The 2008 NCAA Men’s National Championship begins…

Phil Mickelson wins at Colonial and Jay Haas is the Senior PGA Champion…

USC and UCLA atop the leaderboard at the NCAA Women’s Championship, Johnson Wagner leads the Colonial, Erica Blasberg leads the LPGA Corning Classic and Jay Haas leads at the Senior PGA Championship…

Wind suspends play at the NCAA Women’s Championship, Phil Mickelson will have a cameo appearance on HBO’s Entourage…

Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial
Monday May 19 – Sunday May 25, 2008
Colonial Country Club · Fort Worth, Texas
Purse: $6.1 million Winning Share: $1,098,000 FedExCup Points: 25,000 http://www.CrownePlazaInvitational.com

TV Schedule
Thursday, 5/22: The Golf Channel 3p - 6p ET
Friday, 5/23: The Golf Channel 3p - 6p ET
Saturday, 5/24: CBS 3p - 6p ET
Sunday, 5/25: CBS 3p - 6p ET

Weather Fore!cast
Thursday May 22 Partly Cloudy / Windy - High 88° Low 72° Chance of Precip. 10 %
Friday May 23 Partly Cloudy - High 91° Low 74° Chance of Precip. 20 %
Sat May 24 Mostly Sunny - High 93° Low 73° Chance of Precip. 20 %
Sun May 25 Isolated T-Storms - High 92° Low 72° Chance of Precip. 30 %

The Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial golf tournament is the longest running event on the PGA Tour still being held at the original site (since 1946). The players of today know they are competing on the same hallowed ground as the great Ben Hogan won the championship five times in his hometown. His legacy permeates the event, and that’s just part of the tradition that helps make the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial what it is, one of the most prestigious events on the PGA Tour. As one of the few Invitationals on the PGA TOUR our Eligibility Criteria annually attracts an elite field, click for Eligibility.

Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas features one of the country’s, and world’s, highest ranked golf courses. Built in 1936, the traditional layout attracts pros from all over the world who appreciate its overall challenge. As long as golf course rankings have been made, Colonial has always made America’s top 100, one of the few PGA TOUR courses to do so.

The club’s founder, local businessman Marvin Leonard, was a visionary who also sponsored a young Hogan during his early struggles on Tour. That relationship helped forge a lifelong love affair between Colonial and Ben Hogan. The club features a Hogan Trophy Room, honoring his legacy with trophies, memorabilia, video and other items from his legendary career. Outside, overlooking the 18th green, stands a statue of Hogan, frozen at the top of his follow-through and gazing at the beautiful course forever. This truly is “Hogan’s Alley.”

Source: http://www.crowneplazainvitational.com/default.asp?IsDev=False&NodeId=4

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