The LPGA tees it up today with a new event, the Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions in Lake Buena Vista, FL.
This new event is something the LPGA hasn't had in a long term -- their own equivalent of the Sentry Tournament of Champions. It will feature 26 winners from the final years, gambling alongside 49 celebrities from commercial enterprise, amusement and sport.
The scoring can be unique for the two groups. The LPGA execs will compete of their regular stroke play format even as the stars will play Stableford scoring. And even as the LPGA performs for a $1.2mil handbag, the stars will have a $500,000 purse in their personal.
And bragging rights, of course. That carries a lot of weight with the celebs. You need only watch the Pebble Beach AT&T Pro-Am to know that.
While there are fewer pros at this event than the men had at the Sentry, this should still be a good event. Bear in mind that players like Gerina Piller and Stacy Lewis are making their first appearances since becoming mothers, while several first-time winners will get a jump on the rest of the Tour with an extra week to get in competitive shape.
Get ready to veg out on the couch, as there is a lot of golf to watch today.
- The Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions gets underway on GC at noon ET today.
- The PGA Tour's Desert Classic follows immediately after at 3pm ET.
- The Champions Tour tees off at the Mitsubishi Electric Championship (in Hawaii) at 7pm ET.
- The second round of the Asian Tour's SMBC Singapore Open airs at 10pm ET.
- And if you're in the mood to stay up all night, you can catch the third round of the ET's Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship at 3am ET.
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