THE WEEK AHEAD (10/13 - 10/19)
PGA Tour: Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals Open
Site: TPC Summerlin - Las Vegas, NV
Yards: 7,243 Par: 72
Defending: George McNeill 264 (beat D.J. Trahan by 4)
Field: World Top 25: Mike Weir (23) & Rory Sabbatini (24) Other Notables: Paul Azinger, Fred Couples, David Duval, Steve Elkington & Davis Love III.
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European PGA Tour: Portugal Masters
Site: Oceanico Victoria Golf Course - Vilamoura, Portugal
Yards: 7,105 Par: 72
Defending: New Event
Field: World Top 25: Robert Karlsson (8), Lee Westwood (12) & Miguel Angel Jimenez (20) Other Notables: Angel Cabrera, Graeme McDowell, Martin Kaymer, Colin Montgomerie, Charl Schwartzel & Richard Sterne.
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Japan Tour: Japan Open
Site: Koga Golf Club - Fukuoaka, Japan
Yards: 6,797 Par: 71
Defending: Toru Taniguchi 283 (beat S. Katayama by 2)
Field: World Top 25: None Other Notables: Isao Aoki, Toshi Izawa, Shingo Katayama, Prayad Marksaeng, Frankie Minoza, Tommy Nakajima & Toru Taniguchi.
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Asian Tour: Midea China Classic
Site: Royal Orchid International Golf Club - Guangzhou, China
Yards: 6,889 Par: 71
Defending: Thaworn Wiratchant 263 (beat C. Phadungsil & S. Yates in a playoff)
Field: World Top 25: None Other Notables: Wen-Chong Liang, Thaworn Wiratchant.
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Sunshine Tour: Metmar Highveld Classic
Site: Witbank Golf Club - Mpumalanga, South Africa
Yards: 6,772 Par: 72
Defending: Marc Cayeux 202 (beat U. van den Berg by 3)
Field: World Top 25: None Other Notables: Desvonde Botes, Darren Fichardt & James Kamte.
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LPGA Tour: Kapalua LPGA Classic
Site: Kapalua Resort (Bay course) - Maui, Hawaii
Yards: 6,600 Par: 72
Defending: New Event
Field: World Top 20: The entire Rolex top 20 except Paula Creamer (3), Ji-Yai Shin (7), Inbee Park (13), Yuri Fudoh (14) & Jeong Jang (15) Other Notables: Laura Davie, Rachel Hetherington, Juli Inkster & Liselotte Neumann.
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Champions Tour: Administaff Small Business Classic
Site: The Woodlands Country Club (Tournament course) - The Woodlands, TX
Yards: 7,018 Par: 72
Defending: Bernhard Langer 191 (beat M. O’Meara by 8)
Field: Ranked: The entire Charles Schwab Cup top 20 except Tom Watson (9) & Mark McNulty (13) Other Notables: Ben Crenshaw, Bruce Fleisher, Hubert Green, Hale Irwin, Gil Morgan, Larry Nelson, Mark O’Meara, Craig Stadler, Curtis Strange, Lee Trevino & Fuzzy Zoeller.
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Elsewhere…
JLPGA – Fujitsu Ladies – Chiba, Japan
Nationwide – Chattanooga Classic – Chattanooga, TN
Euro Challenge – Maragra Diehl-Ako Platinum Open – Margara, Italy
Futures – Duramed Invitational – Braselton, GA
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