INTERNATIONAL
Presidents Cup
Site: Gainesville, Va.
Course: Robert Trent Jones Golf Club (7,335 yards, par 72).
Television: NBC (Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.).
Format: United States vs. International team from non-Ryder Cup nations. Thursday, six alternate-shot matches; Friday, six best-ball matches; Saturday, five morning best-ball matches and five afternoon alternate-shot matches; Sunday, 12 singles matches.
United States team (c-captain’s pick): Stewart Cink, c-Fred Couples, Chris DiMarco, Fred Funk, Jim Furyk, c-Justin Leonard, Davis Love III, Phil Mickelson, Kenny Perry, David Toms, Scott Verplank and Tiger Woods. Captain: Jack Nicklaus.
International team: Stuart Appleby, Australia; Angel Cabrera, Argentina; Michael Campbell, New Zealand; Tim Clark, South Africa; Retief Goosen, South Africa; Mark Hensby, Australia; c-Trevor Immelman, South Africa; c-Peter Lonard, Australia; Nick O’Hern, Australia; Vijay Singh, Fiji; Adam Scott, Australia; and Mike Weir, Canada. Captain: Gary Player, South Africa.
Last competition: Captains Nicklaus and Player agreed to a tie in 2003 at The Links at Fancourt in George, South Africa, when it was too dark to continue a dramatic playoff between Woods and Ernie Els.
Notes: The United States leads the series 3-1-1, winning in 1994, 1996 and 2000 at the Robert Trent Golf Club and losing in 1998 at Royal Melbourne in Australia. … Els is sidelined by a knee injury. … Toms will attempt to play after a heart-related medical scare last week in the first round of the 84 Lumber Classic. The 2001 PGA champion was rushed off the course in an ambulance with a rapid heartbeat and taken to a Pittsburgh hospital in critical condition. Doctors brought the problem in the upper chamber of his heart under control through medication. He will need corrective surgery. … Campbell, the U.S. Open champion, won the World Match Play Championship on Sunday at Wentworth in England, beating Paul McGinley 2 and 1. … Woods is 8-7-0 in three appearances in the event. He’s 0-6-0 in best ball, 5-1-0 in alternate shot and 3-0 in singles. … Mickelson, Love and Singh are the only players to compete in all five Presidents Cups. Love has won a record 14 matches, going 14-6-3. … President Bush is the honorary chairman. … The 2007 matches will be played at Royal Montreal.
On the Net: www.presidentscup.com PGA Tour site: www.pgatour.com
PGA TOUR
Texas Open
Site: San Antonio.
Course: LaCantera Golf Club, Resort Course (6,881 yards, par 70).
Purse: $3.5 million.
Winner’s share: $630,000.
Television: ESPN (Sunday, 2-5 p.m.)
Last year: Bart Bryant won his first PGA Tour title, shooting a course-record 60 n the third round en route to a three-stroke victory over Patrick Sheehan. Bryant won the Memorial in early June for his second tour title.
Last week: Jason Gore won the 84 Lumber Classic for his first PGA Tour title, beating Carlos Franco by a stroke. Gore earned an in-season promotion to the PGA Tour with three straight victories on the Nationwide Tour.
Notes: Tommy Armour III broke the PGA Tour’s 72-hole scoring record in 2003, finishing at 26-under 254. He shot 64-62-63-66. … Mike Souchak won the 1955 event at Brackenridge Park at 27-under 257, the third-lowest total in tour history. … The Chrysler Classic of Greensboro is next week, followed by the World Golf Championships American Express Championship at Harding Park in San Francisco.
Tour leaders: Victories, Tiger Woods, 5. Money, Woods, $8,613,024. Scoring, Woods, 68.69 per round. Putting, Ben Crane, 1.700 per green reached in regulation. Greens in regulation, Sergio Garcia, 71.3 percent. Eagles, Brenden Pappas, 76.9 holes per eagle. Birdies, Tiger Woods, 4.52 per round. Sand saves, Pat Perez, 64.2 percent. Driving distance, Scott Hend, 318.6 yards. Driving accuracy, Nick O’Hern, 77.7 percent. Total driving, David Hearn, 71 total placings in distance and accuracy categories. All-around, Woods, 240 total placings in all categories.
On the Net: www.pgatour.com
PGA EUROPEAN TOUR
Seve Trophy
Site: Tees Valley, England.
Course: The Wynyard Golf Club, Wellington Course (7,097 yards, par 71).
