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Annika Sorenstam will host the Pelican Women’s Championship
Annika Sorenstam, a Pelican Women’s Championship event on the LPGA Tour in Florida, will host it in 2023. The tournament will take place from Nov. 7-13. The tournament is set to be the final event before the CME Group Tour Championship, which will be held down the coast in Naples.
Annika Sorenstam will host the Pelican Women’s Championship. She is the most decorated female golfer of all time. The tournament will be played at Pelican Golf Club in Belleair, Florida, from Nov. 7-13. The event's purse will be $2,000,000 An announcement regarding the purse will be made during the event. Gainbridge has been a sponsor for LPGA events in three seasons, including the Gainbridge LPGA @ Boca Rio from 2017 through 2019. The event moved from Lake Nona to 2021. But, it will be back in Boca Raton by 2020.
Pelican Women’s Champion will include 120 players. The final full-field event on the LPGA Tour is the Pelican. The tournament will take place at Pelican Club in Clearwater Florida. Annika SORENSTAM, who won 72 LPGA events along with 10 major championships, will be the event's namesake. She still holds the record of most LPGA money won.
Record winning season in 2022
The LPGA Tour will play for record purses in 2022, with an overall total of $85.7 million. The season will include 34 events and many new venues. The AIG Women's Open will return to Muirfield, and the KPMG Women's PGA will move to Congressional Country Club. The Chevron Championship will have a prize money boost of $1.9 million to $5,000,000, and the CME Group Tour Championship's prize money will go up by $2 million or $7 million.
Among the biggest events next year will be the Chevron Championship in Rancho Mirage, Calif., which will award a nearly $2 million purse to the winner. This is the first major for women in the season and will take place at Mission Hills CC.
Sarah Kemp's money with LIV Golf
Sarah Kemp's LIV Golf income is not part of her regular LET income. The Saudi government backs the Saudi-backed tour. Players competing in the LET must play at least six Saudi-sponsored events in order to maintain their European Tour status. However, the LIV players' salaries are more than enough to cover their entire professional career.
LIV Golf has come under a lot scrutiny in recent weeks. Despite these criticisms, the LPGA seems to be making significant progress and setting a new standard in women's golf. It is one of the most popular tours in the world. The purse is huge. The LPGA has seen a rise in purses at major events over the years.
LIV Golf is also controversial because of its backers. The event was supported by the Saudi Public Investment Fund. It is also attracting major names in the field. LIV Golf has taken some of the players off the PGA Tour. Some players quit the US-based tour.