Golf Notebook

ON THE PGA TOUR

Buick Invitational

Site: San Diego

Schedule: Tomorrow-Sunday

Courses: Torrey Pines, South Course (7,568 yards, par 72) and North Course (6,874 yards, par 72)

Purse: $5.2 million

Winner's share: $936,000

Television: The Golf Channel

Last year: Tiger Woods won in his season debut, beating Jose Maria Olazabal with a par on the second playoff hole. Nathan Green was eliminated on the first extra hole. Woods became the first four-time winner in tournament history.

Notes: Woods takes a six-event PGA Tour winning streak into his first start of the season. The Buick endorser grew up in Cypress, 80 miles north of Torrey Pines. He'll play in the European tour's Dubai Desert Classic next week. ... John Daly won the 2004 tournament, beating Luke Donald and Chris Riley on the first hole of a playoff. Daly hit a 100-foot bunker shot to 4 inches to set up his winning birdie. ... Phil Mickelson won his hometown tournament in 1993, 2000 and 2001. He's coming off a 45th-place tie last week in his season debut in the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic. ... The final two rounds will be played on the South Course, site of the 2008 U.S. Open. ... The FBR Open is next week in Scottsdale, Ariz., followed by the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.

On the Net: www.pgatour.com

ON THE CHAMPIONS TOUR

Turtle Bay Championship

Site: Kahuku, Hawaii

Schedule: Friday-Sunday

Course: Turtle Bay Resort, Arnold Palmer Course (7,044 yards, par 72)

Purse: $1.6 million

Winner's share: $240,000

Television: The Golf Channel (Friday, 1:30-4 p.m.; Saturday, 7:30-10 a.m., 1:30-5 p.m.; Sunday, 7:30-10 a.m., 2-5 p.m.).

Last year: Loren Roberts completed a two-week Hawaii sweep, holing a 9-foot eagle putt on the final hole for a two-stroke victory over Scott Simpson. Roberts, the MasterCard Championship winner the previous week, then won The ACE Group Classic to become the first Champions Tour player to open a season with three straight victories.

Notes: Irwin won the 2005 tournament to become the first player to win a PGA Tour-sanctioned event five straight times. He has six overall victories in the event. ... The tour is off next week. Play will resume Feb. 9-11 with the Allianz Championship in Boca Raton, Fla.

On the Net: www.pgatour.com

In the PGA

MONEY LEADERS

1. Vijay Singh	$1,126,325
2. Paul Goydos	$948,720
3. Charley Hoffman	$900,000
4. John Rollins	$655,229
5. Luke Donald	$650,600
6. Adam Scott	$630,000
7. Charles Howell III	$467,850
8. Trevor Immelman	$429,760
9. K.J. Choi	$374,750
10. Justin Rose	$340,000

SCORING AVERAGE

1. Steve Stricker	67.51
2. Pat Perez	68.01
3. Bo Van Pelt	68.26
4. John Daly	68.76
5. Luke Donald	68.93
6. Robert Allenby	69.00
7. Craig Lile	69.01
8. Heath Slocum	69.08
9. Charley Hoffman	69.24
10. Jarrod Lyle	69.26

DRIVING DISTANCE

1. Bubba Watson	325.5
2. Robert Garrigus	309.0
3. John Daly	307.8
4. Harrison Frazar	304.2
5. Kenny Perry	303.9
6. Charles Warren	303.2
7. Stephen Marino	303.1
8. Anthony Kim	302.5
9. Charles Howell III	300.9
10. Pat Perez	299.1

WORLD RANKINGS

1. Tiger Woods	19.60
2. Jim Furyk	8.69
3. Adam Scott	7.56
4. Phil Mickelson	6.30
5. Ernie Els	5.92
6. Vijay Singh	5.83
7. Luke Donald	5.61
8. Retief Goosen	5.56
9. Padraig Harrington	5.46
10. Geoff Ogilvy	5.26

Link up in Hawaii

JANUARY

» 26-28: Turtle Bay Championship, Turtle Bay Resorts, Palmer course. Information: 545-1588.

FEBRUARY

» 9-11: Hawaii Pearl Open, Pearl Country Club. Information: 487-3802.

» 9-11: UH-Hilo Intercollegiate Tournament, Waikoloa Village Golf Club. Information: (808) 883-9621.

» 15-17: LPGA SBS Open, Turtle Bay Resorts, Palmer course. Information: 293-8574.

» 22-24: LPGA Fields Open, Ko Olina Golf Course. Information: 676-5300.

» 23-25: Hilo Invitational, Hilo Municipal course. Information: (808) 959-9601.

» 23-25: HPLGA 4 Ball, Makalena course. Information: 677-1414.

» 23-25: John Burns Intercollegiate, Leilehua course. Information: 656-0114.

Source: 808golf.com

Local aces

NAME	RESIDENCE	COURSE	HOLE	YARDS	CLUB	DATE
Cecilio Rodriguez	Honolulu	Mililani Golf Club	12	140	7-iron	Jan. 10
Marcia Robinson	Honolulu	Oahu Country Club	7	108	3-wood	Jan. 16
Tricia Saito	Honolulu	Hawaii Prince	A-5	137	9-wood	Jan. 20
Daniel Shintaro Hee	Pearl City	Pearl Country Club	3	212	3-iron	Jan. 20
Pete Tuohy	Honolulu	Kaneohe Klipper	4	157	6-iron	Jan. 20
Toshiko Tsukada	Chiba, Japan	Honolulu Country Club	5	86	PW	Jan. 20
Kimiko Tawara	Honolulu	Pearl Country Club	13	127	Driver	Jan. 21
Miles Kushima	Ewa Beach	Ala Wai Golf Course	15	185	5-iron	Jan. 21
Francis Pang	Aiea	West Loch Golf Course	5	136	7-iron	Jan. 21

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