The LPGA Tour season begins this week with the Hilton Grand Holidays Match of Champions. Right here’s some need-to-know data:
When and the place is the Hilton Grand Holidays TOC?
Jan. 30 by way of Feb. 2. Each LPGA professionals and celebrities will play 4 rounds throughout Lake Nona Golf & Nation Membership in Orlando, Florida (par 72, 6,624 yards).
Learn how to watch the Hilton Grand Holidays TOC
(All instances EST; stream hyperlinks added when accessible)
Jan. 30
- 11:30AM-2:30PM: Golf Channel/NBC Sports activities app
Jan. 31
- 11:30AM-2:30PM: Golf Channel/NBC Sports activities app
Feb. 1
- 2-3PM: NBC Sports activities app/Peacock
- 3-5PM: NBC/Peacock
Feb. 2
- 1-2PM: NBC Sports activities app/Peacock
- 2-4PM: NBC/Peacock
Who’s within the discipline on the Hilton Grand Holidays TOC?
The sector is open to LPGA Tour winners over the past two seasons. There are 32 gamers scheduled to compete this week, together with defending champion Lydia Ko and world No. 1 Nelly Korda
Click on right here for the up to date discipline checklist.
Which celebrities are taking part in this yr at Lake Nona?
The sector contains skilled athletes, Corridor of Fame members, actors, musicians and TV personalities. Some notables embody: Marcus Allen, Ray Allen, Anthony Anderson, Vince Carter, Brandi Chastain, Don Cheadle, Landon Donovan, Mardy Fish, City Meyer, Alfonso Ribeiro, J.R. Smith, John Smoltz and Annika Sorenstam.
Click on right here for the total movie star checklist.
How does the Hilton Grand Holidays TOC format work?
The professionals will compete over 72 holes of stroke play with no minimize. The celebrities will play alongside the LPGA’s greatest, however not as companions. There’s a standalone celeb match utilizing the modified Stableford format for 4 rounds:
Double bogey(+) – 0 factors
Bogey – 1 level
Par – 2 factors
Birdie – 3 factors
Eagle – 5 factors
Gap-in-One – 8 factors
Albatross – 10 factors
The participant with essentially the most factors on the conclusion of the match would be the champion.
What’s the Hilton Grand Holidays TOC purse and prize cash?
The purse for the professionals is $2 million with $300,000 going to the winner. The celebrities will compete for a $500,000 purse with the winner getting $100,000.
Who received the 2024 Hilton Grand Holidays TOC?
Lydia Ko ended a 14-month winless drought on the LPGA, closing in 70 for a two-shot win over Alexa Pano.
It was Ko’s twentieth tour victory and put her one level shy of qualifying for the LPGA Corridor of Fame. She would later accomplish that by successful gold on the Olympic Video games. She additionally added the AIG Girls’s Open at St. Andrews to her resume together with the Kroger Queen Metropolis Championship.
New York Mets second baseman Jeff McNeil received the movie star division with 138 factors, two away from Sorenstam.
