Tiger’s niece headlines field for Epson Tour event in Fort Myers

DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA, March 14, 2014 – The Epson Tour, the official Qualifying Tour of the LPGA, will visit Fort Myers for the Chico’s Patty Berg Memorial the week of April 28. The three-day tournament, which will take place at Cypress Lake Country Club, will showcase some of the top rising stars in the game of women’s golf including Cheyenne Woods, the niece of Tiger Woods.

Woods and the other 143 professionals in the field will be competing for their share of the $100,000 purse. The winner will take home $15,000 and make a significant step towards earning an LPGA Tour Card for the 2015 season.

“We’re excited about bringing a strong field to the Fort Myers area for the inaugural Chico’s Patty Berg Memorial,” said Chief Business Officer of the Epson Tour, Mike Nichols. “Cheyenne has a magnetic personality and a golf game to back it that fans at Cypress Lake Country Club will love.”

Woods, 23, has already enjoyed success as a professional golfer. On February 9, she captured her first victory on a major tour at the Volvik RACV Australian Ladies Masters (Ladies European Tour).

Following her win in Austalia, Woods proved her merit on the LPGA Tour at the ISPS Handa Women’s Australian Open by finishing T23 against a stellar field.

The two-time ACC champion at Wake Forest had a strong showing at the first Epson Tour event of the year, finishing T14 at the Visit Mesa Gateway Classic at Longbow Golf Club. She fired a second-round 5-under-par 67.

“For me, the Epson Tour was the best option of getting to the LPGA,” said Woods. “I want to play every event that I can and hope to be in the top 10 on the money list at the end of the year.”

The top-10 finishers on the Volvik Race for the Card money list at the end of the 2014 Epson Tour season will receive their LPGA Tour cards for the 2015 season.

Woods is the niece of 79-time PGA TOUR winner Tiger Woods.

The Chico’s Patty Berg Memorial, which pays homage to one of the LPGA Tour founders and Fort Myers resident, the late Patty Berg, will be played on the Dick Wilson designed course which opened in 1959.

Berg, a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame, owns the all-time record for most major wins by a female golfer at 15.

Practice rounds will begin at Cypress Lake Country Club on Tuesday, April 29. Pro-ams will be played on Wednesday and Thursday while competition will begin on Friday, May 2 and end on Sunday, May 4.

For more information on attending, volunteering, sponsorship opportunities and playing in the pro-am, please contact tournament director Matt Hoover at (239) 254-9770.

Cheyenne Woods to Play in Chico’s Patty Berg Memorial

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