINNER'S SHARE: $540,000

TELEVISION: The Golf Channel (Thursday-Sunday, 9-11:30 p.m.)

LAST YEAR: Rookie Vaughn Taylor won his first tour title, holing an 11-foot birdie putt on the first hole of a playoff with Scott McCarron, Hunter Mahan and Steve Allan.

CHAMPIONS TOUR

BOEING GREATER SEATTLE CLASSIC

SITE: Snoqualmie, Wash.

SCHEDULE: Friday-Sunday

COURSE: TPC at Snoqualmie Ridge (7,120 yards, par 72)

PURSE: $1.6 million

WINNER'S SHARE: $240,500

TELEVISION: The Golf Channel (Friday, 6-8:30 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday, 2-4:30 a.m., 6-8:30 p.m.; Monday, 2-4:30 a.m.)

LAST YEAR: Inaugural tournament

LAST EVENT: Tom Purtzer won the 3M Championship on Aug. 7, beating Craig Stadler and Lonnie Nielsen by a stroke.

NATIONWIDE TOUR

XEROX CLASSIC

SITE: Rochester, N.Y.

SCHEDULE: Thursday-Sunday

COURSE: Irondequoit Country Club (6,720 yards, par 70)

PURSE: $550,000

WINNER'S SHARE: $99,000

TELEVISION: The Golf Channel (Thursday, 1:30-4 p.m.; Friday, 1-2:30 a.m., 1:30-4 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday, 4:30-6 a.m., 1:30-4 p.m.; Monday, 4:30-6 a.m.)

LAST YEAR: Inaugural tournament

LAST WEEK: Roger Tambellini won the Price Cutter Charity Championship in Springfield, Mo., closing with 65 for a one-stroke victory.

NGA HOOTERS TOUR

PEARL RIVER RESORT CLASSIC

SCHEDULE: Thursday-Sunday

COURSE: Dancing Rabbit Golf Club, Choctaw, Miss.

PGA EUROPEAN SENIORS TOUR

TRAVIS PERKINS SENIOR MASTERS

SCHEDULE: Friday-Sunday

COURSE: Wentworth Club, Edinburgh Course, Wentworth Club, Virginia Water, England

PGA EUROPEAN CHALLENGE TOUR

ROLEX TROPHY

SCHEDULE: Thursday-Sunday

COURSE: Geneva Golf Club, Geneva