[Golf Topic] LPGA Tour "New Bank of Hope Match Play Established in May"

This is a view of the 17th hole at Shadow Creek Golf Course, where the Bank of Hope Match Play is being held.

[Asia Economy Reporter No Woo-rae] ○…The U.S. Women's Professional Golf (LPGA) Tour is holding a match play event for the first time in four years.

The LPGA Tour website announced on the 19th (Korean time) that "from May 26th, a five-day Bank of Hope Match Play will be held at Shadow Creek Golf Course in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA." This is about four years since the Lorena Ochoa Match Play in May 2017. A total of 64 players will compete for a total prize money of $1.5 million (approximately 1.66 billion KRW). The players will be divided into 16 groups of four, playing a three-day preliminary round, with the top player from each group advancing to the round of 16.

The title sponsor, Bank of Hope, is a Korean-American bank headquartered in Los Angeles, California, USA. It sponsored the Bank of Hope Founders Cup for three years starting in 2017. President Kevin S. Kim said, "We will make it the most exciting tournament." Shadow Creek Golf Course was the venue for the 2018 event featuring a showdown between 'Golf Emperor' Tiger Woods and 'Veteran' Phil Mickelson (both from the USA). In 2020, it also hosted the PGA Tour's The CJ Cup.

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