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FRESH FEATURES MEET TRADITION AT MEMORIAL PARK, HOSTING LPGA'S CHEVRON

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✍️ The Chevron Championship is moving to Memorial Park Golf Course in Houston, Texas, and will feature a new pool for the winner's leap tradition. The course, designed by Tom Doak, has a unique par 3 hole that requires precision and skill.

👉 The Chevron Championship is moving to Memorial Park Golf Course in Houston, Texas 👉 The course, designed by Tom Doak, features a unique par 3 hole that requires precision and skill 👉 The winner's leap tradition will take place in a new pool constructed near the 18th hole 👉 The course has undergone significant renovations, including a $18.5 million project

-- #TomDoak #BrooksKoepka #GaryWoodland #JimCrane #CraigKessler #DonnaAndrews #AmyAlcott #GlennWeckerlin #Houston #MemorialParkGolfCourse #RoyalTroon #PebbleBeachGolfLinks #BandonDunesGolfResort #Oregon #California #Scotland #TheWoodlands #RanchoMirage #California #Augusta #sports

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✍️ The Chevron Championship is moving to Memorial Park Golf Course in Houston, Texas, and will feature a new pool for the winner's leap tradition. The course, designed by Tom Doak, has a unique par 3 hole that requires precision and skill.

-- #TomDoak #BrooksKoepka #GaryWoodland #JimCrane #CraigKessler #DonnaAndrews #AmyAlcott #GlennWeckerlin #Houston #MemorialParkGolfCourse #RoyalTroon #PebbleBeachGolfLinks #BandonDunesGolfResort #Oregon #California #Scotland #TheWoodlands #RanchoMirage #California #Augusta #sports

✍️ The Chevron Championship, a women's golf major, is introducing a new tradition: a 15-foot by 25-foot pool off the front-right greenside bunker, where winners can jump in after winning the tournament.

-- #JenniferKupcho #AmyAlcott #DonnaAndrews #GraceKim #AlexaPanoTalley #CraigKessler #RanchoMirage,California #Houston,Texas #PalmSprings,California #MemorialParkGolfCourse #sports

✍️ The LPGA Tour is introducing a new water feature at the Chevron Championship, a 15x25 foot pool, 4½ feet deep, to continue the tradition of champions jumping into water after winning the tournament.

-- #AmyAlcott #LiliaVu #NellyKorda #MaoSaigo #CraigKessler #StacyLewis #HannahGreen #AsteriskTalley #Houston #MemorialParkGolfCourse #TheClubatCarltonWoods #RanchoMirage #California #sports

✍️ The article discusses the author's experience attending a TGL (Tiger Golf League) event at the SoFi Center in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. The author is not a fan of the event, but notes that it may appeal to others.

-- #TigerWoods #MichaelBamberger #BillyHorschel #PatrickCantlay #LexiThompson #CraigKessler #BrianRolapp #RoryMcIlroy #ChrisGotterup #MarkyMark #PalmBeachGardens,Florida #PGABoulevard #SoFiCenter #Apogee #FenwaySportsGroup #sports

✍️ The LPGA is entering a pivotal season with new commissioner Craig Kessler at the helm, aiming to elevate the product and increase visibility. Five key players and five questions will shape the season.

-- #CraigKessler #NellyKorda #JeenoThitikul #CharleyHull #LottieWoad #RoseZhang #MikeMcCarley #MattBarrie #LydiaKo #TigerWoods #AnnikaSorenstam #MinjeeLee #GraceKim #MiyuYamashita #LexiThompson #Houston #ErinHills #Frisco #UK #Scotland #Boston #sports

✍️ The LPGA and TMRW Sports announce the formation of a new women's golf league, WTGL, which will launch in winter 2026-2027, featuring a team-based, tech-driven format.

