Originally created 08/24/05

Upcoming events



Upcoming events in the world of golf:


LPGA TOUR

WENDY'S CHAMPIONSHIP FOR CHILDREN

SITE: Dublin, Ohio

SCHEDULE: Friday-Sunday

COURSE: Tartan Fields Golf Club (6,515 yards, par 72)

PURSE: $1.1 million

WINNER'S SHARE: $165,000

TELEVISION: ESPN2 (Friday, 4-6 p.m.; Saturday, 2-4 p.m.; Sunday, 1-3 p.m.)

LAST YEAR: Scotland's Catriona Matthew won for the second time on the LPGA Tour, beating Hee-Won Han on the first hole of a playoff.

LAST WEEK: South Korea's Soo-Yun Kang won her first LPGA Tour title, edging Women's British Open winner Jeong Jang by three strokes in the Safeway Classic.

PGA TOUR

BUICK CHAMPIONSHIP

SITE: Cromwell, Conn.

SCHEDULE: Thursday-Sunday

COURSE: TPC at River Highlands (6,820 yards, par 70)

PURSE: $4.4 million

WINNER'S SHARE: $792,000

TELEVISION: USA (Thursday-Friday, 4-6 p.m.) and CBS-Ch. 12 (Saturday-Sunday, 3-6 p.m.)

LAST YEAR: Woody Austin won his second PGA Tour title, holing a 6-foot birdie putt on the first hole of a playoff with Tim Herron.

LAST WEEK: Tiger Woods won the NEC Invitational for his ninth victory in 18 World Golf Championship starts, beating Chris DiMarco by a stroke. Augusta's Vaughn Taylor successfully defended his Reno-Tahoe Open title, finishing with a tournament-record 21-under total for a three-stroke victory.

CHAMPIONS TOUR

JELD-WEN TRADITION

SITE: Aloha, Ore.

SCHEDULE: Thursday-Sunday

COURSE: The Reserve Vineyards and Golf Club, South Course (7,120 yards, par 72)

PURSE: $1.6 million

WINNER'S SHARE: $240,500

TELEVISION: The Golf Channel (Thursday-Sunday, 6-9 p.m., 10:30 p.m.-1 a.m.)

LAST YEAR: Craig Stadler won his second senior major title, closing with four straight birdies for 67 and a one-stroke victory over Jerry Pate and Allen Doyle.

LAST WEEK: David Eger won his second Champions Tour title, beating Tom Kite by three strokes in the Boeing Greater Seattle Classic.