The Professional Women’s Golf Association (LPGA) today announced that the Crown Colony Golf & Country Club in Fort Myers, Florida will host the fourth annual LPGA Drive On Championship in 2022. The 54-hole event will be held in February.
3-5 and will feature a field of 120 players who will compete for a purse of $ 1.5 million.
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“We are excited to kick off our 2022 LPGA Tour season with three consecutive events in Florida, with the opening swing concluding at Fort Myers in a dignified setting like the Crown Colony Golf & Country Club,” said Ricki Lasky, Head of Business of Tournaments of the LPGA.
“We are delighted to continue our LPGA Drive On Championship in a familiar place like Southwest Florida, and we thank our partners at Crown Colony for providing us with a fantastic venue to showcase our players.”
The beautiful Crown Colony Golf & Country Club is the best golf club and gated community in Fort Myers, Florida. Spanning 403 acres, this golf course community offers beautiful homes and great amenities, all in a prime location.
The jewel in the club and community’s crown is the Audubon Sanctuary certified 18-hole golf course, offering a world-class golf experience that is enjoyable and challenging for all levels of golfers. This is the first women’s professional event to be held at Crown Colony, and the Tour returns to the Fort Myers area for the first time since the Greater Ft.
Myers Classic, won by Sandra Haynie. “On behalf of the Board of Directors, partners and staff, I am delighted that Crown Colony is privileged to host the 2022 LPGA Drive On Championship, featuring 120 of the world’s best female golfers,” said David Kent. , Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer of Crown Colony Golf & Country Club.
“This is a wonderful opportunity to show off our exceptional golf club while enjoying competition at the highest level. We welcome the LPGA Tour back to Fort Myers for the first time in 47 years with open arms and look forward to the Championship. “
The LPGA Drive On Championship will be the third of five events to be held in Florida during the 2022 season, along with the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions (Orlando), the Gainbridge LPGA at Boca Rio (Boca Raton), the Pelican Women’s Championship (Belleair) and the CME Group Tour Championship (Naples).
This is the fourth edition of the event, which was played for the first time at the Inverness Club in 2020 and was won by the champion of a major, Danielle Kang. Ally Ewing won the LPGA Drive On Championship at Reynolds Lake Oconee later that season to become a first-time Tour winner, with Austin Ernst victorious in the LPGA Drive On Championship presented by Volvik at Golden Ocala in 2021 for her third win. in the race.
“We are so grateful to partners like those at Crown Colony Golf & Country Club for welcoming us as we continue the spirit of the LPGA Drive On Championship events in Fort Myers,” said LPGA Commissioner Mollie Marcoux Samaan.
“We will build on another incredible week on the Tour with player initiatives who will support our Membership in different ways for the upcoming season.”
