LPGA Tour "First Ever Total Prize Money Surpasses 100 Million Dollars"

Molly Marcus Samaan LPGA Commissioner

[Asia Economy Reporter No Woo-rae] ‘$101.4 million (136.1 billion KRW)’.

The U.S. Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) Tour announced the 2023 season schedule and prize money for each tournament on the 18th (local time). For the first time ever, the total prize money exceeded $100 million. The previous record was $93.5 million this year. The LPGA Tour will start the 2023 season with the Hilton Grand Vacations Champions Tournament in Orlando, Florida, on January 19th, and will hold 33 tournaments over 11 months until the CME Group Tour Championship at the end of November.

The season’s first major, the Chevron Championship, will be held over four days starting April 20th in The Woodlands, Texas. Traditionally, this tournament was held at Mission Hills in Rancho Mirage, California, but since Chevron became the title sponsor last year, the venue was changed starting in 2023. At Mission Hills, it was famous that the winner would jump into the ‘Poppies Pond’ as a tradition.

The only LPGA Tour event held in Korea, the BMW Ladies Championship, will open on October 19th. From May 4th, the Hanwha LifePlus International Crown, a team competition held in San Francisco, California, will take place over four days. The Solheim Cup, a women’s golf competition between the U.S. and Europe, will be held in Spain for three days starting September 22nd.

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