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WEDNESDAY -
MAY 10, 2006
MICHELOB
ULTRA OPEN DAILY MEDIA BRIEFING
For Wednesday, May 10, 2006
Pro-Am Pairings Announced
Pro-Am pairings for the Official
LPGA Pro-Am were announced late
Monday by Tournament Director
Wayne Nooe with the help of
LPGA Tour pros Lorie Kane and
Natalie Gulbis. Complete pairings
are available at www.michelobultraopen.com.
Select tee times:
Sorenstam, Tee 1, 8:03 a.m.;
Pressel, Tee 10, 8:03 a.m.;
Gulbis, Tee 1, 8:12 a.m.; Kerr,
Tee 1, 8:39 a.m.; Creamer, Tee
10, 8:39 a.m.; Miyazato, Tee
10, 8:57 a.m.; Ochoa, Tee 1,
9:06 a.m.
First & Second
Round Pairings
First and Second Round Pairings
were announced mid-day Tuesday,
and the random draw produced
some interesting groups to watch.
Notable Thursday groups and
tee times include:
Cristie Kerr, Karrie Webb, Annika
Sorenstam, Tee 10, 8:32 a.m.
Lorena Ochoa, Natalie Gulbis,
Paula Creamer, Tee 10, 8:43
a.m.
Kelly Robbins, Ai Miyazato,
Tina Bennett, Tee 10, 12:33
p.m.
Se Ri Pak, Sherri Steinhauer,
Liselotte Neumann, Tee 1, 12:44
p.m.
Jeong Jang, Karen Stupples,
Grace Park, Tee 10, 12:44 p.m.
Giulia Sergas, Morgan Pressel,
Sun Young Yoo, Tee 1, 1:50 p.m.
Press Conference Schedule
The media press conference schedule
is as follows. All press conferences
will take place in the interview
room within the main media center
in the Plantation Ballroom on
the lower level of the Kingsmill
Resort & Spa Conference
Center. Transcripts are available
at www.lpga.com.
Wednesday
Annika Sorenstam, 1:15 p.m.
Christie Kerr, 1:45 p.m.
Paula Creamer, 2 p.m.
Wednesday’s schedule
highlights
8 a.m. – Official LPGA
Pro-Am, River Course
Education is Freedom
Charity Pro-Am
Kim Williams led her team to
victory in the Education is
Freedom Charity Pro-Am on Kingsmill’s
River Course on Monday. The
EIF Charity Pro-Am benefits
the youth of America in their
dreams of attending college.
Over the past two years, this
event has raised $120,000 for
the EIF Foundation, supporting
EIF’s goal to remove the
economic obstacles to higher
education by providing college
scholarships for hard-working
young people. Joining Sorenstam
in the scramble format tournament
was Jesse Grindeland, Ernesto
Luciano, Glenn Jones and Tim
Jones.
MyLeaderboard
Due to operating system issues
that cannot be resolved in time
for the tournament, the MyLeaderboard
handheld scoring devices will
not be available at the 2006
Michelob ULTRA Open. MyLeaderboard
and the Michelob ULTRA Open
apologize for any inconvenience.
Press Center Contacts
The main press center phone
number is 757-253-8270.
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