GILBERT, Ariz. — The Gary Panks-designed Seville Golf and Country Club opened in 2002 and 22 years later is taking centerstage as host venue for the inaugural Ford Championship. Seville is a par 72 playing 6,615 yards this week.
The LPGA has visited six different golf courses in the Phoenix area over the last 30 years. Since 1950, the LPGA has played a tournament in Arizona more than 70 times.
The field of 144 golfers features all five LPGA tournament winners so far in 2024 as well as nine of the top 10 in the Rolex Rankings, including top-ranked Nelly Korda, No. 2 Lilia Vu and No. 3 Celine Boutier
The total purse is $2.25 million with $337,500 going to the winner.