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Sports Notebook
Star-Bulletin staff
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ON THE PGA TOUR
The International
Site: Castle Rock, Colo.
Schedule: Tomorrow-Sunday.
Course: Castle Pines Golf Club (7,619 yards, par 72).
Purse: $5.5 million.
Winner's share: $990,000.
Television: USA.
Last year: South Africa's Retief Goosen scored 15 points in the 36-hole Sunday finale for a one-point victory over Brandt Jobe in the modified Stableford event.
On the Net: http://www.pgatour.com
ON THE LPGA TOUR / ROYAL CANADIAN GOLF ASSOCIATION
Canadian Women's Open
Site: London, Ontario.
Course: London Hunt and Country Club (6,611 yards, par 72).
Purse: $1.7 million.
Winner's share: $255,000.
Television: None.
Last year: South Korean rookie Meena Lee became the LPGA Tour's record-tying, fourth straight first-time winner by beating Australia's Katherine Hull by a stroke at Glen Arbour in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
On the Net: http://www.lpga.com
Royal Canadian Golf Association site: http://www.rcga.org
ON THE CHAMPIONS TOUR
Next event: Boeing Greater Seattle Classic, Aug. 18-20, TPC Snoqualmie Ridge, Snoqualmie, Wash.
Last week: David Edwards won the 3M Championship for his first Champions Tour title, beating Craig Stadler and Brad Bryant by two strokes.
On the Net: http://www.pgatour.com
LPGA
MONEY LEADERS
| 1. Lorena Ochoa |
$1,675,774 |
| 2. Karrie Webb |
$1,647,433 |
| 3. Annika Sorenstam |
$1,381,450 |
| 4. Mi Hyun Kim |
$1,180,814 |
| 5. Juli Inkster |
$1,114,448 |
| 6. Cristie Kerr |
$880,920 |
| 7. Hee-Won Han |
$849,368 |
| 8. Brittany Lincicome |
$776,050 |
| 9. Jeong Jang |
$771,989 |
| 10. Paula Creamer |
$761,375 |
SCORING AVERAGE
| 1. Lorena Ochoa |
69.8103 |
| 2. Karrie Webb |
70.3333 |
| 3. Annika Sorenstam |
70.3617 |
| 4. Juli Inkster |
70.3818 |
| 5. Cristie Kerr |
70.3966 |
| 6. Natalie Gulbis |
70.6250 |
| 7. Mi Hyun Kim |
70.6406 |
| 8. Paula Creamer |
70.7258 |
| 9. Hee-Won Han |
70.7344 |
| 10. Jeong Jang |
70.9016 |
DRIVING DISTANCE
| 1. Karin Sjodin |
284.4 |
| 2. Brittany Lincicome |
280.3 |
| 3. Sophie Gustafson |
275.6 |
| 4. Jee Young Lee |
274.6 |
| 5. Lorena Ochoa |
271.7 |
| 6. Brittany Lang |
270.0 |
| 7. Grace Park |
266.8 |
| 8. Kelly Robbins |
266.0 |
| 9. Alena Sharp |
265.4 |
| 10. Louise Stahle |
265.2 |
TOP 10 FINISHES
| 1. Annika Sorenstam |
.786 |
| 2. Lorena Ochoa |
.765 |
| 3. Cristie Kerr |
.588 |
| 4. Juli Inkster |
.563 |
| 5. Karrie Webb, |
.533 |
| 6. Mi Hyun Kim, |
.526 |
| 7. Paula Creamer |
.500 |
| 8. Jeong Jang |
.444 |
| 9. Hee-Won Han |
.421 |
| 10. Se Ri Pak |
.375 |
Link up in Hawaii
AUGUST
» 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
» 11-13: Aloha Section Assistants' Championship. Honolulu Country Club. Information: 593-2230
» 21-24: Waikoloa Open. Waikoloa Village Golf Club. Information: 883-9621.
Local aces
| Name |
residence |
course |
hole |
yards |
club |
date |
| Dennis Sanada |
Kaneohe, |
Pali |
7 |
147 |
8 iron |
July 29 |
| Mike Shihara |
Honolulu |
Bay View |
16 |
160 |
7-iron |
July 31 |
| Bryan Culipher |
Mississippi |
Poipu Bay |
7 |
179 |
8-iron |
August 1 |
| Yoshiko Koyama |
Salt Lake |
Makalena |
6 |
111 |
7-wood |
August 2 |
| Glenn Oshiro |
Kaneohe |
Turtle Bay, Palmer course |
4 |
181 |
7-iron |
August 3 |
| Ken Nagahiro |
Honolulu |
Waialae Country Club |
13 |
147 |
7-iron |
August 6 |
| George Sawai |
Kaneohe |
Ewa Villages |
15 |
167 |
3-wood |
August 7 |
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