Article: ON LPGA TOUR, GRASS KEEPS GETTING GREENER

BIG TOURNAMENT. GREAT VENUE. LEADERBOARD WITH MARQUEE NAMES. WE HAVE IT ALL THIS WEEKEND.The Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass? Well, sure.

But we have the same thing with the LPGA Kraft Nabisco Championship at Mission Hills CC in Rancho Mirage, Calif. It's a major championship for the women, just three tournaments into their LPGA Tour schedule, and while the media attention may not be as intensive there as it is in Ponte Vedra Beach, it's a pretty good show and part of a respected product.

"We've got an enormous amount of momentum [coming into 2004]. It starts with a business success that is based on growth," said LPGA Tour commissioner Ty Votaw. "We have all our sponsors back for ...

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