Golf Glance
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PGA TOUR
SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN OPEN
Site: Las Vegas.
Schedule: Thursday-Sunday.
Course: TPC Summerlin (7,255 yards, par 71).
Purse: $6.2 million. Winner's share: $1,116,000.
Television: Golf Channel (Thursday-Sunday, 5-8 p.m., 8:30-11:30 p.m.).
Last year: Webb Simpson shot 64-63-67-66 for a six-stroke victory.
Last week: South Korea's Bae Sang-moon won the season-opening Frys.com Open in Napa, California.
Notes: No. 19 Hideki Matsuyama is the top-ranked player in the field. No. 21 Jimmy Walker, No. 33 Simpson, No. 34 Kevin Na and No. 39 Graham DeLaet are the only other players in the top 40 in the event. ... In 2010, Jonathan Byrd made a hole-in-one on the fourth extra hole to beat Martin Laird and Cameron Percy. ... The McGladrey Classic is next week at St. Simons Island, Georgia, followed by the CIMB Classic in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Online: http://www.pgatour.com
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EUROPEAN TOUR
VOLVO WORLD MATCH PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP
Site: Ash, England.
Schedule: Wednesday-Sunday.
Course: The London Golf Club (7,026 yards, par 72).
Purse: $2.86 million. Winner's share: $826,900.
Television: Golf Channel (Wednesday, 9 a.m.-noon; Thursday-Saturday, 6:30-11:30 a.m.; Sunday, 3-7 a.m., 7:30-11:30 a.m.).
Last year: Northern Ireland's Graeme McDowell won the May event in Bulgaria, beating Thongchai Jaidee 2 and 1.
Last week: France's Alexander Levy shot 63-61 to win the rain-shortened Portugal Masters.
Notes: After round-robin play in four four-man groups, the top two in each group will advance to the quarterfinals. McDowell is grouped with Levy, Joost Luiten and Mikko Illonen. U.S. Ryder Cup player Patrick Reed is in a group with Jamie Donaldson, Jonas Blixt and Paul Casey. Victor Dubuisson, second in the WGC Match Play in February in Arizona, is grouped with Stephen Gallacher, Pablo Larazzabal and Shane Lowry. Thongchai is grouped with Henrik Stenson, Francesco Molinari and George Coetzee.
Online: http://www.europeantour.com
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LPGA TOUR
LPGA KEB-HANABANK CHAMPIONSHIP
Site: Incheon, South Korea.
Schedule: Thursday-Sunday.
Course: Sky 72 Golf Club, Ocean Course (6,364 yards, par 72).
Purse: $2 million. Winner's share: $300,000.
Television: Golf Channel (Wednesday, 11 p.m.-3 a.m.; Thursday-Saturday, 11:30 p.m.-3 a.m.).
Last year: South Korea's Amy Yang beat countrywoman Hee Kyung Seo with a birdie on the first hole of a playoff.
Last week: China's Shanshan Feng rallied to win the LPGA Malaysia for her fourth LPGA Tour title.
Notes: U.S. Women's Open champion Michelle Wie is making her first start since withdrawing during the first round of the Evian Championship in September in France after reinjuring a stress reaction in her right hand. ... Women's British Open winner Mo Martin is returning from a thumb injury. ... Eight of the top 10 players in the world — No. 2 Inbee Park, No. 3 Lydia Ko, No. 4 Suzann Pettersen, No. 5 Feng, No. 7 So Yeon Ryu, No. 8 Wie, No. 9 Lexi Thompson and No. 10 Hyo-Joo Kim — are in the field. Park married swing coach Gi Hyeob Nam on Monday. Pettersen won in 2007 and 2012. ... The Blue Bay LPGA is next week in China.
Online: http://www.lpga.com
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CHAMPIONS TOUR
GREATER HICKORY KIA CLASSIC
Site: Conover, North Carolina
Schedule: Friday-Sunday.
Course: Rock Barn Golf and Spa, Jones Course (6,874 yards, par 71).
Purse: $1.6 million. Winner's share: $240,000.
Television: Golf Channel (Friday, 2:30-5 p.m.; Saturday, 3-5:30 a.m., 2:30-5 p.m.; Sunday, 2:30-5 p.m.; Monday, midnight-2:30 a.m.).
Last year: Michael Allen won the second of his two 2013 titles, beating Olin Browne with a birdie on the first hole of a playoff.
Last week: Kirk Triplett won the SAS Championship in Cary, North Carolina, for his second victory of the year and fourth in three seasons on the 50-and-over tour.
Notes: Charles Schwab Cup leader Bernhard Langer is skipping the tournament, giving second-place Colin Montgomerie a chance to cut his deficit. Langer has a tour-high five victories — two of them majors — and leads the money list. Montgomerie has two major victories this year. ... The AT&T Championship is next week in San Antonio, followed by the season-ending Charles Schwab Cup Championship in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Online: http://www.pgatour.com
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EUROPEAN TOUR/ASIAN TOUR
HONG KONG OPEN
Site: Hong Kong.
Schedule: Thursday-Sunday.
Course: Hong Kong Golf Club (6,699 yards, par 70).
Purse: $1.3 million. Winner's share: $216,000.
Television: Golf Channel (Thursday, 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.; Friday-Sunday, 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m.).
Last year: Miguel Angel Jimenez successfully defended his title in December to extend his record as the oldest European Tour winner to 49 years, 337 days. The Spaniard won with a birdie on the first extra hole. He also won in 2005 and 2008.
Last week: France's Alexander Levy shot 63-61 to win the rain-shortened Portugal Masters.
Notes: Jimenez won the Spanish Open in May at 50 years, 133 days to break his age record. He also won a Champions Tour event in April. ... Jimenez is in the field along with Ernie Els and Rich Beem. ... The tournament is being played for the second time on the European Tour's 2013-14 wraparound schedule. ... The Perth International is next week in Australia.
European Tour site: http://www.europeantour.com
Asian Tour site: http://www.asiantour.com
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OTHER TOURNAMENTS
PGA TOUR OF AUSTRALASIA: Western Australia Open, Thursday-Sunday, Cottesloe Golf Club, Perth, Australia. Online: http://www.pgatour.com.au
SUNSHINE TOUR: BMG Classic, Friday-Sunday, Glendower Golf Club, Johannesburg. Online: http://www.pgatour.co.za
EUROPEAN CHALLENGE TOUR: Shankai Classic, Thursday-Sunday, Chongqing Poly Golf Club, Chongqing, China. Online: http://www.europeantour.com
PGA TOUR LATINOAMERICA: Mexico Open, Thursday-Sunday, Chapultepec Golf Club, Estado de Mexico, Mexico. Online: http://www.pgatourla.com
WOMEN
LADIES EUROPEAN TOUR: South African Women's Open, Thursday-Sunday, San Lameer Country Club, Hibiscus Coast, South Africa. Online: http://www.ladieseuropeantour.com
JAPAN LPGA TOUR: Fujitsu Ladies, Friday-Sunday, Tokyu Seven Hundred Club, Chiba, Japan. Online: http://www.lpga.or.jp