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LPGA rookie named after Michelle Wie West making late-season surge to keep her card
Michelle Zhang hopes to get into the last two events of the LPGA season.
Michelle Zhang hopes to get into the last two events of the LPGA season.
The PGA Tour lost both tournaments in Hawaii.
The PGA Tour lost Kapalua on Maui as a season opener when a water dispute left the Plantation course unplayable, and then it played the Sony Open in Honolulu for the last time to avoid having one tournament in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.But that's hardly the end of professional golf in Hawaii.
The Lotte Championship is moving to Maui's Kapalua Resort in 2027, the LPGA announced Monday.
The tournament's first appearance was at Ko Olina Golf Club in 2012 before moving to Hoakalei Country Club in 2022.
The Plantation Course at Kapalua was a PGA Tour staple for 25 years.
After the PGA Tour opted to end its more than 50-year-run of playing tournaments in Hawaii, the Kapalua Resort will host the LPGA's LOTTE Championship starting in 2027.
Black Desert Resort ended its LPGA tournament to focus on a broader marketing partnership with the tour.
The LPGA's Lotte Championship will move to Maui's Kapalua Resort in 2027, the tour has announced.
A 30th victory on the JLPGA also gives her a lifetime exemption on that tour.