With the addition of Mark Wilson, the PGA tour now has five Wisconsin regulars. They're all in this week's Greater Milwaukee Open. Many fringe golf fans don't know much about the five Badger State touring pros, so here are some thumbnail sketches of each:

J.P. Hayes -- The Appleton born golfer's best finish this season is a tie for 11th at the Wachovia Championship. Hayes has won two PGA tourneys -- the Buick Open in 1998 and John Deere in 2002.

He won more than $955,000 on the tour last season. His best finish in the GMO was a tie for third. He holds the 9-hole record at Brown Deer with a 28. Hayes played college golf at the University of Texas-El Paso. He turned pro in 1989.

Jerry Kelly -- This Madison golfer is my pick to win the GMO. He finished tied for third at the Western Open for his highest finish thus far this season.

Kelly won two tourneys in 2002, including the Western, and earned more than $1.6 million. His best finish in the GMO was third in 1999, after leading the first three rounds. He went to the University of Hartford on a hockey scholarship, but the school dropped the sport. Kelly turned pro in 1989 and joined the PGA tour in 1996.

Skip Kendall -- This Milwaukee area pro has never won a PGA tourney, but has three runners-up finishes. He tied for fourth in the Buick Open this year.

Kendall's best finish at the GMO is a tie for 10th last season. He turned pro in 1987 and made the PGA tour in 1993.

Steve Stricker -- Another Madison area product, Stricker looked like he was ready to join the elite golfers on the tour when he finished second in the 1998 PGA Championship. He has won the Kemper Open, Western and the WGC-Accenture Match Play title.

In recent years, Stricker has fallen off the pace a bit, in part because he decided to devote more time to family. His best finish this season has been 18th at the Phoenix Open. His best GMO finish has been second. Stricker turned pro in 1990 and joined the tour in 1994.

Mark Wilson -- Wilson is in his first year on the tour and has posted a fourth at the HP Classic in New Orleans. The Menomonee Falls native, who now lives in Pewaukee, still lists his biggest thrill in golf as winning the state championship as a freshman.

Wilson turned pro in 1997 and qualified for the PGA tour this season. He missed the cut at the GMO last season.

These five golfers played in a Celebrity Shootout Tuesday at Brown Deer as part of the pre-tournament festivities. Kelly teamed with Brewers CEO Ulice Payne, Stricker with Wave coach Keith Tozer, Kendall with actor Dondre Whitfield, who is in a movie being filmed at Miller Park, Hayes with former Olympic speedskater Bonnie Blair and Wilson with UWM basketball coach Bruce Pearl. Baird sponsored the event, which benefited several charities.

In addition to the five state touring pros, Mario Tiziani, a former Madison resident who now calls Minnesota his home, and Beaver Dam's Tony Arvold, who qualified in a state competition, are in the field. Look for daily updates on the GMO in the Local Teams news and message board on OMC.

Here are the BCR Players, Plays and Goats for the first half of the season:

Players -- First baseman Richie Sexson deserves mention since he made the All Star team for the second straight season. Outfielder Geoff Jenkins also deserves mention and was leading the balloting for the final ASG berth as of this writing. Outfielder Scott Podsednik also gets a share of the honor for his surprising play in the first half.

Plays -- Give GM Doug Melvin the honor for the top plays by trading Alex Sanchez and releasing Jeffrey Hammonds. At least the moves showed the Brewers are serious about trying to improve.

Goats -- Sanchez gets a set of horns even though he's gone. Pitcher Glendon Rusch, who rejoined the team this week after trying to work out his problems in the minors, also gets a set for his 1-11 record before he was sent down.

Top draft pick T.J. Ford, who might end up the team's starting point guard, and last year's rookies, Dan Gadzuric, Marcus Haislip and Jamal Sampson are leading a Bucks' summer league team that is playing in Orlando now and will play in the Boston league July 14-20 ... Pitcher Mike Jones of the Brewers AA affiliate in Huntsville started the Southern League All Star Game this week. Also representing Huntsville were outfielder David Krynzel, infielders J.J. Hardy and Corey Hart and pitchers Luis Martinez and Matt Parker. Huntsville won the Western Division first half in the league...A couple of young players with well-known baseball names put together a game for the Beloit Snappers, the Brewers' A ball affiliate, this week. Prince Fielder, the son of former slugger Cecil Fielder, hit his 16th homer of the season. Tony Gwynn, the son of the former hitting star by the same name, scored twice and stole two bases. Fielder leads the Midwest League in RBI. Gwynn just joined the Snappers after signing out of the June draft.

Former Wave player Michael King, now director of European Operations, will head a group of participants in the Wave European Academy in London July 18-27 ... La Crosse Night Train owner Andy Temte said he might join 10-11 other team owners in the current National Indoor Football League to form a new league next season. Temte and several other owners have feuded with NIFL officials about league dues and enforcement of salary caps on players ... Fox Cities Stadium in Appleton is a great little ballpark, but the hometown Timber Rattlers lost eight straight games there in the Midwest League.

The Brewers play the Reds at 7:05 p.m. Friday, 6:05 p.m. Saturday and 1:05 p.m. Sunday. Miller Park is looking as much like a movie set as a ballpark in certain areas. Chris Noth, who is from Madison and is best known for his role in Sex and The City, threw out the first ball Tuesday night. Angela Bassett starred in a scene shot in the press box on Wednesday. A quick scene was scheduled to be shot during the seventh inning stretch of Thursday's game against the Pirates. Extras for filming of "Mr. 3000" are still being sought for July 18-19 and 23-24. Bernie Mac stars in the film.

One of the great events of the summer, the International Cycling Classic, starts this Saturday in Menasha. Races will be held all over the eastern part of the state over the next couple weeks, concluding on July 26 with the Downer Avenue race and July 27 at Whitefish Bay.

Otherwise golf dominates the local sports scene for this weekend. Play in the GMO starts at 7 a.m. on Thursday and Friday and 8 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday. If you can't get to Brown Deer in person, the GMO will be aired on USA Network from 3 to 5 p.m. Thursday and Friday and on ABC from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

Perhaps the biggest event the next week will happen Wednesday, when the Bavarians amateur team meets Wave United in a Lamar Hunt U.S. Soccer Open game at 7:35 p.m. at Uihlein Field. The winner advances in the national tournament and gets bragging rights in local soccer for the rest of the year.