The LPGA Tour resumes its 2020 season with back-to-back events in Northwest Ohio, starting with a new three-day event on July 31-August 2.
The Marathon LPGA Classic presented by Dana, which had been scheduled to take place July 23-26 at Highland Meadows Golf Club in Sylvania, has accommodated the LPGA’s request to shift its dates and will now be held August 6-9. One of the longest running events on the LPGA Tour, the Marathon LPGA Classic will allow spectators on site following recent approval from Ohio governor Mike DeWine.
This adjustment allows the LPGA Tour to add the new three-day event, the LPGA Drive On Championship at Inverness Club in Toledo, Ohio, the week before. The tournament will feature a field of 144 players competing for a US$1 million purse and will take place without sponsors, pro-ams or spectators. It will provide LPGA Tour players and TV viewers with an early look at the famed Inverness Club, venue for the 2021 Solheim Cup.
“Thanks in part to the generosity of our partners who could not reschedule their events in 2020, we are adding a valuable additional playing opportunity for our LPGA Tour members,” said LPGA commissioner Mike Whan.
“We are so appreciative of our longtime partners, Marathon and Dana, as well as the memberships at Highland Meadows and Inverness, for adjusting their schedules and helping us create a valuable two-week stretch in the Toledo area as we work to safely return to competition. This new event will allow us to test our Covid-19 protocols before we get to welcome back our fans at the Marathon LPGA Classic presented by Dana.”
