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This week's pro golf events | Mar. 9-15, 2015

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PGA TOUR
VALSPAR CHAMPIONSHIP

Site: Palm Harbor, Florida. 
Schedule: Thursday-Sunday.
Course: Innisbrook Resort, Copperhead Course (7,340 yards, par 71).
Purse: $5.9 million. Winner's share: $1,062,000.

Last year: Australia's John Senden beat Kevin Na by a stroke for his second PGA Tour title.

Last week: Dustin Johnson won the Cadillac Championship at Doral for his second WGC title and ninth PGA Tour victory. He returned to the tour last month after a six-month leave of absence to seek professional help for what he described only as a personal challenge. ... Alex Cejka won the Puerto Rico Open for his first PGA Tour title, making a 15-foot birdie putt on the first hole of a playoff with Sam Saunders, Jon Curran, Tim Petrovic and Emiliano Grillo.

Notes: Adam Scott is making his second start of the year. He tied for fourth last week at Doral. ... Padraig Harrington is coming off a playoff victory two weeks ago in the Honda Classic. ... Jordan Spieth also is in the field along with Senden, Luke Donald, Henrik Stenson, Patrick Reed, Justin Rose, Brandt Snedeker, Matt Kuchar, Jason Dufner, Jim Furyk, Lee Westwood, Ian Poulter and Ernie Els. Donald won the 2012 tournament. ... The Arnold Palmer Invitational is next week at Bay Hill in Orlando, followed by the Valero Texas Open.

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EUROPEAN TOUR/SUNSHINE TOUR
TSHWANE OPEN

Site: Waterkloof, South Africa.
Schedule: Thursday-Sunday.
Course: Pretoria Country Club (7,063 yards, par 70).
Purse: $1.52 million. Winner's share: $241,110.

Last year: England's Ross Fisher won at The Els Club in Centurion.

Last week: South Africa's Trevor Fisher Jr. won the Africa Open in East London for his first European Tour title. He closed with an 8-under 64 for a five-stroke victory.

Notes: The tournament is in its first season at Pretoria Country Club. Gary Player redesigned the 105-year-old layout in 2004. ... England's Andy Sullivan won the South African Open in January and the Joburg Open two weeks ago. ... The Madeira Islands Open is next week, followed by the Trophee Hassan II in Morocco.

WEB.COM TOUR
BRAZIL CHAMPIONS

Site: Sao Paulo.
Schedule: Thursday-Sunday.
Course: Sao Paulo Golf Club (6,574 yards, par 71).
Purse: $850,000. Winner's share: $153,000.

Last year: Jon Curran led wire-to-wire for a four-stroke victory.

Last week: Andrew Landry won the Karibana Championship in Colombia.

Notes: The tournament is the fourth event of the year. Australia's Mathew Goggin won the season-opening event in Panama, and Patrick Rodgers won the Colombia Championship. ... Chile's Benjamin Alvarado won the 2013 tournament at the Stanley Thompson-designed course. ... The Chile Classic is next week, followed by the Louisiana Open.

LPGA TOUR

Next event: JTBC Founders Cup, March 19-22, JW Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge Resort & Spa, Wildfire Golf Club, Phoenix.

Last week: South Korea's Inbee Park held off top-ranked Lydia Ko and Stacy Lewis to win the HSBC Women's Champions for her 13th LPGA Tour title. The second-ranked Park beat Ko by two strokes.

CHAMPIONS TOUR

Next event: Tucson Conquistadores Classic, March 20-22, Omni Tucson National, Tucson, Arizona.

Last event: Lee Janzen won the ACE Group Classic on Feb. 15 in Naples, Florida, for his first Champions Tour title. He beat Bart Bryant with a par on the first hole of a playoff.

OTHER TOURNAMENTS

MEN

NGA TOUR: Cardinal Classic, Wednesday-Saturday, Diamondhead Country Club, Diamondhead, Mississippi.

PGA TOUR OF AUSTRALASIA: New Zealand Open, Thursday-Sunday, The Hills Golf Course, Arrowtown, New Zealand.

WOMEN

LADIES EUROPEAN TOUR: World Ladies Championship, Thursday-Sunday, Mission Hills, Blackstone Course, Hainan, China.

JAPAN LPGA TOUR: Yokohama PRGR Ladies Cup, Friday-Sunday, Tosa Country Club, Kochi, Japan.

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