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November 19th, 2008 at 1:24 pm

LPGA loses 4, gains 1 tournament for ‘09 (AP)

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This June 21, 2006 file photo shows LPGA Tour commissioner Carolyn Bivens watching play on the 18th fairway during the LPGA Rochester International Pro-Am golf tournament at the Locust Hill Country Club in Pittsford, N.Y. The LPGA Tour is expected to announce it will drop two to three events and $4 million to $5 million in prize money from its 2009 schedule amid the nation's economic downturn, the New York Times reported Wednesday Nov. 19, 2008. Bivens said events that will be taken off next year's schedule include the $1.8 million SemGroup Championship and the $2.6 million Ginn Tribute hosted by Annika Sorenstam.(AP Photo/Don Heupel, File)AP - The LPGA Tour will have 31 official events next year, three fewer than in 2008.


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