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PGA OF AMERICA
PGA CHAMPIONSHIP
Site: Sheboygan, Wisconsin.
Schedule: Thursday-Sunday.
Course: Whistling Straits, Straits Course (7,501 yards, par 72).
Purse: $10 million. Winner's share: $1.8 million.
Last year: Rory McIlroy won at Valhalla in Louisville, Kentucky, for his second straight major victory and third tour win a row. Phil Mickelson was a stroke back.
Last week: Ireland's Shane Lowry won the Bridgestone Invitational in Akron, Ohio, for his first World Golf Championships title. He beat Bubba Watson by two strokes. ... J.J. Henry won the Barracuda Championship in Reno, Nevada, for the second time in four years. He beat Kyle Reifers with an eagle on the second hole of a playoff.
Notes: The top-ranked McIlroy is returning from a left ankle injury. He was hurt early last month playing soccer with friends in Northern Ireland. ... Masters and U.S. Open champion Jordan Spieth is trying to become the first player to win all three U.S. majors in the same year. ... Zach Johnson won the British Open, putting the U.S. in position for its first major sweep since 1982. ... Tiger Woods won in 1999, 2000, 2006 and 2007. He won the last of his 14 major titles in the 2008 U.S. Open. ... The tournament is being played at Whistling Straits for the third time. Vijay Singh won in 2004, and Martin Kaymer in 2010 — both in playoffs. The 2020 Ryder Cup will be played at the Pete Dye-designed course. ... Matt Dobyns won the PGA Professional title to top the 20 club pro qualifiers. ... The 2016 tournament is at Baltusrol in New Jersey. ... The Wyndham Championship, the PGA Tour's regular-season finale, is next week in Greensboro, North Carolina.
Online: http://www.pga.com/pgachampionship
PGA Tour site: http://www.pgatour.com
European Tour site: http://www.europeantour.com
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LPGA TOUR
CAMBIA PORTLAND CLASSIC
Site: Portland, Oregon.
Schedule: Thursday-Sunday.
Course: Columbia Edgewater Country Club (6,476 yards, par 72).
Purse: $1.3 million. Winner's share: $195,500.
Television: Golf Channel (Thursday-Friday, 5-8 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday, 4-7 p.m.).
Last year: Austin Ernst won her first tour title, beating I.K. Kim with a par on the first hole of a playoff.
Last event: Inbee Park rallied to win the Women's British Open on Aug. 2 to become the seventh women to win four different major championships. The top-ranked South Korean player closed with a 7-under 65 at Turnberry for a three-stroke victory.
Notes: The tournament is in its 44th year, making it the tour's longest-running nonmajor event. ... There are two tournaments left in the race for the eight automatic spots on the U.S. Solheim Cup team. Stacy Lewis, Lexi Thompson, Cristie Kerr, Michelle Wie, Brittany Lincicome and Morgan Pressel have wrapped up positions. Angela Stanford is seventh in the standings, followed by Gerina Piller and Lizette Salas. ... Suzann Pettersen won in 2011 and 2013. ... Canadian teen Brooke Henderson earned a spot in qualifying Monday. Her sister, Brittany, received a sponsor exemption. ... The Canadian Women's Open is next week in British Columbia.
Online: http://www.lpga.com
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WEB.COM TOUR
PRICE CUTTER CHARITY CHAMPIONSHIP
Site: Springfield, Missouri.
Schedule: Thursday-Sunday.
Course: Highland Springs Country Club (7,115 yards, par 72).
Purse: $675,000. Winner's share: $121,500.
Television: None.
Last year: Australia's Cameron Percy won his first Web.Com Tour title. He birdied the final two holes for a one-stroke victory over four players.
Last week: Martin Piller won the Digital Ally Open in Kansas for his second victory of the year. He won by four strokes, matching the tournament record at 26-under 258.
Notes: The tournament is in its 26th season, all at Robert Trent Jones Jr.-designed Highland Springs. It's one of four remaining events from the tour's first season. ... The News Sentinel Open is next week in Knoxville, Tennessee, followed by the regular-season finale in Oregon.
Online: http://www.pgatour.com
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CHAMPIONS TOUR
Next event: Boeing Classic, Aug. 21-23, TPC Snoqualmie Ridge, Snoqualmie, Washington.
Last week: Jeff Maggert won the Shaw Charity Classic in Calgary, Alberta, for his third victory of the year. He beat Colin Montgomerie by four strokes.
Online: http://www.pgatour.com
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OTHER TOURNAMENTS
WOMEN
U.S. GOLF ASSOCIATION: U.S. Women's Amateur, through Sunday, Portland Golf Club, Portland, Oregon. Television: Fox Sports 1 (Wednesday, 4-7 p.m.; Thursday-Sunday, 3-6 a.m., 4-7 p.m.). Online: http://www.usga.org
SYMETRA TOUR: W.B. Mason Championship, Friday-Sunday, Thorny Lea Golf Club, Brockton, Massachusetts. Online: http://www.symetratour.com
JAPAN LPGA TOUR: NEC Karuizawa 72, Friday-Sunday, Karuizawa 72 Golf Club, North Course, Nagano, Japan. Online: http://www.lpga.or.jp
MEN
EUROPEAN CHALLENGE TOUR: GANT Open, Thursday-Sunday, Aura Golf Club, Turku, Finland. Online: http://www.europeantour.com
SWING THOUGHT TOUR: Three Ridges Golf Classic, Wednesday-Saturday, Three Ridges Golf Club, Knoxville, Tennessee. Online: http://www.swingthought.com