LPGA down 3 tournaments for '09
Posted November 18, 2008 10:00 pm
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- The LPGA Tour will have 31 official events next year, three less than in 2008.
The 2009 schedule released Wednesday has 11 international events. Tournaments off the schedule include the ADT Championship, which starts Thursday and closes this year's slate.
Purses will be around $55 million, about $5 million down from 2008.
Other events not continuing over sponsorship issues include the Fields Open in Hawaii and Ginn Tribute in South Carolina.
The Ginn Tribute shut down in August, and officials at Broken Arrow in Tulsa, Okla. announced Tuesday their event, sponsored by SemGroup, would not continue.
The LPGA is adding an event in Thailand from Feb. 26-March 1.
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