The 2012 Sunrise LPGA Taiwan Championship will be played at Sunrise Golf & Country Club in Yangmei, Taiwan from Thursday, October 25 to Sunday, October 28. Television coverage of the event can be found on Golf channel and there will at least eight hours of TV coverage over the four-day span.
Established in 2011, this event is a major effort to bring LPGA events to Taiwan. The first LPGA tournament ever played in Taiwan, Yani Tseng's emergence on the world stage of golf helped bring this event to the forefront. This event last year was Tseng's seventh LPGA Tour victory of the 2011 season.
The defending champion of the event is Yani Tseng, who won the event with an overall score of -16. Day 1 will start with Amanda Blumenherst, Jodi Ewart, Jennifer Johnson, Paige Mackenzie, Becky Morgan and Lindsey Wright teeing off at 9:30 p.m. ET and end with Chella Choi, Sandra Gal, Vicky Hurst, Karin Sjodin, Lexi Thompson and Michelle Wie at 11:30 p.m. ET. The purse for the event is $2 million with the winner earning $300,000.
2012 Sunrise LPGA Taiwan Championship TV Schedule
Note: All times Eastern Time (ET). Times are subject to change.
Thursday, October 25: First Round Coverage
1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. on GOLF
Friday, October 26: Second Round Coverage
1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. on GOLF
Saturday, October 27: Third Round Coverage
1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. on GOLF
Sunday, October 28: Fourth Round Coverage
1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. on GOLF
Sources:
Golf on TV | Golf Tournaments on TV, PGA.com
History - 2012 Sunrise LPGA, lpgataiwan.com
2012 Sunrise LPGA Taiwan Championship - LPGA Tour - Golf Leaderboard, Yahoo! Sports
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