PGA TOUR's Verizon Heritage

Site: Hilton Head Island, S.C.

Schedule: Thursday-Sunday.

Course: Harbour Town Golf Links (6,973 yards, par 71).

Purse: $5.7 million. Winner’s share: $1,026,000.

Television (all times PDT): Golf Channel (Thursday, noon-3 p.m., 5:30-8:30 p.m.; Friday, 9:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m., noon-3 p.m., 5:30-8:30 p.m.; Saturday, 9 p.m.-midnight, 10-11:30 a.m., 6:30-8:30 p.m.; Sunday, 10-11:30 a.m., 6:30-8:30 p.m.) and CBS (Saturday-Sunday, noon-3 p.m.).

Last year: Boo Weekley successfully defended his title, beating Anthony Kim and Aaron Baddeley by three strokes.

Last week: Angel Cabrera became the first Argentine to win the Masters, beating 48-year-old Kenny Perry with a two-putt par on the second hole of a playoff. Cabrera, the U.S. Open winner two years ago at Oakmont, closed with a 71 to match Perry and Chad Campbell at 12 under. Campbell dropped out with a bogey on the first extra hole.

Notes: Jim Furyk and Ernie Els top the field along with Weekley, Camillo Villegas and Paul Casey. Last week at Augusta, Furyk tied for 10th, Villegas tied for 13th, Casey tied for 20th, and Els and Weekley missed the cut. … In 2007, Weekley chipped in on the final two holes to hold off Els by a stroke. … Five-time champion Davis Love III is making his 24th consecutive appearance in the event. Love last won at Hilton Head in 2003, beating Woody Austin on the fourth hole of a playoff. … In 2004, Stewart Cink beat Ted Purdy on the fifth extra hole after overcoming a nine-stroke deficit with a 64. Cink also won in 2000. … The Zurich Classic of New Orleans is next week, followed by the Quail Hollow Championship and The Players Championship.

On the Net: http://www.pgatour.com

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CHAMPIONS TOUR's Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am

Site: Lutz, Fla.

Schedule: Friday-Sunday.

Course: TPC Tampa Bay (6,828 yards, par 71).

Purse: $1.7 million. Winner’s share: $255,000.

Television (all times PDT): Golf Channel (Friday, 9:30-11:30 a.m., 3:30-5:30 p.m.) and NBC (Saturday, 1-3 p.m.; Sunday, 10 a.m.-noon).
Last year: Tom Watson successfully defended his title, saving bogey after hitting into the water on the final hole for a one-stroke victory over Jay Haas and Scott Hoch.

Last event: Keith Fergus won the Cap Cana Championship on March 29 in the Dominican Republic. Fergus holed out from 95 yards for eagle on the 17th hole and finished with a 67 for a one-stroke victory over Mark O’Meara and Andy Bean.

Notes: Watson, coming off hip replacement surgery, is making his third start of the season. He tied for 15th in the season-opening Mitsubishi Electric Championship and tied for 22nd in the Toshiba Classic. … Jerry Pate won the 2006 event. … The Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf is next week in Savannah, Ga.

On the Net: http://www.pgatour.com

PGA EUROPEAN TOUR/CHINA GOLF ASSOCIATION's Volvo China Open

Site: Beijing.

Schedule: Thursday-Sunday.

Course: Beijing CBD International Golf Club (7,321 yards, par 72).

Purse: $2.2 million. Winner’s share: $366,660.

Television (all times PDT): Golf Channel (Friday-Saturday, 6:30-9:30 a.m.; Sunday, 9 p.m.-midnight, 6:30-9:30 a.m.; Monday, 9 p.m.-midnight).

Last year: Ireland’s Damien McGrane won his first European tour title, closing with a 1-over 73 in heavy rain for a nine-stroke victory.

Notes: Scotland’s Colin Montgomerie is in the field. … The winner will earn a spot in the 16-man Volvo World Match Play Championship in Spain in September. … The European Tour will team with the Asian circuit next week for the Ballantine’s Championship in South Korea.

On the Net: http://www.europeantour.com

NATIONWIDE TOUR's Athens Regional Foundation Classic

Site: Bogart, Ga.

Schedule: Thursday-Sunday.

Course: Jennings Mill Country Club (7,004 yards, par 72).

Purse: $550,000. Winner’s share: $99,000.

Television: None.

Last year: Robert Damron won for the first time since the PGA Tour’s 2001 Byron Nelson Classic, beating England’s Greg Owen with a birdie on the first extra hole.

Last event: Australia’s Michael Sim won the Stonebrae Classic on April 5 in Hayward, Calif., for his second career Nationwide Tour title. He closed with a 7-under 64 for a six-stroke victory over countryman Cameron Percy and John Kimbell.

Notes: Four-time PGA Tour winner Andrew Magee is making his Nationwide Tour debut. The 46-year-old Magee has made two PGA Tour starts this season, missing the cuts at Pebble Beach and Bay Hill. … Tacoma's Michael Putnam is in the field. … The tour will remain in Georgia next week for the South Georgia Classic at Kinderlou Forest in Valdosta.

On the Net: http://www.pgatour.com

OTHER MEN'S TOURNAMENTS
• NGA HOOTERS TOUR: Georgia Sports Orthopedic Specialists Classic, Thursday-Sunday, Royal Lakes Golf and Country Club, Flowery Branch, Ga. On the Net: http://www.ngahooterstour.com
• JAPAN GOLF TOUR: Token Homemate Cup, Thursday-Sunday, Token Tado Country Club, Nagoya, Japan. On the Net: http://www.jgto.org
• PGA EUROPEAN CHALLENGE TOUR: Kenya Open, Thursday-Sunday, Muthaiga Country Club, Nairobi, Kenya. On the Net: http://www.europeantour.com
• TOUR OF THE AMERICAS: Abierto del Centro, Thursday-Sunday, Club de Golf de Villa Allende, Cordoba, Argentina. On the Net: http://www.tourdelasamericas.com

OTHER WOMEN'S TOURNAMENTS
• DURAMED FUTURES TOUR: Louisiana Pelican Classic, Friday-Sunday, The Wetlands, Lafayette, La. On the Net: http://www.duramedfuturestour.com
• JAPAN LPGA TOUR: Life Card Ladies, Friday-Sunday, Kumamoto Airport Country Club, Kumamoto, Japan. On the Net: http://www.lpga.or.jp