The Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) will add four new tournaments to its 2017 schedule, with an increase of $4.35m (€4.1m) taking prize money to a record total of $67.35m.
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PFL poised to stage 2021 regular season in Las Vegas bubble
The Professional Fighters League is looking to stage its 2021 regular season at a bubble environment in Las Vegas, Nevada, in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic
Uefa to cut club competition prize money over five years to offset Covid losses
Uefa has written to its 55 member associations warning them that it will cut prize money in its club competitions over the next five years to offset the losses incurred during the Covid-19 pandemic
LPGA adds business expertise to board of directors
The Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) has named Peter Carfagna as the new chair of its board of directors and also appointed both Jon Iwata and Tom Schoewe as independent directors, as well as LPGA Tour player Marina Alex as a player director.
PGA Tour seals ESPN+ featured-hole streaming partnership for 2020 season
The PGA Tour and ESPN have reached an agreement for direct-to-consumer platform ESPN+ to stream live, featured-hole coverage from 12 Tour events this season
R&A switches Open prize money to US dollars
The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews (R&A) has today (Wednesday) confirmed that prize money at this year’s edition of the Open Championship will be paid in US dollars instead of British sterling.
WME Sports adds Japanese rising star Kanaya to golf stable
The Endeavor-owned WME Sports athlete representation agency has signed up leading amateur golfer Takumi Kanaya from Japan