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Posted on: Thursday, October 1, 2009

Golf: State Farm continues sponsorship of LPGA event in Illinois


Associated Press

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — State Farm has renewed its contract to sponsor the LPGA's annual tour stop in Springfield.

The Bloomington-based insurance company will sponsor the tournament through 2011 and will maintain the $1.7 million purse. Next year's tournament will be June 10-13 at Panther Creek Country Club.

State Farm has sponsored the tournament since 1993.

South Korean golfer In-Kyung Kim won this year's tournament.