The week ahead in golf

Area events

Beck MGC two-person scramble, Emminence, Mo., Saturday

Two-man scramble, Lakeview Country Club, Neelyville, Mo., Saturday

Mixed scramble, Kimbeland Country Club, Jackson, Mo., Saturday and Sunday

Three-person scramble, Lead Belt Golf Course, Bonne Terre, Mo., Saturday and Sunday

Two-man scramble, Kennett Country Club, Kennett, Mo., Saturday and SundayPGA OF AMERICA

PGA Championship

Site: Rochester, N.Y.

Schedule: Thursday-Sunday.

Course: Oak Hill County Club (7,134 yards, par 70).

Television: TNT (Thursday-Friday, noon-6 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m.) and CBS (Saturday-Sunday, 1-6 p.m.).

Last year: Rich Beem won his first major title, beating Tiger Woods by a stroke at Hazeltine in Chaska, Minn.

Last week: Davis Love III won The International for his fourth victory of the year, scoring 41 points under the modified Stableford system. ... England's Ian Poulter won the Nordic Open in Denmark, beating Scotland's Colin Montgomerie by a stroke.

Notes: Woods is winless in five major championships since the 2002 U.S. Open. The 1999 and 2000 PGA winner has eight major victories. ... Europe beat the United States in the 1995 Ryder Cup at Oak Hill. Jack Nicklaus won the 1980 PGA at Oak Hill, also the site of the U.S. Open in 1956 (Cary Middlecoff), 1968 (Lee Trevino) and 1989 (Curtis Strange). ... The 2004 tournament will be played at Whistling Straits in Kohler, Wis.

LPGA TOUR

Jamie Farr Kroger Classic

Site: Sylvania, Ohio.

Schedule: Thursday-Sunday.

Course: Highland Meadows Golf Club (6,365 yards, par 71).

Television: None.

Last year: Australia's Rachel Teske won her second 2002 title, beating Beth Bauer by two strokes.

Last week: South Korea's Hee-Won Han won the Wendy's Championship for Children, edging Wendy Ward with a 25-foot birdie putt on the third hole of a playoff.

Notes: Michelle Wie is making her fifth tour appearance of the year. CHAMPIONS TOUR

Long Island Classic

Schedule: Friday-Sunday.

Course: Eisenhower Park, Red Course (6,806 yards, par 70).

Television: The Golf Channel (Friday, 12:30-3 p.m.) and CNBC (Saturday-Sunday, 6-8 p.m.).

Last year: Hubert Green won at Meadow Brook, beating Hale Irwin with a 25-foot birdie putt on the seventh extra hole.

Last week: Wayne Levi won his first Champions Tour title, edging Morris Hatalsky and Gil Morgan by a stroke in the 3M Championship in Blaine, Minn.

Notes: Green, fighting cancer of the tongue and throat, is making his first start since the U.S. Senior Open in June.

NATIONWIDE TOUR

Price Cutter Championship

Site: Springfield, Mo.

Schedule: Thursday-Sunday.

Course: Highland Springs Country Club (7,060 yards, par 72).

Television: None.

Last year: Patrick Sheehan led wire-to-wire for a two-stroke victory over Brian Wilson and Eric Meeks.

Last week: Bo Van Pelt closed with a 10-under 62 to beat Craig Lile by two shots in the Omaha Classic.

OTHER TOURNAMENTS

Men

NGA HOOTERS TOUR: David Hooten Invitational, Thursday-Sunday, Belmar Golf Club, Norman, Okla.

CANADIAN TOUR: Lewis Chitengwa Memorial Championship, Thursday-Sunday, Stoney Creek at Wintergreen, Wintergreen, Va.

PGA EUROPEAN TOUR/PGA EUROPEAN CHALLENGE TOUR: Russian Open, Thursday-Sunday, Le Meridien Moscow Golf and Country Club, Nakhabino, Russia. PGA EUROPEAN SENIOR TOUR: Travis Perkins Senior Masters, Friday-Sunday, Wentworth Club, Edinburgh Course, Virginia Water, England. Women

FUTURES TOUR: York Newspaper Company Futures Classic, Friday-Sunday, Regents' Glen Country Club, York, Pa.

LADIES EUROPEAN TOUR: BT Ladies Open, Thursday-Sunday, Warrenpoint Golf Club, Warrenpoint, Northern Ireland.

-- From staff, wire reports