BOCA RATON, Fla., Sept. 14, 2021 – Tournament officials announced today that Boca Rio Golf Club in Boca Raton, Fla., will return as the host venue for the 2022 Gainbridge LPGA at Boca Rio. The Gainbridge LPGA at Boca Rio will feature a field of 120 players competing for a $2 million purse, taking place Thursday-Sunday, Jan. 27-30.
“We are thrilled to continue our work with the LPGA Tour and return to Boca Rio Golf Club for the 2022 Gainbridge LPGA at Boca Rio,” said Dan Towriss, President and CEO of Group 1001, the parent organization of Gainbridge. “In the tournament’s first two years, we have established the Gainbridge LPGA as a world-class championship. It is an honor for us to support women’s golf and provide a platform for the game’s best players to showcase their talents to fans all over the world.”
“We are excited to once again host the world’s best female golfers back to Boca Rio Golf Club in January for the 2022 Gainbridge LPGA at Boca Rio,” said Elliott Wallace, president of Boca Rio Golf Club. “The inaugural event in 2020 was a tremendous success for the Southeast Florida community. We look forward to welcoming the players and local fans back to Boca Rio next January.”
“Gainbridge has been a tremendous partner the first two years of this championship, and we are honored to bring the Gainbridge LPGA at Boca Rio back to Boca Rio Golf Club in 2022,” said Lesley Baker, executive vice president for Outlyr, tournament operator for the Gainbridge LPGA at Boca Rio. “The support from Boca Rio Golf Club and Palm Beach County in 2020 was outstanding, and we look forward to returning for the 2022 edition of this great championship.”
Boca Rio Golf Club, which was founded in 1967 and designed by Robert von Hagge, is situated just four miles from the Atlantic Ocean on 200 acres of native Florida wilderness. A member-owned luxury golf club, Boca Rio is a rolling golf course featuring undulating greens and white sand bunkers with no developed real estate.
The 2021 Gainbridge LPGA was contested at Lake Nona Golf and Country Club in Orlando, Fla., in late February, when Nelly Korda captured her fourth LPGA Tour win at 16-under par. The win was her first on American soil and with her parents in attendance. Korda’s victory also marked the second time in LPGA Tour history that sisters won consecutive events. Her older sister, Jessica, captured the season-opening Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions in January.
Ticket information for the 2022 Gainbridge LPGA at Boca Rio will be announced at a later date. For more information on the 2022 Gainbridge LPGA at Boca Rio, visit www.GainbridgeLPGA.com.
About Gainbridge
Gainbridge Insurance Agency, LLC (“Gainbridge”) is a digital insurance agency platform providing simple and direct access to trusted financial products to help clients grow their money for goals big and small, not just for retirement. The Gainbridge platform offers three key benefits: competitive growth, simplicity and transparency.
Gainbridge is a wholly owned subsidiary of Group One Thousand One, LLC (“Group 1001”), an insurance holding company and family of companies striving to make accumulation and insurance products more useful and intuitive for everyone. Group 1001 has combined assets under management of approximately $40.5 billion as of March 31, 2021 and continues to look for opportunities to help disciplined investors grow and protect their savings. Group 1001’s family of brands includes Gainbridge®, Clear Spring Health®, and Clear Spring Insurance®. Group 1001 also believes education and sports have the power to transform communities. Its corporate social programs to date have spanned 22 states, positively impacting more than 200,000 youth, and have included public and private partnerships to revitalize youth sports fields in at-risk communities and the creation of mentoring and education programs. For more information, visit www.gainbridge.life and www.group1001.com.
About Boca Rio Golf Club
Boca Rio Golf Club is a private member owned club set in an unspoiled landscape in Boca Raton. The course is a minimalist masterpiece designed by Robert Von Hagge, built on 200 acres of native Florida wilderness, with no developed real estate. The course was recently described by a Hall of Fame lifetime Grand Slam winner as one of the finest courses in Florida. For more information, visit www.bocariogolfclub.com.
About Gainbridge LPGA at Boca Rio
The Gainbridge LPGA at Boca Rio is the LPGA Tour’s first full-field event of the season and features the world’s best females competing over four rounds for a share of the $2 million purse. The tournament, launched in 2020 at Boca Rio Golf Club, was contested at Lake Nona Golf and Country Club in 2021 and is returning to Boca Rio in 2022. The Gainbridge LPGA at Boca Rio is operated by Outlyr, a global sports, event management and lifestyle marketing agency that specializes in the development and execution of engaging events and experiences. In addition to managing 11 professional golf tournaments, Outlyr also operates a number of other sporting and lifestyle events and manages the sponsorship profile for several blue-chip clients. For more information on the Gainbridge LPGA at Boca Rio, visit www.GainbridgeLPGA.com.
Media Contact:
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Gainbridge LPGA at Boca Rio Communications
Outlyr
407-721-9752
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