-- #LexiThompson #MikeMcCarley #TigerWoods #RoryMcIlroy #CraigKessler #MichelleWieWest #SerenaWilliams #VenusWilliams #AlexMorgan #PalmBeachGardens,Florida #LosAngeles #sports

✍️ Alison Seber, a 31-year-old with Down syndrome, is a beloved volunteer at LPGA events, bringing joy and positivity to the tour.

-- #AlisonSeber #LexiThompson #JimSeber #JohnDaly #CraigKessler #GraceKim #Naples,Florida #TiburonGolfClub #Netherlands #Seattle #NewJersey #BelleMead #RobertTrentJonesGolfClub #sports

✍️ LPGA Commissioner Craig Kessler reveals a plan to transform the women's golf tour, focusing on exposure, marketing, and building connections between fans and athletes.

-- #JeenoThitikul #CraigKessler #AnnikaSorenstam #PajareeAnannarukan #NellyKorda #Naples #TiberonGolfClub #Bradenton #sports

✍️ The LPGA is facing a conundrum as it navigates its historic season with 29 unique winners, but the question remains whether the tour needs a dominant player or two to transcend into the larger sports conversation.

-- #JoshSchrock #CraigKessler #JeenoThitikul #NellyKorda #LydiaKo #MinjeeLee #LexiThompson #CharleyHull #LottieWoad #MiyuYamashita #Florida #Shanghai #Scotland #America #UK #sports

✍️ The article discusses the author's experience trying to play at the ultra-private Sand Hills Golf Club in Nebraska, as well as other golf-related news and stories.

-- #JohnDaly #CraigKessler #HarrisEnglish #LindyDuncan #SandHillsGolfClub #Nebraska #AugustaNational #PebbleBeach #SantaClara #golf

✍️ LPGA commissioner Craig Kessler aims to transform the tour by innovating and taking risks to attract attention in a crowded sports landscape.

-- #CraigKessler #NellyKorda #CharleyHull #LydiaKo #JeenoThitikul #MiyuYamashita #CaitlinClark #KaiTrump #Naples,Fla. #TiburonGolfClub #UK #sports

✍️ LPGA commissioner Craig Kessler is making bold moves to revitalize the women's golf tour, including securing a new broadcast plan and exploring partnerships with Golf Saudi.

-- #CraigKessler #MinjeeLee #LydiaKo #StacyLewis #BethDaniel #MegMallon #Naples,Fla. #ShadowCreek #sports

✍️ The LPGA Tour announced its 2026 schedule with 33 events and a record total prize fund of $132 million.

✍️ LPGA Tour Commissioner Craig Kessler has released a 2026 schedule with a record prize fund of $128.5 million and plans to increase women's sports popularity.

-- #CraigKessler #NellyKorda #JeenoThitikul #MiyuuYamashita #NAPLES,Fla. #LasVegas #Minnesota #Michigan #sports

✍️ LPGA commissioner Craig Kessler discusses the tour's plans for growth, including hosting a major tournament in Asia and partnering with Golf Saudi.

-- #CraigKessler #MiyuYamashita #RioTakeda #ChisatoIwai #AkieIwai #NellyKorda #LydiaKo #RickiLasky #Asia #Korea #Houston #LasVegas #ShadowCreek #TiburónGolfClub #PalmSprings #California #Texas #sports

✍️ LPGA Commissioner Craig Kessler outlines his plan to improve the tour's product, including broadcast quality, predictability, and fan engagement, to drive growth and increase purses.

-- #CraigKessler #AnnikaSorenstam #LydiaKo #CaitlinClark #SophieCunningham #LexieHull #NataliyaGuseva #LucyLi #OliviaCowan #DanDoyleJr. #DonaldTrump #MalcolmRoberts #Naples,Florida #PelicanGolfClub #TPCBoston #sports

✍️ The LPGA Tour has announced its 2026 schedule, featuring 13 countries and a new broadcast deal that will make every round live.

-- #CraigKessler #HiltonGrantVacationsTournamentofChampions #TheChevron #sports

✍️ The LPGA released its 2026 schedule, featuring 33 tournaments with a record $132 million in prize money payouts, with events in 13 countries and 13 states.

