This Week On Florida Golf Courses - April 27-April 30
LPGA TOUR - GINN CLUBS AND RESORTS OPEN, Reunion Resort & Club, Orlando, Florida - The LPGA shifts to the Sunshine State this week for a new event, the Ginn Clubs and Resorts Open. The new event will help bring some sunshine to one family in particular.
The Ginn Company heard about a 13-year-old girl named Dakoda Dowd, whose mother, Kelly Jo, is terminally ill with cancer. One of Kelly Jo's dreams was to see her daughter play in a LPGA Tour event, so the Ginn company extended a sponsor's invitation to Dakoda.
Now before you think this is some sort of ploy for extra coverage, you may want to consider Dakoda's record. She has already won nearly 200 junior tournaments and is the top-ranked player in the graduating class of 2011. Last year, as a sixth grader, Dakoda Dowd played for Northside Christian High as the No. 2 player on the golf team and helped it claim its first state title.
The event will be using a composite course at Reunion Resort & Club. The 18- hole layout will be spread over the Legacy Course, designed by Arnold Palmer, and the Independence Course, designed by Tom Watson.
A world-class field is also on hand for the inaugural playing. Women's world No. 1 Annika Sorenstam heads a field that also includes reigning Rookie of the Year Paula Creamer, fellow U.S. Solheim Cup performers Juli Inkster, Natalie Gulbis, Beth Daniel, Cristie Kerr and Christina Kim, as well as two-time U.S. Open champion Meg Mallon and reigning Women's British Open winner Jeong Jang.
The Golf Channel will broadcast Dakoda Dowd's action on the first two days, before CBS covers weekend action. The tour moves to the Franklin American Mortgage Championship in Franklin, Tennessee, next week. Stacy Prammanasudh is slated to be on hand to defend her crown there.
The Ginn Company heard about a 13-year-old girl named Dakoda Dowd, whose mother, Kelly Jo, is terminally ill with cancer. One of Kelly Jo's dreams was to see her daughter play in a LPGA Tour event, so the Ginn company extended a sponsor's invitation to Dakoda.
Now before you think this is some sort of ploy for extra coverage, you may want to consider Dakoda's record. She has already won nearly 200 junior tournaments and is the top-ranked player in the graduating class of 2011. Last year, as a sixth grader, Dakoda Dowd played for Northside Christian High as the No. 2 player on the golf team and helped it claim its first state title.
The event will be using a composite course at Reunion Resort & Club. The 18- hole layout will be spread over the Legacy Course, designed by Arnold Palmer, and the Independence Course, designed by Tom Watson.
A world-class field is also on hand for the inaugural playing. Women's world No. 1 Annika Sorenstam heads a field that also includes reigning Rookie of the Year Paula Creamer, fellow U.S. Solheim Cup performers Juli Inkster, Natalie Gulbis, Beth Daniel, Cristie Kerr and Christina Kim, as well as two-time U.S. Open champion Meg Mallon and reigning Women's British Open winner Jeong Jang.
The Golf Channel will broadcast Dakoda Dowd's action on the first two days, before CBS covers weekend action. The tour moves to the Franklin American Mortgage Championship in Franklin, Tennessee, next week. Stacy Prammanasudh is slated to be on hand to defend her crown there.
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