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Editors note: Clark, South Dakota native Kim Kaufman played in 16 Epson Tour events between 2013 and 2014. She posted two wins and five total top 10 finishes. She is now playing full time on the LPGA Tour and currently 63rd on the LPGA money list this season.

Ever since I was little girl in Clark, I dreamed of playing on the LPGA Tour. After graduating from Texas Tech, I turned professional and took a step towards my dream, and was thankful to have the opportunity to play on the Epson Tour. I can say with 100 percent certainty that my year on the Epson Tour prepared me for the rigors and level of competition that I currently face on the LPGA Tour. It was also a confidence booster to win twice on the Epson Tour.

Although I now play on the LPGA Tour and won’t be playing the Sioux Falls GreatLIFE Challenge at Willow Run, I want to urge everyone in Sioux Falls and really all of South Dakota to support this event. Many of the Epson Tour professionals are good friends of mine and I know that many of them will be competing with me on the LPGA in no time.

I’m proud to call South Dakota home and it’s really amazing to see a women’s professional golf event arrive in my home state. Looking back, I wish that I had an opportunity to attend a women’s professional golf tournament in South Dakota when I was a kid.

I can't stress enough to parents, with girls especially, the opportunity you have to expose your kids to the game of golf and some great female role models. It’s my goal as a current LPGA player to help grow the game of

Kaufman Supports New South Dakota Event

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