✍️ The LPGA Tour announces a new TV deal with FM, Golf Channel, and Trackman, providing live broadcasts of every round with improved camera angles, drone footage, and shot-tracking data.

-- #CraigKessler #MinjeeLee #LydiaKo #GraceKim #DylanDethier #NAPLES,Fla #GolfSaudi #sports

✍️ Lydia Ko, a 23-time winner on the LPGA Tour, has become the youngest inductee in the LPGA Hall of Fame after winning the Olympic gold medal in Paris.

-- #LydiaKo #NancyLopez #AnnikaSorenstam #JudyRankin #BetsyKing #CraigKessler #LindyDuncan #StacyLewis #MinjeeLee #MeganKang #TomD'Angelo #Naples #Paris #TiberonGolfClub #Orlando #CanadianOpen #sports

✍️ The LPGA Tour has announced a new broadcast deal, ensuring that all rounds will air live for the first time, starting in 2026.

-- #CraigKessler #sports

✍️ The LPGA has announced a significant step towards improving its broadcast and fan experience, with a new multi-year agreement with FM, a property insurer, which will increase camera coverage, slow-motion cameras, and live TV coverage starting in 2026.

-- #MichelleWieWest #CraigKessler #MalcolmRoberts #SanFrancisco #Pinehurst #TPCBoston #sports

✍️ The LPGA's new CEO, Craig Kessler, is working to revitalize the tour, which faces challenges such as a lack of transcendent stars, suboptimal TV contract, and turbulent relationships with sponsors.

-- #CraigKessler #MollieMarcouxSamaan #KaiTrump #NellyKorda #CaitlinClark #Pelican #PinehurstNo.2 #FlushingMeadows #sports

✍️ The LPGA Tour is enhancing its broadcasts with new technology and live coverage, aiming to improve the viewer experience.

-- #CraigKessler #TomKnapp #NAPLES,Fla. #sports

✍️ Annika Sorenstam's tournament, The Annika, ended with Linn Grant winning her second LPGA title and first since 2023, making it a successful buzz-building event.

-- #AnnikaSorenstam #LinnGrant #CaitlinClark #KaiTrump #JenniferKupcho #JoshSchrock #CraigKessler #PelicanGolfClub #sports

✍️ The LPGA's week at the Annika event achieved its goal of generating buzz and attention, thanks to the participation of Kai Trump, granddaughter of President Donald Trump, and WNBA star Caitlin Clark.

-- #KaiTrump #CaitlinClark #DonaldTrump #CraigKessler #PelicanGolfClub #UniversityofMiami #Annika #sports

✍️ The LPGA Tour's recent events featured attention-grabbing storylines, including Caitlin Clark and Kai Trump, but also raised questions about the tour's priorities and partnerships.

-- #CaitlinClark #KaiTrump #AnnikaSorenstam #CraigKessler #MonicaFee #SeanBratches #GregNorman #Pelican #Houston #Asia #Riyadh #France #sports

✍️ Tom McKibbin earned the 10th and final PGA Tour card from the Race to Dubai standings, while Jordan Smith was left out due to LIV Golf's late entry. Other European tour graduates are struggling to keep their PGA Tour cards.

✍️ Black Desert Resort in Utah will no longer be a title sponsor for an LPGA event, but will instead become an official marketing partner of the LPGA Tour.

-- #RickiLasky #CraigKessler #TomWeiskopf #PhilSmith #MichaelBrennan #Utah #Ivins #LasVegas #ShadowCreekGolfClub #St.George #sports

✍️ LPGA commissioner Craig Kessler is backing a new event in Saudi Arabia, a move that shows he is willing to take a different approach than his predecessors.

-- #CraigKessler #SaudiArabia #sports

✍️ LPGA commissioner Craig Kessler has made a deal with Golf Saudi, a move that his predecessor would not have taken.

