Sports Notebook
Star-Bulletin staff



ON THE PGA TOUR

Bank of America Colonial

Site: Fort Worth, Texas.

Schedule: Tomorrow-Sunday.

Course: Colonial Country Club (7,054 yards, par 70).

Purse: $6 million.

Winner's share: $1,008,000.

Television: USA.

Last year: Kenny Perry won the event for the second time in three years, matching his tournament record with a 19-under 261 total en route to a seven-stroke victory.

Last week: Brett Wetterich won the Byron Nelson Championship for his first PGA Tour title, closing with a 2-under 68 for a one-stroke victory over Trevor Immelman.

On the Net: http://www.pgatour.com

ON THE LPGA TOUR

Sybase Classic

Site: New Rochelle, N.Y.

Schedule: Tomorrow-Sunday.

Course: Wykagyl Country Club (6,227 yards, par 71).

Purse: $1.3 million.

Winner's share: $195,000.

Television: ESPN2.

Last year: Paula Creamer beat Jeong Jang by a stroke to become the second-youngest winner (18 years, 9 months) in LPGA Tour history -- and the youngest winner of a full event. Marlene Hagge won the 1952 Sarasota Open 14 days after her 18th birthday and took the Bakersfield Open two months later. Both of those tournaments were 18-hole events. Creamer won the Evian Masters in July and also won two events in Japan.

Last week: Karrie Webb became the LPGA Tour's first two-time winner this year, beating Lorena Ochoa and Hee-Won Han by seven shots in the Michelob Ultra Open. Webb, also the Kraft Nabisco winner, has 32 tour victories.

On the Net: http://www.lpga.com

ON THE CHAMPIONS TOUR

Senior PGA Championship

Event: May 25-28, Oak Tree Golf Club, Edmond, Okla.

Last week: Bobby Wadkins led wire-to-wire in the Boeing Championship to beat Ray Floyd by a stroke. The 63-year-old Floyd shot a 63.

On the Net: http://www.pgatour.com


Associated Press



LPGA

MONEY LEADERS

1. Karrie Webb $935,202
2. Lorena Ochoa $919,888
3. Mi Hyun Kim $558,726
4. Cristie Kerr $541,737
5. Juli Inkster $484,235
6. Annika Sorenstam $475,311
7. Hee-Won Han $420,777
8. Seon Hwa Lee $401,031
9. Natalie Gulbis $329,368
10. Paula Creamer $282,785
SCORING AVERAGE

1. Lorena Ochoa 69.1563
2. Karrie Webb 69.5000
3. Juli Inkster 69.8621
4. Cristie Kerr 69.9167
5. Natalie Gulbis 70.2188
6. Annika Sorenstam 70.3810
7. Seon Hwa Lee, 70.4063
8. Hee-Won Han 70.4375
9. Jeong Jang 70.5517
10. Pat Hurst 70.5667
DRIVING DISTANCE

1. Karin Sjodin 288.7
2. Brittany Lincicome 283.4
3. Natalie Tucker 279.7
4. Jee Young Lee 279.5
5. Brittany Lang 276.2
6. Sophie Gustafson 275.8
7. Lorena Ochoa 274.7
8. Louise Stahle 269.5
9. Katie Futcher 268.6
10. Annika Sorenstam 268.3
TOP 10 FINISHES

1. Lorena Ochoa .77.8%
2. Cristie Kerr .70.0%
3. Annika Sorenstam .66.7%
4. Karrie Webb 62.5%
4. Juli Inkster .
6. Jeong Jang .50.0%
7. Mi Hyun Kim .44.4%
7. Natalie Gulbis
7. Hee-Won Han
7. Paula Creamer

LINK UP IN HAWAII

MAY

» 17: Kalihi YMCA, Pearl Country Club. Information: 848-2494

» 18: HTA Spring Tournament, Kapolei Golf Course. Information: 833-6628.

» 18: USGA Women's Open local qualifier, Ko Olina Golf Club. Information: USGA at (908) 234-2300.

» 19: U.S. Open local qualifying, Kauai Poipu Bay Resort. Information: usga.org.

» 22: U.S. Open local qualifying, Big Island Waikoloa Beach Resort Beach Course. Information: usga.org.

» 22: Playing ability test, Barbers Point Golf Course. Information: 593-2230.

Source: 808golf.com

LOCAL ACES

NAME RESIDENCE COURSE HOLE YARDS CLUB DATE
Clarence Shimoko Honolulu Ala Wai 11 178 3-wood May 9
Duke Kauka Aiea Kaneohe Klipper 17 283 3-wood May 12
Dereck Miura Kaneohe West Loch 15 188 3-wood May 13
Brian Moore Honolulu Coral Creek 10 146 6-iron May 13
Eric Sakanashi Kaneohe Coral Creek 2 115 PW May 13
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