Date: September 05, 2008
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Aussies around the world- Weekend Preview

PGA TOUR BMW Championship- FedEx Cup playoffs- Bellerive Country Club, St Louis Missouri The third leg of the FedEx Cup play-offs heads to Bellerive with in-form Vijay Singh looking to make it his third play-off win in a row. Singh won the Barclays a fortnight ago and with the help of a scorching putter, triumphed at the DeutscheBank Championship last weekend. Hot on his heels is Sergio Garcia but Singh will take some reeling in knowing if results went his way, he could win the FedEx Cup without playing The Tour Championship. Australians in the field: Robert Allenby, Geoff Ogilvy, Aaron Baddeley, Matthew Goggin, Adam Scott and John Senden LADIES EUROPEAN TOUR Nykredit Masters, Simon s Golf Club, Denmark After a long and illustrious career, Annika Sorenstam will play in Denmark for the first time this weekend at the invitation of friend Iben Tinning. Joining Tinning and Sorenstam at the 54-hole event at Simon s Golf Club will be a host of Australians including Anna Rawson who will be looking to continue the form which took her to a sixth-place finish at the Finnair Masters last weekend. Australians in the field: Bronwyn Mullins-Lane, Bree Turnbull , Anna Rawson, Frances Bondad, Kate Combes, Dana Lacey, Karen Lunn, Wendy Berger, Vicky Thomas and Cherie Byrnes. EUROPEAN TOUR Omega European Masters, Crans-Sur-Sierre Golf Club, Switzerland Current champion Brett Rumford is in Switzerland to defend his European Masters title this weekend. But things won t be easy for the Australian as cigar-smoking Spaniard Miguel Angel Jimenez returns fresh from three weeks holiday and has played Crans-Sur-Sierre 20 times before. Crans-Sur-Sierre also has the title of holding the most European tour events since 1972- 36 in all. Australians in the field: Brett Rumford (defending champion), Marcus Fraser, Peter Fowler, Matthew Millar, Terry Pilkadaris and Kane Webber. FUTURES TOUR ILOVENY Championship, Capital Hills GC, Albany NY Queenslander Sarah Jane Kenyon is the only Australian in the field at the ILOVENY Championship at Capital Hills GC. Kenyon finished at T8 two weeks ago at The Gettysburg Championship and will be hoping Capital Hills shows her some love in return over the weekend. ASIAN TOUR No event scheduled. LPGA TOUR No event scheduled.