ORLANDO, Fla. — The 2024 LPGA Tour season begins this week as the world’s best players descend upon Lake Nona Golf and Country Club for the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions. Thirty-five of the LPGA Tour’s top talent will compete alongside nearly 50 celebrities representing a variety of industries and will duke it out for a share of a $1.5 million purse. Four of the top 10 in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings are set to tee it up as are 2023 major winners Allisen Corpuz, Lilia Vu and Ruoning Yin and defending champion Brooke Henderson.
Take a look at who else is in the field this week at the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions.
Past Champions (3):
Brooke Henderson (2023), Danielle Kang (2022), Gaby Lopez (2020)
2023 LPGA Tour Winners:
Pajaree Anannarukarn (LPGA Match Play at Shadow Creek), Ashleigh Buhai (ShopRite LPGA Classic Presented by Acer), Allisen Corpuz (U.S. Women’s Open), Linn Grant (Dana Open), Brooke Henderson (Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions), Mone Inami (TOTO Japan Classic), Megan Khang (CPKC Women’s Open), Grace Kim (LOTTE Championship presented by Hoakalei), Cheyenne Knight (Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational), Leona Maguire (Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give), Alexa Pano (ISPS Handa World Invitational), Hae Ran Ryu (Walmart NW Arkansas Championship presented by P&G), Elizabeth Szokol (Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational), Lilia Vu (Honda LPGA Thailand, The Chevron Championship, AIG Women’s Open, The ANNIKA driven by Gainbridge), Chanettee Wannasaen (Portland Classic), Amy Yang (CME Group Tour Championship), Ruoning Yin (FIR HILLS SERI PAK Championship, KPMG Women’s PGA Championship), Rose Zhang (Mizuho Americas Open)
2022 LPGA Tour Winners:
Marina Alex (Palos Verdes Championship), In Gee Chun (KPMG Women’s PGA Championship), Gemma Dryburgh (TOTO Japan Classic), Jodi Ewart Shadoff (LPGA MEDIHEAL Championship), Ally Ewing (Kroger Queen City Championship presented by P&G), Ayaka Furue (Women’s Scottish Open), Nasa Hataoka (FIR HILLS SERI PAK Championship), Charley Hull (The Ascendant LPGA benefiting Volunteers of America), Danielle Kang (Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions), Lydia Ko (Gainbridge LPGA at Boca Rio, BMW Ladies Championship, CME Group Tour Championship), Nanna Koerstz Madsen (Honda LPGA Thailand), Nelly Korda (The ANNIKA driven by Gainbridge at Pelican), Jennifer Kupcho (The Chevron Championship, Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give, Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational), Andrea Lee (Portland Classic), Gaby Lopez (Dana Open), Leona Maguire (LPGA Drive On Championship), Paula Reto (CPKC Women’s Open), Maja Stark (ISPS Handa World Invitational)
2024 LPGA Tour Rookies (1 of 26):
Mone Inami
Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings Top 10 (4 of 10):
Lilia Vu (No. 1), Ruoning Yin (No. 2), Nelly Korda (No. 5), Charley Hull (No. 8)
Area Connections:
Florida Residents: Marina Alex, Ashleigh Buhai, Jodi Ewart Shadoff, Nasa Hataoka, Brooke Henderson, Lydia Ko, Nelly Korda, Leona Maguire, Alexa Pano, Amy Yang, Angel Yin, Ruoning Yin
Celebrities:
Wells Adams, Marcus Allen, Ray Allen, Robbie Amell, Brian Baumgartner, Vince Carter, Roger Clemens, Victor Cruz, Austin Dillon, Landon Donovan, Dylan Dreyer, Mardy Fish, Mike Flaskey, Dwight Freeney, Aaron Hicks, Ben Higgins, Chris Lane, Hally Leadbetter, Courtney Lee, Jon Lester, Derek Lowe, Jeff McNeil, Whit Merrifield, Urban Meyer, Kevin Millar, Mark Mulder, Blair O’Neal, Chandler Parsons, Michael Peña, Patrick Peterson, Albert Pujols, Tuukka Rask, Alfonso Ribeiro, Jeremy Roenick, Kyle Rudolph, Emmitt Smith, John Smoltz, Annika Sorenstam, James “Bubba” Stewart, Larry The Cable Guy, Adam Thielen, Taylor Twellman, Brian Urlacher, Jack Wagner, Michael Waltrip, Charles Woodson
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