THIS WEEK’S EVENTS
PGA TOUR
EVENT Zurich Classic of New Orleans SITE New Orleans SCHEDULE Today-Sunday COURSE TPC Louisiana (Par 72, 7,341 yards) PURSE $6.6 million WINNER’S SHARE $1,152,000 DEFENDING CHAMPION Jason Dufner ARKANSANS ENTERED Ken Duke, Scott Gardiner, Tag Ridings, David Lingmerth TV Golf Channel, today and Friday, 2 p.m.-5 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, noon-1:30 p.m.; CBS, Satuday and Sunday, 2 p.m.-5 p.m.
WEB.COM TOUR
EVENT South Georgia Classic SITE Valdosta, Ga.
SCHEDULE Today-Sunday COURSE Kinderlou Forest Golf Club (Par 72, 7,781 yards) PURSE $650,000 WINNER’S SHARE $112,500 DEFENDING CHAMPION Luke List ARKANSANS ENTERED Brenden Pappas, Ron Whittaker, John Daly TV None CHAMPIONS TOUR EVENT Liberty Mutual Insurance Legends of Golf SITE Savannah, Ga.
SCHEDULE Friday-Sunday COURSE The Club at Savannah Harbor (Par 72, 7,087 yards) PURSE $2.7 million WINNER’S SHARE $230,000 DEFENDING CHAMPION Michael Allen ARKANSANS ENTERED None TV Golf Channel, Friday, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.; CBS, Saturday and Sunday, noon-2 p.m.
LPGA TOUR
EVENT North Texas LPGA Shootout SITE Irving, Texas SCHEDULE Today-Sunday COURSE Las Colinas Country Club (Par 71, 6,410 yards) PURSE $1.3 million WINNER’S SHARE TBA DEFENDING CHAMPION First-year event ARKANSANS ENTERED Stacy Lewis, Stacy Prammanasudh, Karen Stupples TV Golf Channel, Today, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.; Friday, 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, 2 p.m.-5 p.m.
EUROPEAN PGA TOUR
EVENT Ballantine’s Championship SITE Seoul, South Korea SCHEDULE Today-Sunday COURSE Blackstone GC Icheon (Par 72, 7,281 yards) PURSE $2,865,397 WINNER’S SHARE $477,566 DEFENDING CHAMPION Bernd Wiesberger ARKANSANS ENTERED None TV Golf Channel, today-Sunday, 8 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
ACES IN THE HOLE
NAME Larry Terry DATE April 16 COURSE Fayetteville Country Club PLAYS Twice a week HANDICAP 9 HOLE No. 7 YARDS 130 CLUB USED 3-wood BALL USED Nike Black PREVIOUS ACES None FAVORITE GOLFER Lee Trevino WITNESSES Geary Pope, Ray Smith, Ron Jones, Jerry Yeargan HOW IT HAPPENED Hit a 3-wood over the lake to the right side of the green and it trickled down into the hole.
OTHER ACES THIS WEEK JOHN BADGLEY, No. 16 Eagle Hill Golf & Athletic Club, 7-iron, 155 yards. Witnesses: Don Jones, Johny Cooper, Mickey Williams JEFF CLOE, No. 16 Conway Country Club, 8-iron, 151 yards. Witnesses: Paul Wade, Matt Reinhard, Richard Coran, Chance Coran.
PHILLIP FREEMAN, No. 7 Rebsamen Golf Course, 48-degree wedge, 125 yards.
PHILLIP TOMPKIN, No. 7 Burns Park Tournament Course, pitching wedge, 130 yards. Witness: Erik Zawisza.
DOUBLE EAGLE JIM JORDAN, No. 11 (par 5) Cortez Golf Club, Hot Springs Village, Driver, 6-iron. Witnesses: Roy Pigg and Joe Mirenda.
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Sports, Pages 23 on 04/25/2013