Different Tours about Golf This Week

Different Tours about Golf This Week

EUROPEAN TOUR:OPEN DE ESPANA, Real Club de Golf El Prat, Barcelona, Spain - The European Tour heads to Spain for the second time this year for the Open de Espana.Spain's own Alvaro Quiros was the winner last year as he parred the first playoff hole to defeat James Morrison, who did himself in by finding water with his approach shot to the 18th green in the playoff.Quiros has had a solid season already as he followed a second-place finish in Qatar with a win in Dubai. He took the Dubai title with three straight 68s The Golf Tips To Pitch Closer to close the tournament. It was the fifth straight year Quiros earned a European Tour title.This week, he could become the first player to repeat as the winner at this tournament since it joined the European Tour's international schedule in 1972.Pablo Martin, another Spaniard, was one of the 54-hole leaders in 2003 as a 17-year-old amateur. Four years later, he won the Open de Portugal as an amateur.Elliot Saltman will make his first start since being suspended for three months in January after being found guilty of a "serious breach" of rules.he incidents in question occurred at a Challenge Tour event in Russia last September, where Saltman was accused of incorrectly marking his ball on the putting green, according to reports of the situation.Golf Channel will have three hours of coverage of all four rounds.The European Tour remains in Spain next week for the Iberdola Open, where Peter Hanson was a playoff winner of Alejandro Canizares last year.

NATIONWIDE TOUR:STADION CLASSIC AT UGA, University of Georgia Golf Club, Athens, Georgia - The Nationwide Tour remains in Georgia this week for the Stadion Classic.Last year's winner Martin Piller managed an even-par 71 in the final round and it was enough for a one-stroke win over Daniel Summerhays, who tripped to a two-over 73 in the final round.Piller has moved on to the PGA Tour and will not defend his title. He has made the cut in four of his 10 starts this year.Nationwide Tour money-leader Mathew Goggin is playing on the PGA Tour this week so No. 2 Daniel Chopra can take over the top spot if he can earn his second title of the season.Two University of Georgia legends -- Chip Beck and Bubba Watson, who won the PGA Tour's Zurich Classic of New Orleans on Sunday -- are serving as honorary chairs this week. Watson won't be around all week as he will join Goggin in the field at Quail Hollow.There is no television coverage of this event.After a week off, the Nationwide Tour will return to action at the BMW Charity Pro-Am, where Justin Hicks won by two strokes over four players.