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Link Up In Hawaii
July
» 29-30: Aloha Section Senior Championship / Sr. CPC, Mauna Lani North Course. Information: 593-2230.
» 31-Aug. 2: HSWGA Hawaii State Women's Amateur Stroke-Play Championship, Mid-Pacific Country Club. Information: 589-2046.
August
» 1: U.S. Amateur Sectional Qualifier, Mid-Pacific Country Club. Information: 589-2909.
» 2-4: US Army-Hawaii Invitational, Leilehua Golf Course. Information: 656-0114.
Source: 808golf.com
Local Aces
Scott Kanayama, Colorado, at Ewa Villages Golf Course -- July 15 -- No. 15 -- 167 yards -- 3 -iron
Michael Boera, Honolulu, at Mamala Bay Golf Course -- July 15 -- No. 6 -- 204 yards -- 4-iron
Steve Yogi, Honolulu, Ewa Beach Golf Club -- July 16 -- No. 8 -- 132-yards -- pitching wedge
Linda Johnston, Honolulu, at Waialae Country Club -- July 17 -- No. 9 -- 100-yards -- pitching wedge
Richard Numata, Pearl City, at West Loch Golf Course -- July 18 -- No. 7 -- 138 yards -- 7-iron
Kenneth Richardson, Honolulu, at Pearl Country Club -- July 20 -- No. 13 -- 150 yards -- Hybrid #3
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ON THE PGA TOUR
Canadian Open
Site: Markham, Ontario
Schedule: Tomorrow-Sunday
Course: Angus Glen Golf Club, North Course (7,320 yards, par 72)
Purse: $5 million
Winner's share: $810,000
Television: The Golf Channel
Last year: Jim Furyk won the second of his two 2006 titles, shooting 63-71-67-65 at Hamilton Golf and Country Club for a one-stroke victory over Bart Bryant.
Notes: Ireland's Padraig Harrington won the British Open at Carnoustie, surviving a calamitous finish in regulation to beat Sergio Garcia in a four-hole playoff. Harrington lost a one-shot lead on the 72nd hole by twice hitting into the Barry Burn on his way to double bogey. ... Joe Ogilvie won the U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee for his first PGA Tour victory in 230 starts.
ON THE CHAMPIONS TOUR
Senior British Open
Site: Gullane, Scotland
Schedule: Tomorrow-Sunday
Course: Muirfield Golf Links (6,970 yards, par 71)
Purse: $2 million
Winner's share: $316,000
Television: TNT
Last year: Loren Roberts won at Turnberry, squandering a five-stroke lead before beating Argentina's Eduardo Romero with a par on the first hole of a playoff.
Champions Tour site: http://www.pgatour.com
PGA European Seniors Tour site: http://www.europeantour.com
ON THE LPGA TOUR
Evian Masters
Site: Evian, France
Schedule: Thursday-Sunday
Course: Evian Masters Golf Club (6,286 yards, par 72)
Purse: $3 million
Winner's share: $450,000
Television: The Golf Channel
Last week: South Korea's Seon Hwa Lee won the HSBC Women's World Match Play Championship at Wykagyl, beating Ai Miyazato 2 and 1 in the final. The 21-year-old Lee, seeded 22nd, also beat Diana D'Alessio, Janice Moodie, Laura Davies, Lindsey Wright and Mi Hyun Kim. At No. 10, Kim was the highest seed to reach the weekend.
LPGA Tour site: http://www.lpga.com
LPGA leaders
Money leaders
1. Lorena Ochoa -- $1,805,426
2. Suzann Pettersen -- $1,054,770
3. Cristie Kerr -- $966,138
4. Mi Hyun Kim -- $948,104
5. Seon Hwa Lee -- $810,499
6. Morgan Pressel -- $783,857
7. Brittany Lincicome -- $765,281
8. Paula Creamer -- $739,948
9. Ai Miyazato -- $713,546
10. Nicole Castrale -- $695,132
Driving distance
1. Karin Sjodin -- 277.2
2. Jee Young Lee -- 273.5
3. Suzann Pettersen -- 272.8
4. Brittany Lincicome -- 271.9
5. Lorena Ochoa -- 271.2
6. Sophie Gustafson -- 269.6
7. Laura Davies -- 269.1
8. Maria Hjorth -- 266.0
9. Alena Sharp -- 264.6
10. Christina Kim -- 264.3
Top 10 finishes
1. Lorena Ochoa -- .800
2. Angela Stanford -- .533
3. Stacy Prammanasudh -- .500
3. Morgan Pressel -- .500
5. Jee Young Lee -- .467
5. Paula Creamer -- .467
7. Mi Hyun Kim -- .438
8. Se Ri Pak -- .429
8. Ai Miyazato -- .429
Birdies
1. Lorena Ochoa, -- 211
2. Angela Park -- 196
3. Mi Hyun Kim -- 192
4. Laura Davies -- 177
5. Jee Young Lee -- 172
6. Kyeong Bae -- 167
6. Paula Creamer -- 167
8. Christina Kim -- 166
9. Beth Bader -- 165
9. Morgan Pressel -- 165
