Posts Tagged ‘Professional Golf Association’

The LPGA (Ladies Professional Golf Association) today announced that 10 of the first 11 events of the 2010 season will be televised in the United States, due to its new 10-year landmark agreement with the Golf Channel. The partnership begins at this week's Honda PTT LPGA Thailand and continues through June's LPGA Championship Presented by Wegmans, which will once again feature four-round coverage on Golf ...
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The LPGA (Ladies Professional Golf Association) kicks off the 2010 season this week by celebrating its 60th year as a leader in the world of professional sports. Founded in 1950, the LPGA was built by 13 pioneering women who envisioned a full professional tour for women golfers.
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The LPGA (Ladies Professional Golf Association) announced its intention to support First Lady Michelle Obama's national campaign to end childhood obesity, Let's Move. The official unveiling of the program occurred today in Washington, D.C.
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The Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) Teaching and Club Professional (T&CP) membership has selected the following members for national recognition as a result of their achievements in 2009: Kelley Hester, University of Georgia, Athens, Ga., Coach of the Year; Linda Nevatt, The ACE Club, Lafayette Hill, Pa., Professional of the Year; and Rita Reasons, Nancy Quarcelino School of Golf, Spring Hill, Tenn., Teacher of the Year. The ...
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Patti Benson, national president of the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) Teaching and Club Professionals (T&CP) for the past eight years, is the recipient of the 2009 Nancy Lopez Golf Achievement Award.
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The Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) today formally introduced its new tournament in the San Diego area during a press conference attended by incoming commissioner Michael Whan at La Costa Resort and Spa. The LPGA Classic Presented by J Golf will be held March 22-28 at La Costa Resort and Spa, continuing a long history of women's professional golf in San Diego and extending a ...
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Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) Acting Commissioner Marty Evans today announced that the Tour will partner with long-time LPGA sponsor Wegmans to conduct the 2010 LPGA Championship Presented by Wegmans. It will be among 24 official money events in 10 countries on the 2010 LPGA Tour.
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The Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) Final Qualifying Tournament is set to tee off Dec. 2-6 at LPGA International in Daytona Beach, Fla.
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Tony Ponturo, CEO of Ponturo Management Group and former top executive at Anheuser-Busch, was elected as an independent director of the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) Board of Directors by the membership of the LPGA Tour tonight. Ponturo and Leslie Greis, who was reelected, will serve three-year terms starting in 2010.
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The Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) today formally launched LPGA Outside the Ropes – an outreach program embraced by LPGA Tour players to elevate their significant off-course activities. The community and charitable activities primarily are designed to benefit tournaments and title sponsors.
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