LPGA Might Return to Area in '97

The LPGA Tour could be headed back to Chicago in 1997 after anagreement was reached between the LPGA and Enesco Corp. of Itasca.

Enesco has been given the right of first refusal to sponsor a1997 tourney in Chicago if a date on the LPGA calendar becomesavailable.

The company also faces a substantial, though undisclosed,forfeiture fee if it refuses an offered date.

Last week, Enesco announced its sponsorship of the new BetsyKing LPGA Classic, which will be held in Reading, Pa., next year.The LPGA held a Chicago event for four years before canceling forlack of sponsorship last summer, and no Chicago stop is included onthe 1996 calendar.

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