|
Sports Notebook
Star-Bulletin staff
|
The Golf Page
Link Up In Hawaii
MAY
» 5-7: Hawaiian Telcom Hall of Fame Championship, Kapalua Plantation Course. Information: 593-2230
» 10: U.S. Open Kauai Qualifying, Poipu Bay Resort. Information: usga.org
» 11-13: Hickam AFB Amateur Invitational, Hickam Mamala Bay. Information: 449-6490
» 12: U.S. Open Oahu qualifying, Turtle Bay Resort Course. Information: usga.org
» 12: USGA Women's Open Local Qualifier, Turtle Bay Resort Fazio Course. Information: (908) 234-2300
Source: 808golf.com
Local Aces
Russ Wagher, Ewa, Ewa Beach - April 26 - No. 12 - 235 yards - driver
Jayson Abanes, Wahiawa, Leilehua Golf Course - April 26 - No. 5 - 183 yards - 4-iron
Coby Barbata, Kailua, Mid-Pacific Country Club - April 27 - No. 4 - 149 - 8-iron
Take Okuda, Honolulu, Ala Wai Golf Course - April 27 - No. 15 - 165 yards - 3-wood
Taeko Miyashiro, Honolulu, at Ala Wai Golf Course - April 30 - No. 5 - 110 yards - 9-wood
Mel Lorenzo, Manoa, at Ala Wai Golf Course - April 30 - No. 8 - 185 yards - 5-iron
Donald Okimoto, Honolulu, at Pearl Coyntry Club - April 28 - No. 13 - 172 yards - 3-wood
Hiroshi Oyama, Honolulu, Honolulu Country Club - - April 28 - No. 13 - 145 yards - 9-iron
Send aces to sports@starbulletin.com or call 529-4784
ON THE PGA TOUR
Wachovia Championship
Site: Charlotte, N.C.
Schedule: Thursday-Sunday.
Course: Quail Hollow Club (7,442 yards, par 72).
Purse: $6.3 million. Winner's share: $1,134,000.
FedExCup points: 25,000. Winner's share: 4,500.
Television: Golf Channel (Thursday-Friday, 3-6 p.m., 9:30-11:30 p.m.) and CBS (Saturday-Sunday, 3-6 p.m.).
Last year: Jim Furyk made an 8-foot par putt to force extra holes against Trevor Immelman, then won with a 6-footer in the playoff.
Last week: Scott Verplank won the Byron Nelson Classic in his 21st start in his hometown event. He beat Luke Donald by a stroke for his fifth tour title.
On the Net: http://www.pgatour.com
ON THE LPGA TOUR
SemGroup Championship
Site: Broken Arrow, Okla.
Schedule: Friday-Sunday.
Course: Cedar Ridge Country Club (6,602 yards, par 71).
Purse: $1.4 million. Winner's share: $210,000.
Television: ESPN2 (Friday-Sunday, 3-5 p.m.).
Last year: Cristie Kerr won the third of her three 2006 tour victories. She shot a career-best 10-under 61 -- also the best round of the year on the LPGA Tour -- in the second round and closed with a 68 to beat Annika Sorenstam by two strokes. Sorenstam, the winner in 2002, '04 and '05, finished with a 69.
Last week: Silvia Cavalleri became the first Italian winner in LPGA Tour history, closing with a 7-under 66 for a two-stroke victory in the Corona Morelia Championship in Mexico. Mexican star Lorena Ochoa and Paraguay's Julieta Granada tied for second.
On the Net: http://www.lpga.com
ON THE CHAMPIONS TOUR
FedEx Kinko's Classic
Site: Lakeway, Texas.
Schedule: Friday-Sunday.
Course: The Hills Country Club (6,965 yards, par 72).
Purse: $1.6 million. Winner's share: $240,000.
Television: Golf Channel (Friday, 6:30-8:30 p.m.; Saturday, 12:30-2:30 a.m., 6:30-9 p.m.; Sunday, 1-3:30 a.m., 6:30-9 p.m.; Monday, 1-3:30 a.m.).
Last year: Jay Haas won his second straight tour title, closing with a 7-under 65 for a two-stroke victory.
Last event: Haas successfully defended his title in the Legends of Golf on April 22, making up four shots in the final eight holes and beating Tom Kite on the first hole of a playoff.
On the Net: http://www.pgatour.com
PGA leaders
Money leaders
1. Tiger Woods - $3,008,391
2. Vijay Singh - $2,995,700
3. Charles Howell III - $2,470,563
4. Phil Mickelson - $2,135,188
5. John Rollins - $1,896,488
6. Luke Donald - $1,856,959
7. Zach Johnson - $1,851,801
8. Aaron Baddeley - $1,795,084
9. Mark Calcavecchia - $1,774,200
10. Adam Scott - $1,764,196.
Scoring average
1. Tiger Woods - 68.55
2. Ernie Els - 68.76
3. Vijay Singh - 69.14.
4. Robert Allenby - 69.18.
5. Luke Donald - 69.52.
6. Phil Mickelson - 69.58
6. Charles Howell III - 69.58.
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 - 306.0
4. Anthony Kim - 301.8
5. J.B. Holmes - 301.3
6. Harrison Frazar - 298.8
7. Brett Wetterich - 298.7
8. Charles Howell III - 297.9
9. Lucas Glover - 297.5
9. Stephen Marino - 297.5
Putting average
1. Ernie Els - 1.702
2. Phil Mickelson - 1.715
3. Justin Rose - 1.717
4. Bob Estes - 1.719
5. Padraig Harrington - 1.720
6. Henrik Stenson - 1.728
7. Vaughn Taylor - 1.738
8. Charlie Wi - 1.740
9. Nathan Green - 1.743
10. Jeff Quinney - 1.745.
