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Posted on: Tuesday, February 7, 2006

Creamer will tee it up in LPGA's Fields Open

Advertiser Staff

The field for the Fields Open in Hawai'i just got more competitive.

Paula Creamer, the 2005 LPGA Rookie of the Year, has committed to play in the Feb. 23-25 event at Ko Olina Resort and Marina.

Creamer will join Michelle Wie, Ai Miyazato, Morgan Pressel and other top LPGA players in the $1.1 million tournament.

"With Michelle, Ai, Morgan and Paula in the field, we anticipate an exciting and very competitive tournament," said Hidetoshi Yamamoto, President and CEO of the Fields Corporation.

The Fields Open in Hawai'i is a three-day, 54-hole stroke-play tournament with a cut after 36 holes. A total of 132 players will compete for the $165,000 first prize.

Creamer, 19, set an LPGA record for earnings by a rookie in 2005 ($1,531,780), breaking Karrie Webb's 1996 mark of $1,002,000. She became the first LPGA Tour rookie and youngest player ever to qualify for the Solheim Cup. She was named the 2005 Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year and finished second on the money list.

Tickets can be purchased online at www.ticketmaster.com; at all Ticketmaster outlets, including Times Supermarkets (walk-in service only); Blaisdell box office and Brigham Young-Hawai'i. To charge tickets by phone, call (877) 750-4400. Tickets also will be available at the gate.