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For all the money talk surrounding the PGA Tour and LIV Golf, these are high times for money purses in women's golf. On Tuesday, it was announced that the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship would double its prize purse to $9 million — a significant 300% jump since 2014. And that comes just weeks after the U.S. Women’s Open awarded a record $10 million purse (up from $5.5 million in 2021). And it was less than a year ago that the AIG Women’s British Open set the previous record for women’s golf with a $5.8 million purse, which will jump to $6.8 million this year.
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LPGA Tour | PGA of America: KPMG Women's PGA Championship
Site: Congressional Country Club (Blue), Bethesda, Maryland.
Television: Thursday-Friday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. (Golf Channel), Saturday-Sunday, 1-4 p.m. (NBC).
PGA Tour: Travelers Championship
Site: TPC River Highlands, Cromwell, Connecticut.
Television: Thursday-Friday, 3-6 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday, 1-3 p.m. (Golf Channel), 3-6 p.m. (CBS).
U.S. Golf Association | PGA Tour Champions: U.S. Senior Open
Site: Saucon Valley Country Club (Old Course), Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
Television: Thursday-Friday, 2-7 p.m. (Peacock); Saturday-Sunday, 2-3 p.m. (Peacock), 3-7 p.m. (Golf Channel).
European Tour: BMW International
Site: Munchen Eichenried Golf Club, Munich, Germany.
Television: Thursday-Friday, 6:30-10 a.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday, 7:30 a.m. to noon (Golf Channel).
JUNE
23: LPGA Leadership Academy, Saginaw, Mich. | Info
JULY
13-14: LPGA Leadership Academy, Liberty Corner, N.J. | Info
19-20: LPGA Leadership Academy, Gainesville, Va. | Info
26-27: Multi-Course and Resort Operators Retreat, Charleston, S.C. | Info
AUGUST
1-2: LPGA Leadership Academy, Newcastle, Wash. | Info
JANUARY 2023
23-25: Golf Business Conference, Orlando, Fla.
24-27: PGA Show, Orlando, Fla. | Info
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