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Sports Notebook
Star-Bulletin staff
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ON THE PGA TOUR
Western Open
Site: Lemont, Ill.
Schedule: Tomorrow-Sunday.
Course: Cog Hill Golf and Country Club, Dubsdread Course (7,326 yards, par 71).
Purse: $5 million. Winner's share: $900,000.
TV: USA (Tomorrow-Friday, 10-noon HST) and KITV (Saturday, 8 a.m.-noon HST; Sunday 6:30-7:30 a.m., 10 a.m.-noon HST).
Last year: Jim Furyk won his 10th PGA Tour title and first since the 2003 Buick Open, holding off three-time champion Tiger Woods by two strokes.
Last week: J.J. Henry won the Buick Championship in Cromwell, Conn., to become the first Connecticut player to win the 55-year-old tournament. He closed with a 3-under 67 for a three-stroke victory over Hunter Mahan and Ryan Moore.
ON THE LPGA TOUR
HSBC Women's World Match Play Championship
Site: Gladstone, N.J.
Schedule: Tomorrow-Sunday.
Course: Hamilton Farm Golf Club (6,523 yards, par 72).
Purse: $2 million. Winner's share: $500,000.
TV: The Golf Channel (Tomorrow, 2:30-4:30 p.m. HST; Friday, 7:30-9 a.m. HST, 2:30-4:30 p.m. HST; Saturday, 7-8:30 a.m. HST) and KGMB (Saturday-Sunday, 9-11 a.m.).
Last year: Colombia's Marisa Baena won the inaugural event for her first LPGA Tour title, beating South Korean rookie Meena Lee 1-up in the final. The 60th-seeded Baena also beat Natalie Gulbis, Grace Park, Jennifer Rosales, Karrie Webb and Candie Kung.
Last week: Annika Sorenstam won her third U.S. Women's Open title, beating Pat Hurst 70-74 in an 18-hole playoff Monday at Newport Country Club.
ON THE CHAMPIONS TOUR
U.S. Senior Open
Site: Hutchinson, Kan.
Schedule: Tomorrow-Sunday.
Course: Prairie Dunes Country Club (6,646 yards, par 70).
Purse: $2.6 million. Winner's share: $470,000.
TV: ESPN (Tomorrow-Friday, 8-noon HST) and KHNL (Saturday-Sunday, 9 a.m.-noon HST).
Last year: Allen Doyle won his third senior major title, shattering the tournament final-round record with an 8-under 63 at NCR Country Club in Kettering, Ohio. Loren Roberts and D.A. Weibring tied for second, a stroke back.
Last week: Dana Quigley won the Greater Kansas City Golf Classic for the second year in a row and the third time since 2000, matching the course record with a closing 9-under 63 en route to a three-stroke victory.
PGA
MONEY LEADERS
| 1. Phil Mickelson |
$4,046,893 |
| 2. Geoff Ogilvy |
$3,919,394 |
| 3. Jim Furyk |
$3,602,876 |
| 4. Vijay Singh |
$3,147,720 |
| 5. Stuart Appleby |
$2,798,211 |
| 6. Adam Scott |
$2,489,292 |
| 7. Tiger Woods |
$2,485,083 |
| 8. Chad Campbell |
$2,406,661 |
| 9. David Toms |
$2,400,544 |
| 10. Rory Sabbatini |
$2,357,487 |
SCORING AVERAGE
| 1. Adam Scott |
69.09 |
| 2. Phil Mickelson |
69.15 |
| 3. Jim Furyk |
69.27 |
| 4. Luke Donald |
69.29 |
| 5. Steve Stricker |
69.38 |
| 6. Vijay Singh |
69.47 |
| 7. Arron Oberholser |
69.66 |
| 8. David Toms |
69.75 |
| 9. Trevor Immelman |
69.81 |
| 10. Stewart Cink |
69.82 |
DRIVING DISTANCE
| 1. Bubba Watson |
318.6 |
| 2. J.B. Holmes |
313.4 |
| 3. Robert Garrigus |
309.0 |
| 4. Tag Ridings |
307.6 |
| 6. Camilo Villegas |
305.6 |
| 6. Brett Wetterich |
305.5 |
| 7. John Daly |
304.7 |
| 8. Charley Hoffman |
303.9 |
| 9. Alex Aragon |
303.5 |
| 10. Fred Couples |
300.5 |
ALL-AROUND RANKINGS
| 1. Brett Wetterich |
243 |
| 2. David Toms |
273 |
| 3. Steve Stricker |
284 |
| 4. Robert Allenby |
287 |
| 5. Adam Scott |
310 |
| 6. Padraig Harrington |
320 |
| 7. Vijay Singh |
336 |
| 8. Jonathan Byrd |
347 |
| 9. Phil Mickelson |
363 |
| 10. Trevor Immelman |
375 |
Link up in Hawaii
JULY
» 6: Hui Nalu O Hawaii, Olomana Golf Links, Information: Dan Mahoney, 236-1473.
» 14: JCCY annual Call to Hope: Kapolei Golf Course. Information: 674-9977 or www.jccy.org.
» 13-14: Pua Melia Women's Invitational, Olomana Golf Links. Information: 841-0080.
» 17-18: Waialae Women's Invitational, Waialae Country Club. Information: Terri Lui, 778-8880; Sherry Gleason, 923-5567.
» 21: Pacific and Asian Affairs Council 52nd Anniversary Classic, Leilehua golf course. Information: 944-7783 or fd@paachawaii.org.
» 24-29: Manoa Cup, Oahu Country Club. Information: 589-2909 or www.hawaiistategolf.org.
Source: 808golf.com
Local aces
| Name |
residence |
course |
hole |
yards |
club |
date |
| Royal Savoie |
Canada |
Navy Marine |
8 |
126 |
9-iron |
June 27 |
| Toshie Hata |
Honolulu |
Turtle Bay Fazio Course |
11 |
150 |
driver |
June 29 |
| Jimmy Miyagi |
Honolulu |
Ala Wai |
8 |
185 |
driver |
June 30 |
| Carlton Lee |
Honolulu |
Oahu Country Club |
7 |
140 |
6-iron |
June 30 |
| Doug Yamamoto |
Honolulu |
Oahu Country Club |
9 |
239 |
driver |
July 2 |
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