LPGA commissioner Mollie Marcoux Samaan will step down next month after serving in the role since 2001, the LPGA Tour announced on Monday. “I’m proud of the unprecedented growth the LPGA has enjoyed since I began my tenure,” said Marcoux Samaan, the LPGA’s ninth commissioner. READ | Uttarakhand to host 38th National Games from January 28 “The strategy we have …
Mollie Marcoux Samaan is resigning in January as LPGA commissioner, a surprise announcement Monday after record growth in prize money along with criticism the LPGA wasn’t gaining in popularity during the surge in women’s sports. “With the LPGA positioned for continued growth, it’s time for me to have more time to cheer on our three amazing children as they live …
More than USD 100 million will be awarded to LPGA players for the first time in 2023, an increase of about 18 percent over what was planned for this season and more than doubling what was paid out on the tour just a decade ago. The LPGA’s 33 official events next year will have a combined USD 101.4 million in …
