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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: 3/14/03
Contact: Sue
Fracker, Tournament Director
517.784.4094 x145
714 W. Michigan, Jackson, MI 49201
www.stantonassociates.net
Solheim Cup Captain
Patty Sheehan to Play in Jackson, MI Pro-Am
(JACKSON, MI) – Patty
Sheehan, LPGA Hall of Famer and U.S. Solheim Cup Team Captain, will play
in the Wendy's Charity Golf Classic Pro-Am in Jackson, Michigan this
summer. The Wendy’s Charity Golf Classic will be held August 17-18, 2003
at the Country Club of Jackson to raise money for adoption agencies in
Michigan. This event is in its third year and has previously raised over
$210,000 in support of the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption as well
as local benefactor Family Service & Children’s Aid. Funds generated by
the tournament were instrumental in starting Jackson’s Adoption Resource
Center. This year's event is open to adoption agencies around the state
to assist them with raising funds in their communities.
LPGA professionals who
will join Sheehan at this summer's Classic include Jane Blalock, winner
of 29 LPGA events in her career, and Nancy Scranton, a member of the
2000 Solheim Cup Team and three-time winner on the Tour. Donna Andrews,
current LPGA President and four-time top 10 finisher in 2002 will also
tee it up. Other committed professionals include Jane Crafter, Michelle
Estill, Tina Barrett, Amy Fruwirth, Debbie Massey, Cindy Figg-Currier,
Sherri Turner, Wendy Ward, A.J. Eathorne, Julie Piers, Cindy Schreyer,
Lisa Kiggens, Karen Weiss, Kristi Albers, Gail Graham, Annette DeLuca,
Kim Saiki, Laura Rinker-Graham, Suzy Green-Roebuck and Jane Geddes.
Hosted by LPGA Tour
veteran and Jackson resident Elaine Crosby, the Wendy’s
Charity Golf Classic marks the only stop in Michigan in 2003 for LPGA
Tour professionals.
“The Classic gives a
substantial number of LPGA pros an opportunity to play in Michigan that
they wouldn’t otherwise have,” says Crosby, who currently plays the
Women’s Senior Tour. “It also gives local fans of the Tour a day to come
out and see some great golf for a very worthwhile cause.” Crosby has
spearheaded the involvement of LPGA players in the Pro-Am since the
event’s inception in 1999.
The Wendy’s Charity
Golf Classic is a two-day event. An "Island Cruise Night" Pairings
Party held the night before the tournament will feature a live and
silent auction. Tickets to attend the party are available to the public
in addition to the event's participants. “We wanted to create more
opportunities for people to get involved, support the cause and enjoy
the event,” says Mark Behm, president of Stanton & Associates, Inc., a
franchisee of Wendy’s Restaurants and the primary sponsor of the
Classic. “Not everyone plays golf, but just about everyone can
appreciate a good party. We’re excited to add that social element to an
already successful golf event.”
Committed sponsors of
the event include Wendy's, Pepsi, Sygma, Comtronics, PHP, Dr. Pepper,
ALRO Steel and many more. Multiple sponsorship and player participation
packages are AVAILABLE with details on the event’s web site at
www.stantonassociates.net.
For more information on the 2003 Pro-Am that will support adoption
agencies around the state, contact Tournament Director Sue Fracker at
(517) 784-4094, ext. 145 or e-mail
suef@stantonassociates.net.
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