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1/25 - The LPGA has announced that Meg Mallon will captain the U.S. squad in the Solheim Cup in 2013. Mallon played on eight American Solheim Cup teams and also served as an assistant captain. The 2013 Solheim Cup will be played August 13-18 at Colorado Club in Parker, Colorado.
1/18 - The Champions Tour event in Savannah, Georgia, now called the Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf, has extended its contract with the Westin Savannah Harbor Golf Resort & Spa through 2013. The Legends is considered the founding tournament on the Champions Tour for players age 50+. The 2012 event will be held April 16-22 and will feature a $2.7 million purse.
1/11 - The TOUR Policy Board has extended the employment contract of PGA Commissioner Tim Finchem through June 2016. Finchem succeeded Deane Beaman as the 3rd Commissioner of the Tour in June of 1994 and has been instrumental in the development of the Presidents Cup, the World Golf Championships, the FEDEX Cup and the PGA Tour playoffs.
1/11 - Mike Davis, Executive Director of the United States Golf Association (USGA) has been named Chairman of the World Golf Foundation's Board of Directors for 2012. Davis succeeds The European Tour's Chief Executive, George O'Grady, who served as the 2011 Board Chairman. Davis, who was named USGA Executive Director in March, 2011, has been with the Association for over 21 years.
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11/10 - The World Golf Hall of Fame will induct four-time Major Champion Phil Mickelson as part of it's class of 2012. Mickelson will be inducted into the Hall on May 7, 2012 at World Golf Village in St. Augustine, Fla. Mickelson was elected via the PGA Tour Ballot with 72 percent of the vote, the highest percentage since Greg Norman was chosen with 80 percent in 2001.
11/29 - The PGA TOUR and McGladrey, whose sponsorship helped launch The McGladrey Classic as a new PGA TOUR Fall Series event in 2010, announced that the firm has signed a three-year extension as title sponsor through 2015. McGladrey is one of the nation's leading assurance, tax and business consulting firms. The event is held at the Sea Island Resort on Georgia's southern coastline. The 2012 tournament will be played October 15-21.
10/25- The Reno-Tahoe Open will change it's scoring format next year and become the only PGA Tour event using the Modified Stableford scoring system. The system adds and subtracts points based on performance. It features higher penalties for poor shots, such as minus three points for a double bogey -- but offers greater rewards for good shots, such as plus eight for a double eagle. The last tournament on the PGA Tour to use the Modified Stableford system was the International in 2006.
10/11 - Organizers say the 2015 British Open will be held at the Old Course at St. Andrews. The event has been staged at the famous Scottish venue known as the "Home of Golf" every five years since 1990. St. Andrews has hosted the British Open 28 times, most recently in 2010 when Louis Oosthuizen of South Africa won by seven shots.
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9/5 - The original "Big Three" will be together again on the first tee at Augusta National in April. Gary Player has agreed to join Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus as honorary starters at the Masters. The last time they were on the opening tee together was in 2001. Next year, they will hit only one shot in the ceremonial start to the tournament. The tradition of an honorary starter at the Masters began in 1963.
12/9 - The LPGA State Farm Classic in Springfield, Ill. has been canceled after organizers failed to find a new sponsor. After 36 years, State Farm withdrew as title sponsor in February. Sandra Palmer won the inaugural event in 1976. Yani Tseng won the last tournament in June. The State Farm Classic was the second oldest non-major event on the LPGA Tour.
12/9 - Lorena Ochoa has given birth to a baby boy named Pedro Conesa Ochoa. Her husband is Mexican businessman Andres Conesa. Ochoa won two majors and 27 titles on the LPGA Tour during her eight-year career. She was the world's No. 1 ranked golfer for three years before her retirement in 2010.
11/17 - The World Golf Hall of Fame will enshrine four-time LPGA major winner Hollis Stacy as part of its Class of 2012. Stacy will be inducted into the Hall at its annual Induction Ceremony on May 7 at World Golf Village in St. Augustine, Fla. During her 26-year LPGA career, Stacy rang up 18 victories, including U.S. Women's Open titles in 1977, 78 and 84.
