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The new event, to be held Jan. 17-20 at the
Tranquilo Golf Club, will feature the winners of the last two
LPGA seasons along with 45 celebrity participants and 10
amateurs, who will be paired with LPGA Tour players in a Pebble
Beach Pro-Am style event.
The LPGA players will compete for a $1.2 million purse while the
celebrities will play for a $500,000 at the Four Seasons Resort
Orlando.
“This will be an experience like none other on our Tour," LPGA
Commissioner Mike Whan said. "It will be revered as a great
reward for LPGA players who play well enough to make
it into the winner’s circle every year.”
Four players have earned invitations this year to the 2019
Tournament of Champions - Brittany Lincicome, Jin Young Ko,
Jessica Korda and Michelle Wie.
They will be joined by other 2018 winners and 2017 champions
including Shanshan Feng, Danielle Kang, Cristie Kerr, Anna
Nordqvist and Lexi Thompson.
(Reporting by Gene Cherry in Salvo, North Carolina, editing by
Ed Osmond)
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