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The schedule will see the LPGA Tour play in 11 states across the
United States -- starting with the Jan. 19-22 Tournament of
Champions at Lake Nona in Orlando, Florida -- and 12 countries
and regions.
LPGA Commissioner Mollie Marcoux Samaan said in a news release
that 2023 would be a "banner year" for the leading destination
for female professional golfers.
"The schedule features new events, elevated purses, unique
formats and world-class golf courses. Our athletes are playing
for more total prize money than any time in history, and we have
over 500 hours of broadcast television," said Marcoux Samaan.
"All those things combine to make the LPGA the leading women's
professional sports property in the world."
The first women's major of the season -- The Chevron
Championship -- will be held from April 20-23 at The Club at
Carlton Woods in The Woodlands, Texas with a newly-increased
purse of $5.1 million.
The year's other four majors will be contested over a span of
eight weeks beginning with the June 22-25 KPMG Women's PGA
Championship at Baltusrol in Springfield, New Jersey.
Pebble Beach will host the July 6-9 U.S. Women's Open before the
July 27-30 Amundi Evian Championship in Evian-les-Bains, France
and the Aug. 10-13 AIG Women's Open in Surrey, England.
(Reporting by Frank Pingue in Toronto; Editing by Ken Ferris)
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