Final Field Set for the Kingsmill Championship
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Garrett Morgan Kingsmill Championship [email protected] 757-253-3988 Final Field Set for the Kingsmill Championship Williamsburg, VA (April 26) – The final field has been set for the Kingsmill Championship as the LPGA Tour returns to the River Course to compete for the $1.3 million purse in this 72-hole, stroke play tournament April 29 – May 5. Field Facts: Field features 48 of the top 50 players on the Official LPGA Tour Money List 5 Past Champions (Se Ri Pak – 2004, Cristie Kerr – 2005 & 2008, Karrie Webb - 2006, Suzann Pettersen – 2007, Jiyai Shin – 2012) 22 countries represented: Australia Japan Sweden Austria Netherlands Taiwan Canada Norway Thailand China Paraguay United States Colombia Philippines Venezuela England Scotland Wales Germany South Korea Italy Spain 21 Major Champions: Na Yeon Choi Stacy Lewis Morgan Pressel Paula Creamer Brittany Lincicome So Yeon Ryu Laura Davies Catriona Matthew Jiyai Shin Shanshan Feng Anna Nordqvist Karen Stupples Juli Inkster Se Ri Pak Yani Tseng Eun-Hee Ji Inbee Park Karrie Webb Cristie Kerr Suzann Pettersen Sun Young Yoo FINAL Field 2013 Kingsmill Championship 4/23/2013 - 5:01:36 AM Chie Arimura Eun-Hee Ji Jin Young Pak Karlin Beck Tiffany Joh Se Ri Pak Amanda Blumenherst Felicity Johnson Brooke Pancake Christel Boeljon Jennifer Johnson Hee Young Park Julia Boland Sara Maude Juneau Inbee Park Heather Bowie Young Ariya Jutanugarn * Jane Park Katie Burnett * Moriya Jutanugarn Suzann Pettersen Dori Carter Lorie Kane Pornanong Phatlum Nicole Castrale Danielle Kang Gerina Piller Silvia Cavalleri Haeji Kang Stacy Prammanasudh Irene Cho Taylore Karle Morgan Pressel Esther Choe Cristie Kerr Jane Rah Chella Choi Christina Kim Reilley Rankin Na Yeon Choi I.K. Kim Beatriz Recari Jacqui Concolino Mindy Kim Jennifer Rosales Paula Creamer Song-Hee Kim So Yeon Ryu Laura Davies Jessica Korda Lizette Salas Laura Diaz Candie Kung Dewi Claire Schreefel Lauren Doughtie Cindy LaCrosse Hee Kyung Seo Moira Dunn Brittany Lang Giulia Sergas Kathleen Ekey Maude-Aimee Leblanc Alena Sharp Victoria Elizabeth Ilhee Lee Stephanie Sherlock Austin Ernst Jee Young Lee Jenny Shin Jodi Ewart Shadoff Jennie Lee Jiyai Shin Veronica Felibert Meena Lee Karin Sjodin Shanshan Feng Mi Hyang Lee Nicole Smith Katie Futcher Seon Hwa Lee Sarah Jane Smith Sandra Gal Rebecca Lee-Bentham Jennifer Song Jennifer Gleason Stacy Lewis Angela Stanford Julieta Granada Brittany Lincicome Marina Stuetz Natalie Gulbis Pernilla Lindberg Karen Stupples Numa Gulyanamitta Paige Mackenzie Thidapa Suwannapura Sophie Gustafson Mo Martin Kris Tamulis Hee-Won Han Caroline Masson Lexi Thompson Mina Harigae Catriona Matthew Yani Tseng Marcy Hart Lisa McCloskey Momoko Ueda Caroline Hedwall Kristy McPherson Mariajo Uribe Maria Hjorth Sydnee Michaels Alison Walshe Katherine Hull-Kirk Ai Miyazato Wendy Ward Amy Hung Paola Moreno Karrie Webb Mi Jung Hur Becky Morgan Kim Welch Pat Hurst Kayla Mortellaro Michelle Wie Vicky Hurst Belen Mozo Lindsey Wright Daniela Iacobelli Azahara Munoz Amy Yang Juli Inkster Anna Nordqvist Sun Young Yoo Jeong Jang Ryann O'Toole Nicole Jeray Ji Young Oh * Sponsor invite Tickets for the Kingsmill Championship April 29 – May 5, start as low as $25 and kids 17 and under are admitted free with a ticketed adult. To purchase tickets or for more information, visit www.thekingsmillchampionship.com. About the Kingsmill Championship The Kingsmill Championship is being staged April 29 – May 5 at Kingsmill Resort’s River Course. The top women golfers in the world will compete for the $1.3 million purse in this 72‐hole, stroke play tournament. Kids 17 and under are admitted free with a ticketed adult. For more information, visit www.thekingsmillchampionship.com. About Kingsmill Resort Kingsmill Resort, one of Xanterra’s Legendary Places, is a AAA Four‐ Diamond resort and member of Preferred Hotels & Resorts Worldwide ‐ a global association of the world’s finest independent luxury hotels. Kingsmill Resort offers 422 guest rooms and suites, a 19,000‐square‐foot IACC certified conference center, three Championship Golf Courses, six restaurants; a European style spa, indoor/outdoor pools, a Sports center and full service marina. Kingsmill Resort is located off I‐64 between Richmond and Norfolk and within close proximity to Williamsburg’s numerous destinations including Busch Gardens, Colonial Williamsburg, The College of William & Mary, Jamestown Settlement and Yorktown Victory Center. About Xanterra Parks and Resorts ® Xanterra Parks & Resorts® is the country’s largest operator of lodges, restaurants, tours and activities at national and state properties with operations in the following locations: Grand Canyon, Yellowstone, Zion, Crater Lake, Rocky Mountain and Petrified Forest National Parks, Mount Rushmore National Memorial, Furnace Creek Resort in Death Valley National Park, five Ohio State Park Lodges and the Geneva Marina at Ohio’s Geneva State Park. Xanterra Parks & Resorts also operates Windstar Cruises as well as the Grand Canyon Railway in Williams, Arizona. Xanterra Parks & Resorts has been committed to the preservation and protection of the environment for many years. 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