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April
» 27: ASPGA Foundation / Castle Resort Pro Am series, Pearl Country Club. Information: 593-2230.
» 28-29: Turtle Bay Amatour, Turtle Bay Resort's Fazio and Palmer courses. Information: 351-2499.
Source: 808golf.com
Local Aces
Jason Bowers, Ewa Beach, at Leilehua - April 13 - No. 5 - 183 yards - 5-wood
Ruseel Schoenhard, Illinois, at Hickam Ke'alohi - April 13 - No. 7 - 130 yards - 7-iron
Jeff Lau, Honolulu, at Waialae Country Club - April 18 - No. 2 - 171 yards - 5-iron
Satoshi Matsuo, Aiea, at West Loch - April 21 - No. 12 - 154 yards - 6-iron
Richard Wood, Waipahu, at Mililani Golf Club - April 21 - No. 6 - 141 yards - 6-iron
Tony Myers, Aiea, at Hawaii Country Club - April 22 - No. 4 - 217 yards - 3-wood
John Jubinsky, Honolulu, at Waialae Country Club - April 22 - No. 2 - 171 - 3-wood
Kam Vilayvong, Honolulu, at Ala Wai - April 22 - No. 2 - 196 yards - driver
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ON THE PGA TOUR
Byron Nelson Championship
Site: Irving, Texas
Schedule: Tomorrow-Sunday
Courses: TPC Four Seasons Resort Las Colinas (7,022 yards, par 70) and Cottonwood Valley Course (7,030, par 70)
Purse: $6.3 million. Winner's share: $1,134,000
Television: The Golf Channel (tomorrow and Friday); CBS (Saturday and Sunday)
Last year: Brett Wetterich won his first PGA Tour title, finishing with a 68 for a one-stroke victory over Trevor Immelman.
Last week: Nick Watney won the Zurich Classic in New Orleans for his first tour title.
On the Net: http://www.pgatour.com
ON THE NATIONWIDE TOUR
Henrico County Open
Site: Glen Allen, Va.
Schedule: Tomorrow-Sunday
Course: The Dominion Club (7,201 yards, par 72)
Purse: $450,000. Winner's share: $81,000
Television: The Golf Channel
Last year: Matt Kuchar won for the first time since the PGA Tour's 2002 Honda Classic, beating Paul Claxton with a birdie on the third hole of a playoff.
Last week: Scotland's Martin Laird won his first Nationwide Tour title, birdieing the final hole for a one-stroke victory over Justin Bolli and Jeremy Anderson.
On the Net: http://www.pgatour.com
ON THE LPGA TOUR
Corona Championship
Site: Morelia, Mexico.
Schedule: Thursday-Sunday.
Course: Tres Marias Residential Golf Club (6,600 yards, par 73).
Purse: $1.3 million. Winner's share: $195,000.
Television: None.
Last year: Mexican star Lorena Ochoa won for the first time in four LPGA Tour starts in her home country, finishing at 20-under 272. Paraguay's Julieta Granada finished second, five strokes back. The tournament was played in October.
Last event: Brittany Lincicome won the Ginn Open on April 15 for her second tour title, closing with an even-par 72 in windy conditions to beat Ochoa by a stroke. Ochoa finished with a 77.
On the Net: http://www.lpga.com
PGA LEADERS
Money leaders
1. Tiger Woods - $3,008,391
2. Vijay Singh - $2,884,400
3. Charles Howell III - $2,470,563
4. Zach Johnson - $1,851,801
5. Phil Mickelson - $1,832,788
6. John Rollins - $1,822,778
7. Aaron Baddeley - $1,795,084
8. M. Calcavecchia - $1,774,200
9. Adam Scott - $1,764,196
10. Boo Weekley - $1,672,825
Scoring average
1. Tiger Woods - 68.55
2. Jose Coceres - 68.72
3. Ernie Els - 68.76
4. Robert Allenby - 69.18
5. Vijay Singh - 69.24
6. Sergio Garcia - 69.36
7. Charles Howell III - 69.50
8. Zach Johnson - 69.61
9. Padraig Harrington, - 69.68
10. Vaughn Taylor - 69.72
Driving distance
1. Bubba Watson - 314.2
2. John Daly - 307.3
3. Robert Garrigus, - 305.4
4. Angel Cabrera - 303.0
5. Anthony Kim - 302.2
6. J.B. Holmes - 300.0
7. Harrison Frazar - 298.7
7. Scott Gutschewski, - 298.7
9. Brett Wetterich - 298.5
10. Charles Howell III - 298.1
All-Around ranking
1. Anthony Kim - 281
2. Vijay Singh - 284
3. Tiger Woods - 298
4. John Rollins - 306
5. Phil Mickelson - 309
6. Bubba Watson - 320
7. Boo Weekley - 323
8. Vaughn Taylor - 324
9. Charles Howell III - 383
10. Robert Allenby - 408