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LPGA Adds Match-Play Event in Las Vegas

The LPGA has announced it will host the inaugural Bank of Hope LPGA Match-Play Hosted by Shadow Creek in Las Vegas. The MGM Resorts International course will host the event May 26-30 for 64 players and feature a $1.5 million prize purse. The Los Angeles-based Bank of Hope previously served as title sponsor of the […]

Posted On : February 23, 2021 By : Jason Gewirtz

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Mike Whan Announces Departure from LPGA

Mike Whan has announced that he will step down as commissioner of the LPGA after 11 years leading the professional women’s golf tour. Whan, who had signed a multiyear contract extension in 2019, did not announce a specific date for his departure but shared his plans with LPGA staff, members and sponsors in a letter. […]

Posted On : January 6, 2021 By : Jason Gewirtz

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LPGA Boosts 2021 Schedule With 34 Events

The 2021 LPGA Tour schedule will feature 34 official events across North America, Europe and Asia, with two new events added to the calendar and players competing for $76.45 million in official purses with all events postponed in 2020 due to COVID-19 restored to the schedule. There are several adjustments to the schedule given pandemic-related […]

Posted On : December 22, 2020 By : Matt Traub

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LPGA Partners with TopGolf for Esports Tournament

The LPGA will hold an esports competition with match play starting May 13 with eight players competing in partnership with the World Golf Tour by Topgolf. The players will play head-to-head in a series of seven nine-hole, online matches twice a week with a championship match on Wednesday, June 3. “We are excited for this […]

Posted On : May 12, 2020 By : Matt Traub

Sports events around the world are continuing to see the impact of the coronavirus on events. PhotoL Jae C. Hong/AP Images

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How The Coronavirus Has Impacted Sports Events

The coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak continues to affect the sports-event industry. As destinations work to contain the spread of the virus, it has led many sports-event organizers to make decisions about the immediate future of their events. With so much changing so quickly, we are tracking the latest updates, both confirmations of sports events that […]

Posted On : March 25, 2020 By : Matt Traub

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LPGA Symetra Tour Returns to Valley Forge

The LPGA Symetra Tour will return to Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, for the 2019 season, with the second annual Valley Forge Invitational. The event will be staged at Raven’s Claw Golf Club, May 28–June 2. The event will be part of an expanded Symetra Tour, which serves as a feeder tour to the LPGA. The overall tour will […]

Posted On : February 4, 2019 By : Jason Gewirtz