Golf Notebook

PGA TOUR

The Honda Classic

Site: Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.

Schedule: Tomorrow-Sunday.

Course: PGA National Resort and Spa, Champion Course (7,241 yards, par 70).

Purse: $5.5 million. Winner's share: $990,000.

Television: Golf Channel (Tomorrow-Friday, 4-6 p.m., 9:30-11:30 p.m.) and NBC (Saturday-Sunday, 3-6 p.m.).

Last year: Luke Donald won his second PGA Tour title, beating Geoff Ogilvy by two strokes on The Country Club at Mirasol's Sunrise Course.

On the Net: http://www.pgatour.com

PGA EUROPEAN TOUR

Johnnie Walker Classic

Site: Phuket, Thailand.

Schedule: Tomorrow-Sunday.

Course: Blue Canyon Country Club, Canyon Course (7,189 yards, par 72).

Purse: $2.44 million. Winner's share: $410,000.

Television: Golf Channel (Tomorrow-Friday, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., 6:30-9 p.m.).

Last year: Kevin Stadler won at The Vines in Perth, Australia, closing with an eagle for the third straight day for a two-stroke victory over Australia's Nick O'Hern. Stadler is the son of 1982 Masters champion Craig Stadler.

PGA European Tour site: http://www.europeantour.com

Asian Tour site: http://www.asiantour.com

Australasian PGA Tour site: http://www.pgatour.com.au

LPGA TOUR

Next event: MasterCard Classic, March 9-11, Bosque Real Country Club, Huixquilucan, Mexico.

Last week: Stacy Prammanasudh won the Fields Open in Hawaii for her second tour title, holding off Jee Young Lee by a stroke.

On the Net: http://www.lpga.com

CHAMPIONS TOUR

Next event: Toshiba Classic, March 9-11, Newport Beach Country Club, Newport Beach, Calif.

Last week: Bobby Wadkins won The ACE Group Classic in Naples, Fla., for his fourth Champions Tour title, holing a 13-foot birdie putt on the final hole for a one-stroke victory over Allen Doyle.

On the Net: http://www.pgatour.com

NATIONWIDE TOUR

Next event: Louisiana Open, March 22-25, Le Triomphe Country Club, Broussard, La.

Last week: Former Georgia Tech star Nicholas Thompson won the New Zealand PGA for his first Nationwide Tour title, beating Canada's David Morland IV with a par on the first hole of a playoff. The tournament was co-sanctioned by the Australasian tour.

On the Net: http://www.pgatour.com

LPGA

MONEY LEADERS

1.Stacy Prammanasudh	$205,285
2. Paula Creamer	$187,142
3. Jee Young Lee	$119,948
4. Morgan Pressel	$109,571
5. Julieta Granada	$98,269
6. Karrie Webb	$87,323
7. Angela Park	$70,913
8. Ai Miyazato	$64,288
9. Lorena Ochoa	$49,908
10. Janice Moodie	$45,283

SCORING AVERAGE

1. Stacy Prammanasudh	69.2
2. Paula Creamer	69.3
2. Morgan Pressel	69.3
4. Karrie Webb	70.0
5. Jee Young Lee	70.2
6. Julieta Granada	70.6
7. Angela Park	70.7
8. Pat Hurst	70.8
9. Cristie Kerr	71.0
9. Lorena Ochoa	71.0

DRIVING DISTANCE

1. Jee Young Lee	283.3
2. Sophie Gustafson	279.7
3. Karin Sjodin	276.6
4. Michelle McGann	276.3
5. Amy Hung	275.5
6. Suzann Pettersen	274.8
7. Marisa Baena	274.7
8. Sarah Lee	273.7
9. Alena Sharp	271.8
10. Laura Davies	270.8

DRIVING ACCURACY

1. Yu Ping Lin	83%
1. Ji Yeon Lee	83%
3. Paula Creamer	82%
3. Leta Lindley	82%
5. In-Bee Park	81%
5. Kimberly Hall	81%
5. Ashley Hoagland	81%
5. Sae-Hee Son	81%
9. Sherri Steinhauer	79%
10. 3 tied with	77%

Link Up In Hawaii

MARCH

» 13-14: Assistants 4-Ball Championship, Honolulu Coutry Club. Information: 593-2230.

APRIL

» 1-2: Big Island Candies Scotch 4-Ball, the Club at Hokulia. Information: 593-2230.

» 13: Aloha section PGA Classic, Turtle Bay Resort. Information: 593-2230.

» 19-22: Mid-Pacific Open, Mid-Pacific Country Club. Information: 261-9765.

» 28-29: Turtle Bay Championship, Turtle Bay , Palmer and Fazio. Information: 593-2230.

Source: 808golf.com

Local aces

NAME	RESIDENCE	COURSE	HOLE	YARDS	CLUB	DATE
Donn Peiler	Waipahu	Turtle Bay Fazio	11	150	6-iron	Feb. 18
Brian Takatsuka	Aiea	Mililani	16	172	7-wood	Feb. 18
Ron Ushijima	Aiea	Ala Wai	2	147	6-iron	Feb. 22
Diane Dehn	Ewa Beach	Ewa Villages	7	87	9-iron	Feb. 23
Gary Hagler	Waipahu	Navy-Marine	12	130	8-iron	Feb. 23
Katsuji Tanabe	Tokyo	Royal Kunia	8	200	5-wood	Feb. 24
Rey G. Lorenzo	Pearl City	Navy-Marine	15	174	6-iron	Feb. 25
Wil Dunn	Kaneohe	Navy-Marine	8	125	7-iron	Feb. 26

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