LPGA Tour 2023 qualifying bonus fund sets new peak 02:28, 06/01/2023

If at Epson Tour 2013, golfers competed through 15 events to compete for a prize fund of 1.6 million USD, in the 2023 season, this bonus fund has increased to 4.9 million USD for 22 events - highest ever.

According to a statement on Thursday, the Carlisle Arizona Women's Golf Classic and the French Lick Charity Classic will have the largest prize pool in Epson Tour history at $335,000. This is more than double the peak bonus a decade ago.

Longstanding events on the Epson Tour's schedule include: Twin Bridges Championship (39 years), Florida's Natural Charity Classic (14 years), Island Resort Championship (12 years), Four Winds Invitational (12 years) and IOA Championship ( 11 years).

This year, the IOA Golf Classic and FireKeepers Casino Hotel Championship will celebrate 10 years of the Epson Tour 2023 schedule.

“We are very proud of the 10-year milestone of the IOA Classic,” John Ritenour, IOA Golf Classic Tournament Director, said in a statement. "This is one of the best events we've ever had to pay tribute to our golfers, partners and fans."

The average prize pool of Epson Tour events this season will be $223,000, up from $210,000 in 2022. The top 10 Epson Tour golfers will have a chance to go to the LPGA, top professional women's golf arena.

Epson Tour, formerly known as LPGA Futures Tour, then renamed Duramed Futures Tour from 2006 - 2010 according to sponsor, from 2012 - 2021 the tour is known as Symetra Tour. This is the official qualifying golf tournament of the LPGA Tour.

The Epson Tour has had a tumultuous year. Mike Nichols, who has joined the LPGA since 2006, was appointed as sales director of the Symetra Tour in July 2012, officially leaving the LPGA in the summer of 2022. It was Nichols who was instrumental in its development. of the official LPGA qualifying tournament.

The LPGA is expected to announce a replacement for Nichols on January 9.