On the tee
PGA Tour
The Memorial
Site: Dublin, Ohio.
Schedule: Thursday-Sunday.
Course: Muirfield Village Golf Club (7,265 yards, par 72).
Purse: $6 million. Winner's share: $1.08 million.
FedExCup points: 25,000. Winner's share: 4,500.
TV: Golf Channel (Thursday-Friday, 2-5 p.m., 7:30-10:30 p.m.; Saturday, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.; Sunday, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.) and CBS (Saturday, 2-5 p.m.; Sunday, 1:30-5 p.m.).
Last year: South Korea's K.J. Choi won the first of his two 2007 PGA Tour titles, closing with a 7-under 65 for a one-stroke victory over Ryan Moore.
Notes: Tiger Woods is skipping the tournament as he recovers from knee surgery, meaning he likely will go to the U.S. Open at Torrey Pines in two weeks without having played a tournament in two months.
On the Web: www.pgatour.com
LPGA Tour
Ginn Tribute
Site: Mount Pleasant, S.C.
Schedule: Thursday-Sunday.
Course: RiverTowne Country Club (6,588 yards, par 72).
Purse: $2.6 million. Winner's share: $390,000.
TV: Golf Channel (Thursday, 5:30-7:30 p.m.; Friday, 11:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m., 10:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m.; Saturday, 1-2:30 a.m.) and NBC (Saturday-Sunday, 3-5 p.m.).
Last year: Nicole Castrale won the inaugural event for her first LPGA Tour title, beating Lorena Ochoa with a par on the first hole of a playoff.
Notes: The McDonald's LPGA Championship, the second major of the season, is next week at Bulle Rock in Havre de Grace, Md.
On the Web: www.lpga.com
U.S. Golf Assn. Ladies' Golf Union
Curtis Cup
Site: St. Andrews, Scotland.
Schedule: Friday-Sunday.
Course: St. Andrews, Old Course (6,638 yards, par 72).
TV: None.
Format: United States vs. Britain and Ireland in team match play. Friday and Saturday, three morning alternate-shot matches and three afternoon better-ball matches; Sunday, eight singles matches.
United States: Amanda Blumenherst, Scottsdale, Ariz.; Meghan Bolger, Haddonfield, N.J.; Mina Harigae, Monterey, Calif.; Tiffany Joh, San Diego; Kimberly Kim, Hilo, Hawaii; Jennie Lee, Henderson, Nev.; Stacy Lewis, The Woodlands, Texas; Alison Walshe, Westford, Mass. Captain: Carol Semple Thompson, Sewickley, Pa.
Britain and Ireland: Liz Bennett, England; Carly Booth, Scotland; Krystle Caithness, Scotland; Jodi Ewart, England; Breanne Loucks, Wales; Florentyna Parker, England; Michele Thomson, Scotland; Sally Watson, Scotland. Captain: Mary McKenna, Ireland.
Notes: The United States leads the biennial series 25-6-3. Britain and Ireland is winless since 1996 at Killarney. ... The competition has been expanded to three days, with better-ball matches being played for the first time.
On the Web: www.curtiscup.org
Champions Tour
Principal Charity Classic
Site: West Des Moines, Iowa.
Schedule: Friday-Sunday.
Course: Glen Oaks Country Club (6,877 yards, par 71).
Purse: $1,725,000. Winner's share: $258,750.
TV: Golf Channel (Friday, 5:30-7:30 p.m.; Saturday, 2:30-4 a.m., 5:30-8 p.m.; Sunday, midnight-2 a.m., 5:30-8 p.m.; Monday, midnight-2 a.m.).
Last year: Jay Haas won the third of his four 2007 titles, leading wire-to-wire en route a three-stroke victory over Brad Bryant and R.W. Eaks.
On the Web: www.pgatour.com
PGA European Tour
Celtic Manor Wales Open
Site: Newport, Wales.
Schedule: Thursday-Sunday.
Course: The Celtic Manor Resort, The Twenty Ten (7,352 yards, par 71).
Purse: $3.57 million. Winner's share: $594,600.
TV: Golf Channel (Thursday-Friday, 9 a.m.-noon; Saturday-Sunday, 8-11 a.m.).
Last year: South Africa's Richard Sterne won on the Roman Road course, birdieing the final hole for a one-stroke victory over Welshman Bradley Dredge, Mardan Mamat, Soren Kjeldsen and Mads Vibe-Hastrup.
Notes: The Twenty Ten course, designed for the 2010 Ryder Cup, opened in July 2007. ... The field includes Padraig Harrington, David Howell, Darren Clarke, Colin Montgomerie, Niclas Fasth, Robert Karlsson, Paul McGinley and Nick Dougherty. ... The Bank Austria Open is next week at Fontana in Vienna.
On the Web: www.europeantour.com