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Annika Sorenstam hosts the Pelican Women’s Champ
In 2023, Annika Sorenstam will host the Pelican Women's Championship, an LPGA Tour event in Florida. The tournament will take places from Nov. 7, 2013 to 13. This tournament will be the last before the CME Group Tour Championship in Naples.
The Pelican Women's Championship will be hosted by Annika Sorenstam, the most decorated female golfer in history. The tournament takes place at Pelican Club in Belleair from Nov.7-13. The purse for the event will be $2 million. An announcement regarding the purse will be made during the event. Gainbridge has sponsored LPGA events three times, including the Gainbridge LPGA At Boca Rio in 2017. In 2021, the event moved to Lake Nona. It will return to Boca Raton again in 2020.
Pelican Women’s Championship will have 120 participants. The Pelican will be the final full-field event of the LPGA Tour. The tournament will have a purse of $2 million. It will be held at Pelican, which is near Clearwater in Florida. The event will be named in honor of Annika Sorenstam, who won 72 LPGA events and 10 major championships. She still holds the record of most LPGA money won.
Record purses for 2022 season
The LPGA Tour in 2022 will have record purses, totaling $85.7 Million. There will be 34 events in the season, as well as several new venues. The AIG Women's Open will be back at Muirfield and the KPMG Women's PGA is moving to Congressional Country Club. The Chevron Championship will receive a $1.9million to $5 million prize increase, while the CME Group Tour Championship will be awarded a $2 million-to $7 million prize increase.
The Chevron Championship in Rancho Mirage (Calif.) will be one of the most important events. It will offer a nearly $2,000,000 purse to the winner. This will be the last event at Mission Hills CC and the first women's major.
Sarah Kemp's money on LIV Golf
Sarah Kemp doesn't make regular LET money by spending her money on LIV Golf. The Saudi-backed tour is backed by the Saudi government. For their European Tour status to be maintained, players participating in the LET must play six events sponsored by Saudi Arabia. The salary LIV golfers receive is sufficient to cover their entire career earnings for a single season.
LIV Golf has been the subject of a lot criticism in recent weeks. The LPGA has been criticized for its inability to set a new standard for women’s golf. It is one of the most popular tours in the world. The purse is huge. In recent years, the LPGA's purse has grown at every major event.
LIV Golf has also been criticized for its backers. The event was supported by the Saudi Public Investment Fund. It is also attracting major names in the field. Some of the players who signed on to play for LIV Golf have been suspended from the PGA Tour. Other players have quit US-based tours.