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LPGA Tour Announces Plans for an Event in Hong Kong Beginning Next Year
The inaugural Futu Ladies World Championship will replace the Blue Bay LPGA and draw a 78-player field for the richest LPGA event in Asia.
- On Wednesday, the LPGA Tour and presenting sponsor Moomoo announced the inaugural Futu Ladies World Championship, scheduled for March 4-7 at The Clearwater Bay Golf and Country Club in Hong Kong.
- A field of 78 players will compete for a $3.4 million purse, the highest of any LPGA Tour event in Asia.
- Replacing the Blue Bay LPGA in Hainan, the tournament is backed by Futu Holdings and organized by Asia-based sports and entertainment company SMK.
- "Our fans across Asia have always been some of the most passionate," LPGA commissioner Craig Kessler said, noting the course meets championship-calibre requirements.
- Following the Honda LPGA Thailand and the HSBC Women's World Championship in Singapore, this event completes the Tour's spring swing across Asia.
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LPGA Tour heading to city for first time, will be richest women’s event in Asia
Hong Kong will stage the richest LPGA Tour event in Asia next year, when the inaugural Futu Ladies World Championship comes to the city. Promising a prize purse of US$3.4 million, the tournament at Clearwater Bay Golf and Country Club will be the final leg of the Tour’s spring swing, following the Honda LPGA Thailand and the HSBC Women’s World Championship in Singapore. Replacing the Blue Bay LPGA in Hainan, organisers said they expected to attr…
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