In 1989, the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) moved its national headquarters to Daytona Beach, Fla., which is located at LPGA International, a premier residential community.

Established in 1950, the LPGA is the oldest, longest-running women’s sports association in the world. A non-profit organization involved in every facet of golf, the LPGA’s membership includes touring, teaching and club professionals. Featuring the world’s best professional women golfers, the LPGA Tour in 2001 features 41 events and total prize money in excess of $41 million, with players competing for more money per tournament than ever before. Through its tournaments, the LPGA has generated more than $119 million for charities since 1981. The LPGA’s Teaching and Club Professional (T&CP) Division boasts the largest membership of women golf professionals in the country. With more than 1,100 members, the LPGA T&CP Division is dedicated to the advancement of golf through teaching, managing golf facilities and coaching rising stars. The LPGA is also committed to advancing women, youth and the sport of golf through expanding the programs of the LPGA T&CP Division and The LPGA Foundation, as well as increasing contributions of the organization and its tournaments to charity.

LPGA International, a public access, daily-fee facility, is the home course of the LPGA and is located near the organization’s headquarters. LPGA International features two championship, 18-hole golf courses, the Rees Jones-designed Champions course and the Arthur Hills-designed Legends course.

Since its opening in 1994, the Champions course has been selected for many awards, such as GOLF Magazine's "Top Ten You Can Play" public access courses and GOLF FOR WOMEN Magazine’s "America’s Most Women Friendly Golf Course." It hosts the LPGA Tour Final Qualifying Tournament each fall. The Legends course, which opened in 1998, hosted the 2000 Arch Wireless Championship, the LPGA Tour’s season-ending event for the top 30 money winners. A new clubhouse will open in early 2001.

LPGA International is a collaboration of the City of Daytona Beach, Consolidated-Tomoka Land Co., the State of Florida and the LPGA. At build-out, the community will consist of more than 4,500 new homes. The property’s residential developer is Renar Fine Homes.

For more information about the LPGA, contact the LPGA at (386) 274-6200. For more information about LPGA International, contact (386) 274-LPGA.