The LPGA\u2019s first major has a new home.<\/p>\n
The tour announced Wednesday that the Chevron Championship, scheduled for April 23-26, will relocate from Carlton Woods to Memorial Park Golf Course just outside Houston.<\/p>\n
\u201cChevron\u2019s partnership continues to set a standard for what it means to invest in women\u2019s golf \u2014 not just as a championship, but as a platform to inspire and grow the game,\u201d said LPGA commissioner Craig Kessler. \u201cMoving the Chevron Championship to Memorial Park Golf Course strengthens that vision. It brings the event closer to the heart of Houston, connecting more fans and communities to our athletes, and helping ensure this major \u2014 a tradition that began in 1972 \u2014 continues to shine as one of the game\u2019s most meaningful stages.\u201d<\/p>\n
The event has been held the last three years at Carlton Woods in The Woodlands after a controversial exit from longtime host Mission Hills in the California desert. Memorial Park, which currently hosts the PGA Tour\u2019s Houston Open, brings the women\u2019s major closer to title sponsor Chevron\u2019s corporate headquarters.<\/p>\n
The planned move was first reported by Golfweek in November.<\/p>\n
Last year\u2019s event at Carlton Woods, eventually won by Mao Saigo, was partially overshadowed by multiple players launching approach shots into the 18th hole grandstand as a backstop. In other years, the Chevron failed to generate much of a spectator turnout, especially when compared to the 51 years at well-attended Mission Hills.<\/p>\n
The men\u2019s Houston Open will be played about a month prior to the LPGA major, allowing tournament organizers to use a similar footprint and fan experience.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The LPGA\u2019s first major has a new home. The tour announced Wednesday that the Chevron Championship, scheduled for…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":394761,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[71],"tags":[427,99],"class_list":{"0":"post-394760","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-golf","8":"tag-golf","9":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/394760","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=394760"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/394760\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/394761"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=394760"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=394760"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=394760"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}