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Sports Notebook
Star-Bulletin staff
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British Open
Where: Hoylake, England.
When: Tomorrow-Sunday.
Course: Royal Liverpool Golf Club (7,258 yards, par 72).
Purse: $6.92 million.
Winner's share: $1.31 million.
Television: TNT (Tomorrow-Friday, 1 a.m.-1 p.m.; Saturday, 1-3 a.m.; Sunday, Noon-2 p.m.) and ABC (Saturday, 3 a.m.-8:30 a.m.; Sunday, 2 a.m.-7:30 a.m.). All times Hawaii times.
Last year: Tiger Woods won his 10th career major to join Jack Nicklaus as the only players to win the career Grand Slam twice. Woods led wire-to-wire at St. Andrews en route to a five-stroke victory over Colin Montgomerie, finishing at 14-under 274.
On the Net: http://www.opengolf.com
PGA Tour site: http://www.pgatour.com
PGA European Tour site: http://www.europeantour.com
ON THE PGA TOUR
B.C. Open
Where: Verona, N.Y.
When: Tomorrow-Sunday.
Course: Turning Stone Resort, Atunyote Golf Club (7,315 yards, par 72).
Purse: $3 million.
Winner's share: $540,000.
Television: USA.
Last year: Jason Bohn won his first PGA Tour title, finishing with a tournament-record 24-under 264 total on the En-Joie course in Endicott for a one-stroke victory over J.P. Hayes, John Rollins, Ryan Palmer and Brendan Jones.
ON THE LPGA TOUR
Evian Masters
When: July 26-29.
Where: Evian Masters Golf Club, Evian, France.
Last week: South Korea's Mi Hyun Kim won for the second time this year, beating Natalie Gulbis with an 18-foot birdie putt on the third hole of a playoff in the Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic.
On the Net: http://www.lpga.com
ON THE CHAMPIONS TOUR
Senior British Open
When: July 27-30.
Where: Turnberry Golf Club, Alisa Course, Turnberry, Scotland.
Last week: Bobby Wadkins overcame a four-stroke deficit and a double bogey on the final hole to win the Senior Players Championship for his first major victory.
On the Net: http://www.pgatour.com
MONEY LEADERS
| 1. Phil Mickelson |
$4,057,243 |
| 2. Geoff Ogilvy |
$3,919,394 |
| 3. Jim Furyk |
$3,784,126 |
| 4. Vijay Singh |
$3,328,970 |
| 5. Trevor Immelman |
$3,030,746 |
| 6. Tiger Woods |
$2,925,083 |
| 7. Stuart Appleby |
$2,903,211 |
| 8. Adam Scott |
$2,534,959 |
| 9. Chad Campbell |
$2,406,661 |
| 10. David Toms |
$2,400,544 |
SCORING AVERAGE
| 1. Adam Scott |
69.13 |
| 2. Jim Furyk |
69.20 |
| 3. Phil Mickelson |
69.30 |
| 4. Luke Donald |
69.32 |
| 5. Vijay Singh |
69.39 |
| 6. Tiger Woods |
69.43 |
| 7. Steve Stricker |
69.61 |
| 8. Trevor Immelman |
69.64 |
| 9. Arron Oberholser |
69.66 |
| 10. Stewart Cink |
69.72 |
DRIVING DISTANCE
| 1. Bubba Watson |
318.9 |
| 2. J.B. Holmes |
314.2 |
| 3. Robert Garrigus |
309.6 |
| 4. Tag Ridings |
307.1 |
| 5. Brett Wetterich |
306.3 |
| 6. John Daly |
305.4 |
| 7. Camilo Villegas |
305.0 |
| 8. Charley Hoffman |
304.4 |
| 9. Tiger Woods |
304.3 |
| 10. Alex Aragon |
302.4 |
ALL-AROUND RANKING
| 1. David Toms |
278 |
| 2. Robert Allenby |
283 |
| 3. Brett Wetterich |
286 |
| 4. Steve Stricker |
295 |
| 5. Adam Scott |
316 |
| 6. Vijay Singh |
320 |
| 7. Padraig Harrington |
325 |
| 8. Jonathan Byrd |
355 |
| 9. Trevor Immelman |
361 |
| 10. Phil Mickelson |
375 |
Link up in Hawaii
JULY
» 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.
» 23-24: Pro-Pro Championship, Kaanapali South Course. Information: 593-2230.
» 25-27: Hawaii State Women's Amateur Stroke Play Championship, Mid-Pacific Country Club. Information: 589-2046.
» 29-31: Aloha Section Senior Championship/CPC & Pro-Am, Mauna Lani North Course. Information: 593-2230.
AUGUST
» 2: U.S. Amateur Sectional Qualifier, Pearl Country Club. Information: 589-2909.
» 2: Ohana Hearing Care Senior Open, Coral Creek. Information: 625-9860.
» 3-5: U.S. Army-Hawaii Invitational, Leilehua Golf Course. Information: 656-0114.
» 19-20: Battle at Kaneohe Klipper, Kaneohe Klipper Golf Course. Information: 351-2499.
» 20-23: Mauna Kea Resort Stroke Play Championship, Mauna Kea Resort. Information: 593-2230.
» 25-27: Barbers Point Invitational, Barbers Point Golf Course. Information: 682-2098.
SEPTEMBER
» 2-3: Hapuna Roundup, Hapuna Golf Course. Information: 808-880-3000.
» 8-10: Hickam Invitational, Hickam AFB Mamala Bay Golf Course. Information: 449-6490.
Source: 808golf.com
Local aces
| NAME |
RESIDENCE |
COURSE |
HOLE |
YARDS |
CLUB |
DATE |
| Ray Stetler |
Phoenix |
Hickam Par 3 |
8 |
111 |
3-iron |
May 10 |
| Rick Nagata |
Honolulu |
Ewa Villages |
2 |
119 |
8-iron |
June 13 |
| Bob Oda |
Ewa Beach |
Hawaii Prince |
C7 |
149 |
7-iron |
June 23 |
| Carol Schimmin |
Honolulu |
Oahu Country Club |
12 |
119 |
7-wood |
June 27 |
| Tae Kim Yong |
Honolulu |
Kapolei |
8 |
156 |
6-iron |
July 1 |
| Duke Karsten |
Aiea |
Navy-Marine |
8 |
126 |
8-iron |
July 3 |
| Richard Miyashiro |
Honolulu |
Ewa Villages |
2 |
141 |
6-iron |
July 3 |
| Peter Nagata |
Kaneohe |
Kapolei |
12 |
142 |
9-iron |
July 3 |
| Jaclyn Toya |
Honolulu |
Ala Wai |
8 |
185 |
3-wood |
July 6 |
| Carlo Foz |
Kapolei |
Ewa Beach Golf Club |
8 |
132 |
6-iron |
July 8 |
| Nicholas Inouye |
Aiea |
Hawaii Prince |
B4 |
128 |
8-iron |
July 9 |
| Dave Healy |
Mililani |
Barbers Point |
8 |
195 |
16-degree hybrid |
July 9 |
| Michael Sam Fong |
Kauai |
Poipu Bay |
7 |
127 |
pitching wedge |
July 9 |
| Shigeto Narikawa |
Aiea |
West Loch |
5 |
101 |
9-iron |
July 10 |
| Jason Smith |
Kansas |
Navy-Marine |
5 |
188 |
8-iron |
July 14 |
| Delbert Tengan |
Kaneohe |
Hawaii Prince |
B4 |
128 |
7-iron |
July 14 |
| Hisako Obara |
Honolulu |
Kapolei |
12 |
119 |
6-iron |
July 11 |
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