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Annika Sorenstam hosts the Pelican Women’s Champ
Annika Sörenstam will host Pelican Women's Champion in 2023. It is an LPGA Tour tournament held 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.
Annika Sörstam, the most decorated female professional golfer in history, will host The Pelican Women’s Champ. 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 The purse will be announced during the event. Gainbridge has sponsored LPGA events three times, including the Gainbridge LPGA At Boca Rio in 2017. The event moved to Lake Nona 2021 but will be back at Boca Raton in 2020.
Pelican Women's Champion will be played by 120 players. The Pelican will be the final full-field event of the LPGA Tour. The tournament's prize pool will be $2,000,000 and it will be held at Pelican golf club near Clearwater, 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 for most LPGA money earned.
Record winning season in 2022
The LPGA Tour will play for record purses in 2022, with an overall total of $85.7 million. There will be 34 events, and several new venues. The AIG Women's Open returns to Muirfield. KPMG Women's PGA moves 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.
Next year's biggest event will be the Chevron Championship at Rancho Mirage, Calif. The winner will receive a purse of nearly $2 million. This is the first major for women in the season and will take place at Mission Hills CC.
Sarah Kemp's money at LIV Golf
Sarah Kemp's money on LIV Golf is not her regular LET income. Saudi government funds the Saudi-backed tour. To keep their European Tour status, players who participate in the LET have to play at least six Saudi sponsored events. However, the salary that LIV golf players receive is more than enough to cover their entire career earnings in a single season.
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 the most prestigious tour in the world and boasts a large purse. In recent years, the LPGA's purse has grown at every major event.
LIV Golf is also surrounded by controversy 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 removed some players from the PGA Tour. Others have left the US-based tour.