THIS WEEK’S TOURNEYS

LPGA TOUR ANA INSPIRATION Site: Course:

Rancho Mirage, Calif.

Mission Hills CC (Dinah Shore Tournament Course). Yardage: 6,763. Par: 72.

$2.8 million. $420,000.

Thursday-Friday, noon-4 p.m., 7-9 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday, 5-9 p.m. (Golf Channel).

So Yeon Ryu won last year in a playoff over Lexi Thompson, who was penalized four shots with six holes to play in regulation because of a rules violation Saturday — two shots for improperly marking her ball, two shots for the

Purse: TV: Notes:

Winner’s share: incorrect scorecard . ... Six players have won the opening six tournaments on the LPGA Tour schedule, four of them major champions — Ji, Inbee Park, Michelle Wie and Brittany Lincicome . ... The last 10 LPGA majors have been won by 10 players, a streak that began with Lydia Ko at the ANA Inspiration . ... Lincicome is a two-time winner at Mission Hills, in 2009 and 2015 . ... Eun-Hee Ji won two cars from one round on Sunday at Aviara — a Kia Sorrento for her hole-in-one, and a Kia Stinger for winning the tournament. ... This is the 10-year anniversary of Lorena Ochoa winning the Kraft Nabisco Championship for her second straight majors. It turned out to be her last one. ... Shanshan Feng holds a slim margin at No. 1 in the world over Thompson.

PGA TOUR HOUSTON OPEN Site: Course:

Humble, Texas.

GC of Houston (Tournament Course). Yardage: 7,457. Par: 72.

$7 million. Winner’s share: $1,260,000.

Thursday-Friday, 4-7 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday, 2-3 p.m. (Golf Channel), 3-6 p.m. (NBC).

The Houston Open is without a title sponsor for the first time since 1986 . ... The winner of the Houston Open gets into the Masters if he is not already eligible. That has happened four times since 2008, when Augusta National offered invitations to winners at

Purse: TV: Notes:

full PGA Tour events — Johnson Wagner (2008), Matt Jones (2014), Jim Herman (2016) and Russell Henley last year . ... Steve Stricker is back on the PGA Tour this week after winning on the PGA Tour Champions . ... The tournament is losing its spot a week before the Masters next year . ... Phil Mickelson ended his streak of four straight top 10s when he failed to advance out of his group in the Match Play last week in Austin . ... Martin Kaymer is playing for the first time since Riviera because of an injury . ... Rickie Fowler, Henrik Stenson and Justin Rose, who all skipped the Match Play, are playing the Houston Open this week to prepare for the Masters . ... The Houston Open dates to 1946 when Byron Nelson won at River Oaks.