Pro schedule
PGA Tour
What: Greenbrier Classic.
When: Thursday, Friday, noon-3 p.m. (Golf Channel). Saturday, Sunday, 10-11:30 a.m. (Golf Channel), noon-3 p.m. (KLAS-8).
Where: The Old White TPC (7,287 yards, par 70), White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia.
Purse: $7.1 million (First prize: $1,278,000).
Defending champion: Danny Lee in 2015.
Last week: Kyle Stanley won the Quicken Loans National.
Fedex Cup leader: Dustin Johnson. Next week: John Deere Classic.
LPGA Tour
What: Thornberry Creek LPGA Classic.
When: Thursday, Friday, 3-5:30 p.m. (Golf Channel). Saturday, Sunday, 2:305:30 p.m. (Golf Channel).
Where: Thornberry Creek at Oneida (6,599 yards, par 72), Oneida, Wisconsin.
Purse: $2 million (First prize: $300,000).
Defending champion: New tournament. Last week: Las Vegas resident Danielle Kang won the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship for her first major title. LPGA money leader: So Yeon Ryu.
Next week: U.S. Women’s Open.
PGA Tour Champions
Last week: Kenny Perry won the U.S. Senior Open.
Charles Schwab Cup leader: Bernhard Langer.
Next week: Constellation Senior Players Championship. and we’ve witnessed that out of Danielle in the past. She could be very hard on herself.
“This week there was a conscious decision on her behalf to accept things in a kinder fashion, all the while knowing in her heart that she had the talent and conviction to win.”
Edmiston wins section event
Las Vegas Country Club pro Jason Edmiston shot 70 to win the Southern Nevada PGA section tournament at Arroyo. Wolf Creek’s Darren Stanek won the senior division with a 68.
Deal of the day
Play Aliante Golf Club this summer and get a bounce-back rate of $21 on your next round.
Stars on, off course
Among the notables scheduled to play in the Coach Mike Woodson Invitational at Cascata on Sunday are former UNLV golfer Seema Sadekar, Los Angeles Clippers coach Doc Rivers and former NBA players Spud Webb, Jason Kidd and Byron Scott.
The golf notebook appears Thursdays. Freelance writer Brian Hurlburt is a two-time author who has covered golf in Las Vegas for more than two decades. He can be reached at bhurlburt5@gmail.com or @Lvgolfinsider on Twitter.