US OPEN WINNER FOR MASTERS
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rnUS Open Champion In-Bee Park will join the 20th Anniversary celebrations of the ANZ Ladies Masters at RACV Royal Pines Resort on Queensland&aposs Gold Coast
rnnext February. Park joins LPGA Champion and US LPGA Rookie of the Year, Yani Tseng (world #2) and RICOH British Open Champion Ji-Yai Shin (world #6), in undoubtedly
rnthe strongest lineup ever assembled in Australian golf.
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rnTournament Promoter Bob Tuohy said, "To secure three of the four Major Champions in our field at a time when we are celebrating such a significant
rnmilestone for the event, is a great thrill and most gratifying".
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rnIn her second season on the LPGA Tour in 2008, Park made her first victory a Major, when she defeated Helen Alfredsson to win the most coveted title in
rnwomen&aposs golf in Minnesota last July. Not only have each one of these players won a Major Championship, but Tseng confirmed her enormous potential by securing the Rookie of the Year title on the LPGA Tour and Shin finished off her season by winning the coveted ADT Championship, where she landed the biggest winner&aposs cheque in women&aposs
rnprofessional golf of US$1 million.
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rnAlong with six time Champion Karrie Webb, defending champion Lisa Hall and the great improver in Australian golf this season Katherine Hull, these
rnthree Champions will ensure not only local interest but a massive audience nationally and internationally.
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rnOne of the ANZ Ladies Masters&apos favourite sisters of swing Laura Davies is again part of the field and so too will four time LPGA winner Canadian Lorie
rnKane, two time Major winner Brandie Burton and the standout player on the Ladies&apos European Tour in 2008 Gwladys Nocera.
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rnIn what is believed to be a first for Australian golf, three current Major Champions will line up head to head in the same event.
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rnThe Sisters of Swing tee off at the RACV Royal Pines Resort between February 5 & 8, 2009.
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rnThe ANZ Ladies Masters, co-sanctioned by the Ladies&apos European Tour and the ALPG Tour, will be broadcast by Network Ten on February 7 & 8 and will reach
rnan international audience in excess of 160 million households. Tickets now on sale at all Ticketmaster outlets.
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rnANZ Ladies Masters proudly supporting the National Breast Cancer Foundation.
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rnFor further details, contact:
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rnBob Tuohy
rnANZ Ladies Masters
rnTournament Chairman
rnTel: 08 8373 2021
rnMb: 0411 131 627
rnbobtuohy@tagolf.com.au
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rnSandy Lonergan
rnALPG Media Co-ordinator
rnMb: 0427 023 140
rnsandyl@alpg.com.au
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