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PGA TOUR
FARMERS INSURANCE OPEN
Site: San Diego.
Schedule: Thursday-Sunday.
Courses: Torrey Pines, South Course (7,698 yards, par 72) and North Course (7,052 yards, par 72).
Purse: $6.3 million. Winner's share: $1,134,000
Television: Golf Channel (Thursday, 3-7 p.m., 8 p.m.-4 a.m.; Friday, 3-7 p.m., 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m.; Saturday, 3:30-6 a.m., 1-2:30 p.m., 9 p.m.-1:30 a.m.; Sunday, 3:30-6 a.m., 1-2:30 p.m., 9 p.m.-2 a.m.) and CBS (Saturday, 3-6 p.m.; Sunday, 3-6:30 p.m.).
Last year: Scott Stallings birdied the final hole for a one-stroke victory over five players.
Last week: Brooks Koepka won the Phoenix Open for his first PGA Tour title. He made a 50-foot eagle putt on No. 15 and beat Bubba Watson, Hideki Matsuyama and Ryan Palmer by a stroke.
Notes: Tiger Woods is coming off his worst round as a pro, an 11-over 82 on Friday in the Phoenix Open. He missed the cut by 12 shots and tied for last in the 132-man field. Woods also tied for last in his own 18-man Hero World Challenge in December in his only other event since missing the cut in the PGA Championship in August. He played only nine times worldwide last year because of surgery to his back and lingering issues. Woods won the 2013 tournament for the last of his eight Torrey Pines tour titles, including the 2008 U.S. Open. ... Phil Mickelson, the 1993, 2000 and 2001 winner, is making his 25th consecutive appearance in his hometown event. He also missed the cut last week after tying for 24th in La Quinta in his first start since the Ryder Cup. ... Dustin Johnson is returning from a six-month leave of absence because of "personal challenges." Golf.com reported that he failed a drug test for the third and time and had been suspended. The PGA Tour denied he was suspended. ... The final two rounds will be played on the South Course. ... The Pebble Beach National Pro-Am is next week.
Online: http://www.pgatour.com
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LPGA TOUR
BAHAMAS LPGA CLASSIC
Site: Paradise Island, Bahamas.
Schedule: Thursday-Sunday.
Course: Atlantis Resort, Ocean Club Golf Course (6,644 yards, par 73).
Purse: $1.3 million. Winner's share: $195,000.
Television: Golf Channel (Thursday-Friday, 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday, 3-5 p.m.).
Last year: Jessica Korda won the season-opening tournament. She birdied the final hole to beat Stacy Lewis by a stroke.
Last week: Na Yeon Choi won the season-opening Coates Golf Championship in Ocala, Florida. Seventeen-year-old Lydia Ko tied for second to break Tiger Woods' record as the youngest player to reach No. 1 in the world ranking.
Notes: Ko won three times last season after winning the Canadian Women's Open the previous two years as an amateur. ... Michelle Wie is coming off a 24th-place tie last week. ... Brooke Henderson is making her pro debut. The 17-year-old Canadian won the Monday qualifying tournament to earn a spot in the field. ... In May 2013, the inaugural event was reduced to three 12-hole rounds because of flooding. ... The tour is off next week. Play will resume Feb. 19-22 with the Women's Australian Open at Royal Melbourne.
Online: http://www.lpga.com
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CHAMPIONS TOUR
ALLIANZ CHAMPIONSHIP
Site: Boca Raton, Fla.
Schedule: Friday-Sunday.
Course: The Old Course at Broken Sound (6,807 yards, par 72).
Purse: $1.7 million. Winner's share: $255,000.
Television: Golf Channel (Thursday, midnight-9 a.m.; Friday, 4:30-9 a.m.; Saturday, 6-10 a.m.; Sunday, 6-10:30 a.m.).
Last year: Michael Allen beat Duffy Waldorf with a birdie on the second hole of a playoff. Allen opened with a 60.
Last event: Miguel Angel Jimenez won the season-opening Mitsubishi Electric Championship in Hawaii on Jan. 25. He has two victories in three career Champions Tour starts.
Notes: The tournament is the first full-field event of the year. ... Bernhard Langer led the tour with five victories last season. In 2010, he holed a bunker shot for eagle to beat John Cook in a playoff. ... Nolan Henke is making his Champions Tour debut. The three-time PGA Tour winner turned 50 in November. ... Rocco Mediate won the 2013 tournament in his first start on the tour. ... The tour will remain in Florida next week for the ACE Group Classic in Naples.
Online: http://www.pgatour.com
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EUROPEAN TOUR/ASIAN TOUR
MALAYSIAN OPEN
Site: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Schedule: Thursday-Sunday.
Course: Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club (6,986 yards, par 72).
Purse: $3 million. Winner's share: $500,000.
Television: Golf Channel (Friday, 7-9 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday, 1:30-3:30 a.m., 5-8 p.m.; Monday, 2-4 a.m.).
Last year: England's Lee Westwood won by seven strokes. He also won the 1997 tournament.
Last week: Top-ranked Rory McIlroy won the Dubai Desert Classic, matching the tournament record at 22-under 266. Alex Noren was second, three strokes back.
Notes: Westwood is in the field along with European Ryder Cup teammates Graeme McDowell, Victor Dubuisson and Stephen Gallacher and captain Paul McGinley. ... Miguel Angel Jimenez is coming off a Champions Tour victory two weeks ago in Hawaii. ... The Thailand Classic is next week, followed by the Indian Open.
Online: http://www.europeantour.com
Asian Tour site: http://www.asiantour.com
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WEB.COM TOUR
COLOMBIA CHAMPIONSHIP
Site: Bogota, Colombia.
Schedule: Thursday-Sunday.
Course: Bogota Country Club (7,237 yards, par 71).
Purse: $800,000. Winner's share: $144,000.
Television: None.
Last year: Alex Cejka won the season-opening tournament, breaking the course record with an 8-under 63 in the completion of the third round before rain washed out play.
Last week: Australia's Mathew Goggin won the season-opening Panama Claro Championship by four strokes.
Notes: After a three-week break, the tour will return to Colombia on March 5-8 for the Karibana Championship in Cartagena. Following stops in Brazil and Chile, the tour will open the U.S. schedule March 26-29 with the Louisiana Open.
Online: http://www.pgatour.com
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OTHER TOURNAMENTS
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PGA TOUR OF AUSTRALASIA: Victorian Open, Thursday-Sunday, 13th Beach Golf Links, Barwon Heads, Australia. Online: http://www.pgatour.com.au
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AUSTRALIAN LADIES PROFESSIONAL GOLF: Victorian Open, Thursday-Sunday, 13th Beach Golf Links, Barwon Heads, Australia. Online: http://www.alpg.com.au