> A look at the weekend schedule for the major professional golf tours:
LPGA Tour
Event: U.S. Women's Open.
Where: Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club, 6,664 yards, par 71, Southern Pines, N.C.
When: Today-Sunday.
Purse: $3.1 million.
Winner's share: $560,000.
TV: 2-6 p.m. today-tomorrow, ESPN; 3-6 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, WPXI.
Last year: Annika Sorenstam won the tournament for the third time, beating Pat Hurst, 70-74, in an 18-hole playoff at Newport C.C.
Last week: Lorena Ochoa won for the first time in five career playoffs, beating In-Kyung Kim with a par on the second extra hole in the Wegmans LPGA.
Notes: Sorenstam won the 1995 tournament at the Broadmoor for the first of her 69 LPGA Tour victories and successfully defended her title in 1996 at Pine Needles. Sorenstam, 36, is recovering from neck and back injuries, though, that kept her off the tour for two months. ... Michelle Wie, 17, hampered by wrist injuries, has failed to break par in 20 consecutive rounds -- eight in men's events. ... Morgan Pressel and Suzann Pettersen won the first two majors of the season. Pressel took the Kraft Nabisco Championship in early April to become the youngest major winner in LPGA Tour history at 18 years, 10 months, 9 days. Pettersen won the McDonald's LPGA Championship. ... Twelve-year-old Alexis Thompson is the youngest player in the event since Beverly Klass played in 1967 at age 10. ... Maria Kostina is the first Russian player in tournament history.
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PGA Tour
Event: Buick Open.
Where: Warwick Hills Golf and Country Club, 7,127 yards, par 72, Grand Blanc, Mich.
When: Today-Sunday.
Purse: $4.9 million.
Winner's share: $882,000.
FedExCup points: 25,000.
Winner's share: 4,500.
TV: 3-6 p.m. today-tomorrow, Golf Channel; 3-6 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, KDKA.
Last year: Tiger Woods, at 30, became the youngest player to win 50 PGA Tour titles, shooting four consecutive 66s.
Last week: Hunter Mahan won the Travelers Championship in Cromwell, Conn., for his first PGA Tour title.
Notes: Woods is skipping the tournament to spend time with wife Elin and daughter Sam Alexis, born June 18. ... Vijay Singh, the 1997 and 2004-05 winner, is taking the week off because of a right elbow injury.
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Champions Tour
Event: Commerce Bank Championship.
Where: Eisenhower Park, Red Course, 7,021 yards, par 71, East Meadow, N.Y.
When: Tomorrow-Sunday.
Purse: $1.5 million.
Winner's share: $225,500.
TV: 1-3 p.m. tomorrow, Golf Channel; 1-4 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, Golf Channel.
Last year: John Harris won his first Champions Tour title, birdieing the first hole of a playoff with Tom Jenkins.
Last week: Jay Haas won the Bank of America Championship in Concord, Mass., for his second victory in a row.
Notes: The U.S. Senior Open is next week at Whistling Straits in Haven, Wis. ... Haas is the only multiple winner this year. He leads the money list with $1,748,158. ... Walter Hagen won the 1926 PGA on the Red Course, then part of the Salisbury C.C.
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