HALIFAX -- The Nova Scotia government plans to spend $600,000 over the next two years to bring a professional golf tournament to Halifax. Wholesale Adidas Nmd . The government says top golfers are expected to compete in the PGA Tour event at the Ashburn Golf Club in the suburb of Fall River from July 3-6 and again next year. The Nova Scotia Open is the only Canadian stop on the PGAs Web.com Tour. Tourism Minister Michel Samson says the event is expected to be televised on the Golf Channel to a potential audience of 81 million households in 192 countries. As well, the PGA Tour Canada Cape Breton Celtic Classic will held Sept. 1-7 at The Lakes Golf Club in Ben Eoin. Nova Scotia will be the only province in Canada to play host to two PGA Tour events this year. The PGA Tour had previously released the schedule for its 25-event Web.com Tour before Tuesdays announcement by the province. In addition to Nova Scotia, it also added new tournaments in Oregon and Ohio. The top 25 players on the Web.com money list earn PGA Tour cards for the following year. The Nova Scotia Open will be held at Ashburns new course, a 7,014-yard, par-72 layout that opened in 1970. The tournament will feature a field of 156 golfers competing for a purse of US$650,000. Cheap Air Max 270 China ., will experience this week. A year in which the Canadian curling championship has been pushed forward a week to accommodate the Winter Olympics was deemed the perfect chance to stage the event in Montreal for the first time since 1979. Cheap Fake Air Max 95 . The Canucks figured to be active prior to Wednesdays trade deadline, getting a jump on things the previous day when they dealt goaltender Roberto Luongo to the Florida Panthers for netminder Jacob Markstrom and forward Shawn Matthias.New York, NY (SportsNetwork.com) - Nearly three months after not renewing Bill Laimbeers contact as head coach and general manager, the New York Liberty have re-hired Laimbeer as the teams coach. In two seasons under Laimbeer, the Liberty posted a 26-42 record (.382). This past season, New York went 15-19 and lost a tiebreaker to Chicago for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. I am proud to be leading the New York Liberty behind the bench, and believe that great things are ahead of us, said Laimbeer. I came to New York talking about building a championship culture -- and remain committed to that goal as head coach. I am thrilled to get started on the upcoming season. He will not regain the GM title though, with the Libertys senior vice president of business operations Kristin Bernert reportedlly taking over that role. Jordan Clearance Outlet. Our goal is to ensure that the Liberty return to their position as one of the most consistently competitive and successful teams in the WNBA, said Bernert. We spent a great deal of time on how to move forward to ensure both immediate and long term success, and kept coming back to Bill. He?s had tremendous success in the WNBA, and we are confident that he is the right coach to help deliver a winning franchise for our fans. From 2002-09, Laimbeer served as general manager and head coach of the Detroit Shock -- the franchise is now based in Tulsa -- and captured WNBA titles in 2003, 2006 and 2008. The Shock posted a 137-93 record during his tenure. A 14-year NBA veteran, Laimbeer was a member of the Detroit Pistons teams that won back-to-back championships in 1989 and 1990. ' ' '
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