Stanford International Pro-Am tickets on sale to general public

AVENTURA, Fla. - The opportunity to see the best players on the LPGA Tour while they are in South Florida in April just got a little easier, tickets to the inaugural Stanford International Pro-Am are now available to the general public via the newly created www.stanfordinternationalproam.com Web site. The Stanford International Pro-Am, a new 72-hole LPGA-sanctioned event titled sponsored by the Stanford Financial Group, will be played April 21-27, 2008 at The Fairmont Turnberry Isle Resort & Club in Aventura.

The Stanford International Pro-Am Web site www.stanfordinternationalproam.com will be the primary outlet for patrons to purchase tickets, check on which players and celebrities have committed to play, and to keep up to date on all the action happening at The Fairmont Turnberry Isle Resort & Club. In addition, those interested in volunteering for the tournament can go to the Web site to complete a volunteer application.

nce on the Web site, patrons have the ability to purchase ticket packages or daily passes. One of the hottest packages to the Stanford International Pro-Am is the Eagles Nest Ticket. At $150 per ticket, the Eagles Nest ticket includes one souvenir credential with clubhouse access Tuesday through Sunday of tournament week, inclusion on the Stanford International Pro-Am “History Wall” which is a commemorative wall located near the main spectator entrance, $25 worth of credit to purchase merchandise the week of the tournament, reserved parking, commemorative poster and a complimentary program.

For $20 golf fans can purchase advance Practice Round Tickets valid for admission to both Tuesday and Wednesday. Tournament Grounds Tickets to the Stanford International Pro-Am are $20 in advance for Thursday through Sunday or $30 at the gate. Patrons can also buy a limited number of weekly tickets called the Soffer Ticket Book for $55 but this book can only be bought in advance of the tournament. All children 17 years old and younger will receive free grounds admission when accompanied by a ticketed adult. In addition, all tickets include a one-year complimentary subscription to Golf for Women or Golf Digest.

Patrons will also have the option to purchase multi-ticket packages. The $550 Orange Package includes four Eagles Nest Passes, four complimentary programs and subscriptions to Golf For Women or Golf Digest, four commemorative posters, two VIP parking passes and sponsor recognition. The $250 Blue Package includes ten daily tickets, ten complimentary programs, ten commemorative posters and subscriptions to Golf For Women or Golf Digest, four VIP parking passes and sponsor recognition.

The Stanford International Pro-Am will partner 112 LPGA Professionals with 112 amateurs in a 54-hole stroke play tournament. After 36-holes of competition, there will be a cut to the low 70 professionals and the low 20 teams. The team competition will end on Saturday, while on Sunday, the professionals will vie for the $300,000 winner’s check out of the $2,000,000 purse.

The Stanford International Pro-Am is the first professional-amateur tournament on the LPGA schedule since the 2001 Office Depot at Doral Golf Resort & Spa in Miami, Fla. The Office Depot, formally the Diet Dr. Pepper, ran from 1997 to 2001 in South Florida. Other Pro-Ams on the LPGA Tour were the J&B Scotch Pro-Am in Las Vegas (1979 - 1985) and the MasterCard International Pro-Am in Westchester County, N.Y. (1984 - 1987).

Tickets can also be purchased via the Ticket Hotline at 1-888-471-7472.

For more information on volunteer opportunities and sponsorship packages available for the Stanford International Pro-Am, contact the Tournament Office at 305-460-6579 or visit www.stanfordinternationalproam.com.