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PGA TOUR
ZURICH CLASSIC OF NEW ORLEANS
Site: Avondale, La.
Schedule: Thursday-Sunday.
Course: TPC Louisiana. Yards: 7,341. Par: 72.
Purse: $7 (First prize: $1.26 million).
Television: Golf Channel (Thursday-Friday, 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday, 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.), CBS Sports (Saturday-Sunday, 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.)
Defending champion: Justin Rose.
Last week: Charley Hoffman made a 10-foot birdie putt for a one-shot victory in the Valero Texas Open.
Notes: Jason Day is the first No. 1 player in New Orleans since David Duval played the Compaq Classic in 1999. ... Australian teen Ryan Ruffels is playing on the sixth of his seven sponsor exemptions he is allowed. ... Carlos Ortiz of Mexico has missed five of the last six cuts and has fallen to No. 57 in the Olympic rankings for the 60-man field in Rio. ... Steve Stricker missed the cut in New Orleans last year, ending a streak of 36 tournaments over three years. ... Only four players have successfully defended at New Orleans - Byron Nelson (1945-46), Bo Wininger (1962-63), Tom Watson (1980-81) and Carlos Franco (1999-2000). ... David Toms, who won in 2001, is playing New Orleans for the 23rd time. He is joined in the field by fellow LSU alums Smylie Kaufman, Andrew Loupe and Ben Taylor.
Next week: Wells Fargo Championship.
Online: www.pgatour.com
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LPGA TOUR
VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA TEXAS SHOOTOUT
Site: Irving, Texas.
Schedule: Thursday-Sunday.
Course: Las Colinas CC. Yards: 6,462. Par: 71.
Purse: $1.3 million (First prize: $195,000).
Television: Golf Channel (Thursday-Friday, noon to 2:30 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday, 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.)
Defending champion: Inbee Park.
Last week: Haru Nomura won the Swinging Skirts LPGA Classic for her second LPGA Tour victory this year.
Notes: Inbee Park will not be defending her title as she recovers from a left thumb injury. ... The tournament has two cuts - top 70 and ties after the second round, and top 50 and ties after the third round. ... Haru Nomura became the third player with two wins this year, joining Lydia Ko and Ha Na Jang. They both have two victories. ... Nomura, Minjee Lee and Mo Martin have played all 40 rounds on the LPGA Tour schedule this year. Martin and Lee are in Texas. Nomura is taking the week off. ... Canadian teen Brooke Henderson extended her streak to nine straight top-10 finishes when she tied for sixth at Lake Merced. She is up to No. 5 in the women's world ranking. ...
Next week: Yokohama Tire LPGA Classic.
Online: www.lpga.com
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EUROPEAN TOUR/ONEASIA TOUR
VOLVO CHINA OPEN
Site: Beijing.
Schedule: Thursday-Sunday.
Course: Topwin Golf & CC. Yards: 7,229. Par: 72.
Purse: $3.08 million (20 million yuan).
Television: Golf Channel (Thursday, 12:30 a.m. to 5:30 a.m.; Friday, 5 a.m. to 10 a.m., Saturday-Sunday, 6 a.m. to 10 a.m.)
Defending champion: Wu Ashun.
Last week: Lee Soo-min won the Shenzhen International in China for his first European Tour victory.
Notes: Bernd Wiesberger is the only player at the Volvo China Open who is in the top 50 in the world. ... Lee Soo-min became the first wire-to-wire winner on the European Tour this year. ... Topwin Golf and Country Club was designed by Ian Woosnam and features water on all but three holes. The Great Wall of China can be seen from nearly every hole. ... Lee was the second player to win on the European Tour this year on a sponsor's exemption. The other was Rickie Fowler at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship. ... Joost Luiten tied for second last week and recorded his tour-leading sixth top 10 of the season.
Next week: Hassan Trophy.
Online: www.europeantour.com
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WEB.COM TOUR
UNITED LEASING & FINANCE CHAMPIONSHIP
Site: Newburgh, Ind.
Schedule: Thursday-Sunday
Course: Victoria National GC. Yards: 7,242. Par: 72.
Purse: $600,000 (First place: $108,000)
Television: Golf Channel (Thursday-Sunday, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.)
Defending champion: Smylie Kaufman.
Last week: Wesley Bryan won his second Web.com event at El Bosque Mexico Championship.
Next tournament: Rex Hospital Open on May 12-15 in Raleigh, N.C.
Online: www.pgatour.com/webcom
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PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS
Next tournament: Insperity Invitational at The Woodlands, Texas, on May 6-8.
Last week: Woody Austin and Michael Allen won the Bass Pro Legends of Golf at Cedar Lodge.
Online: www.pgatour.com/champions
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OTHER TOURS (Thursday-Sunday unless otherwise denoted)
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Japan Golf Tour: The Crowns, Nagoya GC, Aichi, Japan. Defending champion: I.J. Jang. Online: www.jgto.org.
PGA Tour Australasia: Nexus Risk TSA Group WA Open, Western Australian GC, Yokine, WA. Defending champion: Daniel Fox. Online: www.pga.org.au.
Challenge Tour: Madrid Challenge, Real Club de Golf La Herreria. Defending champion: New tournament. Online: www.europeantourn.com/challengetour.