2011, the LPGA and its tournaments

The 2011 LPGA season is about to start, after 3 months of absence, which brought uncertainty, changes and surprises, the world's best golfers will become active in 9 days.

The announcement of the 2011 schedule was weird; commissioner Michael Whan disclosed it in January, contrary to previous years when it was ready by end of the previous campaign. This decision was made due to the economic problems the tour faced.

Three weeks after being announced, the Tres Marías Championship was postponed for security reasons. Morelia, Michoacán, the host city, has experienced episodes of violence and clashes between federal police and criminal groups

Although the 2011 schedule lost an event, the commissioner said Waggle Room he expects to add two more tourneys during the year.

The season kicks off in Thailand, February 17, and ends on November 20 in Orlando, Florida. The decision to "compress" the calendar was taken to a large extent by the players, who asked to close the season before Thanksgiving.

So far the calendar has long rest periods, as in April and May, when the tour will have no activity from April 3 to May 1 (Kraft Nabisco Championship-Avnet LPGAClassic) and May 1-19 (Avnet LPGA-Sybase Match Play Championship), to name a few.

2011 also brings one of the most exciting events in women's golf, the 12th edition of the Solheim Cup, which will take place in Ireland, giving some advantage to the European squad and the chance to regain the trophy they won for the last time in 2003, when Catrin Nilsmark captained the victory with the help of a dominant Annika Sörenstam.

Another highlight is the event that will honor the founders of the LPGA and will help the LPGA-USGA Girls Golf program, with the intention of raising funds for promising young stars.

Finally, the tournament which will close the year, the Titleholders, has an innovative format. The field will display the top 3 of each tournament in the schedule, ensuring the appearance of the best players.

It seems like the LPGA is giving some glimpses of what it just to be; surely we'll see the it in better shape sooner rather than later, which will be possible thanks to its members, who are giving fans and viewers, in general, a show rarely seen, they are battling to get the first spot in the Rolex Rankings, and precisely about those golfers we'll talk about tomorrow...