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Mar 7, 2008
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Mar 7, 2008
AVENTURA, Fla., Feb. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- The opportunity to see the best players on the LPGA Tour while they are in South Florida in April just got a little easier, tickets to the inaugural Stanford International Pro-Am are
now available to the general public via the newly created http://www.stanfordinternationalproam.com Web site. The Stanford International Pro- Am, a new 72-hole LPGA-sanctioned event titled sponsored by the Stanford Financial Group, will be played April 21-27, 2008 at The Fairmont Turnberry Isle Resort & Club in Aventura.
The Stanford International Pro-Am Web site http://www.stanfordinternationalproam.com will be the primary outlet for patrons
to purchase tickets, check on which players and celebrities have committed to play, and to keep up to date on all the action happening at The Fairmont Turnberry Isle Resort & Club. In addition, those interested in volunteering for the tournament can go to the Web site to complete a volunteer application.
Once on the Web site, patrons have the ability to purchase ticket packages or daily passes. One of the hottest packages to the Stanford
International Pro-Am is the Eagles Nest Ticket. At $150 per ticket, the Eagles Nest ticket includes one souvenir credential with clubhouse access Tuesday through Sunday of tournament week, inclusion on the Stanford International Pro-Am "History Wall" which is a commemorative wall located near the main spectator entrance, $25 worth of credit to purchase merchandise the week of the tournament, reserved parking, commemorative poster and a complimentary program.
For $20 golf fans can purchase advance Practice Round Tickets valid for admission to both Tuesday and Wednesday. Tournament Grounds Tickets to the Stanford International Pro-Am are $20 in advance for Thursday through Sunday or $30 at the gate. Patrons can also buy a limited number of weekly tickets called the Soffer Ticket Book for $55 but this book can only be bought in advance of the tournament. All children 17 years old and younger will receive free grounds admission when accompanied by a ticketed adult. In addition, all tickets include a one-year complimentary subscription to Golf for Women or Golf Digest.
Patrons will also have the option to purchase multi-ticket packages. The $550 Orange Package includes four Eagles Nest Passes, four
complimentary programs and subscriptions to Golf For Women or Golf Digest, four commemorative posters, two VIP parking passes and sponsor recognition. The $250 Blue Package includes ten daily tickets, ten complimentary programs, ten commemorative posters and subscriptions to Golf For Women or Golf Digest, four VIP parking passes and sponsor recognition.
The Stanford International Pro-Am will partner 112 LPGA Professionals with 112 amateurs in a 54-hole stroke play tournament. After 36-holes of competition, there will be a cut to the low 70 professionals and the low 20 teams. The team competition will end on Saturday, while on Sunday, the professionals will vie for the $300,000 winner's check out of the $2,000,000 purse.
The Stanford International Pro-Am is the first professional-amateur tournament on the LPGA schedule since the 2001 Office Depot at Doral Golf Resort & Spa in Miami, Fla. The Office Depot, formally the Diet Dr. Pepper, ran from 1997 to 2001 in South Florida. Other Pro-Ams on the LPGA Tour were the J&B Scotch Pro-Am in Las Vegas (1979 - 1985) and the MasterCard International Pro-Am in Westchester County, N.Y. (1984 - 1987).
Advance ticket prices (tax included)
Daily Practice Rounds Grounds Ticket (Tuesday - Wednesday) $20
Daily Grounds Ticket (Thursday - Sunday) $20
Soffer Ticket Book (Tuesday - Sunday) $55
At-the-gate prices: (tax included) Daily Grounds Pass
Tuesday, April 22 Practice Round $20
Wednesday, April 23 Practice Round $20
Thursday, April 24 First Round $30
Friday, April 25 Second round $30
Saturday, April 26 Third round $30
Sunday, April 27 Final Round $30
Packages Available
Eagles Nest $150
Includes a souvenir credential with clubhouse access, inclusion on the Stanford International Pro-Am "History Wall," $25 credit to purchase merchandise the week of the tournament, reserved parking, commemorative poster and a complimentary tournament program.
Blue Package $250
Includes ten (10) daily tickets, ten (10) complimentary programs, ten (10) commemorative posters, four (4) VIP parking passes, sponsor recognition and ten (10) complimentary subscriptions to Golf For Women or Golf Digest.
Orange Package $550
Includes four (4) Eagles Nest Passes, four (4) complimentary programs, sponsor recognition, four (4) commemorative posters, two (2) VIP parking passes and four (4) complimentary subscription to Golf For Women or Golf Digest.
Tickets can also be purchased via the Ticket Hotline at (888) 471-7472.
For more information on volunteer opportunities and sponsorship packages available for the Stanford International Pro-Am, contact the Tournament Office at 305-460-6579 or visit http://www.stanfordinternationalproam.com.