2008 TOURNAMENT NEWS

KRAFT NABISCO CHAMPIONSHIP TO STREAM LIVE ON ESPN360.COM

Kraft Nabisco Championship First LPGA Tournament on ESPN360.Com

The first three rounds of the Kraft Nabisco Championship, the first LPGA major tournament of the year, will be telecast on ESPN2 and streamed live on ESPN360.com. The first two rounds will air live on ESPN2 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. (EST) and round three will air live on ESPN2 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. (EST). The tournament's final round will air live on CBS Sports from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. (EST). According to Terry Wilcox, tournament director, the 2008 Kraft Nabisco Championship is the first time an LPGA tournament has been featured on ESPN360.com.

"We are very excited about this expansion of our tournament coverage, and credit ESPN's decision to stream the Kraft Nabisco Championship on ESPN360.com to the overall growth of women's professional golf," Wilcox said. "Between ESPN2, ESPN360.com and CBS Sports, we have 15 hours of total tournament coverage of an LPGA event. The good news for golf fans is that they will be able to watch each round of the tournament live - whether it's from their television set or from their computer."

The best women golfers in the world will compete in the 2008 Kraft Nabisco Championship, including defending champion Morgan Pressel, 2007 Rolex Player of the Year Lorena Ochoa, 2007 Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year Angela Park, Annika Sorenstam, Paula Creamer, Cristie Kerr, Natalie Gulbis and Ai Miyazato, as well as the top-ranked amateurs in the country. The tournament will be played April 3 through April 6 for the 37th year on the Dinah Shore Tournament Course at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, Calif. Terry Gannon will host the ESPN2 broadcast with analysts Andy North, Judy Rankin, Charlie Rymer, Jane Crafter and Tom Rinaldi. Verne Lundquist will host the CBS Sports broadcast on Sunday with Rankin, Crafter, Rymer and Beth Daniel.

Complete Kraft Nabisco Championship ESPN2 and ESPN360.com schedule:

Date Time (ET) Network Round
Thurs., Apr. 3 3:30-4:30, 5-7, 7-8 p.m. ESPN360.com 5-7 p.m. ESPN2
Fri., Apr. 4 3:30-4:30, 5-7, 7-8 p.m. ESPN360.com 5-7 p.m. ESPN2
Sat., Apr. 5 5:30-6:30, 6:30-8:30p.m.ESPN360.com 6:30-8:30 p.m. ESPN2

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