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August
» 20-22: Match Play and Senior Match Play Championship, Turtle Bay Resort Golf Course. Information: 593-2230.
» USGA Women's Mid-Am Qualifier, The Dunes at Maui Lani. Information: 589-2046 .
» 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.
» 8-9: Korean Invitational, Pali Golf Course. Entry deadline: Aug. 31. Information: Kerry Ahn, 846-3395; Wayne Yoshimura, 779-1020; Duke Chung, 748-5601.
Source: 808golf.com
LOCAL ACES
B.Q. Powell, Waikiki, at Ala Wai Golf Course -- Aug. 7 -- No. 5 -- 133 yards -- 5-wood
Yasujo Asada, Honolulu, at Waialae Country Club -- Aug. 8 -- No. 13 -- 143 yards -- 5-wood
Stanley Kawamura, Honolulu, at Kaneohe Klipper -- Aug. 8 -- No 4 -- 170 yards -- 4-iron
Reid Yamamoto, Kaneohe, at Ala Wai Golf Course -- Aug. 9 -- No. 2 -- 150 yards -- 5-iron
Kazu Nitihara, Mililani, at Ewa Villages Golf Course -- Aug. 10 -- No. 2 -- 130 yards -- 6-iron
Sumiko Takase, Tokyo, at Coral Creek Golf Course -- Aug. 11 -- No. 2 -- 115 yards -- 9-iron
Joanne Leslie, Honolulu, at Ewa Beach Golf Club -- Aug. 11 -- No. 6 -- 106 yards -- pitching wedge
Eric Kiyabu, at Hawaii Prince Golf Course -- Aug. 11 -- No. C-7 -- 149 yards -- 5-iron
Steven Wong, Salt Lake, at West Loch Golf Course -- Aug. 11 -- No. 5 -- 136 yards -- 9-iron
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DOUBLE EAGLE
Eilene Suncha Kim, Honolulu, at Ala Wai Golf Course -- Aug. 4 -- No. 3 -- 398 yards -- Driver/7-wood
ON THE LPGA TOUR
Canadian Women's Open
Site: Edmonton, Alberta
Schedule: Tomorrow-Sunday
Course: Royal Mayfair Golf and Country Club (6,565 yards, par 71)
Purse: $2.25 million. Winner's share: $337,500.
Television: The Golf Channel
Last year: Cristie Kerr won at London Hunt in Ontario, overcoming an eight-stroke deficit in the final round to beat Angela Stanford by a stroke. Kerr finished with a 7-under 65, while Stanford bogeyed the final two holes for a 74.
On the Net: http://www.lpga.com
ON THE PGA TOUR
Wyndham Championship
Site: Greensboro, N.C.
Schedule: Tomorrow-Sunday
Course: Forest Oaks Country Club (7,333 yards, par 72)
Purse: $5 million. Winner's share: $900,000
Television: The Golf Channel
Last year: Davis Love III won three years after overseeing a renovation project at Forest Oaks, closing with a 66 for a two-stroke victory over Jason Bohn. Love, also the 1992 winner, won his 19th PGA Tour title and first since 2003.
On the Net: http://www.pgatour.com
ON THE CHAMPIONS TOUR
JELD-WEN Tradition
Site: Sunriver, Ore.
Schedule: Friday-Sunday
Course: Crosswater Club at Sunriver Resort (7,436 yards, par 72)
Purse: $2.6 million. Winner's share: $390,000
Television: The Golf Channel
Last year: Argentina's Eduardo Romero won his first Champions Tour title, beating Lonnie Nielson with a birdie on the first hole of a playoff at The Reserve Vineyards. Romero was making his eighth start on the 50-and-over tour.
On the Net: http://www.pgatour.com
LPGA leaders
Money leaders
1. Lorena Ochoa -- $2,299,090
2. Suzann Pettersen -- $1,086,688
3. Cristie Kerr -- $993,883
4. Mi Hyun Kim -- $970,477
5. Jee Young Lee -- $862,335
6. Seon Hwa Lee -- $846,821
7. Paula Creamer -- $839,331
8. Morgan Pressel -- $836,048
9. Brittany Lincicome -- $817,276
10. Ai Miyazato -- $753,733
Scoring average
1. Lorena Ochoa -- 70.0833
2. Morgan Pressel -- 71.1509
3. Paula Creamer -- 71.1754
4. Se Ri Pak -- 71.2449
5. S. Prammanasudh -- 71.4423
6. Mi Hyun Kim -- 71.4754
7. Jee Young Lee -- 71.5690
8. Suzann Pettersen -- 71.6154
9. Sarah Lee -- 71.6471
10. Angela Park -- 71.7576
Driving distance
1. Karin Sjodin -- 276.6
2. Jee Young Lee -- 273.4
3. Suzann Pettersen -- 273.0
4. Brittany Lincicome -- 272.1
5. Lorena Ochoa -- 271.1
6. Sophie Gustafson -- 269.8
7. Laura Davies -- 268.4
8. Alena Sharp -- 264.6
9. Christina Kim -- 264.1
10. Maria Hjorth -- 263.6
Top 10 finishes
1. Lorena Ochoa -- .824
2. Angela Stanford -- .529
3. Paula Creamer -- .471
3. Jee Young Lee -- .471
5. Se Ri Pak -- .467
6. Morgan Pressel -- .438
6. Stacy Prammanasudh -- .438
8. Mi Hyun Kim -- . .389
9. Ai Miyazato -- .375
10. Annika Sorenstam -- .333
