OTTAWA, Ontario, Canada, Aug. 17, 2008 - Australian Katherine Hull secured the 19th spot in the season-ending ADT Championship by winning the $2.25 million CN Canadian Women's Open - the final automatic qualifying Winner Event for the ADT Championship. Hull became a Rolex First-Time Winner after carding a 71-65-72-69 for a four-day total of 11-under-par 277, one better than second-place finisher Se Ri Pak.

"Well, I didn't know that," stated Hull after finding out that her first career victory earned her a berth in the ADT Championship. "That's like another bonus. It's going to be exciting. ADT's obviously been a great sponsor for us over the years, so something to keep in mind and work even harder for."

Hull will join the 18 other LPGA players who qualified for the ADT Championship by either finishing in the top-11 spots on the ADT Points list during the first half of LPGA Playoffs 2008 or by winning one of the 13 Winner Events this season. Sweden's Helen Alfredsson, South Korea's Ji Yai Shin, Eun-Hee Ji and Seon Hwa Lee, LPGA Tour rookie Yani Tseng, Rolex Rankings' number one Lorena Ochoa and number two Annika Sorenstam all secured their spots in the ADT Championship field by winning one of the automatic qualifiers so far this season. Paula Creamer, Jeong Jang, Song-Hee Kim, Karrie Webb, Suzann Pettersen, rookie Na Yeon Choi, Maria Hjorth, Karen Stupples, Jee Young Lee, Inbee Park and Laura Diaz all qualified for the ADT Championship by placing in the top-11 spots on the ADT Points list during the first half of the LPGA season.

The final 11 spots in the ADT Championship will be determined based on standings in the ADT Points race on Nov. 16 following the Lorena Ochoa Invitational Presented by Banamex and Corona, as well as two wildcard spots given to the top players on the LPGA Official Money List not already qualified.

The LPGA Playoffs 2008, a yearlong competitive structure that splits the official LPGA season into two halves, culminates at the ADT Championship. Fifteen players from each half qualify for the ADT Championship, and two additional wildcards are determined following the Lorena Ochoa Invitational Presented by Banamex and Corona.

The 2008 ADT Championship features a $1,550,000 purse with the winner taking home a $1 million paycheck, the largest first-place prize in the history of women's golf. The ADT Championship will also feature three days of playoffs with a cut after 36 holes. Players start with a fresh scorecard for the third round, which ends with another cut to the top eight players. 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. A final-day shoot-out with the remaining players will have them, again, starting with a fresh scorecard for their chance at the $1 million winner's check.