This is the seventh year in a row for the LPGA Founders Cup, but this year the name has changed! Actually the name has changed to Bank of Hope Founders Cup for the next 3 years as title sponsorship has been picked up by the largest Korean-American bank in the US, Bank of Hope. The LPGA Founders Cup was established in 2011 to honor women in golf! Their initial intent was to honor the 13 founding women of the LPGA but it didn’t take long for their vision to expand to include financial help to those that Continue Reading
Top names in women’s golf head to Phoenix for LPGA Tour
The best and brightest in women’s golf are getting ready to tee off in the Valley. The Ladies Professional Golf Association is hosting its sixth annual JTBC Founders Cup at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge in Phoenix. The premier tournament for women’s golf kicks off March 15 with player practice rounds. A celebrity and professional lineup will pack the Pro-Am on March 16, with Arizona Cardinals players Larry Fitzgerald and Patrick Peterson already on board. The four rounds of tournament play run March 17 – 20, Continue Reading
Women’s golf takes center stage in Scottsdale with the new LPGA office
The Ladies Professional Golf Association is further confirming Scottsdale’s golf mecca status by opening up an office here in town. The objective of the new local digs is to run the JTBC Founders Cup, as well as to promote women in the sport from a central golf location. Scott Wood, JTBC Founders Cup Director, is excited about his new home base: “The new office lets us do all tournament planning and allows our team to become more involved in the Scottsdale and Phoenix golfing and business community.” He refers Continue Reading
