This week's pro golf events | April 13-19, 2015

 

PGA TOUR

RBC HERITAGE

 

Site: Hilton Head, South Carolina.

Schedule: Thursday-Sunday.

Course: Harbour Town Golf Links (7,101 yards, par 71).

Purse: $5.9 million. Winner's share: $1,062,000.

 

Last year: Matt Kuchar won his seventh PGA Tour title, holing out for birdie from a greenside bunker on the final hole for a 64. Luke Donald was a stroke back.

 

Last week: Jordan Spieth led wire-to-wire in the Masters for his first major title. The 21-year-old Texan shot 64-66-70-70 to tie the tournament record of 18-under 270 set by Tiger Woods in 1997. Phil Mickelson and Justin Rose tied for second, four strokes back. Woods tied for 17th at 5 under.

 

Notes: Spieth is in the field. He has four straight top-two finishes, winning the Valspar Championship in a playoff at Innisbrock, finishing second in the Valero Texas Open and losing in a playoff in the Houston Open. ... Jim Furyk won in 2010 on the first playoff hole after Brian Davis called a two-stroke penalty on himself for moving a loose impediment in a hazard during his backswing. ... In 2009, Brian Gay finished with a 64 for a tournament-record 10-stroke victory. Gay also broke the event scoring record, finishing at 20-under 264. ... The Zurich Classic is next week in Avondale, Louisiana, followed by the WGC-Cadillac Match Play in San Francisco, and The Players Championship in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida.

 

 

EUROPEAN TOUR

SHENZHEN INTERNATIONAL

 

Site: Shenzhen, China.

Schedule: Thursday-Sunday.

Course: Genzon Golf Club (7,145 yards, par 72).

Purse: $2.5 million. Winner's share: $416,660.

 

Last year: Inaugural event.

 

Last event: Scotland's Richie Ramsay won the Trophee Hassan II on March 29 in Morocco. France's Romain Wattel was second, a stroke back.

 

Notes: Two-time Masters champion Bubba Watson is in the field. The WGC-HSBC Champions winner in Shanghai in November, Watson tied for 38th on Sunday at Augusta National. ... The China Open is next week in Shanghai.

 

LPGA TOUR

LOTTE CHAMPIONSHIP

 

Site: Kapolei, Hawaii.

Schedule: Wednesday-Saturday.

Course: Ko Olina Golf Club (6,383 yards, par 72).

Purse: $1.8 million. Winner's share: $270,000.

 

Last year: Michelle Wie won her home event, rallying to beat Angela Stanford by two strokes. Wie also won the U.S. Women's Open in June at Pinehurst.

 

Last event: Brittany Lincicome won the ANA Inspiration on April 5, beating Stacy Lewis with a par on the third hole of a playoff. Lincicome eagled the final hole of regulation to pull even with Lewis in the major championship.

 

Notes: Wie tied for 57th in the ANA Inspiration. In seven events this year, her best finish is a tie for 24th in the season-opening event in Florida. ... Top-ranked Lydia Ko is skipping the event. ... Suzann Pettersen won in 2013, beating Lizette Salas with a par on the first hole of a playoff. ... The Swinging Skirts LPGA Classic is next week in San Francisco, followed by the North Texas Shootout in Irving, Texas.

 

CHAMPIONS TOUR

GREATER GWINNETT CHAMPIONSHIP

 

Site: Duluth, Georgia.

Schedule: Friday-Sunday.

Course: TPC Sugarloaf (7,179 yards, par 72).

Purse: $1.8 million. Winner's share: $270,000.

 

Last year: Miguel Angel Jimenez won in his Champions Tour debut. He led wire-to-wire for a two-stroke victory over Bernhard Langer.

 

Last event: David Frost won the Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic on March 29. Tom Lehman and Kevin Sutherland tied for second, a stroke back.

 

Notes: Jimenez won the season-opening event in Hawaii in January. ... The Greg Norman-designed course was the site of the PGA Tour's now-defunct AT&T Classic from 1997-2008. ... The Bass Pro Shops Legends of Golf is next week in Ridgedale, Missouri, followed by the Insperity Invitational in The Woodlands, Texas.

 

WEB.COM TOUR

EL BOSQUE MEXICO CHAMPIONSHIP

 

Site: Leon, Mexico.

Schedule: Thursday-Sunday.

Course: El Bosque Golf Club (7,701 yards, par 72).

Purse: $700,000. Winner's share: $126,000.

 

Last year: Mexico's Carlos Ortiz won the second of his three 2014 titles. Justin Thomas was second, two strokes back.

 

Last event: Kelly Kraft won the Chitimacha Louisiana Open on March 29 for his first tour title. He closed with a 6-under 65 in windy conditions for a one-stroke victory.

 

Notes: Peter Malnati leads the money list with $164,607. He won the Brazil Champions last month. ... The tour is off next week. Play will resume April 30-May 3 with the United Leasing Championship in Newburgh, Indiana.

 

OTHER TOURNAMENTS

 

MEN

JAPAN GOLF TOUR: Token Homemate Cup, Thursday-Sunday, Token Tado Country Club, Mie, Japan.

 

PGA TOUR LATINOAMERICA: OSDE del Centro Open, Thursday-Sunday, Cordoba Golf Club, Cordoba, Argentina.

 

WOMEN

SYMETRA TOUR/THE LEGENDS TOUR: Chico's Patty Berg Memorial, Thursday-Sunday, Cypress Lake Country Club, Fort Myers, Florida.