The LPGA announced it's 2010 schedule which includes 24 events in 10 countries and seems to be quite nicely put together. The only real problems I see are the Wegman's LPGA Championship and failure to spend enough time in Asia, where if your looking ahead most of your best sponsorship opportunities will be.
The Problem with Wegmans hosting the LPGA at Locust Hill is it will always be a journeyman event. I have attended several times and most recently as a guest of V-Tech this past year. I'm sure Wegmans will do everything first class as only Danny Wegman does and am glad he is able to keep a tournament in the Southern Tier area since the Corning Classic has faltered. It's the Course, Locust Hill has absolutely no business hosting a Major event. They don't even hold elite amateur events there because it's really not a competitive course and there is little you can do to it to make it so. I for one hate to see 20 under par in a major championship with the cut being -3. I think the Majors should be a test to determine the best golfer under the toughest conditions and Locust Hill can not provide that. So the LPGA championship hosted by Wegmans will be a putting contest!Oak Hill is 20 minutes away from Locust hill and a world class site. Just something to think about.
The rest of the schedule looks pretty solid. It look's geographically demanding for the players as far as travel on consecutive weeks but I'm happy with the number of events and have to give Marty Evans credit for keeping the ship afloat in her interim as Commish.
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