PGA Tour: Frys.com Open

Winner: Cameron Beckman 69-66-64-63   262  (beat K. Sutherland in a playoff)
Site: Grayhawk Golf Club (Raptor course)  -  Scottsdale, AZ

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European PGA Tour: Castello Masters Costa Azahar

Winner: Sergio Garcia 66-65-66-67   264  (beat P. Hedblom by 3)
Site: Club de Campo del Mediterraneo  -  Castellon, Spain

STORY         RESULT         MONEY LIST         STATS         INTERVIEWS


Japan Tour: Bridgestone Open

Winner: Azuma Yano 65-66-69-67   267  (beat T. Nogami by 4)
Site: Sodegaura Country Club  -  Chiba, Japan

STORY         RESULT         MONEY LIST         STATS         INTERVIEWS


Asian Tour: Macao Open

Winner: David Gleeson 64-64-69-69   266  (beat W.T. Lin by 3)
Site: Macao Golf & Country Club  -  Coloane, Macao

STORY         RESULT         MONEY LIST         STATS         INTERVIEWS


Sunshine Tour: Vodacom Origins of Golf Final

Winner: Jaco Van Zyl 70-68-76   214  (beat B. Vaughn by 1)
Site: St Francis Links  -  St Francis Bay, South Africa

STORY         RESULT         MONEY LIST         STATS         INTERVIEWS


LPGA Tour: Grand China Air LPGA

Winner: Helen Alfredsson 70-69-65   204  (beat Y. Tseng by 3)
Site: Haikou West Golf Club  -  Hainan Island, China

STORY         RESULT         MONEY LIST         STATS         INTERVIEWS


Champions Tour: AT&T Championship

Winner: John Cook 65-68-65   198  (beat M. O'Meara by 2)
Site: Oak Hills Country Club  -  San Antonio, TX

STORY         RESULT         MONEY LIST         STATS         INTERVIEWS


Elsewhere...
JLPGA - Masters Golf Club Ladies - Shiho Oyama 209 (Story)
Nationwide - Miccosukee Championship - D.A. Points 272 (Story)
Euro Challenge - Apulia San Domenico Grand Finale - Estanislao Goya 261 (Story)

There is little question that the level of competition on the Asian and Japan Tours is not quite on par with that of Europe or the United States (insert OneAsia references/jokes here), but anytime a teenager barely old enough to drive competes at the highest level of any recognized tour, it is a major accomplishment.

Thus we must first offer a major tip of the cap to 17-year-old Korean Seung-yul Noh, who not only competed, in but actually won, last weekend's Midea China Classic, an official stop on the Asian circuit. The 2005 Korean Amateur champion, Noh became the third youngest winner in Asian Tour history by carding a 17-under-par 267 total, good enough to edge veteran Australian Terry Pilkadaris by one at the Royal Orchid International Golf Club in Guangzhou. More importantly, Noh has already proven his status as a legitimate Asian Tour star by thrice finishing runner-up in 2008, notably at May's Maekyung Open, where he lost to countryman Inn-choon Hwang in sudden death. Last week's victory moved him to 8th on the Order of Merit while also whetting our appetites for next month, when we'll see how he stacks up against some of the E Tour's best at the HSBC Champions and the Hong Kong Open.

Meanwhile, in Japan, 17-year-old Ryo Ishikawa - already an established star after rather incredibly winning the 2007 Munsingwear Open as a 15-year-old amateur! - contended for his second official victory at the Japan Open, ultimately finishing second, four shots behind Shingo Katayama. For Ishikawa, 2008 has been an up-and-down campaign, for he opened the year by tying for 5th at theToken Homemate Cup, and later tied for 3rd at July's Sega Sammy Cup - but also failed to better 17th in 14 additional starts, and managed to miss an impressive nine cuts. Such inconsistency has resulted in Ishikawa currently ranking only19th in the Order of Merit, but he's certainly receiving his share of much deserved attention.

