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Five Things to Know About the Grant Thornton Invitational

Dec 5, 2023 | lpga.com | Kikue Higuchi |Grant Thornton Invitational

Though the regular season is over, the season-long awards have been meted out and the Race to the CME Globe champion has been crowned, you haven’t yet seen the last of the LPGA Tour. There is one final event being unveiled this week in Naples, Fla., where fans will be able to watch the LPGA Tour’s best compete alongside their counterparts on the PGA Tour. The inaugural Grant Thornton Invitational, co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour, is finally here.
Five Things to Know About the CME Group Tour Championship | LPGA | Ladies Professional Golf Association

Nov 14, 2023 | lpga.com | Kikue Higuchi |Andrea Lee |Patty Tavatanakit |Stephanie Kyriacou

The final event of the 2023 regular season is here: the CME Group Tour Championship. The top 60 players in the Race to the CME Globe will tee off at Tiburón Golf Club this week to compete for a trophy, the coveted $2 million winner’s check and a bevy of end-of-season awards. Only the best of the best in the world are admitted into the CME Group Tour Championship field, and while every year boasts elevated competition, this year’s attendees are truly extraordinary.
Five Things to Know About The ANNIKA driven by Gainbridge at Pelican

Nov 7, 2023 | lpga.com | Kikue Higuchi |Lauren Coughlin

BELLEAIR, Fla. — The final full-field event of the 2023 season begins on Thursday, and it’s crunch time on the LPGA Tour, which means this should be one of the most exciting weeks on the schedule. In addition to competing for a spot in the field at the CME Group Tour Championship and maintaining 2024 LPGA Tour membership, there is still a trophy to be won and a number of season-long awards up for grabs at The ANNIKA driven by Gainbridge at Pelican.
Five Things to Know About the 2023 TOTO Japan Classic

Oct 31, 2023 | lpga.com | Kikue Higuchi |Grant Thornton Invitational

The LPGA Tour’s fall trip to Asia is finally coming to a close, and the TOTO Japan Classic will serve as a fitting finale for the four-tournament swing. A limited-field, no-cut, co-sanctioned event with the JLPGA, the TOTO Japan Classic has been a staple on Tour dating back to 1973 and has a laundry list of LPGA legends as past champions.
Five Things to Know About the Maybank Championship

Oct 24, 2023 | lpga.com | Kikue Higuchi |Maybank Championship |Grant Thornton Invitational

One of four inaugural events on the groundbreaking 2023 calendar, the Maybank Championship marks the LPGA Tour’s highly anticipated return to Malaysia. With six of the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings Top 10 in attendance, the field speaks for itself, and the Maybank Championship is in for an exciting first edition. The Tour will return to somewhat familiar surroundings when they tee off at Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club for the inaugural Maybank Championship.
Five Things to Know About the BMW Ladies Championship

Oct 17, 2023 | lpga.com | Kikue Higuchi

Throughout the season, the LPGA Tour travels around the world and back again, only making one stop in the Republic of Korea each year for the BMW Ladies Championship. Unveiled in 2019, the event is one of the most highly anticipated events of the year for a myriad of players with Korean roots.
Five Things to Know About the Buick LPGA Shanghai

Oct 10, 2023 | lpga.com | Kikue Higuchi |Buick LPGA Shanghai

For the first time since 2019, the LPGA Tour will return to the People’s Republic of China for the Buick LPGA Shanghai. The young event was just two years old when it was forced into an unwanted hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but the tournament is finally back on the schedule and will serve as the kick-off for the LPGA Tour’s four-tournament swing in Asia.
Five Things to Know About The Ascendant LPGA Benefitting Volunteers of America

Oct 3, 2023 | lpga.com | Kikue Higuchi

The LPGA Tour will make a quick trip from Arkansas to Texas for one final tournament in the United States before a four-tournament stretch in Asia. A tournament full of history, The Ascendant LPGA benefiting Volunteers of America has seen many of the greatest names in the game – Inbee Park, Stacy Lewis and Angela Stanford just to name a few – hoist the Kathy Whitworth trophy.
Five Things to Know About the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship

Sep 26, 2023 | lpga.com | Kikue Higuchi

After a mesmerizing week of thrilling competition in Spain that saw dreams realized and history made, the LPGA is back to its regularly scheduled programming of heart-pounding drama. The Tour will warm up again with a quick jaunt at Pinnacle Country Club for the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship presented by P&G – a 54-hole tournament that always promises a birdie fest. Though the trip from Finca Cortesin to Rogers, Ark.
Five Things to Know About the Solheim Cup

Sep 19, 2023 | lpga.com | Kikue Higuchi

It’s been two years of waiting, but the 2023 Solheim Cup is finally here. Two 12-player teams from the U.S. and Europe, led by LPGA legends Stacy Lewis and Suzann Pettersen will battle it out over three days of riveting competition – two days of foursome and fourball matches and a final day of head-to-head singles matches – for the crystal trophy and the honor of winning for their respective countries.