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LPGA Commissioner Mollie Marcoux Willing to Meet with LIV Golf
Mollie Marcoux, the LPGA Commissioner, is willing to talk with LIV Golf and take Greg Norman’s phone call.
Marcoux told the London Times:
“It’s my responsibility to evaluate every opportunity, I would engage in a conversation if it would achieve our aim of promoting women’s golf, but there needs to be input from players and sponsors. There’s a lot of factors to consider before we do business with LIV Golf.”
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Larger Purses
The Ladies European Tour is supported by Golf Saudi in six of their events which offers prize money that roughly triples and quadruples a standard event. The changes in the purse money already sent actions to be made by the PGA Tour that will host similar events to the LIV Golf format in 8 no cut events in 2023.
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Opportunity for Women’s Golf?
Could this be the opportunity to grow women’s golf and make it more known globally? It is hard to say it certainly could help and hurt from both aspects, given the variety of opinions around Golf Saudi. LPGA veteran and two-time major champion Cristie Kerr feels the “entire tour” might leave if faced with the opportunity to earn life-changing money. It is definitely something to be considered from a player that is even 100th on the money list on the LPGA just from a financial standpoint.
Comparison on Money Earned
Just from a standpoint on the 2022 money list from the respective tours: currently, 100th in the money list on the PGA Tour is nearly 1.1 million made by Canadian Adam Svensson. In contrast, 100th on the money list on the LPGA Tour is $87,889, earning roughly 13 times less by American, Amy Olson. Another thing to add is that the PGA Tour has 14 more events on their calendar when stacked up against the LPGA.
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