LPGA TOUR
• What: LPGA Championship
• Site: Pittsford, N.Y.
• Schedule: Today-Sunday
• Course: Locust Hill Country Club (6,506 yards, par 72).
• Purse: $2.25 million. Winner's share: $337,500.
• Television: Golf Channel (Today-Friday, 9:30 a.m.; Saturday-Sunday, 1 p.m.).
• Notable: Anna Nordqvist won this major championship last year for her first LPGA Tour title, beating Lindsey Wright by four strokes at Bulle Rock in Havre de Grace, Md.
PGA TOUR
• What: Travelers Championship
• Site: Cromwell, Conn.
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• Schedule: Today-Sunday
• Course: TPC River Highlands (6,841 yards, par 70).
• Purse: $6 million. Winner's share: $1.08 million.
• Television: Golf Channel (Today-Friday, noon) and CBS (Saturday-Sunday, noon).
• Notable: Kenny Perry won the second of his two 2009 PGA Tour titles in this event last year by shooting 61-68-66-63 for a tournament-record 258 total. Paul Goydos and David Toms tied for second, three strokes back. … In 2005, Brad Faxon matched the course record with a closing 61, then beat Tjaart van der Walt with a birdie on the first hole of a playoff.
CHAMPIONS TOUR
• What: Dick's Sporting Goods Open
• Site: Endicott, N.Y.
• Schedule: Friday-Sunday.
• Course: En-Joie Golf Course (6,974 yards, par 72).
• Purse: $1.7 million. Winner's share: $255,000.
• Television: Golf Channel (Friday, 3:30 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday, 10 a.m.).
• Notable: Lonnie Nielson won his second Champions Tour title, finishing with a 9-under 63 for a three-stroke victory over Fred Funk and Tucsonan Ronnie Black.
EUROPEAN TOUR
• What: BMW International Open
• Site: Nord-Eichenried, Germany
• Schedule: Today-Sunday
• Course: Munich Nord-Eichenried Golf Club (7,025 yards, par 72).
• Purse: $2.46 million. Winner's share: $409,850.
• Television: Golf Channel (Today-Saturday, 6:30 a.m.; Sunday, 3 a.m.).
• Notable: Nick Dougherty closed with an 8-under 64 to hold off Rafa Echenique by a stroke last year. Echenique holed out from 243 yards on the par-5 18th for a double-eagle 2 and a 60.
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