LPGA Unveils the Nanea Cup in Hawaii, a $4 Million Event that Mixes Pro Players with Collegians
The 95-player field includes 25 college golfers, and the four-day event carries a $4 million purse.
- On Tuesday, the LPGA unveiled the inaugural Nanea Cup, a $4 million event scheduled for next March in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, designed to showcase professional and collegiate golfers together.
- The field features 95 LPGA Tour players competing alongside 25 top college golfers representing five universities: Stanford, Texas, Arkansas, Texas A&M and UCLA.
- LPGA Commissioner Craig Kessler called the event a success, noting it "checks every box" while praising Nanea Golf Club as a celebrated venue for fans' first professional viewing.
- Competitors will play Thursday and Friday before the field is cut to the low 50 players, with The Golf Channel broadcasting stories on emerging collegiate talent.
- Golf Channel executive Tom Knapp emphasized that "new, dynamic ideas are critical," building on the annual Nanea Invitational hosted by Stanford women's golf coach Anne Walker.
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The tournament at Nanea Golf Club on March 11-14, 2027, will feature 95 LPGA players and 25 top college players at a venue where an annual women's college golf event is hosted by Stanford women's golf coach Anne Walker. "Our excitement about adding the Nanea Cup to the 2027 LPGA Tour schedule is off the charts," LPGA commissioner Craig Kessler said. "Hawaii is a natural stop as we return from Asia and head to the (US) West Coast. Nanea is a spec…
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