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LPGA's hotel stop in Tulsa

Hotel operator John Q. Simmons has signed a deal with the Ladies PGA Tour for title sponsorship of the golf tournament in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

The 2003 John Q. Hammons Hotel Classic will be played September 5-7 at Tulsa Country Club.
"I am pleased to welcome John Q. Hammons and the Renaissance Tulsa Hotel and Convention Center to the LPGA title sponsor family," said LPGA commissioner Ty M. Votaw.
"John Q. Hammons is a leader in the hotel industry, and we at the LPGA are looking forward to a bright and prosperous partnership. The addition of this title sponsor gives our lone LPGA event in Oklahoma the final ingredient that will help make it one of our most successful events of the season."
John Q. Hammons and the Renaissance Tulsa Hotel and Convention Center has signed a one-year deal that will automatically renew 30 days after the 2003 event.
Once renewed, the John Q. Hammons Hotel Classic will return to Tulsa in 2004, 2005 and 2006.