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PGA Tour season starts today

Six tournaments remain for golfers to punch their ticket to the 2014 Hyundai Tournament of Champions. The tournament, which brings together PGA Tour winners from the previous year, is Jan. 3-6 at Kapalua’s Plantation Course.

Eight players from the winning U.S. team at last week’s President’s Cup have qualified — Jordan Spieth, Zach Johnson, Bill Haas, Jason Dufner, Matt Kuchar, Phil Mickelson, Brandt Snedeker and Tiger Woods. Adam Scott, the first Australian to win The Masters, is also invited. He played for the International team.

The final qualifying events are the "start" of the reconfigured 2013-14 tour season: This week’s Frys.com Open, followed by the Shriners Hospital for Children Open, CIMB Classic in Kuala Lumpur, World Golf ChampionshipsHSBC Champions in China, The McGladrey Classic and OHL Classic at Mayakoba.

The World Cup of Golf, a team event, is Nov. 20-24 at Royal Melbourne in Australia. The tour takes a break, then starts up again on Maui. The Sony Open in Hawaii is the following week at Waialae Country Club.

Jang, Hou hanging in there at Q-School

Anna Jang and Corie Hou still pace the Hawaii golfers at Stage II of the LPGA Qualifying Tournament. After opening with even-par 72s in Venice, Fla., Jang and Hou both shot 75 Wednesday and are tied for 76th at the midway point.

The top 80 and ties, after Friday’s final round, advance to the final Stage III qualifying, Dec. 4-8 at LPGA International in Daytona Beach, Fla.

Nicole Sakamoto improved four strokes, shooting a 74 to move into 147th, at 152. Shayna Miyajima (74) is another shot back and Britney Yada (81) is at 156.

Notes

» Hawaii’s Tadd Fujikawa shot 73 Wednesday to miss the cut at the eGolf Tour’s NorthStone Open, in Huntersville, N.C. Fujikawa had a two-day total of 4-over 146. The cut — top 30 and ties — came at 142.

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