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PGA TOUR
THE PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP
Site: Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida.
Schedule: Thursday-Sunday.
Course: TPC Sawgrass, The Players Stadium Course (7,215 yards, par 72).
Purse: $10 million. Winner’s share: $1.8 million.
Television: Golf Channel (Thursday-Friday, 1-7 p.m., 9 p.m.-midnight) and NBC (Saturday-Sunday, 2-7 p.m.).
Last year: Martin Kaymer made a 30-foot par putt on the island-green 17th and closed with another par for a one-stroke victory over Jim Furyk.
Last week: Top-ranked Rory McIlroy won the Match Play Championship at TPC Harding Park in San Francisco. He beat Gary Woodland 4 and 2 in the final.
Notes: Tiger Woods is making his first start since tying for 17th in the Masters. He won in 2001 and 2013. … McIlroy will play the first two rounds with Masters champion Jordan Spieth and Jason Day. Woods is playing alongside Kaymer and Adam Scott. … Greg Norman set the tournament record in 1994 at 24-under 264. He shot 63-67-67-67. … Jack Nicklaus is the only three-time champion, winning in 1974 at Atlanta Country Club, 1976 at Inverrary and 1978 at Sawgrass Country Club. … The Wells Fargo Championship is next week at Quail Hollow in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Online: https://www.pgatour.com
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EUROPEAN TOUR/ASIAN TOUR/SUNSHINE TOUR
MAURITIUS OPEN
Site: Domaine de Bel Ombre, Mauritius.
Schedule: Thursday-Sunday.
Course: Heritage Golf Club (7,036 yards, par 71).
Purse: $1.11 million. Winner’s share: $185,520.
Television: Golf Channel (Friday, 4-6 a.m.; Saturday, 4-6 a.m., 4-7 p.m.; Sunday, 4-7 a.m.).
Last year: Inaugural event.
Last event: Wu Ashun won the China Open on April 26 to become the first Chinese player to win a European Tour title on home soil.
Notes: Mauritius is an Indian Ocean island nation about 1,200 miles off the southeast coast of Africa. … Thailand’s Kiradech Aphibarnrat and South Africa’s George Coetzee, winners this season on the European Tour, are in the field.
Online: https://www.europeantour.com
Asian Tour site: https://www.asiantour.com
Sunshine Tour site: https://www.pgatour.co.za
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LPGA TOUR
Next event: Kingsmill Championship, May 14-17, Kingsmill Resort, River Course, Williamsburg, Virginia.
Last week: Inbee Park won the North Texas Shootout for the second time in three years, closing with a 6-under 65 for a three-stroke victory.
Online: https://www.lpga.com
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CHAMPIONS TOUR
Next event: Regions Tradition, May 14-17, Shoal Creek, Birmingham, Alabama.
Last week: Ian Woosnam won the Insperity Invitational in Texas for his first Champions Tour title. He made a 30-foot birdie putt on the first hole of a playoff with Kenny Perry and Tom Lehman.
Online: https://www.pgatour.com
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WEB.COM TOUR
Next event: BMW Charity Pro-Am, May 14-17, Thornblade Club, Greer, South Carolina; The Reserve at Lake Keowee, Sunset, South Carolina; Green Valley Country Club, Greenville, South Carolina.
Last week: Smylie Kaufman won the United Leasing Championship in Newburgh, Indiana, by five strokes for his first tour title. He matched the course record with a 64 in the third round.
Online: https://www.pgatour.com
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OTHER TOURNAMENTS
U.S. GOLF ASSOCIATION: U.S. Amateur Four-Ball, though Wednesday, The Olympic Club, San Francisco. Television: Fox Sports 1 (Tuesday-Wednesday, 7-9:30 p.m.). Online: https://www.usga.org
SUNSHINE TOUR: Royal Swazi Open, Wednesday-Saturday, Royal Swazi Sun Country Club, Mbabane, South Africa. Online: https://www.pgatour.co.za
EUROPEAN CHALLENGE TOUR: Turkish Airlines Challenge, Thursday-Sunday, Gloria Golf Club, Belek, Turkey. Online: https://www.europeantour.com
WOMEN
U.S. GOLF ASSOCIATION: U.S. Women’s Amateur Four-Ball, Saturday-May 13, Bandon Dunes Golf Resort, Pacific Dunes, Bandon, Oregon. Television: Fox Sports 1 (May 12-May 13, 7-9:30 p.m.). Online: https://www.usga.org
SYMETRA TOUR: Self Regional Healthcare Foundation Women’s Health Classic, Friday-Sunday, Links at Stoney Point, Greenwood, South Carolina. Online: https://www.symetratour.com
LADIES EUROPEAN TOUR: Buick Championship, Thursday-Sunday, Shanghai Qizhong Garden Golf Club, Shanghai. Online: https://www.ladieseuropeantour.com
JAPAN LPGA TOUR: World Ladies Championship Salonpas Cup, Thursday-Sunday, Ibaraki Golf Club, Ibaraki, Japan. Online: https://www.lpga.or.jp
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