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Women tee off on the 10th hole at Circling Raven Golf Club in Worley on Tuesday, in a practice round for the Circling Raven Championship, a Symetra Tour "Road to the LPGA" event, which runs Friday through Sunday.
August 26, 2021
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THE FRONT ROW with MARK NELKE: So long to a good idea at Circling Raven
For the past three years in late August, many of the best up-and-coming female professional golfers would congregate at Circling Raven for the Circling Raven Championship. The tournament was part of the Epson Tour’s “Road to the LPGA,” so there was plenty on the line for the players, as the top players at the end of each year on what was basically the sport’s Triple-A tour earned tour cards the following year on the big tour, the LPGA Tour.
THE FRONT ROW with MARK NELKE: Circling Raven hosting women's professional golf tourney is 'a win-win for everyone'
Women's professional golf has come to Circling Raven Golf Club this week, confirming what what we've already known about the scenic, challenging Gene Bates-designed course in Worley.