across the country. The NCAA Championship is aired on the Golf Channel, as well as the East Lake Cup. The USGA’s Women’s Four-Ball and Women’s Amateur are also broadcast. All of this airtime gives young girls, watching at home, a chance to dream and see themselves in that same place. As a result, more young women are competing on high school golf teams and entering high profile AJGA tournaments. For 2022, the LPGA has a record number of events available for competition with players vying for a record $87.5 million of total prize money. Just a few years ago there were no LPGA events in Michigan. Now the Meijer LPGA Classic and the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational are two of the most popular stops on the LPGA Tour. Plus, the EPSON Tour visits Michigan for three events. The Island Resort Championship, in Escanaba, Firekeepers Hotel Championship is contested in Battle Creek and new in 2022, Ann Arbor’s Road to the LPGA will be contested at Travis Pointe Golf Club, June 13-18. Women are indeed finding golf to be an attractive and safe method to connect with friends, spend time outdoors in a safe environment, and get some exercise in a fun way.
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