KIA CLASSIC Presented by J Golf
The LPGA announces that Kia Motors America will be title sponsor for the inaugural KIA CLASSIC Presented by J Golf to take place March 22-28 at La Costa Resort & Spa in San Diego (Carlsbad), California.
Non-Stop Golf Action Awaits at the LPGA Tour
Date: 3/22 - 3/28/10
Take a short trip to San Diego for an exclusive golf getaway during the Kia Classic Presented by J Golf, which kicks off its 60th Anniversary Season with its first mainland U.S. tournament at La Costa Resort & Spa. The top-20 ranked players and a full field of 144 LPGA professionals will showcase the best golfers in the world competing for a $1.7 million purse. In between catching the golfing highlights, take advantage of the resort’s spa services and the beauty of the beaches and scenery in Carlsbad.
One of San Diego’s most famous golf courses, La Costa Resort and Spa is a must for golf enthusiasts visiting San Diego. It’s been said that the best thing about playing this San Diego golf course is that you can measure your performance against the best players in the world. When you walk the fairways at La Costa Resort and Spa you are walking the same fairways that the legends of the game have walked for over 30 years. La Costa has been the host to the PGA’s World Golf Championships - Accenture Match Play Championship.
To play La Costa is a dream come true. The two PGA Championship 18-hole golf courses (north and south) are both beautiful and traditional in design. These 2 golf courses challenge golfers’ shot-making ability, both off the tee and around the greens. Four sets of tees provide a golf course length for all players and abilities to enjoy. At La Costa Resort and Spa, your golf experience will be a memorable one!
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2009 SAMSUNG WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP IN SAN DIEGO!
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Torrey Pines Golf Course will host an LPGA Tour event for the first time in 27 years under an agreement to hold the Samsung World Championship on the South Course in September.
The Samsung World Championship, to be held Sept. 17-20, features a 20-player field that includes the four major champions and top players from the money list. Paula Creamer won last year at Half Moon Bay in San Francisco.
It will be the second pro tournament this year at Torrey Pines, which has hosted the Buick Invitational since 1968. The public golf course along the Pacific bluffs gained more notoriety last year when Tiger Woods won the U.S. Open in a playoff.
The course will be nearly 1,000 yards shorter for the Samsung World Championship, which will be just over 6,700 yards.
The LPGA Tour last went to Torrey Pines for the 1983 Inamori Classic.
The San Diego Union-Tribune reported that the South Course became available for the LPGA Tour when two corporations canceled outings during the week the LPGA wanted its tournament. Another corporate outing to be held Monday of tournament week will limit practice by the 20 players in the field.
Jon Maddern, deputy director of golf operations for the city of San Diego, said the tournament organizer IMG has agreed to reimburse the city for lost green fees on the South Course and for staff overtime during the tournament, which he estimated at $200,000.
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DETAILS OF THE 2010 SAMSUNG WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
When: Sept. 16-20
Where: Torrey Pines South Course (6,700 yards, par 72)
Purse: $1 million
History: Started by IMG founder Mark McCormack in 1980 with a field of 12 players. It grew to 16 golfers in 1996 and 20 in 1999. Samsung is the fifth title sponsor, beginning its relationship with the event in 1995. This will be the 29th event (it wasn’t played in 1992) and there have been five multiple winners – Annika Sorenstam (5), Beth Daniel (3), Juli Inkster (3), JoAnne Carner (2) and Lorena Ochoa (2).
Qualifying: Automatic invitations go to the defending champion (Paula Creamer), 2008 LPGA leading money winner (Lorena Ochoa), champions of four majors in 2009 and leading money winner on 2009 European Ladies Tour. Two special invitations go to a tournament committee choice and a Hall of Fame player if she is in the top 30 on the season money list. The rest of the field is comprised of players from the top 20 on the LPGA money list as of Aug. 31, 2009.
Television: Golf Channel, first two rounds; NBC, last two rounds
Volunteers: Those interested in volunteering for the Samsung World Championship should contact the tournament office at (858) 350-5500
Tickets: Wednesday’s pro-am will be free; Thursday and Friday tickets will be $29 per person; Saturday and Sunday will be $34. Torrey Pines South will not be open to spectators on Monday and Tuesday of tournament week. For more information, contact the tournament office.
