A year after navigating the coronavirus pandemic, the LPGA has released its schedule for 2022 with 34 tournaments with a record prize pool of nearly $ 90 million ($ 124 million). A third tournament is yet to be determined in Florida in early February, which will conclude a three-event swing through the Sunshine State at the beginning of the year, along with courses for tournaments in Hawaii, Oregon, and New Jersey. The LPGA Tour takes five events to Southern California, including consecutive weeks in Los Angeles and the final edition of today’s Chevron Championship at Rancho Mirage, the first major of the year moving to Houston in 2023. Nineteen tournaments have prizes of at least $ 2 million ($ 2.7 million) with the CME Group Tour Championship being the largest – for now – at $ 7 million ($ 9.6 million) $ 2 million ($ 2.7 million) for the winner and $ 40,000 ($ A55,000) for last place. The USGA has not disclosed the prize money for the US Women’s Open, which is expected to be well above $ 5.5 million (A $ 7.5 million) this year. Mollie Marcoux Samaan, who was named LPGA Tour commissioner in September after Mike Whan left to become CEO of USGA, said women’s golf was geared for growth. “This is our time,” she said. “The momentum is with us. And we just believe there will be more growth in so many different areas.” The official prize pool announced on Friday was $ 87.5 million, with nine tournaments announcing increases, three of which were for $ 1 million ($ 1.3 million) or more. The program also includes a two-stop tour of Asia in March – Singapore and Thailand. The Blue Bay LPGA on the island of Hainan in China is not on the program next year. The autumn swing through Asia includes Shanghai, South Korea, Taiwan and Japan. Because of the travel restrictions imposed by the pandemic, South Korea was the only event played that year. Majors that rotate include Muirfield for the Women’s British Open, believed to be the purest of the connections that has only recently made it possible for women to join, and Congressional for the Women’s PGA Championship, which has never hosted a premier women’s event . The US Women’s Open returns to Pine Needles, North Carolina. The season ends again with the Pelican Women’s Championship in the Tampa Bay Area and the CME Group Tour Championship. Australian Associated Press
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November 20, 2021 – 12:12
A year after navigating the coronavirus pandemic, the LPGA has released its schedule for 2022 with 34 tournaments with a record prize pool of nearly $ 90 million ($ 124 million).
A third tournament is yet to be determined in Florida in early February, which will conclude a three-event swing through the Sunshine State at the beginning of the year, along with courses for tournaments in Hawaii, Oregon, and New Jersey.
The LPGA Tour takes five events to Southern California, including consecutive weeks in Los Angeles and the final edition of today’s Chevron Championship at Rancho Mirage, the first major of the year moving to Houston in 2023.
Nineteen tournaments have prizes of at least $ 2 million ($ 2.7 million), with the CME Group Tour Championship having $ 7 million ($ 9.6 million) with $ 2 million ( $ 2.7 million) is the largest. for the winner and $ 40,000 ($ A55,000) for bottom.
The USGA has not disclosed the prize money for the US Women’s Open, which is expected to be well above $ 5.5 million (A $ 7.5 million) this year.
Mollie Marcoux Samaan, who was named commissioner of the LPGA Tour in September after Mike Whan left to become CEO of USGA, said women’s golf was geared towards growth.
“This is our time,” she said. “The momentum is with us. And we just believe there will be more growth in so many different areas.”
The official prize pool announced on Friday was $ 87.5 million, with nine tournaments announcing increases, three of them by $ 1 million ($ 1.3 million) or more.
The program also includes a two-stop tour of Asia in March – Singapore and Thailand. The Blue Bay LPGA on the island of Hainan in China is not on the program next year. The autumn swing through Asia includes Shanghai, South Korea, Taiwan and Japan. Because of the travel restrictions imposed by the pandemic, South Korea was the only event played that year.
Majors that rotate include Muirfield for the Women’s British Open, believed to be the purest of the connections that has only recently made it possible for women to join, and Congressional for the Women’s PGA Championship, which has never hosted a premier women’s event .
The US Women’s Open returns to Pine Needles, North Carolina.
The season ends again with the Pelican Women’s Championship in the Tampa Bay Area and the CME Group Tour Championship.
Australian Associated Press