
Ginn OPEN Tournament Course One of THE Best
Golfweek Magazine has ranked
the Ginn OPEN Tournament Course one of "The Best
Tournament Courses You Can Play". Reunion, home to the Ginn OPEN, was ranked #20.
Read more about the award and see the complete list of rankings.
TIME names Lorena Ochoa one of the 100 most influential
people in the world
DAYTONA
BEACH, Fla., May 1, 2008 – LPGA Tour player and world number one
Lorena Ochoa today joins an acclaimed list of individuals
honored in this year’s TIME 100. As TIME managing editor Richard
Stengel writes in his Letter to Readers, “The TIME 100 is not a
list of the smartest, the most powerful, or the most talented—it
is a thoughtful and sprightly survey of the most influential
individuals in the world. Influence, like those other
categories, is subjective, but you try to measure it in the
effect people have on the world.” ...
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Ochoa Wins the 2008 Ginn OPEN
The
2008 Ginn OPEN has come and gone, and left behind some amazing
stories. After four days of challenging golf, it was Lorena
Ochoa who once again proved her dominance of the LPGA, taking
home the much coveted Dale Chihuly designed Kelly Jo Dowd
Trophy.
The Ginn OPEN was a tournament that had twice previously escaped
Ochoa, and this year wasn't without challenge. Strong play from
rookie Yani Tseng kept pressure on Ochoa, but in the end, she
managed to hold her lead, even putting a couple of strokes
between the two of them, reminding the golf world why she is
number one, and taking home her fourth victory in a row.
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POS |
NAME |
SCORES |
STATUS |
TOTAL |
MONEY |
|
1 |
Lorena Ochoa |
68-67-65-69 |
269 |
-19 |
$390,000 |
|
2 |
Yani
Tseng |
68-64-69-71 |
272 |
-16 |
$233,732 |
|
T3 |
Suzann Pettersen |
68-66-72-71 |
277 |
-11 |
$150,362 |
|
T3 |
Teresa Lu |
67-69-69-72 |
277 |
-11 |
$150,362 |
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Ginn Open renames championship trophy
By Tim Reynolds, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Kelly Jo Dowd's memory will live on at the Ginn Open.
The LPGA tournament is renaming its winner's trophy in memory of
Dowd, the Palm Harbor, Fla., woman whose fight against breast
cancer made international headlines two years ago when her
then-13-year-old daughter, Dakoda, played in the event.
Now, the Ginn winner will receive what is being called "The
Kelly Jo Dowd Championship Trophy." ...
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Ginn Employee Trini Hartley chosen to present the 2008 Ginn OPEN
trophy
Ginn Resorts employee Trini Hartley presented Ginn OPEN champion
Lorena Ochoa with the Kelly Jo Dowd Championship Trophy April 20
Following a four-day search for an employee to represent Ginn
Resorts in the presentation of the first Kelly Jo Dowd
Championship trophy, Trini, a featured builder liaison at Tesoro,
was selected to present the trophy.
Trini, who has been with Ginn Resorts for nearly five years, is
currently battling Stage 4 metastatic breast cancer. She
undergoes chemotherapy treatments every Friday.
“I followed the story of Kelly Jo and the Dowd family, and I
completely understood the need for a mother to see her child
live out a dream,” Trini said.
“I am thrilled I was able to represent Ginn Resorts and present
this beautiful trophy recently renamed in Kelly Jo’s honor.”
The Ginn OPEN renamed its tournament trophy in memory of Kelly
Jo Dowd, mother of Dakoda Dowd, the then 13-year-old who played
in the 2006 Ginn OPEN on a sponsor’s exemption to fulfill her
mother’s dying wish. Kelly Jo Dowd died of complications from
breast cancer in 2007.
The 2008 Ginn OPEN will make a contribution to Making Memories
and the KJ Koda Dowd Fund.
Annika Sorenstam swaps putts for pool
Golf
star Annika Sorenstam traded in her golf club for a pool cue and
faced off against billiards champion Sarah Ellerby in a friendly
pool game during the 2008 Ginn OPENâ.
While the No. 2 ranked golf star has a billiard’s table at home,
she admitted that her table was dusty and her skills were rusty
– especially against No. 7 ranked billiards pro Ellerby.
“This isn’t really my sport by any means, but I am competitive –
doesn’t matter if it’s golf, pool or cards,” Sorenstam said. “I
try to do the best I can.”
The champion athletes settled for a tie, each clinching one
victory on the new state-of-the-art, custom-made billiards table
at Ginn Reunion Resort.
Ellerby, known as Velvet in the billiards world, will make a
series of special appearances at Reunion Resort throughout the
year to teach members and guests basic pool fundamentals to
raise their game.
Sorenstam, with more than 80 victories across the globe,
operates the ANNIKA Academy, her 5,400 square-foot golf school,
from Ginn Reunion Resort.
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special event
GINN OPEN PARTNERS WITH CYPRESS GARDENS
The
Ginn OPEN has partnered with Central Florida's oldest theme
park, Cypress Gardens. The partnership will allow anyone
attending the Ginn OPEN a free ticket into Cypress Gardens
between April 19th and May 23rd. All attendees of the Ginn OPEN
will have to hold onto their weekly badges or daily tickets and
show them at the ticket window when they go to Cypress Gardens
to receive their one free pass.
“This partnership provides both Cypress
Gardens and the Ginn OPEN an excellent opportunity to cross
market our offerings to our similar demographic audiences,” said
Steve Baker, President and CEO of Baker Leisure Group, the
park’s new management company. “We look forward to working with
a solid partner like Ginn on this event and future
opportunities.”
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