WORLD GOLF HALL OF
FAMER ANNIKA SORENSTAM TO SPEAK AT 35th JUNIOR PGA CHAMPIONSHIP
PALM BEACH GARDENS,
Fla. -- The PGA of America and
Sycamore Hills Golf Club have announced that World Golf Hall of Fame member Annika Sorenstam will speak to participants competing in
the 35th Junior PGA Championship.
Annika will address many of the
top junior golfers in the country at the Championship Welcome Dinner, Aug. 1 at
7:30 p.m., at Parkview Field in Fort
Wayne, Ind.
“I am very excited to attend the 35th Junior PGA
Championship,” said Annika. “Many of those competing
this year will help carry this great game in the future and I am looking
forward to getting a chance to help them pursue their dreams in both golf and
life.”
Annika, regarded as one the best
female golfers of all-time, rewrote the LPGA and Ladies European Tour record
books, won countless awards and changed the way women’s golf was played,
viewed, and covered. During her 15-year career, she amassed 89 worldwide
professional victories, including 72 LPGA wins, ten of which are Major
Championships.
She stepped-away from competitive golf at the end of the
2008 professional golf season.
In 2007, Annika created the ANNIKA
Foundation as a way to teach children the importance of living a healthy,
active lifestyle through fitness and nutrition, and offer aspiring junior
golfers opportunities to pursue their dreams.
The 35th Junior PGA Championship will be contested Aug. 2-5
at Sycamore Hills Golf Club in Fort
Wayne, Ind.
One of golf’s major championships for juniors, the Junior
PGA Championship is where the best in the world get their start.
The PGA of America founded the Junior PGA Championship 35
years ago to attract the finest junior golfers. Since 1976, more than 300,000
juniors have competed on the PGA Section level, in the PGA Junior Series and in
select national tournaments to earn a berth in the Championship.
Sycamore Hills Golf Club
Sycamore Hills
Golf Club
One of the finest golf club's in the Midwest,
Sycamore Hills opened its doors in 1989. The course, first deeded by Andrew
Jackson in 1835, is marked by generous fairways, peninsula greens, waste
bunkers and white sand. Sycamore Hills is ranked No. 93 in Golf Digest's "America's 100
Greatest Golf Courses for 2009-10," and also ranks No. 63 on Golf Digest's
"Top 100 Greatest Practice Facilities for 2009-10.”
ANNIKA Foundation
ANNIKA Foundation
The ANNIKA Foundation teaches children the importance of
living a healthy, active lifestyle through fitness and nutrition, and offers
aspiring junior golfers opportunities to pursue their dreams. A primary focus
for the ANNIKA Foundation is to identify the greatest needs and opportunities
to make an impact by developing sports and physical fitness programs for kids.
A key focus is to provide resources that increase participation and access
where it is not currently available or affordable, and promote awareness for
the importance of leading a healthy, active lifestyle. More information about
the ANNIKA Foundation can be found at www.annikafoundation.org.
The PGA of America
Since 1916, The PGA of America's mission has been twofold:
to establish and elevate the standards of the profession and to grow interest
and participation in the game of golf.
By establishing and elevating the standards of the golf profession through
world-class education, career services, marketing and research programs, the
Association enables PGA Professionals to maximize
their performance in their respective career paths and showcases them as
experts in the game and in the multi-billion-dollar golf industry.
By creating and delivering dramatic world-class championships and exciting
and enjoyable golf promotions that are viewed as the best of their class in the
golf industry, The PGA of America elevates the public's interest in the game,
the desire to play more golf, and ensures accessibility to the game for
everyone, everywhere. The PGA of America brand represents the very best in
golf.
*** Annika will be available for media interviews at Parkview
Field before and after the Welcome Dinner. All interviews must be arranged
prior to Aug. 1. ***
Please contact Randy Stutzman at The PGA of America to
arrange an interview:
Work: (561) 624-8438
Cell: (561) 809-8609
Email: rstutzman@pgahq.com
