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Link Up In Hawaii

August

» 1: U.S. Amateur Sectional Qualifier, Mid-Pacific Country Club. Information: 589-2909.

» 2-4: U.S. Army-Hawaii Invitational, Leilehua Golf Course. Information: 656-0114.

» 2-4: Ohana Hearing Care Senior Open, Coral Creek Golf Course. Information: 625-9860.

» 4-5: Maui Women's Invitational, Wailea Gold and Waiehu County Golf Courses. Information: (808) 385-4929.

Source: 808golf.com

Local Aces

Paul Tatsuguchi, Kapolei, at Kapolei Golf Course -- July 8 -- No. 12 -- 142 yards -- 8-iron

Ginny Kimura, Salt Lake, at Ewa Villages -- July 19 -- No. 2 -- 84 yards -- 9-iron

Shigeharu Daigo, Japan, at Honolulu Country Club -- July 25 -- No. 5 -- 144 yards -- 9-iron

Jeffery K.C. Young, Honolulu, at Navy-Marine Golf Course -- July 26 -- No. 15 -- 173 yards -- 5-wood

Clifford J. Gibson, California, at Poipu Bay Resorts -- July 30 -- No. 7 -- 137 yards -- 8-iron

Tok Chun Son, Ewa Beach, at Ewa Beach Golf Club -- July 31 -- No. 13 -- 143 yards -- 8-iron

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ON THE LPGA TOUR

Women's British Open

Site: St. Andrews, Scotland

Schedule: Tomorrow-Sunday

Course: St. Andrews, Old Course (6,638 yards, par 73)

Purse: $2 million. Winner's share: $328,544

Television: TNT

Last year: Sherri Steinhauer won the tournament for the third time, and the first since it became a major. Steinhauer, also the 1998 and 1999 champion, beat Cristie Kerr and Sophie Gustafson by three strokes.

Last week: Natalie Gulbis won the Evian Masters in France for her first LPGA Tour victory, beating Jeong Jang with a birdie on the first hole of a playoff. The 24-year-old Gulbis, sidelined by a back injury earlier this summer, passed Brittany Lincicome for seventh place in the U.S. Solheim Cup standings.

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

ON THE PGA TOUR

Bridgestone Invitational

Site: Akron, Ohio

Schedule: Tomorrow-Sunday

Course: Firestone Country Club, South Course (7,360 yards, par 70)

Purse: $8 million. Winner's share: $1.35 million

Television: The Golf Channel

Last year: Tiger Woods won the tournament for the second straight year and the fifth time in seven years, outlasting Stewart Cink with a birdie on the fourth playoff hole. The victory was the fourth in Woods' string of seven straight PGA Tour wins.

Last week: Jim Furyk successfully defended his Canadian Open title, taking the lead with a hole-in-one and finishing with a 7-under 64 for a one-stroke victory over Vijay Singh. Furyk took the No. 2 spot in the world ranking from Phil Mickelson with the victory at Angus Glen in Markham, Ontario. ... Argentina's Andres Romero followed his third-place finish in the British Open with his first European tour title, a three-stroke victory in the Deutsche Bank Players' Championship in Germany.

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

Reno-Tahoe Open

Site: Reno, Nev.

Schedule: Tomorrow-Sunday

Course: Montreux Golf and Country Club (7,472 yards, par 72)

Purse: $3.5 million. Winner's share: $630,000

Television: The Golf Channel

Last year: Will MacKenzie won his first tour title, beating Bob Estes by a stroke.

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

PGA leaders

Money leaders

1. Tiger Woods -- $5,214,385
2. Vijay Singh -- $4,427,916
3. Phil Mickelson -- $4,120,588
4. Jim Furyk -- $3,798,266
5. K.J. Choi -- $3,438,492
6. Zach Johnson -- $3,072,288
7. Sergio Garcia -- $2,959,916
8. Rory Sabbatini -- $2,820,390
9. Adam Scott -- $2,562,218
10. Charles Howell III -- $2,521,999.

Scoring average

1. Tiger Woods -- 68.60
2. Vijay Singh -- 69.03
3. Jim Furyk -- 69.26
4. Ernie Els -- 69.41
5. Justin Rose -- 69.43
6. Phil Mickelson -- 69.56
7. Sergio Garcia -- 69.60
8. David Toms -- 69.64
8. Steve Stricker -- 69.64
10. K.J. Choi -- 69.71

Driving distance

1. Bubba Watson -- 316.0
2. J.B. Holmes -- 312.4
3. Robert Garrigus -- 311.6
4. John Daly -- 309.9
5. Scott Gutschewski -- 305.4
6. Steve Allan -- 303.6
7. Harrison Frazar -- 303.5
8. Matt Hendrix -- 302.1
9. Charles Warren -- 301.6
9. Steve Marino -- 301.6

All-Around rankings

1. Vijay Singh -- 284
2. Hunter Mahan -- 341
3. Tiger Woods -- 352
4. Anthony Kim -- 358
5. John Rollins -- 407
6. Bubba Watson -- 411
7. Phil Mickelson -- 414
8. Mark Calcavecchia -- 436
9. Jim Furyk -- 444
10. K.J. Choi -- 445