THIS WEEK’S TOURNEYS

LPGA TOUR AND LADIES EUROPEAN TOUR SOLHEIM CUP Site:

West Des Moines, Iowa.

Des Moines Golf & Country Club. Yardage: 6,894. Par: 73.

Course: TV:

Friday, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., 4-7 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Golf Channel), 4-6 p.m. (NBC). Sunday, Noon4 p.m. (Golf Channel), 4-6 p.m. (NBC).

Juli Inkster returns as U.S. captain after the Americans rallied to win two years ago. Annika Sorenstam is captain for the first in Europe . ... Paula Creamer received a spot on the team when injured Jessica Korda withdrew. Creamer has played in every Solheim Cup since her rookie year as a teenager in 2005 . ... Europe won the last time the Solheim Cup was played in the U.S., a resounding 8-point victory at Colorado Golf Club . ... Americans lead the series, 9-5.

Notes: PGA TOUR WYNDHAM CHAMPIONSHIP Site: Course:

Greensboro, N.C.

Sedgefield Country Club. Yardage: 7,130. Par: 70.

$5.8 million. First prize: $1,044,00.

Thursday, 2-6 p.m. (Golf Channel); Friday, 2-4 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday, 3-6 p.m. (CBS).

This is the final event to finish in the top 125 to qualify for the FedEx Cup playoffs and in some cases, to keep a full PGA Tour card for next season. ... Geoff Ogilvy is at No. 125 in the FedEx Cup. ... Dru Love, the son of Davis Love III, is playing on a sponsor’s exemption for the fourth time since turning pro this summer. His father, a three-time winner of the event, also is playing.

Purse: TV: Notes: UNITED STATES GOLF ASSOCIATION U.S. AMATEUR Site:

Los Angeles

Course:

Riviera Country Club. Yardage: 6,757. Par: 70.

Wednesday, 5-8 p.m. (FS1); ThursdayFriday, 6-9 p.m. (FS1); Saturday, noon-3 p.m. (Fox); Sunday, 4:307:30 p.m. (Fox).

Winner is exempt for the U.S. Open and British Open and invited to play the Masters. The runnerup also receives a Masters invitation. ... Brad Dalke is in the field. He was runnerup last year and holed the clinching putt for Oklahoma when it won the NCAA Championship this year.

TV: Notes: PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS DICK’S SPORTING GOODS OPEN Site: Course:

Endicott, N.Y. En-Joie GC. Yardage: 6,974. Par: 72.

Purse:

$2 million. prize: $300,000.

Friday, 7:30-9:30 p.m. (Golf Channel, tape delay). SaturdaySunday, 4-6 p.m. (Golf Channel).

Bernhard Langer is in the field and skipped the PGA Championship last week to avoid four straight tournaments. ... Six players have crossed $1 million in earnings this year . ... John Daly is in field after missing cut in the PGA Championship.

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First

EUROPEAN TOUR SALTIRE ENERGY PAUL LAWRIE MATCH PLAY Site:

Bad Griesbach, Germany.

Bad Griesbach Golf Resort.

1 million euros. Thursday-Friday, 8-10 a.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday, 7-9 a.m. (Golf Channel). Sunday, 5-7 a.m. (Golf Channel).

Anthony Wall’s victory last year over Alex Noren was his second on the European Tour and was 16 years and 431 tournaments since his first one. Both are records on the European Tour.