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Over 45 Asian LPGA Tour Golfers Attend Michelob ULTRA Open

Posted by AC Team on Saturday, 19 May 2007.

Over 45 Asian LPGA Tour Golfers Attend Michelob ULTRA Open

Williamsburg, VA (May 15, 2007) - Michelob ULTRA welcomed over 45 Asian LPGA Tour golfers participating in the LPGA Tour at the Michelob ULTRA Open during a special reception at the Kingsmill Resort and Spa.

The tournament took place at the Kingsmill Resort and Spa, owned and operated by Busch Properties, Inc., the real estate subsidiary of Anheuser-Busch Companies. Participating LPGA Asian golfers that attended the reception included former Michelob ULTRA Open champions Grace Park (2003) and Se Ri Pak (2004), 2006 champions Seon Hwa Lee, ShopRite LPGA Classic and Jin Joo Hong, KOLON-Hana Bank Championship, 2007 tournament winners Mi Hyun Kim, SemGroup Championship and Stacey Prammanasudh, Fields Open in Hawaii. Forty-seven of the top 50 LPGA Tour players competed in the Michelob ULTRA Open for a share of the $2.2 million purse. The winner, Suzann Pettersen, received $330,000.

Welcoming remarks at the reception were given by Wayne Nooe,Michelob ULTRA Open tournament director. LPGA player Mi Hyun Kim, winner of the recent SemGroup Championship, received special recognition from Chris Higgs, LPGA Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, for donating $100,000 of her winnings to the Kansas tornado victims.

"We are honored to be celebrating the achievements of the Asian LPGA golfers at the Michelob ULTRA Open for the fifth year,"said Jason Pak, Senior Director, Asian Marketing, Anheuser-Busch, Inc. "With each passing year this reception grows in significance as the presence of Asian players within the LPGA becomes evermore prominent. This is
apparent in the current LPGA standings with over 20 from the top 50 of the Official Money List players being Asian."