Philadelphia, PA -- (Sports Network) - PGA TOUR - JOHN DEERE CLASSIC, TPC Deere Run, Silvis, Illinois - The PGA Tour heads to the midwest this week for the final tune-up before the British Open.

Jonathan Byrd rallied from behind last year to win the John Deere Classic by a stroke over Tim Clark. Byrd's win was his third on the PGA Tour and stopped a string of three straight first-time winners at this event.

Overall, six of the last nine winners here have been first-timers. Eighteen times in event history was there a first-time champ. The last three first- time winners -- John Senden, Sean O'Hair and Mark Hensby -- are all in the field this week.

The prize for the top finisher already not qualified for the British Open is a trip to Royal Birkdale. The last winner not to take the trip across the pond was Hensby in 2004.

After him, O'Hair tied for 15th in his first British Open appearance, then Senden tied for 35th and Byrd shared 23rd place the week after winning this event.

This is the fourth straight year this event is being played the week prior to the British.

TPC at Deere Run has been the host of this event since 2001 after the tournament spent 25 years at Oakwood Country Club.

The Golf Channel will carry three hours of action the first two days before CBS does the same on the weekend.

There are two PGA Tour events next week. First and foremost is the British Open Championship, where Padraig Harrington claimed his first major last year in a playoff win over Sergio Garcia. The other event is the U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee, where Joe Ogilvie won last year.

EUROPEAN TOUR

THE BARCLAYS SCOTTISH OPEN, Loch Lomond, Glasgow, Scotland - In the final tune-up for the British Open last year, Gregory Havret birdied the first playoff hole to defeat Phil Mickelson.

The win was Havret's second on the European Tour. He closed with a 68 to join Mickelson in the extra session as they finish one stroke clear of Ernie Els.

However, the playoff would not have happened had Mickelson not made bogey on the 72nd hole.

Several big names will join Havret and Mickelson at Loch Lomond this week. They will be joined in the field by the likes of Angel Cabrera, Luke Donald, Els, Miguel Angel Jimenez, Colin Montgomerie and Adam Scott.

Of that group, Els is a two-time winner at the event and Monty won the 1999 title, the year before Els claimed his first win.

Loch Lomond will host for the 13th straight year.

The Golf Channel will have three hours coverage of all four rounds this week. Next week is the British Open Championship, where Padraig Harrington was a playoff winner over Sergio Garcia last year.

LPGA TOUR

JAMIE FARR OWENS CORNING CLASSIC, Highland Meadows Golf Club, Sylvania, Ohio - The LPGA Tour moves to Ohio this week and to an event where Se Ri Pak dominates.

Pak won this event for the fifth time last year. She opened with a eight-under 63 on Thursday, then carded three more rounds in the 60s to cruise to a three- stroke win over Morgan Pressel.

They were the only two in contention as four players shared third place at minus-eight.

Pak's other wins came in 1998, 1999, 2001 and 2003. Her win in '99 came in a six-way playoff. She has nine top-10 finishes at the tournament in the past 10 seasons.

With her fifth win last year, Pak joined Mickey Wright and Annika Sorenstam as the only three players to win the same event five times.

The only other players to win this event multiple times are Kelly Robbins and Penny Hammel, who both won it twice.

ESPN2 has two hours of coverage the final three days of the events. The LPGA moves to Illinois next week for the LPGA State Farm Classic, where Sherri Steinhauer won last year.

NATIONWIDE TOUR

NATIONWIDE TOUR PLAYERS CUP, Pete Dye Golf Club, Bridgeport, West Virginia - For the first time in Nationwide Tour history, a tournament will have a $1 million purse.

The $1 million purse comes in the 554th event in tour history. The winning share will be $180,000.

That will be the largest first-place check in Nationwide Tour history, topping the $148,248 winners check from this year's Moonah Classic.

The tour is in the midst of a five-week stretch with large purses. Next week's $600,000 purse is the smallest during the run, where winners will nearly guarantee their PGA Tour cards for next season.

The Golf Channel will have two hours of coverage the first two days, then three hours of action on the final two days.

Next week is the Price Cutter Charity Championship, where Tom Scherrer won last year.

CANADIAN TOUR

TELUS EDMONTON OPEN, Windermere Golf Club, Edmonton, Alberta - Dustin Risdon returns to the spot of his first Canadian Tour win, the Telus Edmonton Open.

Risdon opened with a one-under 70, but went 18-under over the following three rounds to fend off Alan McLean by a single stroke.

The event moves back to Windermere Golf Club this year as part of a four- course rotation. The other three courses are Derrick Golf & Winter Club, Glendale Golf and Country Club and Edmonton Country Club.

Next week is the Canadian Tour Players Cup, where Mike Mezei won last year when the event was known as the Free Press Manitoba Classic.