Sports Notebook
Star-Bulletin staff
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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% |
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4. Juli Inkster |
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6. Jeong Jang |
.50.0% |
7. Mi Hyun Kim |
.44.4% |
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7. Natalie Gulbis |
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7. Hee-Won Han |
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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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