This week in golf: Sept. 5-8

What: Walker Cup in Southampton, N.Y.

Course: National Golf Links of America (6,986 yards, par 72)

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

Format: Team match play. Saturday, four morning foursomes (alternate-shot) matches and eight afternoon singles matches; Sunday, four morning foursomes matches and 10 afternoon singles matches.

Defending champion: Britain and Ireland won 14-12 in 2011 at Royal Aberdeen in Scotland for its first victory since 2003. The U.S. leads the series 34-8-1.

What: Montreal Championship in Sainte-Julie, Quebec

Course: La Vallee du Richelieu Golf Club, Rouville Course (6,789 yards, par 72)

Purse: $1.6 million (winner's share: $240,000)

Defending champion: Mark Calcavecchia

Next event: BMW Championship, Sept. 12-15, Conway Farms Golf Club, Lake Forest, Ill.

Next event: Evian Championship, Sept. 12-15, Evian Masters Golf Club, Evian-les-Bains, France

USGA: The Walker Cup matches, first played in 1922 at National Golf Links of America, are named in honor of former USGA President George Herbert Walker — President George H.W. Bush's grandfather and President George W. Bush's great-grandfather.