Here come the ladies! The first major tournament of the year on the LPGA Tour, the Kraft Nabisco Championship gets underway with practice rounds on Monday, March 29, and wraps up championship play on Sunday, April 4. Hosted at the Dinah Shore Tournament Course at the Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage for the 39th year, the 2010 tournament will see 2009 defending champion, Brittany Lincicome, defending her title against Lorena Ochoa, ranked number one in the world.

In addition to dazzling greens, blue skies and world-class golf, a two-day pro-am (March 30 and 31) offers a chance to play a round with the top golfers on the LPGA Tour. Proceeds benefit the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.

Information, tickets and Pavilion packages are available online at www.kncgolf.com. Kids 17 and under get in free when accompanied by a ticketed adult. Through the Integrated Wealth Management TICKETS Fore CHARITY^TM program, all ticket purchase monies will be donated to participating desert charities.

Rancho Mirage residents enjoy a relaxed, high-quality resort lifestyle in this appealing community of about 17,000 located halfway between Palm Springs and Indio. Slightly elevated (246 feet) above the surrounding desert, the city boasts some of the Valley's most beautiful new residential developments. If you're curious about life, homes or condos in Rancho Mirage, we would be happy to take you on a tour. We are your Rancho Mirage Realtors!

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