The 2023 LPGA season has turned out to be one of the most exciting seasons in LPGA tour history with a bunch of new and upcoming stars. With no one being able to dominate, it is proving to be a truly multinational event day in day out, compared to the PGA which has 75% to 80 % of the players coming only from one country, the USA. If Emily Kristine Pedersen wins this, she will be the 14th first time LPGA winner of 2023; a new LPGA record. This diverse pool of winners come from USA, Sweden, Australia, China, Thailand, Korea and Japan. Here is a full list of the 2023 Rolex First-Time Winners: Lilia Vu (Honda LPGA Thailand, The Chevron Championship, AIG Women’s Open) Ruoning Yin (DIO Implant LA Open, KPMG Women's PGA Championship) Grace Kim (LOTTE Championship presented by Hoakalei) Rose Zhang (Mizuho Americas Open) Allisen Corpuz (U.S. Women’s Open) Linn Grant (Dana Open) Elizabeth Szokol (Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational) Alexa Pano (ISPS Handa World Invitational) Megan Khang (CPKC Women’s Open) Chanettee Wannasaen (Portland Classic) Hae Ran Ryu (Walmart NW Arkansas Championship presented by P&G) Angel Yin (Buick LPGA Shanghai Mone Inami (Toto Japan Classic).
Always wondered how the LPGA is able to financially sustain itself when there are so few paying spectators on the course during the tournaments. I recall a few months ago at a tournament in the US, the leaders were coming into the 18th green on a Saturday and the grandstand behind the green had just 9 people and very few people around the green.
Also noticed the lack of people in attendance at LPGA tournaments. I guess the sponsors are taking the big hit on the players purses because certainly it isn't coming from tickets or concessions. It's too bad because the play is quite good.
The accompanying pro-ams provide a large portion of the purse money and tournament funding. This tournament appears to have had 3, which makes sense since it has such a huge purse. From what I could find, it cost $15k per group/$5k per individual for the smallest one on the Sunday prior to the tournament, but couldn't find numbers for the wednesday one. This one had 10, 24 and 46 groups for the 3 different pro-ams. Even if you took the most conservative numbers $15k/group, a total of 80 different groups would bring in $1.2M
My neighbor played in a women's pro am earlier this year on our home course, his cost was $2500 per player. The television network deals for women are not very lucrative since most of the tournaments are on the Golf Channel not network tv. Golf Channel does not have huge viewership and their tv rights to the LPGA are minimal. I believe most of the cost for the purse is on the shoulders of the sponsor(s). One other note, the Tour also has to pay for the use of the course for the week, I haven't been able to find out that figure, but is substantial and may at least in part paid by the sponsor. Personally, I do not like having a Pro tournament on our course because we can't play the course for 10 days during prime golfing season.
The LPGA is proving to be extremely popular with the crowds at the Asian Swing this year. Check out the Condensed Highlights of the Maybank Championship two weeks ago in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The extended playoffs between Celine Boutier and Thitikul Atthaya (Tha) was played in front of a fully packed clubhouse. The thunderous applause from the crowd during the final playoffs was deafening. The Condensed Playoff Highlights (with 154k views) on this youtube channel is worth a rewatch if you want to see how many spectators turned up during the final playoffs.
finally a day of coverage w/o the bias of Nelly or Lexi or Lydia,they didnt feature for the viewer and how refreshing was it to watch the best in the world instead of those 3,with all due respect we live in the now and those 3 arent even close anymore very dissappointed with yesterdays coverage.LPGA you redeemed yourselves with todays,well done.pls dont do it again next week,i wanna watch the worlds best or the players tearing up the course in the present,not your favourites,thanks.
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Glad to see Allison back in form. Additionally, Amy Yang is one of my favorite players.
Go Emily!! Finish it out!
How is it the Patty T. shoots an amazing 62 on third day and there is not one shot shown in the highlights. Very strange reporting.
Love Allison's look. 0:00, 0:25, 1:11, 2:06, 3:15, 4:23, 6:30, 7:15, 8:05, 9:28, 9:56
The 2023 LPGA season has turned out to be one of the most exciting seasons in LPGA tour history with a bunch of new and upcoming stars. With no one being able to dominate, it is proving to be a truly multinational event day in day out, compared to the PGA which has 75% to 80 % of the players coming only from one country, the USA.
