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2016 LPGA
Schedule Ben
The LPGA Tour released its tentative schedule for 2016 and there are some interesting changes for Toledo golf fans. TheRio de Janeiro Olympics to be
held August 17-20 have forced
the tour to fit that additional
event into the middle of the golf
season. Plus the International
Crown will pit the top eight
golf countries of the world in a
round-robin, match-play format,
July 21-24 outside of Chicago.
These two events have had a huge
effect on our local LPGA Tour
tournament. The 2016 Marathon
Classic, scheduled for July 14-
17, the week immediately prior
to the International Crown, will
be the last full-field event before
the Olympics. It will also be
the last chance for the ladies
to qualify for the Asian Swing,
which are all limited-field events
leading up to the season-ending
Race to the CME Globe.