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April

» 13: University of Hawaii Warrior Tournament, Waikele Golf Club. Information: 956-4527.

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

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

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

Source: 808golf.com

LOCAL ACES

Kimio Nakajima, Japan, at Kapolei

March 20 No. 16 165 yards 4-iron
Alex Chu, Honolulu, at Pearl Country Club

March 28 No. 3 184 yards 6-iron
Justin Kim, Honolulu, at Hawaii Prince

March 30 No. C3 150 yards 5-iron
Kurt Edwards, Honolulu, at Ala Wai Golf Course

April 1 No. 2 211 yards 2-iron
Bradley Chun, Pearl City, at Kapolei

Feb 12 No. 5 165 yards 6-iron
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ON THE PGA TOUR

Masters

Site: Augusta, Ga.

Schedule: Tomorrow-Sunday

Course: Augusta National Golf Club (7,445 yards, par 72)

Purse: TBA ($7 million in 2006). Winner's share: TBA ($1.26 million in 2006)

Television: USA (Tomorrow-Friday, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.) and CBS (Saturday, 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m.; Sunday, 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m.).

Last year: Phil Mickelson won the tournament for the second time in three years, closing with a 3-under 69 for a two-stroke victory over Tim Clark. Mickelson finished at 7 under, a week after winning the BellSouth Classic by 13 strokes at 28 under.

Last week: Adam Scott held off defending champion Stuart Appleby in an all-Australian duel in the Houston Open, saving par with a 50-foot putt on the 72nd hole after hitting his tee shot into the water. Scott shot a 6-under 66 to finish at 17 under, three strokes ahead of Appleby and third-round leader Bubba Watson. ... Pablo Martin-Benavides became the first amateur to win the Estoril Open. The 20-year-old Spaniard edged France's Raphael Jacquelin by a stroke.

Notes: Tiger Woods won the 2005 tournament for his fourth Masters title, beating Chris DiMarco with a 15-foot birdie putt on the first hole of a playoff.

On the Net: http://www.masters.org

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

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

ON THE CHAMPIONS TOUR

Next event: Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf, April 20-22, Savannah Harbor Golf Resort, Savannah, Ga.

Last week: Keith Fergus became the second player to win PGA, Nationwide and Champions tour titles, beating Mark O'Meara and Hale Irwin by a stroke in the Ginn Championship. Ron Streck also has victories on all three tours

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

ON THE LPGA TOUR

Next event: Ginn Open, April 12-15, Reunion Resort & Club, Reunion, Fla.

Last week: Morgan Pressel became the youngest major champion in LPGA Tour history, winning the Kraft Nabisco Championship at 18 years, 10 months, 9 days. Pressel played the final 24 holes at Mission Hills without a bogey, finishing a final-round 69 with a 10-foot birdie putt. Suzann Pettersen, four strokes ahead with four holes to play, shot a 74 to finish one back with Catriona Matthew and Brittany Lincicome.

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

PGA LEADERS

Money leaders

1. Vijay Singh $2,748,463
2. Tiger Woods $2,467,058
3. Charles Howell III $2,427,478
4. Phil Mickelson $1,768,988
5. John Rollins $1,738,316
6. Adam Scott $1,710,546
7. Aaron Baddeley $1,653,629
8. Geoff Ogilvy $1,514,230
9. Henrik Stenson $1,481,058
10. Mark Calcavecchia $1,417,408

Scoring average

1. Tiger Woods 68.44
2. Ernie Els 68.64
3. Robert Allenby 68.74
4. Sergio Garcia 68.90
5. Vijay Singh 69.14
6. Charles Howell III 69.28
7. Fred Funk 69.30
8., Jim Furyk 69.58
8. Henrik Stenson 69.58
10. Bart Bryant 69.61

Driving distance

1. Bubba Watson 314.0
2. Angel Cabrera 310.4
3. John Daly 309.9
4. Robert Garrigus 306.2
5. Anthony Kim 303.5
6. Lucas Glover 301.7
7. Brett Wetterich 301.5
8. J.B. Holmes 301.3
9. Charles Howell III 300.7
10. Kenny Perry 299.8

All-Around ranking

1. Tiger Woods 235
2. Phil Mickelson 254
3. Vijay Singh 283
4. John Rollins 325
5. Charles Howell III 335
6. Bubba Watson 347
7. Anthony Kim 357
8. Vaughn Taylor 387
9. Robert Allenby 391
10. Jeff Quinney 392




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