If Emily Kristine Pedersen wins this, she will be the 14th first time LPGA winner of 2023; a new LPGA record. This diverse pool of winners come from USA, Sweden, Australia, China, Thailand, Korea and Japan.
Here is a full list of the 2023 Rolex First-Time Winners:
Lilia Vu (Honda LPGA Thailand, The Chevron Championship, AIG Women’s Open)
Ruoning Yin (DIO Implant LA Open, KPMG Women's PGA Championship)
Grace Kim (LOTTE Championship presented by Hoakalei)
Rose Zhang (Mizuho Americas Open)
Allisen Corpuz (U.S. Women’s Open)
Linn Grant (Dana Open)
Elizabeth Szokol (Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational)
Alexa Pano (ISPS Handa World Invitational)
Megan Khang (CPKC Women’s Open)
Chanettee Wannasaen (Portland Classic)
Hae Ran Ryu (Walmart NW Arkansas Championship presented by P&G)
Angel Yin (Buick LPGA Shanghai
Mone Inami (Toto Japan Classic).
Always wondered how the LPGA is able to financially sustain itself when there are so few paying spectators on the course during the tournaments. I recall a few months ago at a tournament in the US, the leaders were coming into the 18th green on a Saturday and the grandstand behind the green had just 9 people and very few people around the green.
Also noticed the lack of people in attendance at LPGA tournaments. I guess the sponsors are taking the big hit on the players purses because certainly it isn't coming from tickets or concessions. It's too bad because the play is quite good.
TV money, Sky ESPN and corporate sponsorship sustains LPGA!
The accompanying pro-ams provide a large portion of the purse money and tournament funding. This tournament appears to have had 3, which makes sense since it has such a huge purse. From what I could find, it cost $15k per group/$5k per individual for the smallest one on the Sunday prior to the tournament, but couldn't find numbers for the wednesday one. This one had 10, 24 and 46 groups for the 3 different pro-ams. Even if you took the most conservative numbers $15k/group, a total of 80 different groups would bring in $1.2M
My neighbor played in a women's pro am earlier this year on our home course, his cost was $2500 per player. The television network deals for women are not very lucrative since most of the tournaments are on the Golf Channel not network tv. Golf Channel does not have huge viewership and their tv rights to the LPGA are minimal. I believe most of the cost for the purse is on the shoulders of the sponsor(s). One other note, the Tour also has to pay for the use of the course for the week, I haven't been able to find out that figure, but is substantial and may at least in part paid by the sponsor. Personally, I do not like having a Pro tournament on our course because we can't play the course for 10 days during prime golfing season.
The LPGA is proving to be extremely popular with the crowds at the Asian Swing this year. Check out the Condensed Highlights of the Maybank Championship two weeks ago in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The extended playoffs between Celine Boutier and Thitikul Atthaya (Tha) was played in front of a fully packed clubhouse.
The thunderous applause from the crowd during the final playoffs was deafening.
The Condensed Playoff Highlights (with 154k views) on this youtube channel is worth a rewatch if you want to see how many spectators turned up during the final playoffs.
Amy Yang has the smoothest swing ever.
The 2023 Amy Yang 'fountain of youth' revival season.💃
Patty T.' s on the leader board since the first minute but no shot shown in this clip. How could it be "high light" ?
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the only 2 obstacles standing in the way of ms.pedersen raising the trophy tmr i feel are herself &/or ms.Vu.😊
These ladies are so good it is almost boring to watch.
Does Emily Pedersen have a slight Maria Sharapova resemblance goin on?
finally a day of coverage w/o the bias of Nelly or Lexi or Lydia,they didnt feature for the viewer and how refreshing was it to watch the best in the world instead of those 3,with all due respect we live in the now and those 3 arent even close anymore
very dissappointed with yesterdays coverage.LPGA you redeemed yourselves with todays,well done.pls dont do it again next week,i wanna watch the worlds best or the players tearing up the course in the present,not your favourites,thanks.
Amen bro.
not even one shot of Tavatanakit (thai player) for 3 days. ALPGA
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