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Sports Notebook
Star-Bulletin staff
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WORLD GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP
American Express Championship
Site: Hertfordshire, England.
Schedule: Tomorrow-Sunday.
Course: The Grove (7,125 yards, par 71).
Purse: $7.5 million.
Winner's share: $1.35 million.
Television: ESPN.
Last year: Tiger Woods won the WGC event for the fourth time, beating John Daly with a par on the second hole of a playoff at Harding Park in San Francisco.
On the Net: www.worldgolfchampionships.com
ON THE PGA TOUR
Southern Farm Bureau Classic
Site: Madison, Miss.
Schedule: Tomorrow-Sunday.
Course: Annandale Golf Club (7,199 yards, par 72).
Purse: $3 million.
Winner's share: $540,000.
Television: None.
Last year: Heath Slocum won his second tour title, closing with rounds of 64 and 66 to beat Loren Roberts and Carl Pettersson by two strokes.
On the Net:
www.pgatour.com
ON THE CHAMPIONS TOUR
Greater Hickory Classic
Site: Conover, N.C.
Schedule: Friday-Sunday.
Course: Rock Barn Golf and Spa, Jones Course (7,046 yards, par 72).
Purse: $1.6 million.
Winner's share: $240,000.
Television: The Golf Channel.
Last year: Jay Haas won his first Champions Tour title, finishing with a tournament-record 16-under 200 total for a two-stroke victory. Haas, 51 at the time, was making his 10th senior start.
On the Net:
www.pgatour.com
ON THE LPGA TOUR
Next event: Corona Morelia Championship, Oct. 5-8, Tres Marias Residential Golf Club, Morelia, Mexico.
Last week: Karrie Webb held off Annika Sorenstam by a stroke in the Longs Drugs Challenge in Danville, Calif., for her tour-high fourth victory of the year.
On the Net:
www.lpga.com
ON THE NATIONWIDE TOUR
Mark Christopher Charity Classic
Oct. 5-8, Empire Lakes Golf Club, Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.
Last week: Cliff Kresge won the Oregon Classic for his third career Nationwide Tour win.
On the Net:
www.pgatour.com
LPGA
MONEY LEADERS
| 1. Lorena Ochoa |
$1,974,122 |
| 2. Karrie Webb |
$1,873,753 |
| 3. Annika Sorenstam |
$1,769,408 |
| 4. Cristie Kerr |
$1,472,112 |
| 5. Mi Hyun Kim |
$1,263,680 |
| 6. Juli Inkster |
$1,190,187 |
| 7. Pat Hurst |
$1,090,498 |
| 8. Jeong Jang |
$953,548 |
| 9. Hee-Won Han |
$902,339 |
| 10. Seon-Hwa Lee |
$858,912 |
SCORING AVERAGE
| 1. Lorena Ochoa |
69.4384 |
| 2. Annika Sorenstam |
69.8448 |
| 3. Cristie Kerr |
69.9091 |
| 4. Karrie Webb |
70.0968 |
| 5. Juli Inkster |
70.4839 |
| 6. Paula Creamer |
70.7105 |
| 7. Mi Hyun Kim |
70.7237 |
| 8. Hee-Won Han |
70.7308 |
| 9. Jeong Jang |
70.750 |
| 10. Pat Hurst |
70.8485 |
DRIVING DISTANCE
| 1. Karin Sjodin |
284.5 |
| 2. Brittany Lincicome |
280.4 |
| 3. Jee Young Lee |
276.8 |
| 4. Sophie Gustafson |
276.2 |
| 5. Lorena Ochoa |
270.9 |
| 6. Kelly Robbins |
270.3 |
| 7. Brittany Lang |
269.7 |
| 8. Laura Davies |
267.6 |
| 9. Alena Sharp |
267.4 |
| 10. Louise Stahle |
266.5 |
TOP 10 FINISHES
| 1. Annika Sorenstam |
.824 |
| 2. Lorena Ochoa |
.762 |
| 3. Cristie Kerr |
.682 |
| 4. Karrie Webb |
.611 |
| 5. Juli Inkster |
.556 |
| 6. Mi Hyun Kim |
.522 |
| 7. Jeong Jang |
.500 |
| 8. Paula Creamer |
.409 |
| 9. Hee-Won Han |
.348 |
Link up in Hawaii
SEPTEMBER
» 28: Junior Achievement of Hawaii Classic, Kapolei Golf Course. Information: 545-1777 or www.jahawaii.com.
OCTOBER
» 1: Neighborhood Place of Kona, Kona Country Club. Information: 808 331-8777 or 808 322-2595.
>>2: Frank De Lima's Pocho Shoot-Out, Olomana Golf Links. Information: Kenn Yuen, 599-5775.
» 14-15: Turtle Bay Amateur, Turtle Bay Resort Golf Club. Information: 293-8574.
» 14-15: Kapolei Challenge, Kapolei Golf Course. Information: Amatour Hawaii, 351-2499
» 19-21: Oahu Country Club Men's and Senior Men's Invitational, Oahu Country Club. Information: 595-3256.
» 24: Kalaheo Mustangs Boys Varsity Basketball, Kaneohe Klipper Golf Course, KMCBH. Information: 351-3080 or 235-3790.
» 30: Hawaii Athletes in Action (HAIA), Hawaii Prince. Information: 630-5659.
Source: 808golf.com
Local Aces
| NAME |
RESIDENCE |
COURSE |
HOLE |
YARDS |
CLUB |
DATE |
| Gary Hayata |
Honolulu |
Pearl Country Club |
16 |
171 |
7-iron |
Sept. 3 |
| Ron Idemoto |
Honolulu |
Kapolei |
8 |
150 |
6-iron |
Sept. 17 |
| Gerald Furukawa |
Honolulu |
Ala Wai |
8 |
173 |
6-iron |
Sept. 21 |
| Erik Wolken |
Colorado |
Poipu Bay Resorts |
7 |
137 |
9-iron |
Sept. 20 |
| Sharon Takauchi |
Honolulu |
Royal Kunia |
8 |
129 |
9-wood |
Sept. 23 |
| Reynold Tamayei |
Mililani |
Kaneohe Klipper |
11 |
160 |
8-iron |
Sept. 23 |
| Jin Hun Yang |
Honolulu |
Ewa Villages |
2 |
141 |
9-iron |
Sept. 25 |
Double Eagle
| Curtis Patterson Jr. |
Mililani |
Turtle Bay Fazio Course |
14 |
277 |
4-wood |
Sept. 24 |
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