By The Associated Press
PGA TOUR
SONY OPEN IN HAWAII
Site: Honolulu.
Schedule: Thursday-Sunday.
Course: Waialae Country Club (7,044 yards, par
70).
Purse: $5.5 million. Winner’s share: $990,000.
Television: Golf Channel (Thursday, 7-10:30
p.m., 11 p.m.-2:30 a.m.; Friday-Saturday, 3-
6:30 p.m.; 7-10:30 p.m., 11 p.m.-2:30 a.m.;
Sunday, 3-6:30 p.m.; 7-10 p.m., 11 p.m.-2 a.m.)
Last year: Mark Wilson won the first of his two
2011 PGA Tour titles, shooting 65-67 in the 36-
hole Sunday finale for a two-stroke victory over
Tim Clark and Steve Marino. Wilson also won
the Phoenix Open.
Last week: Steve Stricker won the season-opening Tournament of Champions at Kapalua for his
12th PGA Tour title and eighth in his last 50
events. The 44-year-old Stricker shot 68-63-69-
69 to finish at 23 under. He moved up to No. 5
in the world. Scotland’s Martin Laird was second, three strokes back.
Notes: The tournament is the first full-field event
of the season. Stricker and Wilson are in the
field along with PGA champion Keegan Bradley.
… The Humana Challenge is next week at La
Quinta, Calif., followed by the Farmers Insurance Open in San Diego and the Phoenix Open.
… Tiger Woods will open play Jan. 26-29 in Abu
Dhabi, then make his first PGA Tour start of the
season Feb. 9-12 at Pebble Beach.
Online: http://www.pgatour.com
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EUROPEAN TOUR/SUNSHINE TOUR
JOBURG OPEN
Site: Johannesburg.
Schedule: Thursday-Sunday.
Course: Royal Johannesburg and Kensington
Golf Club, East Course (7,592 yards, par 71),
West Course (7,237 yards, par 71).
Purse: $1.66 million. Winner’s share: $263,640.
Television: Golf Channel (Thursday-Sunday, 9
a.m.-1 p.m.).
Last year: South Africa’s Charl Schwartzel won
for the second straight year, closing with a 4-
under 67 for a four-stroke victory.
Last week: Louis Oosthuizen successfully
defended his Africa Open title, shooting 69-62-
67-67 for a two-stroke victory over fellow South
African Tjaart van der Walt.
Notes: Schwartzel, the Masters champion, tops
the field along with Retief Goosen. Rich Beem
also is entered. … The tournament is sponsored
by the City of Johannesburg. … The final two
rounds will be played on the East Course. … The
European Tour will remain in South Africa next
week for the Volvo Golf Champions at The Links
at Fancourt.
Online: http://www.europeantour.com
Sunshine Tour site:
http://www.sunshinetour.com
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