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[LPGA TOUR]

TOTAL OF 34 EVENTS, PLUS THE 2021 SOLHEIM CUP, FOR

MORE THAN $76 MILLION IN OFFICIAL PURSES

총 34개의 이벤트와 2021년 솔하임 컵, 공식 상금 7600만 달러 이상

APLES, Fla., Dec. 18, 2020 –
After a year disrupted by the
NCOVID-19 pandemic, 2021 is
gearing up to be an incredible season
for the LPGA Tour. The 2021 LPGA
Tour schedule will feature 34 official
events across North America, Europe
and Asia, with two new events
added to the tournament calendar
and players competing for a record
$76.45 million in official purses.
In a demonstration of partnership
with Tour sponsors, all official LPGA
events that were postponed in 2020
due to the COVID-19 pandemic will
return to the Tour schedule in 2021.
There are several adjustments to the
schedule given pandemic-related more than 40% and TV viewership is following week, the Tour will head
challenges that may arise in early up more than 30% over last year. As to Golden Ocala Golf and Equestrian
2021. Namely, full-field events won’t we look to 2021, we are recapturing Club in Ocala, Fla., for the Drive
begin until late February, and the the momentum that we had at the On Championship at Golden Ocala
usual Spring Asia Swing has been beginning of 2020 and we are excited presented by JTBC.
moved back to late April and early about our future, which will include The LPGA Tour will then begin a
May. news of new title sponsors and westward trip around the globe,
“We can all agree that 2020, while several significant purse increases.” starting with events in California and
certainly not the 70th anniversary Hawaii, including the 50th playing of
year that we expected, was a year The 2021 season will kick off with the ANA Inspiration, which returns
that we will never forget,” said LPGA the Diamond Resorts Tournament of to its position as the first major of
Commissioner Mike Whan. “As we Champions presented by Insurance the golf season. The Tour’s Spring
look back at the year, I am amazed Office of America at Four Seasons Asia Swing events, usually held in
at how our partnerships have Golf and Sports Club Orlando in February and March, have been
actually grown during this trying Lake Buena Vista, Fla. The season- pushed to late April and early May,
time, and how the LPGA staff was opening event will again feature with the HSBC Women’s World
able to return all three Tours to play celebrities from the worlds of sports Championship in Singapore followed
in summer 2020. We actually added and entertainment and for 2021 only, by the Honda LPGA Thailand and the
sponsorship sales in 2020 in the the LPGA Tour field will comprise Blue Bay LPGA on Hainan Island in
form of new title partners and new winners from the last three seasons. the People’s Republic of China. The
marketing partners, and we proved Full-field LPGA Tour competition will Tour’s two usual stops in Australia
that professional golf can be played start Feb. 25-28 with the Gainbridge were previously postponed to 2022
safely for all involved. And our fans Championship, with a Florida venue for pandemic-related reasons.
responded. Social engagement is up to be announced at a later date. The The last week in May, LPGA Tour

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