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Defending champion Lilia Vu, Rolex Rankings No. 1 Nelly Korda, 20-time LPGA Tour winner Lydia Ko headline skilled area

THE WOODLANDS, Texas (April 9, 2024) – Entries at the moment are closed for the 132-player area for The Chevron Championship, the primary main championship of the 2024 LPGA Tour season. From April 17-21, the world’s finest golfers will vie for the prospect to raise the Dinah Shore Trophy, take a leap into the lake at The Membership at Carlton Woods and assume a spot among the many all-time greats of the sport.

Defending champion of The Chevron Championship and 2023 Rolex Participant of the Yr Lilia Vu headlines the sector, together with present Rolex Ladies’s World Golf Rankings No. 1 Nelly Korda, who has gained her final 4 consecutive begins on the LPGA Tour. Lydia Ko, who has 20 event titles and two majors underneath her belt, may safe her place within the LPGA Corridor of Fame with a win at The Chevron Championship. To view the complete participant area, click on right here.

“We’re thrilled to welcome these world-class athletes to the Houston space for The Chevron Championship,” stated Al Williams, Chevron Vice President of Company Affairs. “Chevron has been a part of the Houston group for over a century, and we’re so proud to accomplice with the LPGA on the first main of the season. We’ve the profitable mixture – the perfect golfers on the planet, the Texas hospitality, all coming collectively to rejoice the easiest this recreation has to supply.”

The 2024 area for The Chevron Championship features a who’s-who of the world’s finest golfers:

  • 34 main champions, together with previous Chevron winners Jin Younger Ko (2019), Lydia Ko (2016), Jennifer Kupcho (2022), Stacy Lewis (2011), Brittany Lincicome (2009, 2015), Pernilla Lindberg (2018), So Yeon Ryu (2017), Patty Tavatanakit (2021), Lexi Thompson (2014), Yani Tseng (2010) and Lilia Vu (2023)
  • 36 members of the U.S. and European Solheim Cup Groups
  • 40 Olympians, together with 2020 Tokyo medalists Nelly Korda (gold), Mone Inami (silver) and Lydia Ko (bronze)
  • 71 LPGA Tour winners, representing a complete of 287 profession victories
  • Athletes representing 26 nations and areas, ranging in age from 19 to 46

The competitors on the course is bound to create unforgettable moments and unbelievable pictures as gamers put all the things on the road to chase a significant championship, however The Chevron Championship may even characteristic a variety of actions outdoors the ropes to entertain and educate spectators of all ages. From swing simulators and classes from licensed LPGA professionals, to autographs and picture alternatives, to STEM-inspired alternatives to design golf footwear, to LPGA-inspired meals and drinks, The Chevron Championship really provides one thing for everybody.

Followers should purchase tickets to The Chevron Championship or view particulars on ticket choices at SeatGeek.com. Numerous every day and weekly ticket and hospitality packages can be found so followers can take pleasure in each second of the motion at The Membership at Carlton Woods.

  • Basic Admission – Day by day and weekly Basic Admission tickets embrace entry to event grounds, varied open seating choices throughout the course and meals and beverage choices obtainable for buy at concessions stands. Juniors aged 17 and underneath are complimentary with an grownup ticket.

 

  • St. Luke’s Well being Pavilion– Benefit from the style of an upgraded hospitality expertise at The Chevron Championship on the St. Luke’s Well being Pavilion. Pavilion company will obtain an upgraded expertise that options all-inclusive meals and non-alcoholic drinks, premium views, entry to upgraded restroom services and extra. Alcoholic drinks can be found for these over 21 by means of 4 redeemable coupons, included with ticket buy. A portion of the proceeds from St. Luke’s Well being Pavilion tickets will profit an area charity.

Whereas The Chevron Championship will get underway in 10 days, it isn’t the one event on the schedule at The Membership at Carlton Woods. Starting this Thursday, junior ladies ages 11-18 will compete within the Mack Champ Invitational for Women offered by Chevron. Hosted by PGA Tour professional Cameron Champ and the Cameron Champ Basis and named after Cameron’s grandfather, Mack Champ, the event offers a number of the recreation’s finest junior golfers of various backgrounds a premier aggressive expertise and supply a springboard into top-tier junior tournaments and faculty scholarships.

On Tuesday, April 16, promising younger feminine golfers will get to tee it up subsequent to present professionals and LPGA legends on the Junior Legacy Professional-Am. Hosted by LPGA legend Amy Alcott, this particular occasion offers junior feminine golfers the distinctive expertise to play alongside a number of the biggest gamers and mentors in LPGA historical past. The Junior Legacy program furthers Chevron’s dedication to creating entry and alternatives for juniors by offering the platform to play a LPGA main championship course, develop relationships with and be taught from LPGA legends, and community with leaders in enterprise and the golf trade.

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