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The LPGATour has a long history inToledo

with the Jamie Farr Toledo Classic which

is now the Marathon Classic. Just north

across the border in Ann Arbor, Michigan

a new LPGA Tour event will be held May

23-29 at Travis Pointe Golf Club.

Held over Memorial Day weekend, the

LPGA Volvik Championship will benefit

local charity, and provide an economic

boost to the Ann Arbor community. It

will be internationally televised on Golf

Channel to over 170 countries.

The tournament will

benefit military vet-

erans, active military,

their spouses and

children. One initia-

tive for the event is to create awareness

for the services offered to military fami-

lies through the National Network of De-

pression Centers (NNDC), born out of the

University of Michigan Comprehensive

Depression Center.

TheNNDC is

a collection

of more than

600 experts

working to conquer mood disorders. It

is leading efforts to advance diagnosis

and treatments for those with bipolar,

depression and related mental illnesses.

They are working to develop connections

among its members to advance scientific

discovery, and to provide care to patients

with depressive and bipolar illnesses.

Built in 1977 by Michigan golf architect,

Bill Newcomb, Travis Pointe will play to a

par-72 at 6,700 yards for the ladies. It has

hosted numerous tournaments, including

the PGA Northern Club Professional

Championship, the Michigan Amateur

Championship, the Women’s Western

Amateur, the Women’s Michigan Open

and numerous US Open and US Senior

Open qualifiers.

The Volvik Championship will also offer

a chance to tee it up with the women

professionals in a Pro-Am on Wednesday,

May 25

th

. Entrants will be invited to meet

the LPGA pros in a reception on Tuesday

evening. For more information visit: http://

volviklpga.com/pro-am/.

Travis Pointe is a short 40-minute drive up

US 23 and gives Toledo-area Golfaholics

another chance to see the stars of the

LPGA Tour up close and personal.

THE LPGA VISITS ANN ARBOR IN MAY

NWO Golf Links