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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.

Source: 808golf.com

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

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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