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(RYE, NH, May 26, 2010) –
The field is set for the
2010 Handa Cup to be held
September 2 – 5, 2010 at Wentworth By The Sea Country Club.
Five-time U.S Captain
Kathy Whitworth and three-time World Team
Captain
Cathy Panton Lewis will lead teams of twelve into Handa
Cup team and singles matches played similarly to the
Solheim
Cup. LPGA legendary stars
Nancy Lopez and
Helen Alfredsson will
make their debut appearances for the U.S. and World sides,
respectively.
The team roster announcements came today at a press conference
at
Wentworth By The Sea Country Club in Rye, NH. Additionally,
Hannaford
Supermarkets and
Kraft Foods were announced as Handa Cup
presenting sponsors. A new logo and event title, “Handa Cup
presented by Hannaford and Kraft” premiered during the press
conference.
Appearing at the press conference were Legends Tour CEO and
Portsmouth native
Jane Blalock; Nashua native and LPGA Hall of
Famer
Pat Bradley; Beth Newlands Campbell, president of
Hannaford Supermarkets and Joan Marchessault, President of the
Board of
The First Tee of New Hampshire, the Handa Cup’s
charitable partner.
“Hannaford is proud to participate in bringing the Handa Cup to
New Hampshire,” Newlands Campbell said. “The Legends Tour is
world-class both in showcasing the most talented women golfers
of all time and in contributing to communities through its
charitable initiatives.”
Jane Blalock added, “We are so pleased to have Hannaford
Supermarkets and Kraft present the Handa Cup this year. As this
is the first year for the tournament in New England, it is
fitting that a community partner with ties to this region for
more than 125 years is part of the event. And, our field
proudly boasts several past champions of the
Kraft Nabisco
Championship – Lopez, Bradley, Alcott, Little,
Alfredsson and Sheehan have all won that event in years past. It’s a perfect fit.”
Blalock also announced that New Hampshire Senator and Mrs. Judd
Gregg will serve as honorary co-chairs of the Handa Cup.
With over 400 LPGA Tour wins and 39 major victories, the 2010
Handa Cup field is a “who’s who” of golf legends. Both 2011
Solheim Cup Captains,
Rosie Jones and
Alison Nicholas, will be
teeing it up for their respective teams. US Team Handa Cup
rookies include Hall of Famer
Nancy Lopez, Legends Tour Open
Championship winner
Sherri Steinhauer and LPGA superstar
Meg
Mallon. The World Team rookies include Solheim Cup veteran
Helen Alfredsson, Aussie
Jane Crafter and Canadian fan favorite
Lorie Kane.
U.S. Team:
Kathy Whitworth (Captain / LPGAHOF member); Lori West (Assistant
Captain); Amy Alcott (LPGAHOF member); Pat Bradley (LPGAHOF
member); JoAnne Carner (LPGAHOF member); Beth Daniel (LPGAHOF
member); Christa Johnson; Rosie Jones (2011 Solheim Cup
Captain); Nancy Lopez (LPGAHOF member); Meg Mallon; Cindy Rarick;
Nancy Scranton; Patty Sheehan (LPGAHOF member); Sherri
Steinhauer
World Team:
Cathy Panton Lewis (Captain); Helen Alfredsson; Dawn Coe-Jones;
Jane Crafter; Alicia Dibos; Lorie Kane; Jenny Lidback; Sally
Little; Mieko Nomura; Alison Nicholas (2011 Solheim Cup
Captain); Anne Marie Palli; Jan Stephenson
Tournament week will kick off with the Official Handa Cup Pro-Am
on Thursday, September 2 with a 1:00 p.m. shotgun. The Opening
Ceremony will be held that Thursday evening. Clinics and
practice rounds are scheduled for Friday, September 3 with the
Handa Cup team matches beginning Saturday morning, September 4.
Singles matches will start at 9:00 a.m. Sunday, September 5 and
the Closing Ceremony and trophy presentation will immediately
follow play once a winner is determined.
The
Handa Cup, an
International Sports Marketing Society (ISPS)
Series Event, is title sponsored by Haruhisa Handa, a Japanese
philanthropist, artist and businessman who founded the ISPS in
2006.
Click here
for more information on the Handa Cup.
Click here
to learn more about Wentworth by the Sea Country Club.
Click here
to learn more about The First Tee of New Hampshire.
Click here
for a video about the Handa Cup.
About
The Legends Tour
The Legends Tour is the Official Legends Tour of the LPGA. The
tour began in 2000 by LPGA professionals to showcase the talents
of some of the greatest women’s golfers of all time. The Legends
Tour has over 100 members, including ten LPGA and World Golf
Hall of Fame members. Legends Tour players have a combined 625
LPGA Tour victories, including 65 major championships. In its
ten seasons, The Legends Tour donated more
than $8.8 million to charity. The Legends Tour has hosted
events in Connecticut, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Massachusetts,
Michigan, New Jersey, Wisconsin, Japan and Australia.
For additional information on The Legends
Tour, log on to
www.thelegendstour.com.
About Hannaford
Hannaford Supermarkets, based in Scarborough, Maine, operates
175 stores and employs more than 27,000 associates in Maine,
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York and Vermont. Most
Hannaford locations have full-service pharmacies and all stores
feature Guiding Stars, an easy-to-use navigation system to help
customers easily find foods with good, better or best
nutritional value. Each store also provides a large selection of
natural and organic products, many of them supplied by local
farms through the Hannaford Close to Home program. In 2009, a
Hannaford store in Augusta, Maine, opened as the world’s first
and only supermarket built to the highest standards of the U.S.
Green Building Council: Platinum LEED (Leadership in Energy and
Environmental Design). Health magazine has named Hannaford among
the top 10 healthiest grocery stores in the United States.
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