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Media releases Byrnes a Step Closer to Ultimate U.S. Tour Goal Monday, 13 October 2003 Horizons Golf Resort’s Touring Professional, Cherie Byrnes leaves Australia today to head to California to commence preparation for the final qualifying stage for the 2004 LPGA Tour. Byrnes will play in the final qualifying tournament to be held from 21-24 October at the LPGA International, Legends Course, Daytona, Florida where there will be a field of 135 players competing for approximately 28 exempt cards for the 2004 LPGA Tour. The next 35 players will, in ranked order, receive non-exempt status for 2004 where they will make it into a limited number of events. The final field of 135 for the Final Qualifying is made up of the 30 players from each of the two sectional qualifiers along with current LPGA Tour members who have lost fully exempt status or are attempting to improve their status for 2004, along with those players ranked 6-10th on the Futures Tour order of merit in 2003. Byrnes said “Since my return to Australia I have been working hard with my coach and playing strongly back on my home course at Horizons. The US is my ultimate goal and I’m really looking forward to the final qualifying stage and to obtaining a 2004 US tour card”. |
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