Tickets Now Available for J Golf Phoenix LPGA International

Kids, Active-Duty Military, Police and Firefighters get in Free; 20% discount at Walgreens

Tournament Golf Foundation (TGF), the organizers of the J Golf Phoenix LPGA International Presented by Mirassou Winery, today announced that tickets for the tournament are now available at Phoenix-area Walgreens and online at www.PhoenixLPGA.com.

“LPGA golf has been one of the great values in family entertainment for years,” said Tom Maletis, President of Tournament Golf Foundation.   “That tradition continues in this difficult economy with the standard daily ticket price remaining at $20.  We also offer great advance purchase discounts at Walgreens and the tournament website, www.PhoenixLPGA.com.”

Daily tickets purchased at the Papago Golf Course gate during the March 26-29 tournament are $20 each, and weekly tickets are $75.  In a promotion with Walgreens Corner Box Office, daily tickets can be purchased at a 20% discount or $16 each at any of the 175 Walgreens stores in the Phoenix area.  The 20% discount is also available at PhoenixLPGA.com, where fans can purchase and print tickets in the convenience of their homes.  Details are available on the website.

Additionally, the Kids in Free policy will continue in 2009.  All fans 15 years old and under will be admitted free of charge when accompanied by a ticketed adult.

All active-duty military members, police officers and firefighters receive complimentary grounds admission Wednesday – Sunday when valid active-duty ID is shown at the Papago Golf Course entrance gate.

General spectator parking with short shuttles to the golf course will again be free.  The primary spectator parking lot will be located just north of Loop 202 between the Priest Drive and Centre Parkway exits.  Spectators will be shuttled and will enter the course near the intersection of 56^th Street and Van Buren Street.

Spectators are also encouraged to use the new Metro light rail system, which has a station at Washington Boulevard and Priest Drive, less than a mile from the tournament main entrance.  Trains run every 10 minutes during peak hours.  There are eight park-and-rides on the Metro line with free parking. For a list of locations and other details, visit MetroLightRail.org.

About Tournament Golf Foundation
TGF, a non-profit organization is currently the managing organizer and is responsible for the J Golf Phoenix LPGA International Presented by Mirassou in Phoenix and the Safeway Classic Presented by Coca-Cola in Portland. The tournaments feature purses of $1.5 and $1.7 million, respectively. In addition to showcasing the best in women’s professional golf, TGF is committed to benefiting local charities in its tournament markets. Since 1972, TGF has donated more than $15 million to local children’s charities in Oregon and Arizona including Banner Health Foundation, Safeway Foundation, Waverly Children’s Home, Boys and Girls Clubs, Easter Seals, Oregon Junior Golf, Evans Scholars Foundation, the Children’s Course and Police Activities League. For more information, go to http://www.phoenixlpga.com/ and http://www.safewayclassic.com/.

About Papago Golf Course
Papago Golf Course opened in 1963 under the design of famed golf course architect William Francis “Billy” Bell and quickly became one of the finest municipal golf courses in the country. It was host of the 1971 U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship, and was the neighborhood city course for some of Arizona’s most recognizable junior players, including Billy Mayfair and Heather and Missy Farr. Papago Golf Course sits on the borders of Phoenix, Tempe and Scottsdale, surrounded by the beautiful Papago Buttes and is conveniently located less than two miles from Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. The course underwent an extensive renovation in 2008 and re-opened to the public in December of that year. For more information, go to http://www.papagogolfcourse.net/ or call (602) 275-8428.

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