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Buick Classic

* When: Today-Sunday.

* Where: Westchester Country Club, West Course (6,722 yards, par 71); Harrison, N.Y.

* Purse: $3.5 million. Winner’s share: $630,000.

* TV: ESPN (today-Friday, noon-3 p.m.) and Channel 7 (Saturday-Sunday, noon-3 p.m.).

* Last year: Dennis Paulson won his first PGA Tour title, beating David Duval on the fourth hole of a playoff.

* Last week: South Africa’s Retief Goosen redeemed himself in the U.S. Open, beating Mark Brooks, 70-72, in a Monday playoff. On Sunday, Goosen three-putted from 12 feet on the final hole of regulation to fall into a tie with Brooks at four under. Tiger Woods tied for 12th, seven strokes behind Goosen and Brooks.

* Notes: Woods is making his third appearance in the tournament. He missed the cut as an 18-year-old amateur in 1994 and tied for 43rd in 1997. . . . Fiji’s Vijay Singh won in 1993 and 1995, and South Africa’s Ernie Els took the 1996 and 1997 titles. . . . The Greater Hartford Open is next week, followed by the Western Open.

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

LPGA

McDonald’s LPGA

Championship

* When: Today-Sunday.

* Where: Dupont Country Club (6,408 yards, par 71); Wilmington, Del.

* Purse: $1.5 million. Winner’s share: $225,000.

* TV: The Golf Channel (today-Friday, 1-3 p.m.) and Channel 2 (Saturday-Sunday, 1-3 p.m.).

* Last year: Juli Inkster successfully defended her title, beating Italy’s Stefania Croce on the second hole of a playoff.

* Last week: Australia’s Rachel Teske won the Evian Masters in France, beating Sweden’s Maria Hjorth by a stroke.

* Notes: Australia’s Karrie Webb retained her U.S. Women’s Open title three weeks ago at Pine Needles, her fourth victory in the last seven majors. . . . Sweden’s Annika Sorenstam won the Nabisco Championship in March for her third major title. She leads the tour with five victories and earnings of $1,080,167. . . . The ShopRite LPGA Classic is next week at Atlantic City, N.J.

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

SENIOR PGA

FleetBoston Classic

* When: Friday-Sunday.

* Where: Nashawtuc Country Club (6,773 yards, par 72); Concord, Mass.

* Purse: $1.4 million. Winner’s share: $210,000.

* TV: PAX (Friday, 10 a.m.-noon) and CNBC (Saturday-Sunday, 3-5 p.m.).

* Last year: Larry Nelson won the third of six 2000 titles, holding off Jim Thorpe by four strokes.

* Last week: Gil Morgan successfully defended his Instinet Classic title, beating J.C. Snead and Tom Jenkins by two strokes.

* Notes: The U.S. Senior Open is next week at Salem Country Club in Peabody, Mass. . . . Tom Kite is coming off a fifth-place tie in the U.S. Open. The 51-year-old Texan closed with a 64 at Southern Hills. . . . Hale Irwin won the 1998 and 1999 tournaments.

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

NOTE: TV times may be different for satellite users; consult your guide.

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