British Open Champion Leonard Among Players in Mixed Event
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Justin Leonard, the British Open champion, tops the field in the Diners Club Matches, which begin today at the Nicklaus course at PGA West in La Quinta.
The $2.1-million event features 48 players from the PGA, Senior PGA and LPGA tours competing in a match-play format.
Five of Leonard’s Ryder Cup teammates--Tom Lehman, Brad Faxon, Jeff Maggert, Lee Janzen and Jim Furyk--are also in the field. Annika Sorenstam, Karrie Webb and Nancy Lopez lead the LPGA players. Gil Morgan, a six-time winner in 1997, leads the senior tour.
The top-seeded teams are Steve Elkington-Maggert, Webb-Kelly Robbins and Morgan-Jay Sigel.
