Oxygen Sports Presents LPGA Canadian Women's Open; Pioneering Women's Television Network To Televise Only Canadian Stop on LPGA Tour.Sports Editors/Golf Writers & Columnists NEW YORK--(BW SportsWire)--August 17, 2001 Oxygen Media, the on-air and online network for women, will provide exclusive coverage of the inaugural Bank of Montreal “BMO” redirects here. For the mathematics competition, see British Mathematical Olympiad. Bank of Montreal/Banque de Montréal (TSX: BMO, NYSE: BMO) is Canada's fourth largest bank[1], and is classified as a Domestic Chartered Bank (Schedule I). Canadian Women's Open from 5-8 ET on Saturday, August 18, and Sunday, August 19. The network will present live-to-tape, same day coverage of the four round tournament, which will be held on The South Course at the Angus Glen Golf Club in Markham, Ontario Markham (2006 Population 261,573[0]) is located in York Region, directly north of Toronto, and is part of Toronto's CMA. It is larger than many Canadian cities. Despite its qualifications regarding population, it has not had the title of city conferred upon it by the , and feature this year's top money winners Annika Sorenstam, Se Ri Pak Se Ri Pak (born September 28 1977 in Daejeon) is a South Korean professional golfer, playing on the LPGA Tour. She will be inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in November 2007. Career overview Pak turned professional in 1996. and Karrie Webb. Rod Black of CTV CTV Canadian Television (Network Limited) Sports and CTV Sportsnet and former LPGA LPGA abbr. Ladies Professional Golf Association champion Sandra Post will serve as host for Oxygen's coverage of the inaugural competition, which replaces the du Maurier Classic on the LPGA tour. A familiar face among Canadian sports fans, Black has served as studio host for CTV Sports' simulcast of events such as the Kentucky Derby, the Wimbledon Tennis Championships, and the World Series, as well as the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway and the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. Considered to be one of the greatest Canadian golfers in LPGA history, Post stunned the sports world in 1968 when she edged Kathy Whitworth in a playoff to capture the LPGA Championship. During her playing career, Post won nine tournaments, including three majors, and was named the 1968 Rolex Rookie of the Year Award Rookie of the Year award is newly established in 1985 that third season in K-League. Many star palyers were received this award such as Lee Dong-Gook, Lee Chun-Soo, and so on. , following her dramatic victory over Whitworth. Sorenstam, Pak, and Webb will continue their season-long battle at the top of LPGA leader board this weekend. The three have combined to win all four majors and 11 of the 26 tournaments held this year. While Sorenstam has captured five tournaments, Pak has taken home three titles. Webb has been close behind on the greens, picking up two victories, including the 2001 U.S. Women's Open. Canadian Lorie Kane, the winner of this year's LPGA Takefuji Classic The Takefuji Classic was an annual golf tournament for professional female golfers on the LPGA Tour that took place every year from 2000 through 2006. Between 2000 and 2002 it was held at two different courses in Hawaii. , will be looking to defend her home turf. Kane will try to outdistance out·dis·tance tr.v. out·dis·tanced, out·dis·tanc·ing, out·dis·tanc·es 1. To outrun, especially in a long-distance race. 2. 144 golfers, including Meg Mallon, the winner of 2000 du Maurier Classic, which was canceled after last year's event and replaced by the Open as the one Canadian stop on the LPGA tour. Oxygen Media is an integrated media brand that combines the best qualities of the Internet and cable television to serve women. Founded in 1998 by Gerladine Laybourne, Marcy Carsey, Tom Werner, Caryn Manabach and Oprah Winfrey, Oxygen consists of web properties including Oxygen.com, ThriveOnline.com, Oprah.com and Trackers.net, and a 24-hour cable network featuring sports, animation, talk, health, comedy, and movies. |
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