This week in golf: May 29-June 1

May 29, 2014 at 1:59AM
PGA TOUR

What: Memorial tournament in Dublin, Ohio

Course: Muirfield Village Golf Club (7,352 yards, par 72)

Schedule TV): Thursday-Sunday (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday (Ch. 4)

Purse: $6.2 million (winner's share: $1,116,000)

Defending champion: Matt Kuchar

LPGA TOUR

What: Shoprite LPGA Classic in Galloway Township, New Jersey

Course: Stockton Seaview Hotel and Golf Club, Bay Course (6,155 yards, par 71)

Schedule (TV): Friday-Sunday (Golf Channel)

Purse: $1.5 million (winner's share: $225,000)

Defending champion: Karrie Webb

CHAMPIONS TOUR

What: Principal Charity Classic in Des Moines, Iowa

Course: Wakonda Club (6,910 yards, par 72)

Schedule (TV): Friday-Sunday (Golf Channel)

Purse: $1.75 million (winner's share: $262,500)

Television: Golf Channel (Friday, 7-9:30 p.m.; Saturday, 2-4 a.m., 5-7 p.m.; Sunday, midnight-2 a.m., 5-7 p.m.; Monday, midnight-2 a.m.).

Defending champion: Russ Cochran

notes

PGA: Adam Scott tops the field along with Kuchar, Masters champion Bubba Watson, Rory McIlroy, Phil Mickelson and 2010 winner Justin Rose. ... Kuchar won the RBC Heritage in April for his seventh PGA Tour title. ... McIlroy won the European Tour's BMW PGA at Wentworth on Sunday for his first victory of the year. ... Jack Nicklaus founded the tournament in 1976 and won in 1977 and 1984. ... The United States won the Presidents Cup at Muirfield Village in October. ... Jason Day is returning from a thumb injury that limited him to only the Masters since his Match Play victory. ... Mexico's Carlos Ortiz is making his PGA Tour debut. He leads the Web.com Tour with earnings of $365,469.

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