{"id":21102,"date":"2018-07-11T13:05:46","date_gmt":"2018-07-11T17:05:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=21102"},"modified":"2018-07-18T12:27:21","modified_gmt":"2018-07-18T16:27:21","slug":"magna-golf-club-announced-as-lpga-tour-stop-in-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/magna-golf-club-announced-as-lpga-tour-stop-in-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Magna Golf Club announced as LPGA tour stop in 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Jake Courtepatte<\/strong><\/p>\n

For the first time in 17 years, the LPGA is returning to the GTA \u2013 though this time, in our own backyard.
\nMagna Golf Club in Aurora was officially announced as a 2019 tour stop in a press conference at the club on Monday, and will play host to the Canadian Pacific Women\u2019s Open next August.
\n“Magna Golf Club is truly a magnificent facility which will prove to be a world-class experience for the stars of the LPGA Tour,” said Golf Canada CEO Laurence Applebaum. “The CP Women’s Open is one of Canada’s premier sporting events and we are thrilled to return to the Toronto area for the first time in nearly 20 years so golf fans and partners can experience the incredible Magna Golf Club as well as the global excitement of the LPGA Tour.
\nRanked among the top one-hundred golf course nationwide, the championship Magna course owned by businessman Frank Stronach is nestled in the hills of the Oak Ridges Moraine, providing the backdrop for what Club General Manager and Director Stuart Brindle said is already a \u201ctop-class facility.\u201d
\n\u201cGolf Canada has done a great job of laying out the parameters for the course, and I feel like we\u2019ll be able to easily meet those standards.\u201d
\nApplebaum mirrored Brindle\u2019s affections, adding that the standards as they sit today are \u201calready pretty excellent.\u201d
\nCP Women\u2019s Open Tournament Director Ryan Paul worked to finalize the deal with Brindle and his team to bring the tournament to Magna just a few short weeks ago, when a tour of the course affirmed its position at the top of the tournament\u2019s wishlist.
\n\u201cIt\u2019s just a fantastic course,\u201d said Paul. \u201cIt\u2019s wide open, but the bunkers are big and it\u2019s going to be a great challenge for the players. The clubhouse is top-notch.\u201d
\nFor fans of the game, expect to see some high-profile faces at next year\u2019s event, to be held from August 19-25, including up-and-coming Canadian Brooke Henderson, who said via video she was \u201cso excited\u201d for the Open to return to Ontario.
\nThis year\u2019s contest, to be held in late August in Regina, Saskatchewan, is expected to host 95 of the world\u2019s top 100 female golfers.
\nWith so much talent descending on the region, Applebaum said to expect a mini \u201ceconomic boom\u201d from an event of such a grandiose scale.
\n\u201cAn event like this brings approximately $15-18-million in economic impact to an area,\u201d Applebaum told the room, which included the likes of Aurora Mayor Geoff Dawe and Newmarket-Aurora MP Kyle Peterson.
\n\u201cIt\u2019s an incredible community,\u201d said Applebaum, adding that both he and Canadian Pacific President Keith Creel, who was also on hand, formerly were residents of Aurora. \u201cI know how wonderful this area can be. Mayor Geoff Dawe and I, and our teams, we\u2019re going to continue to have great dialogue about what we can do to bring the entire community of Aurora and Newmarket into the fold, and making this an incredible championship.\u201d
\nThe purse for next year\u2019s event is expected to top the $2-million mark, one of the highest on the LPGA Tour.
\nAngus Glen Golf Club in Markham was the last in the GTA to play host, doing so in 2001 when the legendary Annika Sorenstam took home the trophy.
\nCanadian Pacific also announced a five-year extension on their title sponsorship of the tournament, a title it has maintained since November 2013.<\/p>\n\"Facebook\"<\/a>\"twitter\"<\/a>\"mail\"<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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