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Acton, ONTARIO (April 9, 2002) - The Canadian PGA announced today the 2002 Whirlpool Canadian PGA Women's Championship presented by Aquafina, a Bank of Montreal Canadian Women's Tour event, will be played July 15 - 17 at the St. Catharines Golf & Country Club in St. Catharines, Ontario. The 16th annual competition features the top Canadians on the professional golf tours, female club professionals from across the country and a select group of amateurs. This marks the 6th consecutive year with Whirlpool Canada as the title sponsor of the Championship. "Whirlpool is also a proud sponsor of LPGA TOUR players Lorie Kane and A.J. Eathorne who are both perfect examples of women driven to succeed," says Eric Bauchet, Director of Marketing, Whirlpool Canada. "Our involvement in the sport is driven by a desire to connect Canadian female athletes and their stories with the thousands of women who, every day, are also managing busy, fulfilling lives." A dominant force on the LPGA TOUR, Lorie Kane has dominated the Whirlpool Canadian PGA Women's Championship with victories in five of the last six years. Kane captured the 2001 Championship in dramatic fashion, firing a course record 63 at Glendale Golf & Country Club in Hamilton, Ontario to win by ten strokes over fellow LPGA TOUR player A.J. Eathorne of Penticton, B.C. Kane has played in the last nine consecutive Whirlpool Canadian PGA Women's Championships. The Whirlpool Canadian PGA Women's Championship is also celebrating its second season as the premier event on the Bank of Montreal Canadian Women's Tour. Total purse for the championship is $65,000 with $13,000 and a complete set of premium Whirlpool appliances awarded to the champion. The 36-hole stroke play championship is contested on Tuesday and Wednesday with Monday set aside for the pro-am. The Whirlpool Canadian PGA Women's Championship is one of five national championships staged each year by the Canadian Professional Golfers' Association. Whirlpool Home Appliances are supplied by Whirlpool Canada, the largest supplier of major home appliances in the country. The company sells products under the brand names Whirlpool, KitchenAid, Inglis, Roper and Admiral and is a major supplier of Kenmore appliances to Sears Canada, the country's leading retailer.
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Lorie Kane - Tee Shot (Photo Courtesy: CPGA)
Whirlpool Canadian PGA Women's Championship History
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