PGA of America
Event: PGA Championship.
Site: Medinah Country Club, No. 3 Course, 7,561 yards, par 72, Medinah, Ill.
When: Tomorrow-Sunday.
Purse: TBA ($6.5 million in 2005).
Winner's share: TBA ($1.17 million in 2005).
TV: TNT, 2-8 p.m. tomorrow-Friday; TNT, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday-Sunday; KDKA, 2 p.m.-conclusion Saturday-Sunday.
Last year: Phil Mickelson won the second of his three major titles, making birdie on the final hole in a Monday finish to beat Steve Elkington and Thomas Bjorn by a stroke at Baltusrol.
Last week: Dean Wilson won the International in Castle Rock, Colo., for his first tour title, beating U.S. Ryder Cup captain Tom Lehman with a birdie on the second hole of a play.
Notes: Tiger Woods, the 1999 winner at Medinah and 2000 champion at Valhalla, won the British Open four weeks ago for his 11th major title. He won the Buick Open in his most recent start for his fourth victory of the year and 50th PGA Tour title. ... Woods, Mickelson and Geoff Ogilvy, the winners of the first three majors this season, will play together in the first two rounds. ... The 7,561-yard course is the longest in major championship history. It played to 7,436 yards in 1999. ... The tournament ends the race for the 10 automatic spots on the U.S. Ryder Cup team. Lehman will add two captain's picks Monday for the September matches in Ireland. The European points race will end Sept. 3 with the BMW International Open
On the Net: Follow all the action at www.pgatour.com www.pga.com
LPGA
Event: Safeway Classic.
Where: Columbia Edgewater Country Club, 6,327 yards, par 72, Portland, Ore.
When: Friday-Sunday.
Purse: $1.4 million.
Winner's share: $210,000.
TV: The Golf Channel, 10 p.m.-midnight Friday-Sunday.
Last year: South Korea's Soo-Yun Kang won her first LPGA Tour title.
Last week: Cristie Kerr won the Canadian Women's Open for her second victory of the year and eighth overall, overcoming an eight-stroke deficit in the final round to beat Angela Stanford by a stroke.
Notes: Ashley Prange earned a spot in the field with her victory in The Golf Channel's "The Big Break V: Hawaii." This former North Carolina player has won twice this year on the Futures Tour.
Champions Tour
Event: Boeing Greater Seattle Classic.
Where: TPC at Snoqualmie Ridge, 7,120 yards, par 72, Snoqualmie, Wash.
When: Friday-Sunday.
Purse: $1.6 million.
Winner's share: $240,000.
TV: The Golf Channel, 4:30-7 p.m. Friday-Sunday.
Last year: David Eger won the inaugural event for his second Champions Tour title.
Notes: Three-time PGA Tour winner Kenny Knox is making his Champions Tour debut. He turned 50 Tuesday.