PGA

PHOENIX OPEN

* Site: Scottsdale, Ariz.

* Schedule: Today-Sunday.

* Course: TPC of Scottsdale (7,089 yards, par 71).

* Purse: $4 million. Winner’s share: $720,000.

* Television: USA (today-Friday, 4-6 p.m.; Sunday, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.) and Channel 2 (Saturday, noon-3 p.m.).

* Last year: Tom Lehman ended a four-year PGA Tour victory drought, beating Australia’s Robert Allenby by a stroke.

* Last week: Brad Faxon won the Sony Open in Honolulu, leading wire-to-wire for a four-stroke victory over Lehman. Faxon tied the Waialae record with a 20-under 260 total.

* Notes: Tiger Woods is making his second start of the year. He tied for eighth in the Mercedes Championships two weeks ago in Hawaii, extending his tour-record streak of rounds of par or better to 51. . . . The tournament features the top 16 players on the 2000 money list and 27 of the top 30. . . . Spanish stars Sergio Garcia and Jose Maria Olazabal are making their first starts of the year. . . . U.S. Amateur champion Jeff Quinney received a sponsor’s exemption. He’s a senior at Arizona State. . . . The AT&T; Pebble Beach National Pro-Am is next week.

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LPGA / THE OFFICE DEPOT

* Site: Miami.

* Schedule: Today-Sunday.

* Course: Doral Golf Resort and Spa, Blue Course (6,388 yards, par 72) and Red Course (5,842 yards, par 70).

* Purse: $825,000. Winner’s share: $123,750.

* Television: ESPN (Friday, 1-2:30 p.m.; Saturday, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.; Sunday, 12:30-2:30 p.m.).

* Last year: Australia’s Karrie Webb successfully defended her title, beating Juli Inkster by four strokes at the Ibis Golf and Country Club in West Palm Beach.

* Last week: Sweden’s Sophie Gustafson won the Subaru Memorial of Naples, beating Webb by three strokes. Gustafson tied the tournament record of 16-under 272.

* Notes: Webb has led or shared the lead in the tournament for eight consecutive rounds. She has 23 victories in 123 LPGA Tour starts. . . . The final two rounds will be played on the Blue Course. . . . After a week off, the tour moves to Hawaii for the LPGA Takefuji Classic and Hawaiian Ladies Open.

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SENIOR PGA / SENIOR SKINS GAME

* Site: Wailea, Hawaii.

* Schedule: Saturday-Sunday.

* Course: Wailea Golf Resort, Gold Course (7,078 yards, par 72).

* Purse: $600,000 (Nos. 1-6, $20,000 each; Nos. 7-12, $30,000; Nos. 13-17, $40,000; No. 18, $100,000).

* Television: Channel 7 (Saturday-Sunday, 12:30-3 p.m.).

* Last year: South Africa’s Gary Player, shut out for the first 18 holes, made an 18-foot birdie putt on the first playoff hole to win four skins and $220,000. Tom Watson was second with $210,000.

* Last week: Larry Nelson won the season-opening MasterCard Championship at Hualalai, beating Jim Thorpe by a stroke.

* Notes: Player will join Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer and Hale Irwin in the four-man event. . . . Irwin won the 1999 competition, ending Raymond Floyd’s five-year winning streak. . . . Palmer is 71, Player 65, Nicklaus 61 and Irwin 55. . . . The event moves to Wailea after 11 years at Mauna Lani. . . . The Royal Caribbean Classic is next week in Key Biscayne, Fla.

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