And then we return to America, where one of the more revered surnames in the history of professional golf was revived in Las Vegas on Sunday when 30-year-old Marc Turnesa won the event formerly known as the Las Vegas Invitational. Turnesa is the grandson of six-time PGA Tour winner Mike Turnesa, whose six legendary golfing siblings included 1952 PGA Champion James, 13-time PGA Tour winner (and twice a Major championship runner-up) Joe, and one of the World War II era's great amateurs Willie, who claimed one British and two U.S national titles. Currently ranked 75th in 2008 earnings, Marc - who had never played in a PGA Tour event prior to 2008 - is now fully exempt on the PGA Tour through 2010, giving him a chance to potentially re-establish the Turnesa franchise with a vengeance. As to the how's and why's of such golfing talent skipping a generation, that's anyone's guess - but serious inquiries might best be addressed to Tommy Armour III, the previous poster boy for the concept.

PGA Tour:  Frys.com Open

Site: Grayhawk Golf Club (Raptor course)  -  Scottsdale, AZ
Yards: 7,125     Par: 70
Defending: Mike Weir 266  (beat M. Hensby by 1)
Field:   World Top 25: Mike Weir (22)   Other Notables: Steve Elkington, Lee Janzen, Tom Lehman & Davis Love III.
 
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European PGA Tour:  Castello Masters Costa Azahar

Site: Club de Campo del Mediterraneo  -  Castellon, Spain
Meters: 6,227      Par: 72
Defending: New Event
Field:   World Top 25: Sergio Garcia (5), Camilo Villegas (6), Henrik Stenson (10) & Justin Rose (15)   Other Notables: Angel Cabrera, Paul Casey, Jose Maria Olazabal, Andres Romero & Jeev Milkha Singh
 
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Japan Tour:  Bridgestone Open

Site: Sodegaura Country Club  -  Chiba, Japan
Yards: 7,138     Par: 72
Defending: Shingo Katayama 270  (beat three players by 1)
Field:   World Top 25: None    Other Notables: Toshi Izawa, Singo Katayama, Prayad Marksaeng, Shigeki Maruyama & Toru Taniguchi.
 
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Asian Tour:  Macao Open

Site: Macao Golf & Country Club  -  Coloane, Macao
Yards: 6,263     Par: 71
Defending: Wen-The Lu 201  (beat R. Moir in a playoff)
Field:   World Top 25: None    Other Notables: Not many.
 
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Sunshine Tour:  Vodacom Origins of Golf Final

Site: St Francis Links  -  St Francis Bay, South Africa
Yards: 6,719     Par: 72
Defending: Titch Moore 209  (beat U. ven den Berg by 3)
Field:   World Top 25: None    Other Notables: Desvonde Botes, James Kamte, James Kingston & Des Terblanche.
 
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Champions Tour:  AT&T Championship

Site: Oak Hills Country Club  - San Antonio, TX
Yards: 6,670     Par: 71
Defending: John Cook 198  (beat M. O’Meara by 2)
Field:   Ranked: The entire Charles Schwab Cup top 20 except Bernhard Langer (2), Eduardo Romero (4), Nick Price (9) & Tom Watson (10)   Other Notables: Ben Crenshaw, Raymond Floyd, Hubert Green, Hale Irwin, Sandy Lyle, Gil Morgan, Larry Nelson, Mark O’Meara, Lee Trevino & Fuzzy Zoeller.
 
