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unusual facts about LPGA Tour



2001 Women's British Open

It was the 26th edition of the Women's British Open, and the first as a major championship on the LPGA Tour.

Cathy Sherk

In 1979, Sherk turned professional and joined the LPGA Tour where she finished the season in third place for Rookie-of-the-Year honors behind Beth Daniel.

Cindy Miller

Cynthia Susan (Kessler) Miller (born February 11, 1956) is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour from 1979 to 1981.

Norwood Hills Country Club

The club has hosted many prestigious events including the National Left-Handed Golfer’s Championship in 1936 and 1940, the PGA Championship in 1948 won by Ben Hogan, the LPGA Tour's St. Louis Women's Invitational from 1965 to 1969, the PGA Tour's Greater St. Louis Golf Classic in 1972 and 1973, and the U.S. Senior Amateur in 2001.

Sybase Match Play Championship

The Sybase Match Play Championship was a women's professional golf tournament for three seasons on the LPGA Tour, held at Hamilton Farm Golf Club in Gladstone, New Jersey.

Sydnee Michaels

Sydnee Michaels (born June 15, 1988) is an American female professional golfer currently playing on the LPGA Tour as of 2012, because Michaels was a graduate of the 2011 LPGA Futures Tour.

Walmart NW Arkansas Championship

The Walmart NW Arkansas Championship is a women's professional golf tournament on the LPGA Tour in Rogers, Arkansas.


see also

Alfredsson

Helen Alfredsson (born 1965), Swedish professional golfer who plays primarily on the U.S. based LPGA Tour

Brendan Connor

In 2008, he did stories on Turkish NBA star, Hedo Türkoğlu, covered the Davis Cup Tennis Finals in Argentina, reported from the Super Bowl in Phoenix, profiled Indy Racing and driver Danica Patrick, South Korean golfers on the LPGA Tour, and produced a series of pre-Olympic stories on athletes and teams headed to Beijing.

Carrie Roberts

After graduating in 2002, Carrie qualified for the LPGA Tour on her first attempt.

Corina Knoll

In 2003, she was the recipient of the 2003 New California Media Award for her story about Korean golfers on the LPGA tour which appeared in the December 2002 issue of KoreAm Journal.

Louise Suggs

Suggs was an inaugural inductee into the LPGA Tour Hall of Fame, established in 1967, and was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1979.

Mizuno

Mizuno Classic, an annual golf tournament for professional female golfers on the United States LPGA Tour

Pacific Links International

Amateur golfers may enjoy following the footsteps of great champions such as Greg Norman and Annika Sorenstam at Kapolei, which hosted the LPGA Tour’s Ladies Hawaiian Open from 1996 to 2001.

Ty Votaw

While Votaw was at the LPGA, he and LPGA Tour golfer Sophie Gustafson became personally close, sparking press coverage because he was still married, though separated from, his first wife, Paula Keiffer.