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Tournament update
By TIMES WIRES
Published April 27, 2006
PGA TOUR
WHAT: Zurich Classic of New Orleans.
WHEN/WHERE: Today-Sunday; New Orleans.
COURSE: English Turn Golf & Country Club (7,116 yards, par 72).
TV: 4-6 p.m. today-Friday, USA; 3-6 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, Ch. 10.
NOTES: The tournament is back at Jack Nicklaus-designed English Turn because the TPC at Louisiana - the site last season after 16 years at English Turn - was damaged by Hurricane Katrina. ... Masters champion Phil Mickelson tops the field along with Stuart Appleby, Retief Goosen and David Toms. Toms won in 2001 to become the first Louisiana-born champion. ... Vijay Singh, the 2004 winner at English Turn, is skipping the event. ... K.J. Choi won in 2003 to become the first South Korean winner in PGA Tour history.
LPGA TOUR
WHAT: Ginn Clubs & Resorts Open.
WHEN/WHERE: Today-Sunday; Reunion.
COURSE: Reunion Resort & Club, composite of Legacy and Independence courses (6,531 yards, par 72).
TV: 4-6 p.m. today-Friday, Golf Channel; 1-3 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, Ch. 10.
NOTES: Sorenstam tops the field that includes the top 37 players on the money list and 49 of the top 50. No. 38 Young-A Yang is the only top-50 player not in the field. ... Morgan Pressel is making her sixth start of the year. The 17-year-old Pressel tied for fifth in the SBS Open at Turtle Bay.
CHAMPIONS TOUR
WHAT: FedEx Kinko's Classic.
WHEN/WHERE: Friday-Sunday; Austin, Texas.
COURSE: Hills Country Club (7,087 yards, par 72).
TV: 6-8:30 p.m. Friday; 1-3:30 a.m., 5-7:30 p.m. Saturday-Sunday; 1-3:30 a.m. Monday, Golf Channel.
NOTES: Ben Crenshaw and Tom Kite were teammates at the University of Texas. Kite is winless in Texas in 108 starts in PGA Tour-sanctioned events - 98 on the PGA Tour and 10 on the Champions Tour. ... Hale Irwin won the inaugural tournament in 2003, beating Tom Watson in a playoff.
OTHER TOURNAMENTS
NATIONWIDE TOUR: BMW Charity Pro-Am at the Cliffs, today-Sunday, Travelers Rest, S.C. TV: 1:30-4 p.m., 9:30-11 p.m. today; 1:30-4 p.m., 10-11:30 p.m. Friday; 1:30-4 p.m., 9:30-11:30 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, Golf Channel.
EUROPEAN PGA TOUR: Spanish Open, today-Sunday, Cadiz, Spain. TV: 10 a.m.-1 p.m. today-Friday; 9 a.m.-noon Saturday-Sunday, Golf Channel.
FUTURES TOUR: Jalapeno Classic, Friday-Sunday, McAllen, Texas.
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