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Elsewhere…
JLPGA – Masters Golf Club Ladies – Miki, Japan
Nationwide – Miccosukee Championship – Miami, FL
Euro Challenge – Apulia San Domenico Grand Finale 8 0 Puglia, Italy

PGA Tour:  Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals Open

Winner: Marc Turnesa   62-64-69-68   263  (beat M. Kuchar by 1)
Site:  TPC Summerlin  -  Las Vegas, NV
 
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European PGA Tour:  Portugal Masters

Winner: Alvaro Quiros   66-68-67-68   269  (beat P. Lawrie by 3)
Site:  Oceanico Victoria Golf Course  -  Vilamoura, Portugal
 
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Japan Tour:  Japan Open

Winner: Shingo Katayama   68-72-72-71   283  (beat R. Ishikawa by 4)
Site:  Koga Golf Club  -  Fukuoka, Japan
 
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Asian Tour:  Midea China Classic

Winner: Seung-Yul Noh   66-66-67-68   267  (beat T. Pilkadaris by 1)
Site:  Royal Orchid International Golf Club  -  Guangzhou, China
 
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Sunshine Tour:  Metmar Highveld Classic

Winner: James Kamte   69-63-64   196  (beat three players by 5)
Site:  Witbank Golf Club  -  Mpumalanga, South Africa
 
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LPGA Tour:  Kapalua LPGA Classic

Winner: Morgan Pressel   72-72-67-69   280  (beat S. Pettersen by 1)
Site:  Kapalua Resort (Bay course)  -  Maui, HI
 
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Champions Tour:  Administaff Small Business Classic

Winner: Bernhard Langer   68-67-69   204  (beat L. Nielsen by 2)
Site:  The Woodlands Country Club (Tournament course)  -  The Woodlands, TX
 
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Elsewhere…
JLPGA – Fujitsu Ladies – Yuri Fudoh 203   (Story)
Nationwide – Chattanooga Classic – Arjun Atwal 264   (Story)
Euro Challenge – Maragra Diehl-Ako Platinum Open – Taco Remkes 270   (Story)
Futures – Duramed Invitational – Vicky Hurst 211   (Story)

At times like this – upon hearing that perhaps the most aggressive, charging, vibrant golfer of the last 50 years has been diagnosed with a brain tumor – there is a tendency to fall back on maudlin prose about fate, life and death, and all the rest.  To my mind, this makes for a tedious read.

Conversely, to start recounting Seve Ballesteros’ myriad accomplishments might, in its own way, be distasteful, amounting, in a sense, to eulogizing the man well before the game is over.

So instead I will simply offer a few random thoughts on one of the more complex golfers of our time, beginning with a note about his personality.  For most American fans, Seve has long been a player easy to dislike, his desire to succeed in the Ryder Cup appearing almost obsessive, his demands for E Tour appearance money and an unwillingness to meet the PGA Tour’s minimum standard of 15 annual events during the 1980s appearing plainly arrogant.  Stories of his gamesmanship are legion, as are his misadventures with caddies, and his legendary ego.  Indeed, one of my favorite Seve stories came following Bernhard Langer’s missed 6’ putt that cost Europe the 1991 Ryder Cup.  In attempts at supporting his crestfallen teammate, Ballesteros noted with his customary verve that “ “No one in the world can make that putt.  It is too much pressure for anyone.  Not even Jack Nicklaus in his prime will make that putt...Not even me!”

But beyond all of these not-so-tasteful things, there lies, I am reliably told, a pretty decent fellow.  In researching The Book of Golfers several years back, I ran the draft of my not-so-complimentary Seve profile past a respected contemporary of his on the European Tour and received an interesting response.  Yes, I was told, the negatives about the man were largely true.  But beyond all of that, Seve was generally liked by his E Tour peers, particularly the younger, less-established players whom he frequently found time to help and support.  Perhaps because of his own none-too-affluent youth, Ballesteros, it seems, remained “one of the guys” to a fairly high degree in Europe – though clearly both that approach and image didn’t travel across the Atlantic with him very well.

Another Seve story that remains little told in America (though it is well-known in Europe) took place at the 1979 French Open when his close friend and fellow Spanish professional Salvador Balbuena suddenly passed away – at age 29 – from a heart attack.  Much of the grief-stricken Spanish contingent withdrew from the event but Ballesteros elected to compete and donate his winnings to Balbuena’s widow and children.  After struggling with his emotions throughout the week, Seve carded Sunday’s low round, a five-under-par 68, to tie for third.

