Ryder Cup team member, Anthony Kim is the latest PGA player to commit to playing on the European Tour in 2009. Kim, 23, won two PGA tournaments in 2008 and is currently ranked #8 in the world. Camilo Villegas and Geoff Ogilvy have previously announced that they will compete on both tours. Phil Mickelson is expected to join them.

European members must play 12 times, including six tournaments in America–three majors and three World Golf Championships.

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Golf season is starting to wind down, but there are still a few events to watch. Televised events include the following:(all times are EDT).

Saturday, November 1
9am – noon – European Tour – Volvo Masters in Cadiz, Spain – Golf Channel
130pm – 430pm – PGA Tour – Ginn Sur Mer Classic in Port St. Lucie, Florida – Golf Channel
430pm – 7pm- Champions Tour – Charles Schwab Cup Championship in Sonoma, California – Golf Channel

Sunday, November 2
8am – 11am – European Tour – Volvo Masters in Cadiz, Spain – Golf Channel
130pm – 430pm – PGA Tour – Ginn Sur Mer Classic in Port St. Lucie, Florida – Golf Channel
430pm – 7pm- Champions Tour – Charles Schwab Cup Championship in Sonoma, California – Golf Channel

The LPGA Tour is in South Korea for the Hana Bank*KOLON Championship. The event is not televised. The Nationwide Tour is quiet this weekend.

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The highlight of this weekend’s golf events is the Justin Timberlake Shriner’s Hospital for Children charity tournament. Televised events include the following:(all times are EDT).

Saturday, October 18
10am – 1pm – European Tour – Portugal Masters in Vilamovra, Portugal – Golf Channel
230pm – 5pm – Champions Tour – Administaff Small Business Classic in The Woodlands, Texas – Golf Channel
5pm – 8pm – PGA Tour – Justin Timberlake Shriner’s Hosptial for Children Tournament in Las Vegas – Golf Channel
830pm – 11pm – LPGA – Kapalua LPGA Classic in Kapalua, Maui, Hawaii – Golf Channel

Sunday, October 19
10am – 1pm – European Tour – Portugal Masters in Vilamovra, Portugal – Golf Channel
230pm – 5pm – Champions Tour – Administaff Small Business Classic in The Woodlands, Texas – Golf Channel
5pm – 8pm – PGA Tour – Justin Timberlake Shriner’s Hosptial for Children Tournament in Las Vegas – Golf Channel
830pm – 11pm – LPGA – Kapalua LPGA Classic in Kapalua, Maui, Hawaii – Golf Channel

The Nationwide Tour is in Chatanooga, Tennesse for the Chatanooga Classic. The event is not televised.

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Golf events this weekend include the PGA’s Turning Stone Resort Championship and the LPGA’s Samsung World Championship. Televised events include the following:(all times are EDT).

Saturday, October 11
9am – 12pm – European Tour – Madrid Masters in Madrid, Spain – Golf Channel
4pm – 6pm – Champions Tour – Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship in Timonium, Maryland – NBC
4pm – 7pm – PGA Tour – Valero Texas Open in San Antonio, Texas – Golf Channel
730pm – 10pm – LPGA – Longs Drugs Challenge in Danville, California – Golf Channel

Sunday, October 12
9am – 12pm – European Tour – Madrid Masters in Madrid, Spain – Golf Channel
4pm – 6pm – Champions Tour – Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship in Timonium, Maryland – NBC
4pm – 7pm – PGA Tour – Valero Texas Open in San Antonio, Texas – Golf Channel
730pm – 10pm – LPGA – Longs Drugs Challenge in Danville, California – Golf Channel

The Nationwide Tour is in Midland/Odessa, Texas for the WNB Golf Classic. The event is not televised.

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This move comes at a time when several top US players, including Phil Mickelson and Vijay Singh are considering European Tour membership. Traditionally, few US players have competed on the European Tour, but Mickelson has played the Scottish Open the last two years and is expected to compete in the French Open next summer. Tiger Woods said recently that he has no plans to seek European Tour membership.

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John Daly, the two-time major champion whose been in the news lately more for his antics than for his golf, told the Associated Press this week that he’s considering joining the European Tour for the 2009 season. Daly, who has blamed his less than stellar performance of late to a rib injury, made just five cuts in 16 events this year, earning $56,017. His world ranking plummeted #737.

The 42-year-old Daly says that he is hoping to make a few PGA Tour events also, if tour organizations and sponsors are willing to give him exemptions. He also indicated that he is on a new plan to watch his weight and his hard-partying ways.

For more about John Daly, see:

• Johnny, We Hardly Know You
• Quit Whining and Play
• Daly’s Freefall Continues

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Golf events this weekend include the PGA’s Turning Stone Resort Championship and the LPGA’s Samsung World Championship. Televised events include the following:(all times are EDT).

Saturday, October 4
830am – 1230pm – European Tour – Alfred Dunhill Championship in Scotland – Golf Channel
1230pm – 230pm – LPGA – Samsung World Championship in Half Moon Bay, California – NBC
3pm – 6pm – PGA Tour – Turning Stone Resort Championship in Verona, New York – Golf Channel

Sunday, October 5
730am – 1230pm – European Tour – Alfred Dunhill Championship in Scotland – Golf Channel
3pm – 6pm – PGA Tour – Turning Stone Resort Championship in Verona, New York – Golf Channel
4pm – 6pm – LPGA – Samsung World Championship in Half Moon Bay, California – NBC

The Nationwide Tour and the Champions Tour are quiet this weekend.

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Twenty-seven year-old Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano out putted veteran, Lee Westwood in a third playoff hole on Sunday to win the British Masters tournament. This is the fourth European tour win for the Spainard, who celebrated his victory by taking a dip in the lake that front the final green at The Belfry in England’s West Midlands region.

Michael Campbell, the 2005 US Open champion finished third.

Castano turned pro in 2004 after winning the 2003 Spanish Amateur Championship in 2003.

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Golf events this weekend include the British Masters and the PGA Tour Championship. Televised events include the following:(all times are EDT).

Saturday, September 27
Noon – 330pm – PGA – Tour Championship in Atlanta – NBC
130pm – 330pm – Champions Tour – SAS Championship in Cary, North Carolina – Golf Channel
4pm – 6pm – European Tour – British Masters in West Midlands, England – Golf Channel
630pm – 9pm – LPGA – Navistar LPGA Classic in Prattville, Alabama – Golf Channel

Sunday, September 28
130pm – 6pm – PGA – Tour Championship in Atlanta – NBC
130pm – 330pm – Champions Tour – SAS Championship in Cary, North Carolina – Golf Channel
330pm – 6pm – European Tour – British Masters in West Midlands, England – Golf Channel
630pm – 9pm – LPGA – Navistar LPGA Classic in Prattville, Alabama – Golf Channel

The Nationwide Tour is quiet this weekend.

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Sweden’s Robert Karlsson bested Italy’s Francesco Molinari by two strokes on Sunday to win the European Tour’s Mercedes Benz Championship, played in Cologne, Germany. This is the eighth European Tour win for Karlsson and his first victory in more than two years. That should give him a little momentum going into this week’s Ryder Cup competition.

Fellow Ryder Cup team member, Miguel Angel Jimenz finished third.

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