The LPGA Tour has indeed come a long way, especially in 2024. Over the past two years, there has been a visible increase in the popularity of women’s golf. There are better deals on the table. The purses are higher.
Take the CME Group Tour Championship prize pool, for example. It has increased from $7 million in 2023 to $11 million this year. There’s one person to thank for that: LPGA Commissioner Molly Mark Samaan, who will soon be stepping down from her post. Nelly Korda and Lydia Ko significantly boosted their profile with sensational seasons, but it probably wasn’t enough, says retiring eight-time LPGA Tour winner Brittany Lincicome. She was interviewed by Golf Channel and shared her thoughts on why Marc Samaan may decide to step down as Commissioner effective January 9, 2025.
Players think and feel things that Morey is not doing. At the end of the day, you’re never going to be able to satisfy 144 women,” she said. Well, the scrutiny wasn’t limited to just the athletes. The player called the LPGA Commissioner and focused on three important questions. Promotion of wages and representative gender equality in offices, ending merger with European women in the global expansion, decisive importance in LPGA -sports with golf -blood vessels -sports.
“She had her heart and soul in this field, and thought that we were taking care of us and taking care of us, but there were some things that players wanted to work for her. there was. “SHE WAS ONLY THERE THREE YEARS? MAYBE SHE NEEDED MORE TIME, BUT WE’VE MADE PROGRESS AND THE LPGA IS IN A GREAT PLACE WITH SO MANY NEW EVENTS,” Lincicome added. This year has really hit hard, with prize money increasing during Samaan’s tenure due to management issues, and the Solheim Cup with most fans missing the first round at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club because half the fans were stuck in the car park.
