PGA TOUR Colonial
By JOHN NICHOLSON Associated Press Writer
Site: Fort Worth, Texas.
Schedule: Thursday-Sunday.
Course: Colonial Country Club (7,010 yards, par 70).
Purse: $1.6 million.
Winner's Share: $288,000.
Television: USA (Thursday-Friday, 4-6 p.m.) and CBS (Saturday-Sunday,
3-6 p.m.).
Last year: Corey Pavin finished with a 1-under 69 in windy
conditions for a two-stroke victory over Jeff Sluman. Pavin, also
the 1988 winner, had an 8-under 273 total.
Last week: Tiger Woods won the Byron Nelson Classic for his
third title of the year and fifth in 16 PGA Tour events as a pro.
Woods closed with a 2-under 68 to match the tournament record
of 17-under 263.
Notes: Fuzzy Zoeller is entered along with Woods, marking the
first time they have been in a tournament together since Zoeller's
racially charged comments during the Masters. ... Woods leads
the money list with $1,290,350, also tops the U.S. Ryder Cup and
Presidents Cup standings, and has jumped to No. 3 in the world
rankings behind No. 1 Greg Norman and No. 2 Tom Lehman. ... Woods
signed an endorsement deal with American Express on Monday. MasterCard
is the title sponsor of the tournament. ... Colonial's clubhouse
features a bronze statue of Ben Hogan, a five-time winner in his
hometown event. Hogan is 84. ... Fulton Allem set the tournament
record of 20-under 264 in 1993. Keith Clearwater and Lee Janzen
also set the course record in 1993, shooting 9-under 61s. ...
PGA champion Mark Brooks is a Colonial member. ... The Memorial
is next week at Dublin, Ohio, followed by the Kemper Open at Potomac,
Md., and the U.S. Open. at Congressional in Bethesda, Md.
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