Korda, Thompson headline smaller LPGA field in Toledo

[July 21, 2020]    Nelly Korda, Lexi Thompson, Danielle King and Minjee Lee are the only top-10 players scheduled to be in the field when the LPGA returns to action later this month in Toledo, Ohio.

A total of 135 players registered (144 spots were available) for the LPGA Drive On Championship at Inverness Club from July 31-Aug. 2. The new event features a $1 million purse.

It is the tour's first event since the ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open ended on Feb. 16, when the season was placed on hold after four events due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

A large number of international players are choosing to skip the back-to-back events in the Toledo area. The Aug. 6-9 Marathon LPGA Classic will take place at Highland Meadows Golf Club in Sylvania, Ohio.

World No. 1 Jin Young Ko, No. 3 Sung Hyun Park, No. 5 Nasa Hataoka, No. 6 Sei Young Kim, No. 7 Brooke Henderson and No. 10 Hyo-Joo Kim are all missing from the Drive On field.

The field does include 20 players from the top 50 of the Rolex Rankings. Fifteen rookies are also entered.

--Field Level Media

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