On the tee
Masters
Site: Augusta, Ga.
Schedule: Thursday-Sunday.
Course: Augusta National Golf Club (7,445 yards, par 72).
Purse: TBA ($7.4 million in 2007). Winner's share: TBA ($1,305,000 in 2007).
FedEx Cup points: 27,500. Winner's share: 4,950.
TV: ESPN (Thursday-Friday, 3-6 p.m., 7-10 p.m.) and CBS (Saturday, 2:30-6 p.m.; Sunday, 1:30-6 p.m.).
Last year: Zach Johnson won his first major title, closing with a 3-under 69 for a 2-shot victory over Tiger Woods, Retief Goosen and Rory Sabbatini. Johnson finished at 1-over 289, the first winning score over par since 1956.
Last week: Johnson Wagner won the Houston Open for his first PGA Tour victory, holding off Chad Campbell and Geoff Ogilvy by 2 strokes. Wagner earned a spot in the Masters with the victory. … France's Gregory Bourdy won the Estoril Open for his second European Tour title, edging England's David Howell in a playoff.
Notes: Tiger Woods won the 2005 tournament for his fourth Masters title, beating Chris DiMarco with a 15-foot birdie putt on the first hole of a playoff. Woods set the tournament record of 18-under 270 in 1997. He also won in 2001 and 2002. The PGA Championship winner in his last major start, Woods is coming off a fifth-place finish in the CA Championship at Doral -- his first loss since September. The 13-time major champion has 3 PGA Tour victories this year to tie Ben Hogan for third place on the career list with 64. Woods also won the European Tour's Dubai Desert Classic. … Phil Mickelson, the 2004 and 2006 winner, tied for 23rd last week in the Houston Open. … Gary Player is making his 51st straight Masters start, breaking the record he shared with Arnold Palmer. Player, the 1961, 1974 and 1978 winner, is 72.
On the Web: www.masters.org www.pgatour.com www.europeantour.com
LPGA Tour
Corona Championship
Site: Morelia, Mexico
Schedule: Thursday-Sunday.
Course: Tres Marias Residential Golf Club (6,539 yards, par 73).
Purse: $1.3 million. Winner's share: $195,000.
TV: None.
Last year: Silvia Cavalleri became the first Italian winner in LPGA Tour history, closing with a 7-under 66 for a 2-stroke victory over 2006 winner Lorena Ochoa and Paraguay's Julieta Granada.
Last week: Ochoa won the Kraft Nabisco Championship for her second straight major victory and third win in three starts this year. The top-ranked Mexican star finished with a 5-under 67 to beat Suzann Pettersen and Annika Sorenstam by 5 strokes.
Notes: Ochoa and Cavalleri top the field, along with Granada, who was second the last two years, and 2005 winner Carin Koch.
On the Web: www.lpga.com