Sponsor Exemption Melissa Reid

The Wegmans LPGA Championship staff has extended a sponsor exemption to Melissa (Mel) Reid of Great Britain.   Mel was a member of the winning European Solheim Cup team and had two 1^st place finishes in 2011.  She also tied for 2^nd at the ISPS HANDA Women’s Australian Open.  Mel has played in every LPGA Major except the Wegmans LPGA Championship and has graciously excepted the exclusive invitation. 

Defending Champions/Media Day with Yani Tseng

The Wegmans LPGA Championship Media Day press conference topped off a busy day for Yani Tseng and the kids from two schools located in the city of Rochester. While Yani was busy meeting and greeting sponsors and also talking to the local media, the kids from the two schools participated in putting, while also enjoying all of their favorite foods for lunch at Locust Hill Country Club located in Rochester, New York where the Wegmans LPGA Championship is hosted each year. The stage was set as the unpredictable climate of Rochester delivered by providing Yani and the kids a beautiful warm and sunny day.   With the tournament only three weeks away, the buzz around Locust Hill Country Club was at an all time high. The tournament this year has been moved from its original third week slot in June to the first week slot in June, which means it falls earlier than in previous years. The biggest surprise of the day was when Kriag Kann, Chief Communications Officer of the LPGA said that the players Twitter handles will be included on the back of all caddy bibs in an effort to reach out to more potential fans through social media. The Wegmans LPGA Championship Tournament Leadership  and Kann called Yani Tseng the ideal champion and a fierce competitor. She has done a lot of work to help promote the tour by being accessible. The day was wrapped up by the kids from both school’s presenting Yani with a gift which was a set of billiard balls with the Wegmans LPGA Championship logo. Tseng is a big billiards player and playing pool is one of her favorite hobbies besides golf. The gift was the perfect way to end a successful media day and get the local community excited about the tournament coming back to Rochester June 4^th-10^th.