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Aug 16-18
Richmond, Virginia
Purse: $110,000
History: This event started in 2008
Format: 54-holes
Charity: TBA
In 2012, with a final round on Sunday that was sure to produce some exciting golf, the 2012 Eagle Classic came down to the final putt to determine this year’s winner. Paola Moreno shook off a two-shot deficit on the 14th hole to go on to birdie three out of the final four holes to clinch her second-career victory over Jenny Gleason.
A world-class field will tee it up in Paradise this week at the inaugural Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic. The tournament, one of three new tournaments on the 2013 LPGA schedule, is a four-day, 72-hole stroke-play event with a $1.3 million purse and a $195,000 first-place check.
The LPGA Tour makes its first-ever appearance in the tropical islands of the Bahamas this week with the inaugural Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic. The Ocean Club Golf Course on Paradise Island will feature a star-studded field of 144 players competing over four days for a chance at a $195,000 first-place check and to be the first to etch their name on the tournament’s trophy.
The world’s top-ranked amateur Lydia Ko and the University of Arkansas freshman Gaby Lopez were added to the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship field of competitors.
