LPGA golf set for Hong Kong with $4.3 million purse
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Japan’s Miyu Yamashita celebrates her win after the final round of the CPKC Women's Open tournament at Royal Mayfair Golf Club on Aug 23.
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- Hong Kong will host the LPGA Tour's richest event in Asia in 2027 with a $4.3 million purse at Clearwater Bay Golf & Country Club.
- The Futu Ladies World Championship will take place from March 4-7, concluding the LPGA's spring Asian swing including Singapore and Thailand.
- The tournament aims to attract top women golfers and promote the growth of women’s golf in Hong Kong and southern China.
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HONG KONG – Hong Kong will stage Asia’s richest event on the LPGA Tour when the premier women’s golf tour tees off in the Chinese territory in 2027 with a US$3.4 million (S$4.3 million) purse, organisers said on Aug 27.
The Futu Ladies World Championship will be held at Clearwater Bay Golf & Country Club on March 4-7.
It will conclude the tour’s spring Asian swing, which also includes events in Singapore and Thailand.
The US-based LPGA called it a “multi-year deal” that will draw the best women’s golfers on the planet.
“Our fans across Asia have always been some of the most passionate in the world and going to strong markets that match that energy matters to us,” said LPGA commissioner Craig Kessler.
“We couldn’t be more excited to bring the tour to Hong Kong.”
The tournament will also boost the development of women’s golf in Hong Kong and southern China, officials said. AFP
