LPGA commissioner Carolyn F. Bivens announces the 2006 LPGA Tour schedule, which will feature 34 events with prize money nearing $50 million, the highest ever in LPGA history.
Tours / Tournaments
FINAL QUALIFIED FIELD SET FOR 2006 MERCEDES CHAMPIONSHIPS
The field for the PGA Tour’s season-opening Mercedes Championships, Jan. 2-8, is set with 32 players.
CARLTON WOODS TO HOST 2007 USGA STATE TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS
The U.S. Golf Association announces that The Club at Carlton Woods in The Woodlands, Texas, has been selected to host the 2007 USGA State Team Championships. The championships will be played Sept. 18-20.
Eichele Rallies to Defend Title in Harris Teeter Senior Amateur Tour Championship
Ken Eichele birdies the final two holes to win his second straight Harris Teeter Senior Amateur Tour Championship.
Franklin American Mortgage Championship and ELCOT Golf Receive National Recognition
The LPGA’s Franklin American Mortgage Championship was recognized on Oct. 17 at the LPGA Tournament Owner’s Association‘s annual meeting in Bonita Springs, Fla., for producing outstanding tournament-related materials.
Mississippi Set to Host PGA Tour Event – Southern Farm Bureau Classic (Nov. 3-6) Hurricane Katrina Postponed this Long-Running Tournament
The Mississippi Development Authority Division of Tourism announces that the Southern Farm Bureau Classic is set to begin today, Thursday, nearly one month after it was postponed by Hurricane Katrina.
Morris Rallies on Back Nine to Capture 2005 Amateur Golf Tour Championship
Lorcan Morris went birdie, eagle, birdie on a three-hole stretch on the back nine Monday to win the Amateur Golf Tour Championship at Wild Wing Plantation in Myrtle Beach, S.C.
Atlanta Executives Kick Off Campaign to Raise Funds for Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
Executives for Children, an organization comprised of approximately 120 Atlanta, Georgia-area business leaders who volunteer to raise funds for Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta surrounding the PGA Tour’s BellSouth Classic, kick off the 2006 sales campaign.
Atlanta Executives Kick Off Campaign to Raise Funds for Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
Executives for Children, an organization comprised of approximately 120 Atlanta, Georgia-area business leaders who volunteer to raise funds for Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta surrounding the PGA Tour’s BellSouth Classic, kick off the 2006 sales campaign.