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Sports Notebook
Star-Bulletin staff
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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
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| 2. Paula Creamer |
$187,142
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| 3. Jee Young Lee |
$119,948
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| 4. Morgan Pressel |
$109,571
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| 5. Julieta Granada |
$98,269
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| 6. Karrie Webb |
$87,323
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| 7. Angela Park |
$70,913
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| 8. Ai Miyazato |
$64,288
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| 9. Lorena Ochoa |
$49,908
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| 10. Janice Moodie |
$45,283
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SCORING AVERAGE
| 1. Stacy Prammanasudh |
69.2
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| 2. Paula Creamer |
69.3
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| 2. Morgan Pressel |
69.3
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| 4. Karrie Webb |
70.0
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| 5. Jee Young Lee |
70.2
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| 6. Julieta Granada |
70.6
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| 7. Angela Park |
70.7
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| 8. Pat Hurst |
70.8
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| 9. Cristie Kerr |
71.0
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| 9. Lorena Ochoa |
71.0
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DRIVING DISTANCE
| 1. Jee Young Lee |
283.3
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| 2. Sophie Gustafson |
279.7
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| 3. Karin Sjodin |
276.6
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| 4. Michelle McGann |
276.3
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| 5. Amy Hung |
275.5
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| 6. Suzann Pettersen |
274.8
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| 7. Marisa Baena |
274.7
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| 8. Sarah Lee |
273.7
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| 9. Alena Sharp |
271.8
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| 10. Laura Davies |
270.8
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DRIVING ACCURACY
| 1. Yu Ping Lin |
83%
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| 1. Ji Yeon Lee |
83%
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| 3. Paula Creamer |
82%
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| 3. Leta Lindley |
82%
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| 5. In-Bee Park |
81%
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| 5. Kimberly Hall |
81%
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| 5. Ashley Hoagland |
81%
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| 5. Sae-Hee Son |
81%
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| 9. Sherri Steinhauer |
79%
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| 10. 3 tied with |
77%
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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
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| Donn Peiler |
Waipahu |
Turtle Bay Fazio |
11 |
150 |
6-iron |
Feb. 18
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| Brian Takatsuka |
Aiea |
Mililani |
16 |
172 |
7-wood |
Feb. 18
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| Ron Ushijima |
Aiea |
Ala Wai |
2 |
147 |
6-iron |
Feb. 22
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| Diane Dehn |
Ewa Beach |
Ewa Villages |
7 |
87 |
9-iron |
Feb. 23
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| Gary Hagler |
Waipahu |
Navy-Marine |
12 |
130 |
8-iron |
Feb. 23
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| Katsuji Tanabe |
Tokyo |
Royal Kunia |
8 |
200 |
5-wood |
Feb. 24
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| Rey G. Lorenzo |
Pearl City |
Navy-Marine |
15 |
174 |
6-iron |
Feb. 25
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| Wil Dunn |
Kaneohe |
Navy-Marine |
8 |
125 |
7-iron |
Feb. 26
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