CHILDREN’S MIRACLE NETWORK HOSPITALS CLASSIC
Site: Lake Buena Vista, Fla.
Schedule: Thursday-Sunday.
Courses: Walt Disney World Resort, Magnolia Course (7,516 yards, par 72) and Palm Course (7,010 yards, par 72).
Purse: $4.7 million. Winner’s share: $846,000.
Television: Golf Channel (Thursday-Sunday, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.).
Last year: Luke Donald won the season-ending event to win the PGA Tour money title, and went on to become the first player to also top the European Tour money list in the same season. The Englishman had six straight birdies on the back nine and shot a 64 to come from five shots off the lead.
Last week: England’s Ian Poulter won the HSBC Champions in China, rallying for a two-stroke victory in the World Golf Championship event.
Notes: The top 125 on the money list after the event will earn full 2013 exemptions, and the next 25 will receive conditional status. Jeff Maggert is 122nd with $671,494, followed by Kevin Chappell ($623,775), Rod Pampling ($620,893), No. 125 Billy Mayfair ($619,961), Trevor Immelman ($617,296), Gary Christian ($616,457), Alexandre Rocha ($605,117), Bill Lunde ($593,598) and D.J. Trahan ($587,407). ... The final two rounds will be played on the Magnolia Course.
