Tickets Now On Sale For 2003 Kraft Nabisco Championship

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RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (December 12, 2002) - Advance tickets for the first major of the year in women's professional golf are now on sale.

The 2003 Kraft Nabisco Championship LPGA golf tournament will be held March 24-30 at Mission Hills Country Club for the 32nd consecutive year. Advance tickets for the tournament - one of only four majors on the women's Tour - are available through Friday, March 7, at reduced prices from the Tournament Office or online at www.kraftnabiscochampionship.com. Tickets will also be available at the gate during Tournament Week.

This year's Kraft Nabisco Championship ticket packages are as follows:

Clubhouse Badge - includes clubhouse and grounds admittance for the entire week:
$ 55 (through March 7); $ 65 (At the Gate)

Daily Grounds Ticket - One grounds ticket good for any one day, Tuesday through Sunday:
$ 10 (through March 7); $ 15 (At the Gate)

According to Tamra Borson, marketing and advertising coordinator for Kraft Nabisco Championship, tickets for the tournament can also be purchased in advance at Pete Carlsons Golf and Tennis in Palm Desert and at Lumpy's in Cathedral City and La Quinta.

"This year, we are offering an additional $5 discount on each daily grounds ticket purchased at the gate," Borson said. "All fans have to do is present a barcode proof of purchase from any Kraft or Nabisco product to receive the discount."

Kraft Nabisco Championship also released its schedule of Tournament Week activities for 2003. This year's practice round for the LPGA players will be held on Monday, March 24, and admission is free. The Celebrity Hole-in-One Contest for Charity and the finals for the annual Toyota/Kraft Nabisco $1 Million Hole-in-One Contest will be held at 4 p.m. that day.

The Celebrity Hole-in-One Contest serves as a prelude to the two-day Celebrity Pro-Am fan fest, set for Tuesday, March 25, and Wednesday, March 26. International sports, stage and screen celebrities - as well as the stars from the LPGA - will once again take center stage on both the Dinah Shore Tournament Course and the Arnold Palmer Course. Adults 55 and over can enjoy free admission to the Pro-Am as part "Senior Appreciation Days," sponsored by Merrill Lynch. For the tournament's younger fans, the popular Junior Golf Clinic returns to Mission Hills and will be held on March 25 at 4 p.m. In addition, all golf fans 17 and under accompanied by an adult will receive free grounds admission throughout the entire week.

Championship play tees off on Thursday, March 27, and continues through Sunday, March 30. Defending champion Annika Sorenstam will try to become the first LPGA player in the modern era to win a major tournament three straight years. Only Patty Berg has accomplished that feat, winning the Titleholders Championship as an amateur in 1937, 1938 and 1939. For more information on the 2003 Kraft Nabisco Championship or to purchase tickets or tournament merchandise, please call the Tournament Office at 760/324-4546 or log onto www.kraftnabiscochampionship.com.