Pro tours at a glance
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PGA
Event: John Deere Classic
Site: Silvis, Ill.
Schedule: Today-Sunday.
Course: TPC Deere Run (7,268 yards, par 71).
Purse: $4.3 million. Winner’s share: $774,000.
Television: Golf Channel (today-tomorrow, 3-6 p.m., 8:30-11:30 p.m.) and Channel 4 (Saturday-Sunday, 3-6 p.m.).
Last year: Kenny Perry won for the third time in five events, beating Brad Adamonis and Jay Williamson with a par on the first playoff hole.
Last week: Tiger Woods won the AT&T National for his third victory of the season and 68th overall, making a 20-foot birdie putt on the 16th hole to overtake hard-charging Hunter Mahan for a one-shot victory at Congressional.
Of note: The British Open is next week at Turnberry, opposite the US Bank Championship in Milwaukee. The leading player, not otherwise exempt for the British Open, among the top five and ties will earn a spot at Turnberry . . . Perry, coming off a victory two weeks ago in Connecticut, tops the field along with US Open champion Lucas Glover, Steve Stricker, the resurgent David Duval, and Zach Johnson . . . Danny Lee tied for seventh last week to earn a spot in the field. The 19-year-old from New Zealand won the US Amateur last year.
EUROPEAN
Event: Scottish Open
Site: Luss, Scotland.
Schedule: Today-Sunday.
Course: Loch Lomond Golf Club (7,149 yards, par 71).
Purse: $4.9 million. Winner’s share: $809,475.
Television: Golf Channel (today-tomorrow, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.; Saturday, 9:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m., 4-6 p.m.; Sunday, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., 4-6 p.m.).
Last week: Martin Kaymer won the French Open, his third career European victory.
Of note: Ernie Els, the 2000 and 2003 winner, is in the field along with Masters champion Angel Cabrera, Geoff Ogilvy, Retief Goosen, Camilo Villegas, Boo Weekley, John Daly, Lee Westwood, Colin Montgomerie, Ian Poulter, and Nick Faldo. Like the John Deere Classic, the leading player, not otherwise exempt among the top five and ties will earn a spot at Turnberry. USGA
Event: US Women’s Open
Site: Bethlehem, Pa.
Schedule: Today-Sunday.
Course: Saucon Valley Country Club, Old Course (6,740 yards, par 71).
Purse: $3.25 million. Winner’s share: $585,000.
Television: ESPN (today-tomorrow, 2-6 p.m.) and Channel 7 (Saturday-Sunday, 3-6 p.m.).
NATIONWIDE
Event: Ford Wayne Gretzky Classic
Site: Clarksburg, Ontario.
Schedule: Today-Sunday.
Television: Golf Channel (today, 1-3 p.m.; tomorrow, 1-3 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday, 1-4 p.m.).
CHAMPIONS
Event: 3M Championship
Site: Blaine, Minn.
Schedule: Tomorrow-Sunday.
Course: TPC Twin Cities (7,100 yards, par 72).
Purse: $1.75 million. Winner’s share: $262,500.
Television: Golf Channel (tomorrow, 6:30-8:30 p.m.; Saturday, 6:30-9:30 p.m.; Sunday, 7-9:30 p.m.).
Of note: Minnesotan Tom Lehman is skipping the tournament to play in the John Deere Classic . . . Bernhard Langer won the Triton Financial Classic June 7 in his last event on the 50-and-over tour . . . The tour is off next week. Play will resume July 23-26 with the Senior British Open at Sunningdale.