PAST WINNERS
Year ; Player ; Course ; Purse ; Winner’s share
1980 Beth Daniel ; The Country Club ; $150,000 ; $46,500
1981 Beth Daniel ; Shaker Heights CC ; $150,000 ; $50,000
1982 JoAnne Carner ; Shaker Heights CC ; $150,000 ; $50,000
1983 JoAnne Carner ; Shaker Heights CC ; $200,000 ; $65,000
1984 Nancy Lopez ; Shaker Heights CC ; $200,000 ; $65,000
*1985 Amy Alcott ; Stouffer PineIsle Resort ; $200,000 ; $65,000
1986 Pat Bradley ; Stouffer PineIsle Resort ; $240,000 ; $78,000
1987 Ayako Okamoto ; Stouffer PineIsle Resort ; $250,000 ; $81,500
1988 Rosie Jones ; Stouffer PineIsle Resort ; $265,000 ; $81,500
1989 Betsy King ; Stouffer PineIsle Resort ; $265,000 ; $83,500
1990 Cathy Gerring ; Cely GC ; $325,000 ; $100,000
1991 Meg Mallon ; Paradise Palms GC ; $325,000 ; $100,000
1992 Did not play
1993 Dottie (Pepper) Mochrie ; Naples National GC ; $400,000 ; $102,500
1994 Beth Daniel ; Naples National GC ; $425,000 ; $105,000
*1995 Annika Sorenstam ; Paradise GC ; $475,000 ; $117,500
1996 Annika Sorenstam ; Ildong Lakes GC ; $500,000 ; $125,000
*1997 Juli Inkster ; Lakeside CC ; $525,000 ; $131,000
1998 Juli Inkster ; Villages in Lady Lake ; $550,000 ; $137,000
1999 Se Ri Pak ; Rush Creek GC ; $700,000 ; $150,000
2000 Juli Inkster ; Hiddenbrook GC ; $725,000 ; $152,000
2001 Dorothy Delasin ; Hiddenbrook GC ; $750,000 ; $157,000
2002 Annika Sorenstam ; Hiddenbrook GC ; $775,000 ; $162,000
2003 Sophie Gustafson ; The Players Club at The Woodlands ; $800,000 ; $200,000
2004 Annika Sorenstam ; Bighorn GC ; $825,000 ; $206,250
2005 Annika Sorenstam ; Bighorn GC ; $850,000 ; $212,500
2006 Lorena Ochoa ; Bighorn GC ; $875,000 ; $218,750
2007 Lorena Ochoa ; Bighorn GC ; $1,000,000 ; $250,000
2008 Paula Creamer ; Half Moon Bay GL ; $1,000,000 ; $250,000
* Won sudden-death playoff
Tiger Woods Returns To Match Play!
It’s official: Tiger Woods returned to golf at the Accenture Match Play Championship on Wednesday.
I love match play at any time. The prospect of a returning Tiger just makes it more interesting.
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Press Annoints McIlroy The Latest Tiger Challenger
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Stop me if you’re heard this before: Player X is the new Tiger Woods.
Sergio Garcia, Anthony Kim, Camillo Villegas, Hunter Mahan, et. al. All of these have been anointed by a hysterical golf press as the New Tiger. But all have turned out to be pretenders—the Perkin Warbecks of Golf.
Now add to the list of Next Great Things, Rory McIlroy. By virtue of his win in Dubai last week, McIlroy has been feted by the golf press and declared to be the legitimate heir. With the King in exile, it seems that a single victory is all you need.
Not that there aren’t intriguing parallels. Like Tiger, McIlroy took up the clubs at an early age, and has shown prodigious talent as a youth. But seriously. One victory?
Fueling the fire is the news that Perkin Rory will play a practice round with Tiger at Augusta. In the minds of the press—who, absent Tiger to write about—that constitutes a Royal Blessing and the naming of the Heir.
To his credit, McIlroy seems to be deflecting the praise. Perhaps he’s seen what Tiger does to people who dare challenge his position. Or perhaps he recalls that Perkin was imprisoned by Henry VII and hanged for his impertinence.
You’ll forgive me if I take a wait and see approach.
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