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Link Up In Hawaii
August
» 11-12: Battle at Kaneohe Klipper, Kaneohe Klipper Golf Course. Information: Amatour Hawaii, 351-2499.
» 31: ASPGA Foundation/Castle Resort Pro-Am Series, Turtle Bay Resort. Information: 593-2230.
September
» 1-2: Hapuna Roundup, Hapuna Golf Course. Information: (808) 880-3000.
local aces
Laurence Mamiya, Mililani, at Navy-Marine Golf Course -- July 28 -- No. 12 -- 187 yds. -- 6-iron
John Sanchez, Honolulu, at Navy-Marine Golf Course -- July 30 -- No. 15 -- 174 yds. -- 22-deg.
Stan Maekawa, Honolulu, at Ala Wai Golf Course -- Aug. 2 -- No. 2 -- 135 yds. -- 8-iron
Dennis Matsuda, Honolulu, at Makaha Valley Country Club -- Aug. 3 -- No. 2 -- 140 yds. -- 28-deg.
Mike Choo, Kaneohe, at Mililani Golf Club -- Aug. 5 -- No. 6 -- 141 yds. -- 7-wood
Henry Kaahanui, Jr., Aiea, at Mililani Golf Club -- Aug. 5 -- No. 6 -- 141 yds. -- 5-iron
Steven Maxwell, Kaneohe, at Mililani Golf Club -- Aug. 5 -- No. 6 -- 141 yds. -- 6-iron
Roy Kobatake, Honolulu, at Mamala Bay GC -- Aug. 3 -- No. 6 -- 180 yards -- 5-wood
ON THE PGA TOUR
PGA Championship
Site: Tulsa, Okla.
Schedule: Tomorrow-Sunday
Course: Southern Hills Country Club (7,131 yards, par 70)
Purse: TBA ($6.8 million in 2006). Winner's share: TBA ($1.224 million in 2006)
Television: TNT
Last year: Tiger Woods won the last of his 12 major titles, beating Shaun Micheel by five strokes for his second PGA Championship victory at Medinah and third overall.
On the Net: http://www.pga.com/pgachampionship
PGA Tour site: http://www.pgatour.com
ON THE CHAMPIONS TOUR
JELD-WEN Tradition
Aug. 16-19, Crosswater Club at Sunriver, Sunriver, Ore.
Last week: D.A. Weibring won the 3M Championship in Blaine, Minn., for his fourth Champions Tour title, birdieing the last three holes to beat Jay Haas by a stroke.
On the Net: http://www.pgatour.com
on the LPGA tour
Next event: Canadian Women's Open, Aug. 16-19, Royal Mayfair Golf and Country Club, Edmonton, Alberta.
Last week: Lorena Ochoa won the Women's British Open -- the first women's pro tournament at St. Andrews -- for her first major title. The top-ranked Mexican star beat Jee Young Lee and Maria Hjorth by four strokes.
On the Net: http://www.lpga.com
ON THE NATIONWIDE TOUR
Northeast Pennsylvania Classic
Site: Scranton, Pa.
Schedule: Tomorrow-Sunday
Course: Glenmaura National Golf Club (6,993 yards, par 71)
Purse: $500,000. Winner's share: $90,000.
Television: None.
Last year: Craig Bowden won his third career Nationwide Tour title, closing with an 8-under 63 and beating Jess Daley with a par on the first hole of a playoff.
Last week: Brad Elder won the Wichita Open for the second time, finishing with a 6-under 65 for a four-stroke victory. Elder also won the 1999 tournament.
Notes: Five-time PGA Tour winner Blaine McCallister won the 2003 event with a tournament-record 19-under 265 total. ... The Xerox Classic is next week in Rochester, N.Y., followed by the National Mining Association Pete Dye Classic in Bridgeport, W.Va.
PGA leaders
Money leaders
1. Tiger Woods -- $6,564,385
2. Vijay Singh -- $4,467,416
3. Phil Mickelson -- $4,165,088
4. Jim Furyk -- $3,798,266
5. K.J. Choi -- $3,553,825
6. Rory Sabbatini -- $3,455,390
7. Zach Johnson -- $3,187,621
8. Sergio Garcia -- $3,035,416
9. Adam Scott -- $2,615,718
10. Charles Howell III -- $2,572,999
Scoring average
1. Tiger Woods -- 68.29
2. Vijay Singh -- 69.13
3. Justin Rose -- 69.21
4. Jim Furyk -- 69.26 --
5. Ernie Els -- 69.37
6. Sergio Garcia -- 69.53
7. K.J. Choi -- 69.62
8. Phil Mickelson -- 69.63
9. Steve Stricker -- 69.67
10. Scott Verplank -- 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 -- 306.5
6. Steve Allan -- 304.9
7. Harrison Frazar -- 304.2
8. Charles Warren -- 303.4
9. Brett Wetterich -- 302.5
10.Anthony Kim -- 302.2
All-Around rankings
1. Vijay Singh -- 311
2. Tiger Woods -- 327
3. Anthony Kim -- 336
4. Hunter Mahan -- 357
5. Justin Rose -- 406
6. Bubba Watson -- 412
7. Mark Calcavecchia -- 440
8. John Rollins -- 441
9. Charles Warren -- 443
10. Pat Perez -- 446
