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Sports Notebook
Star-Bulletin staff
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ON THE PGA TOUR
Byron Nelson Championship
Site: Irving, Texas.
Schedule: Tomorrow-Sunday.
Courses: TPC Four Seasons Resort Las Colinas (7,016 yards, par 70) and Cottonwood Valley Course (6,847, par 70).
Purse: $6.2 million.
Winner's share: $1,116,000.
Television: USA.
Last week: Jim Furyk won the Wachovia Championship, making an 8-foot par putt to force extra holes against Trevor Immelman, then holing a 6-footer for par on No. 18 in the playoff. Last year, Furyk lost in a playoff to Vijay Singh.
On the Net:http:www.pgatour.com
ON THE LPGA TOUR
Michelob Ultra Open at Kingsmill
Site: Williamsburg, Va.
Schedule: Tomorrow-Sunday.
Course: Kingsmill Golf Club, River Course (6,306 yards, par 71).
Purse: $2.2 million.
Winner's share: $330,000.
Television: ESPN2.
Last year:Cristie Kerr ended Annika Sorenstam's record-tying winning streak at five events, shooting 68-72 in the 36-hole Sunday finale for a five-stroke victory over Jill McGill. Sorenstam tied for 12th, 10 strokes behind Kerr.
Last week: Kerr overcame a four-stroke deficit to win her seventh LPGA Tour title, closing with a 5-under 67 for a two-stroke victory in the Franklin American Mortgage Championship in Franklin, Tenn. Kerr had a tournament-record 19-under 269 total. Lorena Ochoa, Pat Hurst and Angela Stanford tied for second.
On the Net:http:www.lpga.com
ON THE CHAMPIONS TOUR
Boeing Championship
Site: Sandestin, Fla.
Schedule: Friday-Sunday.
Course: The Raven Golf Club at Sandestin (6,931 yards, par 71).
Purse: $1.6 million.
Winner's share: $240,000.
Television: The Golf Channel.
Last year: Jim Thorpe won consecutive events for the third time in his Champions Tour career, holing a 4 1/2-foot birdie putt on the third hole of a playoff with Morris Hatalsky at The Moors. The final two holes were played Monday.
Last week:Brad Bryant won the Regions Charity Classic in Hoover, Ala., for his second Champions Tour victory of the year.
Associated Press
MONEY LEADERS
| 1. Phil Mickelson |
$3,237,992 |
| 2. Jim Furyk |
$2,962,649 |
| 3. Stuart Appleby |
$2,685,675 |
| 4. Geoff Ogilvy |
$2,588,759 |
| 5. Tiger Woods |
$2,485,083 |
| 6. Rory Sabbatini |
$2,268,484 |
| 7. David Toms |
$2,151,870 |
| 8. Chad Campbell |
$2,123,004 |
| 9. Retief Goosen |
$1,964,323 |
| 10. Stephen Ames |
$1,944,178 |
SCORING AVERAGE
| 1. Phil Mickelson |
| 1. Jim Furyk |
69.40 |
| 3. Tiger Woods |
69.62 |
| 4. Vijay Singh |
69.70 |
| 5. Retief Goosen |
69.79 |
| 6. Adam Scott |
69.94 |
| 7. Luke Donald |
69.99 |
| 8. Stuart Appleby |
70.01 |
| 8. Rory Sabbatini |
70.01 |
| 10. David Toms |
70.07 |
DRIVING DISTANCE
| 1. Bubba Watson |
320.2 |
| 2, J.B. Holmes |
311.8 |
| 3. Robert Garrigus |
310.6 |
| 4. Brett Wetterich |
309.3 |
| 5. Tag Ridings |
309.1 |
| 6. Camilo Villegas |
307.5 |
| 7. John Daly |
305.6 |
| 8. Charley Hoffman |
303.9 |
| 9. Hank Kuehne |
303.0 |
| 10. Fred Couples |
302.7 |
ALL-AROUND RANKING
| 1. David Toms |
270 |
| 2. Vijay Singh |
296 |
| 3. Lucas Glover |
327 |
| 4. Brett Wetterich |
350 |
| 5. Jose Maria Olazabal |
352 |
| 6. Phil Mickelson |
358 |
| 7. Retief Goosen |
369 |
| 8. Stuart Appleby |
394 |
| 9. Luke Donald |
400 |
| 10. Jonathan Byrd |
403 |
LINK UP IN HAWAII
MAY
» 11: Pacific Buddist Academy, Kaneohe Klipper. Information: 522-7395.
» 13: U.S. Open local qualifying, Maui Wailea Gold. Information: usga.org.
» 15: U.S. Open local qualifying, Oahu Turtle Bay Resort Palmer Course. Information: usga.org.
» 17: Kalihi YMCA, Pearl Country Club. Information: 848-2494
» 18: HTA Spring Tournament, Kapolei Golf Course. Information: 833-6628.
» 18: USGA Women's Open local qualifier, Ko Olina Golf Club. Information: USGA at (908) 234-2300.
» 19: U.S. Open local qualifying, Kauai Poipu Bay Resort. Information: usga.org.
» 22: U.S. Open local qualifying, Big Island Waikoloa Beach Resort Beach Course. Information: usga.org.
» 22: Playing ability test, Barber's Point Golf Course. Information: 593-2230.
JUNE
» 3: USGA Women's Public Links, Ala Wai Golf Course. Information: 589-2046.
» 3 and 4: Coral Creek Classic, Coral Creek Golf Course. Information: Amatour Hawaii, 351-2499.
» 5: USGA U.S. Open sectional qualifying, Poipu Bay Resort. Information: usga.org.
» 13: U.S. Women's Open sectional qualifier, Ko Olina Golf Club. Information: USGA, (908) 234-2300.
» 15-16: Aloha Section Jr. PGA Championship (13-17 years): Honolulu Country Club. Information: 593-2230.
Source: 808golf.com
LOCAL ACES
| NAME |
RESIDENCE |
COURSE |
HOLE |
YARDS |
CLUB |
DATE |
| Frances M. Nakagawa |
Aiea |
Mililani |
12 |
112 |
7-wood |
May 2 |
| Kiyoko Kondo |
Kobe, Japan |
Bay View |
18 |
123 |
9-iron |
May 3 |
| Gene Nitta |
Honolulu |
Ala Wai |
11 |
195 |
4-wood |
May 3 |
| Seok Jeon |
Honolulu |
Ala Wai |
2 |
140 |
8-iron |
May 3 |
| Ryan Yoneda |
Honolulu |
Ewa Beach Golf Club |
8 |
138 |
PW |
May 3 |
| Steve Lee |
Kailua |
Kaneohe Klipper |
11 |
160 |
6-iron |
May 4 |
| Earl Naito |
Honolulu |
Ewa Villages |
15 |
147 |
7-wood |
May 5 |
| Andy Anderson |
Honolulu |
Waialae Country Club |
16 |
154 |
7-wood |
May 6 |
| Don Wood |
Ewa |
Hawaii Prince |
A-3 |
146 |
8-iron |
May 6 |
| Reyn Yamamoto |
Mililani |
Ewa Beach |
16 |
137 |
8-iron |
May 7 |
| Susan Kuioka |
Honolulu |
Waialae Country Club |
8 |
128 |
5-iron |
May 7 |
| Tony Chung |
Honolulu |
Ala Wai |
11 |
195 |
driver |
May 7 |
| Ellice Elento |
Pearl City |
West Loch |
15 |
134 |
5-wood |
May 8 |
| Ella Isono |
Honolulu |
Oahu Country Club |
11 |
147 |
9-wood |
May 9 |
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