The week ahead in golf

AREA EVENTS

Mixed scramble, St. Francois Country Club, Farmington, Saturday and Sunday.

Three-man scramble, Madison County Country Club, Fredericktown,Saturday and Sunday.

Ross Best Ball Tournament, Hidden Trail Country Club, Dexter, Saturday and Sunday.

Kohlfeld Three-Man Scramble, New Madrid Country Club, Saturday and Sunday.WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

NEC Invitational

Site: Akron, Ohio.

n Schedule: Thursday-Sunday.

Television: ESPN (Thursday-Friday, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., 4-6 p.m.) and CBS (Saturday, 1-5 p.m.; Sunday, 1:30-5:30 p.m.).

U.S. GOLF ASSOCIATION

U.S. Amateur

Site: Oakmont, Pa.

Schedule: Wednesday through Sunday.

Television: ESPN (Wednesday, noon-3 p.m.; Thursday-Friday, 1-4 p.m.) and NBC (Saturday-Sunday, 3-5 p.m.).PGA TOUR

Reno-Tahoe Open

Site: Reno, Nev.

n Schedule: Thursday-Sunday.

Television: The Golf Channel (Thursday-Sunday, 7-9:30 p.m.).

LPGA TOUR

Wachovia Classic

Site: Kutztown, Pa.

Schedule: Thursday-Sunday.

Television: The Golf Channel (Thursday, 1-4 p.m.; Friday-Sunday, noon-1:30 a.m., 1-4 p.m.; Monday, 1-2:30 a.m.).CHAMPIONS TOUR

Allianz Championship

Site: West Des Moines, Iowa.

n Schedule: Friday-Sunday.

Television: The Golf Channel (Friday-Saturday, 4-6:30 p.m., 10 p.m.-midnight; Sunday, 4-6:30 p.m.; Monday, 11 p.m.-1 a.m.).

NATIONWIDE TOUR

Wichita Open

Site: Wichita, Kan.

Schedule: Thursday-Sunday.

Television: None.OTHER TOURNAMENTS

Men

Canadian Tour: Bay Mills Open Players Championship, Thursday-Sunday, Wild Bluff Golf Course, Brimley, Mich.

n NGA Hooters Tour: Arkansas Classic, Thursday-Sunday, Golf Club Valley View, Farmington, Ark.

-- From staff, wire reports