Honda LPGA Tour Pattaya Thailand 2009

Media Information Fact Sheet

The Media Centre is located at the basement of the Clubhouse. Media will enter the Clubhouse through the entrance in front of the triple green 4th , 9th ,16th .

Media Centre Facilities

* Fully-equipped with complete WiFi & 56 LAN functionality

* 56 workstations and 33 phone lines

* 9 desktop computers

* photo-copiers

* fax-machines

* beverages and light snacks will be available all day

* a buffet lunch will be served for all media

Parking

* Each media outlet may request up to one parking pass to park at Car Park B, where there are plenty of parking spaces; but if the lot is full, media can park their cars in the public car park area, where there will be tournament shuttle to take them to the clubhouse.

Photography

* An official photographer will be working throughout the tournament to take course and player shots. These photos will be made available to all media outlets at the media center throughout the day

Media Centre 038.909.610 to 038.909.642

Media Centre Team

James Best 083.198.4722

Barakorn Petchnoi (Bee) 086.389.5645

Supawadee Srirojpinyo (Kate) 086.796.9009

Jittima Maekharosthammakul (Jo) 086.907.8340

Hariruck Pewngam (Poh) 086.644.9636

For further information, please contact:

Aziam Burson-Marsteller Tel: 02.252.9871

James Best 083.198.4722

Supawadee Srirojpinyo 086.796.9009

http://www.lpgathailand.com

Honda LPGA Thailand 2009 at Pattaya’s Siam Country Club, February 26 – March 1, 2009

Following the successes of the Honda LPGA Thailand 2006 and 2007, Mr. Kenji Otaka, President of Honda Automobile (Thailand) Ltd. announces Honda’s continued support of the Honda LPGA Thailand 2009.

Since its inauguration in 2006, the Honda LPGA Thailand has now become one of the highlights in the LPGA Tournament, and forms an integral part of the LPGA calendar. The tournament was a huge success last year which attracted more than 25,000 spectators at the golf course and secured the participation of world-class LPGA golfers.”

It is indeed an honour for Honda, in its capacity as title sponsor, to team up with our partners in organizing this Honda LPGA Thailand 2009 which will be held at Siam Country Club, Pattaya. For fans and enthusiasts, they will be treated to four days of world-class golf, watching their favourite players in action as they attempt to beat their personal best scores to win the top cash prize from US$ 1.45 million prize purse.

As well as thrilling the golf fans with a keenly fought contest, the tournament allows them to see top-ranked professionals of the Ladies Professional Golf Association competing this year. Honda is delighted to confirm the participation of the world’s leading female golfers, Ms. Lorena Ochoa, and Ms. Paula Creamer, who will both take part in next year’s exciting tournament. The Honda LPGA 2009 will be spiced up with an additional Hole-in-one prize of the new Honda Accord 2.4 EL valued at 1.5 million baht.

The player field of Honda LPGA Thailand 2009 will comprise of 50 leading LPGA Tour players and 10 sponsor invites, competing for a purse of US$1.45 million over 72 holes stroke play with no cut in the field. The strong player field of Honda LPGA Thailand 2009 will ensure the Thailand crowds experience the most exciting actions at Pattaya in the weekend of February 26 to March 1, 2009.

Buffalo Racing Festival at Chonburi

6 October 2007
Venue: The City Hall, Chonburi Province, Thailand




Buffalo Racing is a spectacular festival in Thailand that is unknown to most foreigners and even some Thais, because of its inadequate promotion. But it is so exciting, joyful and unique that is really worth seeing. Locally called Ngan Wing Khuai, the festival is annually held only in Chon Buri province. This year, it is held on 6 October in front of the Chon Buri City Hall, which is only an hour's drive from Bangkok or 45 minutes drive from Pattaya City.

When this festival began is uncertain, but according to records, it must have been observed for at least 70 years from the reign of King Rama VI who once saw it. The origin of the festival is as follows. In former times, buffaloes which were useful for farming were rarely found in Chon Buri. So the farmers in this province had to buy the beasts from other farmers who brought them from the Northeastern region for sale after the harvest.

In view of the high value of the beasts and their usefulness and rarity, the Chon Buri farmers competed with each other in raising buffaloes in their home province. During the buying and selling of the beasts, a kind of fun fair, featuring buffalo races, buffaloes' health contest, a contest of decorated buffaloes and a farmers' sweetheart contest, was held to coincide with the celebrations of the harvest season. These activities were observed annually until it became a tradition.



For more information, please contact:

Tourism Authority of Thailand Central Office: Region 3
Tel: +66 (0) 3842 7667, +66 (0) 3842 8750
Fax: +66 (0) 3842 9113

The Municipality of Chon Buri Province
Tel: +66 (0) 3828 5436
Fax: +66 (0) 3828 7035