THE PGA TOUR

Northern Trust Open
» Site: Los Angeles
» Schedule: Tomorrow-Sunday
» Course: Riviera Country Club (7,325 yards, par 71)
» Purse: $6.4 million. Winner's share: $1,152,000
» Television: Golf Channel and NBC
» Last year: Phil Mickelson, right, successfully defended his title, beating Steve Stricker by a stroke. Mickelson went from a four-shot lead at the start of the final round to a two-shot deficit with three holes to play. He birdied 16 and 17 and wrapped up the win with a 6-foot par putt on 18.
» Notes: Mickelson finished 19th last week in San Diego in his season debut. ... Young Japanese star Ryo Ishikawa is in the field. He missed the cut last year at Riviera in his PGA Tour debut. ... Ben Hogan stamped the course as “;Hogan's Alley”; with three victories in 17 months—the 1947 and '48 Los Angeles Opens and '48 U.S. Open.
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PGA EUROPEAN TOUR

Dubai Desert Classic
» Site: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
» Schedule: Tomorrow-Sunday
» Course: Emirates Golf Club, Majlis Course (7,301 yards, par 72)
» Purse: $2.5 million. Winner's share: $416,660.
» Television: Golf Channel
» Last year: Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy won his first European tour title, closing with a 2-under 70 for a one-stroke victory over England's Justin Rose.
» Notes: Tom Watson is in the field along with Lee Westwood and 16-year-old Matteo Manassero. ... The 60-year-old Watson, a playoff loser to Stewart Cink last year in the British Open, is coming off consecutive senior victories in Hawaii. He teamed with Jack Nicklaus to win the Champions Skins, then took the Champions Tour's season-opening Mitsubishi Electric Championship.
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