2014 Kingsmill Championship
contact. The girls are so approachable, look
volunteers in the eye, and we thank them.”
Inside the ropes: Sorenstam collected
the last of her 72 victories on the LPGA
Tour at Kingsmill in 2008. Jiyai Shin and
Paula Creamer produced an epic ninehole, two-day playoff in 2012, with Shin
outlasting her fellow-competitor for the
title. Kerr defeated Suzann Pettersen last
year in extra holes.
“They’re performers,” Nooe says.
“People who perform want to perform in
front of an appreciative audience. That’s
when they’re at their best.”
Whan needed only a few words to bring
the LPGA’s relationship with Kingsmill
into sharp focus. All things considered,
Whan says—the layout, the competition,
the galleries, the ambience—the player
who wins at Kingsmill has accomplished
something “worth gloating about.”
Author Vic Dorr Jr. is a sportswriter for the
Richmond Times-Dispatch and a regular
contributor to Virginia Golfer.
Various locations
allow spectators
to watch and
interact with their
favorite players
like Stacy Lewis.
When: May 15-18, 2014
Where: Kingsmill Resort
(River Course), Williamsburg
Purse: $1.3 million
Tickets: $25 (daily grounds
tickets good any day); $35 (daily
clubhouse passes) and $200
(book of 10 tickets good any
day; each ticket provides singleday admission to the grounds
only, Wednesday–Sunday).
$75 (weekly grounds badge);
$95 (weekly clubhouse badge).
Juniors ages 17 and under
receive complimentary single day
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admission. Active duty military
personnel, plus a guest each
receive a free single day grounds
ticket (must show identification);
available the day of play at the
main entrance. Please note:
With the purchase of a weekly
badge, you will receive a voucher
for one special golf rate on the
Golden Horseshoe’s Gold Course
or Green Course. A $39 fee is
applicable on both courses and
a $50 surcharge will be applied
for play on the Gold Course. The
offer is valid from June 2-Dec. 31,
2014, and starting times are
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available Monday-Thursday.
Reservations may be made up
to 48 hours in advance.
Please visit the event’s official
website, www.the