HSBC Women's Champions is first Winner Event of LPGA Playoffs 2008; Winner automatically qualifies for ADT Championship and chance to win $1 million

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – This week's inaugural HSBC Women's Champions in Singapore boasts a $2 million purse, which designates it as the first Winner Event of LPGA Playoffs 2008. The winner this week will automatically qualify for the season-ending ADT Championship Nov. 20-23, 2008, at Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Fla. and their chance at the coveted $1 million winner's check.

LPGA Tour members have already started earning ADT Points via LPGA Playoffs 2008. Seventy-time LPGA Tour winner Annika Sorenstam leads the way with 232,112 ADT Points, followed closely by Fields Open in Hawaii champion Paula Creamer with 212,384 ADT Points.

LPGA Playoffs 2008 is a yearlong competition that splits the season into two halves and features 13 Winner Events, defined as official LPGA Tour events with a purse of at least $2 million. Eight spots are open to the champions of Winner Events during the first half of the season—which started at the SBS Open at Turtle Bay. At the conclusion of the McDonald's LPGA Championship Presented by Coca-Cola in June, the top-seven players on the ADT Points list will round out the 15 first half positions. The second half of the season begins at the Wegmans LPGA and will feature five players qualifying via Winner Events and 10 through the ADT Points designation. Following the end of the second half of the season at the Lorena Ochoa Invitational Presented by Banamex and Corona, two wildcards will be selected to complete the 32-player ADT Championship field.

The ADT Championship will feature three days of “playoffs,” with a final-round shootout. During the weekend, the scorecards will be wiped clean for both the third and final rounds. After 36 holes, the first cut will be made to the low-16 players, with a sudden-death playoff used in case of a tie. The third round will be played in eight groups of two, with all players starting with a fresh scorecard. After 54 holes, another cut will be made to the low eight players, again using a sudden-death playoff to break any ties for eighth place. For the second consecutive year, a live draw will take place with the final eight players immediately following the third round, where players will draft their own tee time based on their third-round finish.

The final round will be played in four groups of two, with all players starting with yet another fresh scorecard. The player who records the lowest score in the final round will win the ADT Championship and $1 million.

For more information about the 2008 ADT Championship, log on to www.adtchampionship.com.