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Nerveless Thompson a big hit in Mobile The LPGA Tour returns to action this week with the Mobile Bay LPGA Classic, from the Robert Trent-Jones Golf Trail, Magnolia Trail, The Crossings, in Mobile, Alabama. This will be the 5th time the event has been held, Stacy Lewis defends, with Maria Hjorth & Se Ri Pak winning a weather shortened event before that, With Angela Stanford winning in 2008 as the event wasn't held in 2009.... more

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Martin is someone I’ve heard off The Web. com Tour continues with the BMW Charity Pro-am which as the name suggests is a pro-am style event held at the Thornblade Club in Greer, South Carolina. A slight change this year as one of the other two courses has changed. Replacing the Carolina CC is The Reserve at Lake Keowee, with the Greenville CC the third course.... more

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An emotional home win for Palmer The PGA Tour heads back to Texas for the next couple of weeks and starts with the HP Byron Nelson Championship which again will be held at the TPC Four Seasons GC in Irving. Although it should be noted that from 1994 to 2007 the first two rounds were split with one round held at the next door Cottonwood GC.... more

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Velsaco has his Cake & Eats it in Madeira The Challenge Tour players have a chance this week to leapfrog the tour and straight onto the main tour as it combines with the main tour for the Madeira Islands Open, with the winner gaining exemption for the rest of this season and next on the main European Tour.... more

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Gladiators Ready? The European Tour's main event this week is the Volvo World Matchplay which this year heads not just to a new course but a new country for the European Tour. The Thracian Cliffs Golf & Beach Resort in Kavarna, on the Black Sea will be the Tour's first trip to Bulgaria (and the birthplace of Spartacus) and the 40th different country it will have visited.... more

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Calling Tae-Hee Lee at the SK Telecom Open Staying with the OneAsia Tour again this week as they stay in Korea for the SK Telecom Open. Although this week they pop over to Jeju Island and the Pinx Country Club, which hosts for the 3rd time. Defending champ last week was Bi-o Kim & he again defends having won two events in a row last year, whilst Kurt Barnes won in 2011, in a weather shortened event.... more

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Anyone for a Pot Noodle? A PGA Championship means different things to different tours, to the US it means a major and the world's best turning up. In Europe it's a trip to Wentworth and their flagship event, where again the best arrive, just the best of the Europeans mind. Whereas in Japan it means it's time for a pot noodle and the PGA Championship Nissin Cupnoodles Cup.... more

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Charley’s one Hull of a Prospect in Turkey Another tour I rarely visit is the Ladies European Tour, but I do this week and they have the Turkish Airlines Ladies Open, which for the 5th time will be from the National GC in Belek, Antalya.... more

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Stenson the Main Player at Sawgrass The main event this week sees the 5th major take place on the PGA Tour, The Players Championship from TPC Sawgrass. The course is famous for it’s island green 17th hole, and if watching the pro’s hit the ball in the water is your cup of tea you should be able to watch coverage from the 17th on the PGA website.... more

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KT Kim my Seoul thought in Korea A rare excursion to the OneAsia Tour this week and the GS Caltex Maekyung Open. The event is held at the Nam Seoul GC in South Korea and is known locally as the Korean Masters, complete with green jacket. Defending champion is Kim Bi-o with Kim Kyung-Tae & Kim Dae-Hyun before that.... more

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A return of Funky Times at the Insperity The Champions Tour continues this week with the Insperity Championship, (formerly the Administaff Small Business Classic). As well as changing its name in 2011 the event also changed course in 2008 when it moved to its present location the Woodlands CC, just north of Houston, Texas.... more

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Creamer to win the Dough at the Kingsmill The Ladies head to the Kingsmill Resort in Williamsburg, Virginia, this week for the Kingsmill Championship, so expect plenty of bad buns, sorry puns. The event started in 2003, but there was no event in 2010 & 2011. Rising to the top last year was Jiyai Shin, while Cristie Kerr won in 09 & also in 05.... more

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Swafford Returns to Uni to Retain Title The Web. com Tour stays in Georgia this week and goes back to university and the University of Georgia GC in Athens, for the Stadion Classic. This will be the 4th time the course has hosted the event and the previous winners are Martin Piller, Russell Henley & Hudson Swafford last year.... more

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Charlotte’s Webb is the Home Favourite The PGA Tour heads to one of its favourite venues this week the Quail Hollow GC in Charlotte, North Carolina for the Wells Fargo Championship. This will be the 11th time the event has been held and the defending champ is Rickie Fowler, with Lucas Glover in 2011 & Rory McIlroy announced himself on the PGA Tour with his 62 & win in 2010.... more

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A Little Good Form Will Help Sam in Italy The Challenge Tour continues this week with another new event the Montecchia Golf Open from the Golf Club della Montecchia, which is near Padova, about 50 miles west of Venice. Now the event is new but the course has hosted Challenge Tour events, namely the PGA Triventa in 2001 & 2002, with Andrew Sherbourne & Wolfgang Huget the winners, nope I’ve never heard of Wolfgang either.... more

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Joost to Loot the Winner’s Trophy in China The European Tour continues its worldwide jaunts with a trip to China and the China Open, which for the second year will be from the Binhai Lake GC south east of Beijing. Winner last year was Branden Grace who won by 3 over the 2011 winner Nicolas Colsaerts, Colsaerts victory coming at the Luxehills International CC. The event is also dual ranking with the OneAsia Tour.... more

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Jaidee is the Master in Indonesia The Asian Tour has the third edition of the CIMB Indonesian Masters from the Royale Jakarta GC. Winner of the first two years has been Lee Westwood, although there will be a new champ this year as he is playing at Quail Hollow this week. Although some money has still been pumped in an attracted the likes of Ernie Els, Darren Clarke & Bernd Wiesberger.... more

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Kondo to Wear the winners Crown at the Crowns The Japan Tour has The Crowns this week from the Wago course at the Nagoya GC. The event has been held for many years and the defending champ is I J Jang, with Brendan Jones in 2011. It’s also the event Ryo Ishikawa announced his potential shooting a 58 in the final round in 2010 to win by 5.... more

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Corey Paving way for Cook to finally become a Legend The Champions Tour has a different event this week with the Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf. Players team up in pairs and compete against each other in three divisions, split on age. All held at The Club at Savannah Harbour, Georgia.... more

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Mulroy has Big Drive to Win Again in South Georgia The Web. com Tour returns this week with the South Georgia Classic from the Kinderlou Forest GC in Valdosta, Georgia. This will be the 7th visit to Kinderlou and the defending champ is Luke List, a couple ahead of Brian Stuard. Potter & Porter won before that, that’s Ted Jr and Ewan.... more