Purse: $2.43 million.
Winners’ shares: $152,160 per player.
Television: The Golf Channel (Sunday, 6-10 a.m.).
Format: Britain and Ireland vs. Continental Europe. Thursday and Friday, five best-ball matches; Saturday, five morning greensome matches (both players drive and play alternate shots with the preferred tee shot) and four afternoon alternate-shot matches; Sunday, 10 singles matches.
Continental Europe: Jose Maria Olazabal, Spain (playing captain); Thomas Bjorn, Denmark; Emanuele Canonica, Italy; Niclas Fasth, Sweden; Peter Hanson, Sweden; Miguel Angel Jimenez, Spain; Maarten Lafeber, Netherlands; Thomas Levet, France; Henrik Stenson, Sweden; and Jean-Fran Ecois Remesy, France.
Britain and Ireland: Colin Montgomerie, Scotland (playing captain); Paul Casey, England; Stephen Dodd, Wales; Nick Dougherty, England; Bradley Dredge, Wales; Padraig Harrington, Ireland; David Howell, England; Paul McGinley, Ireland; Graeme McDowell, Northern Ireland; and Ian Poulter, England.
Last competition: Britain and Ireland retained the trophy in 2003 at El Saler in Valencia, Spain, winning 15-13. Harrington halved his match with Olazabal for the deciding half-point.
Last week: U.S. Open champion Michael Campbell won the World Match Play Championship at Wentworth, beating McGinley 2 and 1 in the final. Campbell also beat Geoff Ogilvy, Steve Elkington and Retief Goosen.
Notes: Continental Europe won the inaugural matches in 2000 at Sunningdale in England, and Britain and Ireland won in 2002 at Druids Glen in Ireland. … Tournament host Seve Ballesteros captained Continental Europe in the previous three matches. … The Dunhill Links Championship is next week in Scotland.
On the Net: www.europeantour.com
CHAMPIONS TOUR
Georgia-Pacific Grand Champions Championship
Site: Ball Ground, Ga.
Course: Hawks Ridge Golf Club (6,826 yards, par 72).
Purse: $400,000.
Winner’s share: $85,000.
Television: None.
Last year: Mike Hill won the unofficial event for players 60 and over at Sonoma Golf Club in California. Raymond Floyd was second, five strokes back.
Last week: Bob Gilder won the Constellation Energy Classic for his eighth Champions Tour title and first since 2003, beating Morris Hatalsky by four strokes.
Notes: Hale Irwin tops the 18-player field. The three-time U.S. Open champion won the First Tee Open at Pebble Beach on Sept. 4 for his first victory since turning 60 in June. He has three victories this year to push his tour-record total to 43. … The full tour will resume play next week in the SAS Championship in Cary, N.C.
On the Net: www.pgatour.com
NATIONWIDE TOUR
Boise Open
Site: Boise, Idaho.
Course: Hillcrest Country Club (6,696 yards, par 71).
Purse: $650,000.
Winner’s share: $117,000.
Television: The Golf Channel (Sunday, 3-5:30 p.m.).
Last year: Longtime PGA Tour player Scott Gump his third Nationwide Tour title, beating Jimmy Walker and Michael Long by two strokes.
Last week: Money leader Troy Matteson won the Mark Christopher Charity Classic in Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., for his second victory of the year. Johnson Wagner, Mathew Goggin and Spike McRoy tied for second, three strokes back.
Notes: Jason Gore, coming off a victory Sunday in the PGA Tour’s 84 Lumber Classic in Pennsylvania, is returning to the tour for event that he won in 2002. The U.S. Open fan favorite won three straight Nationwide Tour events in July and early August to earn an in-season promotion to the PGA Tour. … The Oregon Classic is next week, followed by the Gila River Golf Classic in Arizona.
On the Net: www.pgatour.com
LPGA TOUR
Next event: Office Depot Championship, Sept. 30-Oct. 2, Trump National Golf Club Los Angeles, Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.
Last week: Annika Sorenstam won the John Q. Hammons Hotel Classic for the second straight year and third time in four seasons, holding off 19-year-old Paula Creamer by a stroke.
On the Net: www.lpga.com
OTHER TOURNAMENTS
Men
U.S. GOLF ASSOCIATION: U.S. Senior Amateur Championship, through Thursday, The Farm Golf Club, Rocky Face, Ga.
On the Net: www.senioram.org
