Sybase Classic to change venues
CALDWELL, N.J. -- The $1.4 million Sybase Classic is moving from Wykagyl Country Club in the New York suburbs to the Upper Montclair Country Club in northern New Jersey.
Octagon Sports Marketing signed a two-year contract with the Clifton-based club for the 72-hole LPGA event, Octagon executive Tim Erensen said Wednesday.
There is an option for a third year, which Erensen said would depend on whether the club either finishes or delays planned construction.
The tournament is scheduled for May 17-20, said Erensen, senior vice president of the golf division of Octagon, which owns and manages the tournament. Sybase is the title sponsor.
Lorena Ochoa won the 2006 Sybase at Wykagyl in New Rochelle, N.Y., en route to sweeping all the major LPGA honors and being voted the AP female athlete of the year.
The opportunity to host the Sybase developed because of club renovations at Wykagyl, the site of the Sybase since 1990. Wykagyl will host the Women's World Match Play Championship in July.
Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press
