http://qui.live.mediaspanonlinen.com/rss/ Quincy Herald Whig en-us Nan Ryan knows the 36th annual Pepsi Little People's Golf Championships will have a bit of a different feel this year. Monitoring the progress of this year's event, which is set for June 22-24 at five Quincy-area courses, from her Colorado home, Ryan can tell now the tournament is feeling the effects of the sagging economy. "We're hoping to hit 400 (entries)," Ryan said earlier this week. "That's down from previous years." As of Wednesday, only 252 youth golfers had signed up to play for the event. For a comparision, Ryan had 424 entries in by this time last year. With gas prices soaring last summer and a plethora of other junior events on the calendar, the LPGC was able to draw 648 golfers -- a drop of 213 from the previous year. http://qui.live.mediaspanonline.com/new_story/DOB-column-for-5-3-09