And then there is this last item that strikes me: Early in his professional career, as his victories and Major championships mounted, it became a common refrain that Tiger Woods played the game like no golfer before him.  Perhaps that was true then, but our present-day Tiger, while still unquestionably the best golfer on earth, is not quite so original.  For a good quarter-century before Woods began swinging from the heels, then recovering from all manner of bizarre places, Seve Ballesteros had perfected the method, his sense of dash and style in navigating back from parts unknown matched in the game’s annals only by the legendary Walter Hagen.

Seve’s game is gone now; regardless of how his health issues play out, we will never again see that swashbuckling golfer win seemingly just by the massive force of his will.  But his presence in the game, especially in Europe, where he largely put it on the professional sports map, remains both imposing and important.

Hopefully he’ll keep filling that role for a long, long while to come.

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

PGA Tour:  Valero Texas Open

Winner: Zach Johnson   69-66-62-64   261  (beat three players by 2)
Site:  La Cantera Golf Club (Resort course)  -  San Antonio, TX
 
STORY         RESULT         MONEY LIST         STATS         INTERVIEWS
 
 
European PGA Tour:  Madrid Masters

Winner: Charl Schwartzel   69-64-66-66   265  (beat R. Gonzalez by 3)
Site:  Club de Campo Villa de Madrid  -  Madrid, Spain
 
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Japan Tour:  Canon Open

Winner: Makoto Inoue   70-71-69-65   275  (beat four players by 1)
Site:  Totsuka Country Club  -  Kanagawa, Japan
 
STORY         RESULT         MONEY LIST         STATS         INTERVIEWS
 
 
Asian Tour:  Hero Honda Indian Open

Winner: Wen-Chong Liang   60-71-71-70   272  (beat D. Beck by 1)
Site:  Delhi Golf Club  -  New Delhi, India
 
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Sunshine Tour:  BMG Classic

Winner: Doug McGuigan   68-70-68   206  (beat J. Van Zyl by 1)
Site: Ebotse Golf & Country Estate  -  Johannesburg,20South Africa
 
STORY        RESULT         MONEY LIST         STATS         INTERVIEWS
 
 
LPGA Tour:  Longs Drugs Challenge

Winner: In-Kyung Kim   67-69-69-73   278  (beat A. Stanford by 2)
Site: Blackhawk Country Club  -  Danville, CA
 
STORY         RESULT         MONEY LIST         STATS         INTERVIEWS
 
 
Champions Tour:  Senior Players Championship

Winner: D.A. Weibring   67-70-66-68   271  (beat F. Funk by 1)
Site: Baltimore Country Club (East course)  -  Timonium, MD
 
STORY         RESULT         MONEY LIST         STATS         INTERVIEWS
 
 
Elsewhere…
JLPGA – Sankyo Ladies Open – Mai Wakabayashi 208     (Story)   
Nationwide – WNB Golf Classic – Mark Leishman 267     (Story)
Euro Seniors – Lake Garda Italian Seniors Open – Peter Mitchell 203     (Story)
Omega China – Omega Championship – Zhou Jun 282     (Story)

It’s a good thing I’m a fan of Robert Karlsson (I think it goes back to the volcanic sand…) because by winning last weekend’s Dunhill Links Championship, the streaking Swede pulled the rug out from under my Miguel-Angel-Jimenez- for-E-Tour-Player-of-the-Year piece before even a single week had passed.  Karlsson managed to steal his Dunhill victory after starting Sunday tied for 7th, three off the pace, following a disappointing Saturday 76 at Carnoustie.  His closing 65 at St Andrews drew him right back into the fight, however, and when Germany’s talented Martin Kaymer bogeyed the Road hole, Kaymer, Karlsson and England’s Ross Fisher played off.  Karlsson made quick order of things by birdieing the first with a three-footer to salt away his second straight E Tour triumph (having claimed the Mercedes-Benz Championship in Cologne during September).  With three of the Tour’s four remaining official events taking place in Spain, however, we must assume Jimenez to hold something of a home field advantage.  But well beyond this mythical POY contest (“mythical” because we’ve ignored Padraig Harrington – writing him off to America – just so there might be something to talk about), we now must consider the prospect of the 39-year-old Karlsson emerging not just as a dominant Euro star but perhaps as a (near) future top-5 player worldwide.

