Golf Glance

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PGA TOUR

VALSPAR CHAMPIONSHIP

Site: Palm Harbor, Fla.

Schedule: Thursday-Sunday.

Course: Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club, Copperhead Course (7,340 yards, par 71).

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

Television: Golf Channel (Thursday, 3-6 p.m., 6:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m.; Friday, 3-6 p.m., 9 p.m.-midnight; Saturday, 12:30-3:30 a.m., 1-5 p.m., 9:30 p.m.-2:30 a.m.; Sunday, 1=5 p.m., 9 p.m.-1 a.m.) and NBC (Saturday-Sunday, 3-6 p.m.).

Last year: Kevin Streelman won his first PGA Tour title, beating Boo Weekley by two shots.

Last week: Patrick Reed won the Cadillac Championship at Doral for his first World Golf Championship victory and third PGA Tour title in his last 14 starts. Bubba Watson and Jamie Donaldson were a stroke back. … Chesson Hadley won the Puerto Rico Open for his first PGA Tour victory, holding off Danny Lee by two strokes.

Notes: Peter Uihlein is in the field. The 2010 U.S. Amateur champion won the European Tour’s Madeira Islands Open last year. Former Florida State player Brooks Koepka also is playing. He’s a regular on the European Tour after winning four times on the European Challenge Tour. … The Arnold Palmer Invitational is next week at Bay Hill in Orlando, followed by the Texas Open, Houston Open and the Masters.

Online: https://www.pgatour.com

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CHAMPIONS TOUR

TOSHIBA CLASSIC

Site: Newport Beach, Calif.

Schedule: Friday-Sunday.

Course: Newport Beach Country Club (6,584 yards, par 71).

Purse: $1.75 million. Winner’s share: $262,500.

Television: Golf Channel (Friday, 6:30-9 p.m.; Saturday, 6:30-8:30 a.m., 7-9 p.m.; Sunday, 7-8:30 a.m., 7-9 p.m.; Monday, 5-7 a.m.).

Last year: David Frost beat Fred Couples by five strokes, tying the tournament record of 19 under.

Last event: Kirk Triplett won the ACE Group Classic on Feb. 16 in Naples, Fla. He holed a 6-foot par putt on the final hole for a one-stroke victory.

Notes: Kenny Perry is making his first start in the event. He won three times last season. … In 2011, Nick Price matched the Champions Tour record with a career-best 11-under 60 in the first round, then shot 68-68 to beat Mark Wiebe by a stroke. … Fred Couples won in 2010, shooting 66-64-65. … The Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic is next week in Biloxi.

Online: https://www.pgatour.com

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EUROPEAN TOUR

TROPHY HASSAN II

Site: Agadir, Morocco.

Schedule: Thursday-Sunday.

Course: Golf du Palais Royal (6,951 yards, par 72).

Purse: $2.08 million. Winner’s share: $347,170.

Television: Golf Channel (Thursday-Friday, 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.; Sunday, 2:30-6 a.m.; Monday, 1:30-5 a.m.).

Last year: Germany’s led wire-to-wire for a three-stroke victory over Finland’ Mikko Ilonen.

Last week: Patrick Reed won the Cadillac Championship at Doral for his first World Golf Championship victory and third PGA Tour title in his last 14 starts. Bubba Watson and Jamie Donaldson were a stroke back. …

Notes: The Robert Trent Jones Sr.-designed Palais Royal sits inside the walls of the Royal Palace of Agadir. Other than the tournament, the course is used only by King Mohammed VI and his guests. … The tournament, first played in 1971, is in its fifth season as a European Tour event. … The tour is off next week. Play will resume March 27-29 with the Eurasia Cup team matches in Malaysia.

Online: https://www.europeantour.com

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WEB.COM TOUR

BRAZIL CHAMPIONS

Site: Sao Paulo.

Schedule: Thursday-Sunday.

Course: Sao Paulo Golf Club (6,574 yards, par 71).

Purse: $800,000. Winner’s share: $144,000.

Television: None.

Last year: Benjamin Alvarado won the inaugural event to become the first Web.com Tour winner from Chile. He beat Dawie van der Walt by a stroke.

Last week: Canada’s Adam Hadwin won the Chile Classic for first Web.com Tour title, birdieing the final two holes for a one-stroke victory over Australia’s Alistair Presnell.

Notes: The tournament is the third of the season. Alex Cejka won the season-opening Colombia Championship on Feb. 16. … The Panama Claro Championship is next week, followed by the Louisiana Open.

Online: https://www.pgatour.com

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LPGA TOUR

Next event: LPGA Founders Cup, March 20-23, JW Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge Resort & Spa, Wildfire Golf Club, Phoenix.

Last event: Paula Creamer made a 75-foot eagle putt on the second hole of a playoff with Azahara Munoz to win the HSBC Women’s Champions on March 2 in Singapore.

Online: https://www.lpga.com

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OTHER TOURNAMENTS

MEN

ASIAN TOUR: Solaire Open, Thursday-Sunday, The Country Club, Manila, Philippines. Online: https://www.asiantour.com

NGA TOUR: NGA Tour Classic at Stonebridge, Thursday-Sunday, Stonebridge Golf and Country Club, Albany, Ga. Online: https://www.ngatour.com

WOMEN

LADIES EUROPEAN TOUR: Lalla Meryem Cup, Thursday-Sunday, Golf de l’Ocean, Agadir, Morocco. Online: https://www.ladieseuropeantour.com

JAPAN LPGA TOUR: Yokohama PRGR Ladies Cup, Friday-Sunday, Tosa Country Club, Kochi, Japan. Online: https://www.lpga.or.jp