Golf

Walker Cup

When: Saturday-Sunday.

Where: Ocean Forest Golf Club (7,113 yards, par 72); Sea Island, Ga.

TV: ESPN (Saturday, noon-2 p.m.; Sunday, 1-3 p.m.).

Format: Team match play. Four morning alternate-shot matches and eight afternoon singles matches each day.

United States: Nick Cassini, Atlanta; Erik Compton, Miami; James Driscoll, Brookline, Mass.; David Eger, Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.; Lucas Glover, Greenville, S.C.; Danny Green, Jackson, Tenn.; John Harris, Minneapolis; Bryce Molder, Conway, Ark.; Jeff Quinney, Eugene, Ore.; D.J. Trahan, Inman, S.C. Captain: Danny Yates, Atlanta.

Britain and Ireland: Luke Donald, England; Nick Dougherty, England; Nigel Edwards, Wales; Jamie Elson, England; Michael Hoey, Northern Ireland; Graeme McDowell, Northern Ireland; Richard McEvoy, England; Stephen O’Hara, Scotland; Marc Warren, Scotland; Gary Wolstenholme, England. Captain: Peter McEvoy, England.

Last event: Donald and Paul Casey each won four matches as Britain and Ireland rallied to win, 15-9, in 1999 at Nairn in Scotland.

Notes: The United States leads the biennial series, 35-5-1.

On the Net: https://www.walkercup.org

PGA TOUR

Buick Open

When: Today-Sunday.

Where: Warwick Hills Golf and Country Club (7,101 yards, par 72); Grand Blanc, Mich.

Purse: $3.1 million. Winner’s share: $558,000.

TV: The Golf Channel and Fox Sports Net (today-Friday, 1-3:30 p.m., TGC only 5-7:30 p.m.) and Ch. 2 (Saturday-Sunday, noon-3 p.m.).

Last year: Rocco Mediate birdied two of the last three holes to beat Chris Perry by a stroke.

Last week: Tom Pernice Jr. won the International, finishing with 34 points under the modified Stableford scoring system.

Notes: Pernice won the 1999 tournament for his only other tour title. . . . Buick endorser Tiger Woods is skipping the tournament to prepare for the PGA Championship next week at the Atlanta Athletic Club. . . . Heath Slocum earned an immediate promotion to the PGA Tour on Sunday with his Omaha Classic victory, his third Buy.com Tour win of the year. . . . U.S. Open champion Retief Goosen is making his first start as a PGA Tour member. The South African leads the European money list.

On the Net: https://www.pgatour.com

LPGA TOUR

Wendy’s Championship for Children

When: Friday-Sunday.

Where: New Albany Country Club (6,279 yards, par 72); New Albany, Ohio.

Purse: $1 million. Winner’s share: $150,000.

TV: ESPN2 (Friday, noon-2 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.).

Last year: Canada’s Lorie Kane won the second of three 2000 titles, beating South Korea’s Mi Hyun Kim on the first hole of a playoff.

Last week: South Korea’s Se Ri Pak won the Women’s British Open to move within one victory of the career Grand Slam. Pak, a four-time winner this year, beat Kim by two strokes.

On the Net: https://www.lpga.com

SENIOR PGA TOUR

3M Championship

When: Friday-Sunday.

Where: TPC of the Twin Cities (6,909 yards, par 72), Minneapolis

Purse: $1.75 million. Winner’s share: $262,500.

TV: PAX (Friday, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.) and CNBC (Saturday-Sunday, 3-5 p.m.).

Last year: Ed Dougherty won his first tour title, finishing with a tournament-record 19-under 197 total for a two-stroke victory over Hale Irwin and Gil Morgan.

Last week: Bobby Wadkins became the 10th player to win his first senior start, beating Larry Nelson and Allen Doyle by a stroke in the Long Island Classic. Wadkins was winless in 712 PGA Tour starts.

On the Net: https://www.pgatour.com