-- #CraigKessler #SaudiArabia #sports

✍️ Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) has announced a deal with the LPGA Tour to co-sanction a $4 million golf tournament in Las Vegas next spring, the Aramco Championship.

-- #CraigKessler #NellyKorda #AlisonLee #CharleyHull #MartaFigueras-Dotti #YasirAl-Rumayyan #DustinJohnson #BrysonDeChambeau #BrooksKoepka #DonaldTrump #LasVegas #ShadowCreek #NewYork #Florida #Spain #Thailand #Singapore #HongKong #SouthKorea #London #France #sports

✍️ Caitlin Clark, a WNBA player, is set to return to the LPGA Tour's Annika event next month, bringing her celebrity status and competitive spirit to the golf course.

-- #CaitlinClark #NellyKorda #AnnikaSorenstam #CraigKessler #StephenCurry #TonyRomo #AaronRodgers #TaylorSwift #PelicanGolfClub #Tampa #Iowa #sports

✍️ U.S. Solheim Cup captain Angela Stanford will attend the Ryder Cup to learn and show support, and European Solheim Cup captain Anna Nordqvist will also be present.

-- #AngelaStanford #AnnaNordqvist #CraigKessler #StacyLewis #AngieOberhoser #Netherlands #Spain #Minnesota #Edina #Rome #LongIsland #sports

✍️ The PGA of America has announced three major championships through 2035, including the KPMG Women's PGA at Bethpage Black in 2028 and the PGA Championship at Oak Hill in 2035.

-- #DonReaJr. #CraigKessler #BrooksKoepka #NewYork #BethpageBlack #OakHill #Rochester #LongIsland #Westchester #NewJersey #Chicago #Minnesota #WashingtonD.C. #ShinnecockHills #LibertyNational #Boston #sports

✍️ LPGA commissioner Craig Kessler presented the 2026 tour schedule, which no longer includes the T-Mobile Match Play event at Shadow Creek in Las Vegas.

-- #CraigKessler #AmyAzzi #NellyKorda #BrookeHenderson #LorenaOchoa #ShadowCreek #LasVegas #Austin,Texas #sports

✍️ LPGA commissioner Craig Kessler held his first player meeting, which was well-received by players, including Nelly Korda and Angel Yin. Kessler is focused on building trust, visibility, and a stronger financial foundation for the tour.

✍️ The article is about the Pat Bradley Room, a new exhibit at the Mass Golf headquarters, showcasing the life and career of golf legend Pat Bradley.

-- #PatBradley #KeeganBradley #StacyLewis #NellyKorda #CraigKessler #Norton,Massachusetts #Westford,Massachusetts #DaytonaBeach,Florida #Hyannisport #sports

✍️ The LPGA announces a multiyear deal with Fortinet to sponsor the Founders Cup, a tournament honoring the 13 women who founded the tour in 1950.

-- #CraigKessler #SharonHeightsGolf&CountryClub #MenloPark #California #NewJersey #Florida #sports

✍️ The LPGA's Founders Cup has found a new title sponsor in Fortinet, a global cybersecurity firm, after a major blow in 2024. The event will return to Northern California in 2026 with a $3 million purse.

✍️ Lottie Woad made an immediate impression in her professional debut, winning the Women's Scottish Open with precision and composure.

-- #LottieWoad #AmyBond #NellyKorda #JeenoThitikul #RoseZhang #CraigKessler #LukeBone #MadeleneSagstrom #CharleyHull #HyoJooKim #Carnoustie #FloridaState #AugustaNational #Scotland #Wales #France #DundonaldLinks #RoyalPorthcawl #Stanford #sports

✍️ Charley Hull is competing in the ISPS Handa Women's Scottish Open after withdrawing from the Amundi Evian Championship due to health issues.

-- #CharleyHull #NellyKorda #LottieWoad #CraigKessler #DundonaldLinks #Ayrshire #Scotland #France #Ireland #sports