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r 22 - WATERLUO CHIIONlcu’. - Wednesday. luly 6. 201 l P Waterloo joins the LPGA tour ; a o o layout changes needed at Grey Stlo course for new Manultfe Classu: LPGA event l 1 to Bonme r- , 3 ChronicleSlafl ‘ff. / q '- , I , .. as; ~' 3 in " f aterloo has been added to A; fj' M -" ' T, . Wthe map of the global ‘5‘22? ” “~'-'P I game of golf with the 71:-~~_ ' 5A " [ addition of The Manulife Financial P f 'P' . A ' , : LPGA Classic to the women's pro- 55; “if. M - , ._,t » < . fessional tour. P’3 5:3. â€" Jf - ' “'_ ‘ I Now players like Michelle Wie, 5 i g h ’ , Paula Creamer. and World No. I P . ; “ ; Yani Tsang will be strolling the fair 1, Us . ways of Grey Silo Golf Course at . . RIM Park lune 18 It) lune 24. 2012. a f and playing fora $1.3 million purse. : Manulife Financial. which has ‘ t its Canadian head office in Water y. P‘ . f loo. announced last week that it if; _ : entered into a three-year title partâ€" 45, . . Pifi : nership with the LPGA and Sports P’ ‘ _ - Properties International. Posi- c » at. _ ‘ i itioned right before the US. lfig “‘ "f. (a, , , ; Women's Open. one of the majors 3: , ». Ii;- " , ‘1 ‘ ' ‘~ 551 P ' P : on the LPGA tour. the new tour : _ PitP ”his“ lifw ., j stop is expected to draw from the . '« Pg;- hi i . Pf: “Pi? in . full field of 144 professional ’ , w _,§1f;i<1:i$f . ‘ t . women's golfers. ' P P â€" . 3, Q'Msir‘iififl f , Organizers said the stars will be E a: Pi 1; i? L out for the first of two Canadian 3 if? j; {£01 . féfiqiz stops on the tour, the other being ii: :‘-' fig A the (IN Canadian Women's Open 7 “aft“fi" f " at, {mm But one of the first questions “ féf ' Fig-1‘s? i f -‘ ~ ; asked was how the layout of Water ,j if P is?“ "P ~.. :, , r , loo's only public municipal course P P ' ' , will be adjusted to accommodate ‘ I the more than 00,000 visitors P i 1 expected to attend the events - 'l he layout of the renowned 1 local course. managed by i (iolfNorth Properties. doesn't easily Canadian goiter Alena Sharp was in town last week to weicome Waterloo to the women‘s tour with the addition of The Manulife Financial LPGA Classic | lend itself to the spectator galleries starting June 18, 2012. it is the second Canadian event added to the LPGA season with the CN Canadian Women's Open falling in August. The event is i and vistas needed to accommodate expected to bring more than 60,000 visitors to the here and generate more than $20 million in economic spinoffs. J | TV. and other media, “WWW ) It doesn't flow naturally from way around the challenging course the event will pump more than $20 She said she's most excited by Hamilton's Alena Sharp The former 1 hole N0, 17 to the final hole at is. “There are a few challenges." million intothe local economy. the fact that players will be able to Canadian lunior Champion has | i and hole No. | is a bit of a hike to said Morrow "We believe that we It will also require about 1.200 take the same route and play the never played the course herself, but ‘ i start out with. can get around those challenges, volunteers to properly staff the same layout as some of the world's her dad did and had nothing but [ Hugh Morrow is (Ilat) and chair and we hope to take the next oou- event, and with the region's history best players. positive things to say about it. . , of PIhrnnio-hascd Sports Properties pic of weeks to look at exactly how of hosting high profile events like “It's going to be great to have the 'l'm sure this one will be just as l ’ International which, has been we manoeuver around the course." the Memorial Cup and the Scott's global attention on our communi- big as the Canadian Open.” said 1 working for the past 30 months to But Morrow said he doesn't Tournament of Hearts. he's confi- ty," said Halloran. “And I love the Sharp. "It's great that it willbeafull- bring the 1 VGA to the reginn. Ile expect it to detract from the event dent that the community will come fact that it's still a public course and field event â€" we have 24 toumaâ€" \.II(l his preference is to have play in any way, and he expects the new out to support the event. people will get a chance to follow in merits and only a third of them feaâ€" wrap up at No. 5 with the (Ipproprir tour stop to he a hit with the golfers The news was nothing but posiâ€" the footsteps of these renowned ture all 144 golfers. 7 ate dramatic conclusion in from of and the fans live for Waterloo Mayor Brenda professional golfers,” “This will give everybody a a cheering crowd, and “so the No A study he did with an Alabama- llalloran as it showcases Grey Silo One golfer looking forward to chance to play in another touma- It! hole to start the players on their based spons marketing group said golfcourse and the city itself. another tour stop closer to home is merit.” "a. ‘ a . - Get your true custom ‘ . .:- IZA'X' ‘ . 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