This, after all, is a man whose remarkable season (only one non-top 10 from the E Tour’s return to the Continent through late August’s SAS Masters) seemed to be cooling down…until he rang the bell twice in consecutive starts.  Further, he finished  T8 at the Masters, T4 at the U.S. Open and T7 at the Open Championship, then led the PGA Championship on Thursday before ultimately fading to a tie for 20th.  Toss in a Ryder Cup appearance (including a 5&3 dusting of Justin Leonard in singles) and one clearly must wonder if the matured Karlsson – perhaps no longer the game’s least-tethered spirit? – is ready for truly big things in 2009.

His talent, to be sure, has always been imposing.

Meanwhile, moving further East, whatever happened to OneAsia?

It seems that the Asian Tour has thus far managed – through either its own growing financial clout or its burgeoning ties with the E Tour – to derail the prospect, killing its chances of a 2009 debut and generally raising far more questions than answers.  Truthfully, it does seem difficult to envision a meaningful OneAsia without a full commitment from the region’s eponymous tour.  The Australasian Tour, after all, is on life support, and possesses nowhere near enough economic clout to drive the proposed new tour’s wheel, and I have always been skeptical regarding the desire of the Japan Tour (which has long stood very nicely on its own) to take a leadership role.

Currently being discussed are a set of 2009 WGC-style super events for the region, high-profile tournaments (selected from existing schedules) open to members of all of the region’s competing tours.  This might well be an important first step in the long-term uniting the region, and, one presumes, a desperately necessary move for the Australasian circuit, which would immediately add multiple big-money events to its otherwise dwindling schedule.

But with rumors persisting of a potential merger between the European and Asian tours somewhere down the line, OneAsia doesn’t appear to be going anywhere fast.

For now.

PGA Tour:  Valero Texas Open

Site: LaCantera Golf Club (Resort course)  -  San Antonio, TX
Yards: 6,896     Par: 70
Defending: Justin Leonard 261  (beat J. Parnevik in a playoff)
Field:   World Top 25: Justin Leonard (23) & Rory Sabbatini (24)   Other Notables: Tommy Armour II, David Duval, Steve Elkington, Lee Janzen, Davis Love III.

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European PGA Tour:  Madrid Masters

Site: Club de Campo Villa de Madrid  -  Madrid, Spain
Yards: 6,970     Par: 71
Defending: New Event
Field:   World Top 25: Miguel Angel Jimenez (20)   Other Notables: Angel Cabrera, Martin Kaymer, Jose Maria Olazabal & Charl Schwartzel.

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Japan Tour:  Canon Open

Site: Totsuka Country Club  -  Kanagawa, Japan
Yards: 6,622     Par: 72
Defending: New Event
Field:   World Top 25: None    Other Notables: Toshi Izawa, Shingo Katayama, Shigeki Maruyama, Frankie Minoza, Tommy Nakajima, Craig Parry & Toru Taniguchi.

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Asian Tour:  Hero Honda Indian Open

Site: Delhi Golf Club  -  New Delhi, India
Yards: 6,882     Par: 72
Defending: Jyoti Randhawa 275  (beat T.P. Chang by 3)
Field:   World Top 25: None    Other Notables: S.S.P. Chowrasia, Jyoti Randhawa & Jeev Milkha Singh.

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Sunshine Tour:  BMG Classic

Site: Ebotse Golf & Country Estate  -  Johannesburg, South Africa
Meters: 6,372      Par: 72
Defending: Marc Cayeux 202  (beat U. van den Berg by 3)
Field:   World Top 25: None    Other Notables: Desvonde Botes, Darren Fichardt & PowerHouse McIntyre.

