NISSAN OPEN

TEE TIMES

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Thur. Fri. Players 7 a.m. *11:20 Steve Lowery, Ben Bates, Matt Gogel 7:09 *11:29 Jerry Kelly, Omar Uresti, Scott Dunlap 7:18 *11:38 Bruce Lietzke, Kevin Sutherland, David Sutherland 7:27 *11:47 Billy Mayfair, Nick Price, Fred Couples 7:36 *11:56 Mark Calcavecchia, Mark Brooks, John Daly 7:45 *12:05 Carlos Franco, Ernie Els, Fred Funk 7:54 *12:14 Brad Faxon, Paul Lawrie, Corey Pavin 8:03 *12:23 Tiger Woods, Hal Sutton, Steve Pate 8:12 *12:32 Nolan Henke, Robin Freeman, Robert Allenby 8:21 *12:41 Woody Austin, Sandy Lyle, Rory Sabbatini 8:30 *12:50 David Frost, Dennis Paulson, Jean Van De Velde 8:39 *12:59 Bob May, Brian Gay, Byron Schlagenhauf 11:20 *7:00 Paul Stankowski, Mark Wiebe, John Maginnes 11:29 *7:09 Dicky Pride, Blaine McCallister, Scott Verplank 11:38 *7:18 Chip Beck, Frank Lickliter, Eric Booker 11:47 *7:27 Brent Geiberger, Stuart Appleby, Tim Herron 11:56 *7:36 Tom Lehman, Scott Hoch, Tom Purtzer 12:05 *7:45 Olin Browne, Loren Roberts, Ed Fiori 12:14 *7:54 Rocco Mediate, J.P. Hayes, John Cook 12:23 *8:03 Steve Flesch, Marco Dawson, Tom Scherrer 12:32 *8:12 Frank Nobilo, Jay Don Blake, Len Mattiace 12:41 *8:21 Paul Goydos, Chris DiMarco, Bradley Hughes 12:50 *8:30 Bob Heintz, Dan Monday, Taichi Teshima 12:59 *8:39 Shaun Micheel, Kaname Yokoo, Greg Robertson *7 a.m. 11:20 Scott McCarron, Kenny Perry, Peter Jacobsen *7:09 11:29 Neal Lancaster, Jay Delsing, Joe Ozaki *7:18 11:38 Kirk Triplett, Stephen Ames, Brandt Jobe *7:27 11:47 David Duval, Jeff Maggert, Bob Estes *7:36 11:56 Tom Pernice, Ted Tryba, Vijay Singh *7:45 12:05 Brandel Chamblee, Trevor Dodds, Lee Westwood *7:54 12:14 Jim Furyk, Gabriel Hjertstedt, Justin Leonard *8:03 12:23 Jesper Parnevik, Duffy Waldorf, Nick Faldo *8:12 12:32 Bob Tway, Andrew Magee, Darren Clarke *8:21 12:41 Brad Fabel, Harrison Frazar, Greg Chalmers *8:30 12:50 Mathew Goggin, Tsuyoshi Yoneyama, Chris Tidland *8:39 12:59 Edward Fryatt, Glen Hnatiuk, Jeff Freeman *11:20 7:00 Russ Cochran, Ted Schulz, Barry Cheesman *11:29 7:09 Jim Carter, Jonathan Kaye, Sean Murphy *11:38 7:18 Tommy Armour III, Franklin Langham, Carl Paulson *11:47 7:27 Mike Weir, Lee Janzen, Fulton Allem *11:56 7:36 Notah Begay III, Ben Crenshaw, Jay Haas *12:05 7:45 Brian Henninger, Jeff Sluman, Craig Stadler *12:14 7:54 Rich Beem, Billy Andrade, Mark O’Meara *12:23 8:03 Stewart Cink, Larry Mize, Charles Raulerson *12:32 8:12 Scott Gump, Robert Damron, Shigeki Maruyama *12:41 8:21 Mike Reid, Esteban Toledo, Craig Barlow *12:50 8:30 Jay Williamson, Craig Spence, Stephen Sear *12:59 8:39 Casey Martin, Ryan Howison, Shingo Katayama

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* 10th tee

TELEVISION

* Today: USA, 1-3 p.m. (satellite), 4-6 p.m. (delayed, cable).

* Friday: USA, 1-3 p.m. (satellite), 4-6 p.m. (delayed, cable).

* Saturday: Channel 2, 1-3 p.m.

* Sunday: Channel 2, 1-3:30 p.m.

TICKETS

* Available at all Ticketmaster outlets at (213) 480-3232 and the Los Angeles Junior Chamber of Commerce Office at 350 South Bixel St., Los Angeles, CA 90017, or call (800) 752-OPEN. Daily tickets are $20, season tickets $60, and discount book (12 daily passes) $180. Discount youth and senior passes available. For corporate packages, call the Junior Chamber of Commerce.

PARKING

* Continuous shuttle service will be provided to and from the Longworth entrance of the Riviera Country Club from the Veterans Administration Hospital parking lot. Take Santa Monica Boulevard west from the San Diego Freeway to Sawtelle Boulevard. Turn right on Sawtelle and enter the hospital lot at the Ohio Street entrance.

HISTORY

* The first Los Angeles Open was staged in 1926 by the Los Angeles Junior Chamber of Commerce with the intention of promoting still-young Los Angeles throughout the country. An unheard of $10,000 purse was offered and the tournament caused a nationwide stir.

* The first Los Angeles Open held at Riviera Country Club was in 1929. Riviera was less than two years old. This event will mark the 38th time Riviera hosts the L.A. Open.

* The first woman to play in a PGA men’s event was Babe Didrikson Zaharias, at the 1938 Los Angeles Open.

* The Los Angeles Open defied the PGA ban on African American players by allowing Joe Louis to compete in the 1952 tournament. Louis became the first black to compete in a PGA event.

* In 1929, the Los Angeles Open provided the first radio broadcast of a golf tournament.

* In 1953, the Los Angeles Open became the first golf tournament televised locally and, in 1966, became the first televised nationally.