Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA)

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The Ladies European Tour (LET) has revealed that members will play for a combined prize fund of €18m in 2020 following the tour’s merger with the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) – an incre…
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Industry Moves

Alexandra Armas has been appointed as the new chief executive of the Ladies European Tour as the women’s golf body continues its restructure in the wake of its recent merger with the LPGA.
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The R&A and the men’s European Tour have both confirmed that they will support the newly-formed joint-venture between the Ladies Professional Golf Association and the Ladies European Tour.
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Media

Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand has continued its recent rights drive by securing an extended deal for coverage of LPGA golf events
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The Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) and the Ladies European Tour (LET) have agreed to unite in a joint-venture partnership after LET players voted their support for the merger at their Annual …
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Governance

Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) commissioner Mike Whan is flying to Spain in an attempt to close the deal on a merger with the Ladies European Tour (LET) this week
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Industry Moves

Mike Whan has signed a long-term extension to remain commissioner of the Ladies Professional Golf Association. The length and terms of the deal have not been disclosed
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Business

Talks have resumed over a possible takeover by the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) Tour of the Ladies European Tour (LET), according to the Guardian newspaper.
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The Ladies Professional Golf Association is set to return to the Tampa Bay area for the first time in more than three decades after announcing a new tournament will be added to the LPGA Tour for the 2020…
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Fan Engagement

The Ladies Professional Golf Association has expanded its partnership with athlete marketing platform Opendorse to also provide the Symetra Tour and 25 LPGA Tour events with access to Opendorse's technology…
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Sports Betting

The Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) has announced it is partnering with Genius Sports to implement a sports betting-related monitoring, education and investigation programme
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Events

The Centurion Club in England has been awarded hosting rights to the 2020 edition of the International Crown, a national team tournament for women’s golf, with the IMG agency selected to deliver the e…
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Sports Betting

The Ladies Professional Golf Association is keen to embrace legalised sports betting but is not rushing to do so, commissioner Michael Whan has told SportBusiness
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Finance & Law

The total prize fund for the LPGA's CME Group Tour Championship will double to $5m (€4.41m) next year. The winner will take home $1.5m
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Business

The Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) has revealed details of its first tournament in China, confirming the event will take place later this year at Shanghai’s Qizhong Garden Golf Club.

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Business

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.

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Business

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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Business

The Ladies Professional Golf Association has signed a 10-year deal with Alisports that will result in the division of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba owning an LPGA tournament held annually in mainland China.