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LPGA Tour:  Longs Drugs Challenge

Site: Blackhawk Country Club (Lakeside course)  -  Danville, CA
Yards: 6,212     Par: 72
Defending: Suzann Pettersen 277  (beat L. Ochoa in a playoff)
Field:   World Top 20: The entire Rolex top 20 except Annika Sorenstam (2), Cristi Kerr (6), Ji-Yai Shin (7), Karrie Webb (8), Momoko Ueda (11), Inbee Park (12), Yuri Fudoh (15), Angela Park (17), Jee-Young Lee (18)    Other Notables: Laura Davies, Rachel Hetherington, Juli Inkster & Liselotte Neumann.

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Champions Tour:  Senior Players Championship

Site: Baltimore Country Club (East course)  -  Timonium, MD
Yards: 7,037     Par: 70
Defending: Loren Roberts 267  (beat T. Watson by 6)
Field:   Ranked: The entire Charles Schwab Cup top 20 except Tom Watson (9)   Other Notables: Ben Crenshaw, Bruce Fleisher, Hale Irwin, Sandy Lyle, Larry Mize, Gil Morgan, Larry Nelson, Curtis Strange, Craig Stadler & Fuzzy Zoeller.

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Elsewhere…
JLPGA – Sankyo Ladies Open – Gunma Prefecture, Japan
Nationwide – WNB Golf Classic – Midland, TX
Euro Seniors – Lake Garda Italian Seniors Open – Lake Garda, Italy
Omega China – Omega Championship – Beijing, China

PGA Tour:  Turning Stone Resort Championship

Winner: Dustin Johnson   72-68-70-69   279  (beat R. Allenby by 1)
Site: Atunyote Golf Club -  Verona, NY

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European PGA Tour:  Alfred Dunhill Links Championship

Winner: Robert Karlsson   67-70-76-65   278  (beat R. Fisher & M. Kaymer in a playoff)
Site: St Andrews, Carnoustie & Kingsbarns Golf Links  -  Fife, Scotland

STORY         RESULT         MONEY LIST         STATS         INTERVIEWS


Japan Tour:  Coca-Cola Tokai Classic

Winner: Toshinori Muto   69-70-69-69   277  (beat Y. Ikeda by 2)
Site: Miyoshi Country Club (West course)  -  Aiichi, Japan

STORY         RESULT         MONEY LIST         STATS         INTERVIEWS


Asian Tour:  Kolon-Hana Bank Korean Open

Winner: Sang-moon Bae   67-70-67-69   273  (beat I. Poulter by 1)
Site: Woo Jeong Hills Country Club  -  Cheonan, Korea

STORY         RESULT         MONEY LIST         STATS         INTERVIEWS


Sunshine Tour:  Seekers Travel Pro-Am

Winner: Trevor Fisher   68-67-71   206  (beat D. Botes in a playoff)
Site: Dainfern Country Club  - Dainfern, South Africa

STORY         RESULT         MONEY LIST         STATS         INTERVIEWS


LPGA Tour:  Samsung World Championship

Winner: Paula Creamer   68-74-68-69   279  (beat S.H. Kim by 1)
Site: Half Moon Bay Golf Links (Ocean course)  -  Half Moon Bay, CA

STORY         RESULT         MONEY LIST         STATS         INTERVIEWS


Elsewhere…
A streaking Gwladys Nocera won her second LET title in three weeks (and her fifth title in 2008) at the Madrid Ladies Masters, her 208 total beating homestanding Paula Marti by four………Korea’s Ji-Hee Lee won the Japan Women’s Open in Niigata, her second JLPGA title of 2008.  Lee birdied the 72nd hole to shoot 284 and edge Ai Miyazato and Esther Lee by one………Scotland’s Richie Ramsay won for the second time on the European Challenge Tour, carding a 269 total to defeat Richard McEvoy by two at the AGF-Allianz Open de Tolouse.