LAURA DAVIES, TRISH JOHNSON, ALISON NICHOLAS IN WORLD TEAM

NANCY LOPEZ TO CAPTAIN TEAM USA


IN LEGENDS' ISPS HANDA CUP

WEST POINT, Mississippi – Hall of Famer Nancy Lopez was announced today at Old Waverly Golf Club as the captain of the United States team in this year’s ISPS Handa Cup.

A fan favourite for decades on the LPGA Tour, and a current draw on the LPGA’s Legends Tour, Lopez will both captain the Americans and play for the U.S. side in the ninth ISPS Handa Cup, set for September 25-28.

“It was a thrill for me when I heard we were coming back to Old Waverly,” said Lopez, winner of 48 LPGA tournaments. “I know the LPGA Legends will put on a great show at this year’s Handa Cup.”

Old Waverly last hosted many of the former LPGA Tour players in 1999, when it staged the U.S. Women’s Open Championship won by Juli Inkster. This fall, the course will play host to the Handa Cup, an international team competition that pits U.S.-born LPGA Legends (age 45-over) against internationally born LPGA Legends in 36 holes of head-to-head competition.

The World Team defeated Team USA for the first time last year with a 27-21 victory, so Lopez and her American squad will be seeking to regain the Handa Cup in Mississippi.

Inkster will  make her debut in the event alongside Lopez and U.S. teammates Beth Daniel, Meg Mallon, Pat Bradley and Rosie Jones – all former players and captains for the U.S. Solheim Cup Team. Inkster will captain the 2015 U.S. Solheim Cup Team.

The World Team will be captained by South Africa’s Sally Little and will feature former European Solheim Cup players Laura Davies, Trish Johnson and Alison Nicholas, as well as Sweden’s Liselotte Neumann, who captained Europe’s victorious 2013 Solheim Cup team. 

Canadian Lorie Kane (ineligible for the Solheim Cup) will round out the World Team at this year’s ISPS Handa Cup.

Grounds passes are $10 per day and clubhouse passes are for $25 per day. Tickets are available at www.thelegendstour.com and at www.OldWaverly.com/HandaCup, as well as at the Old Waverly golf shop, several local businesses in West Point, or by calling 662-494-8780.