‘We Hear You, We See You…’: Nelly Korda and Other LPGA Players Send Special Messages for the Fans Ahead of the New Season

There is no doubt that despite playing the same sport as their profession, the PGA Tour players get different appreciation from the audience than the LPGA players. However, people started recognizing the talent in female golfers like Nelly Korda and Lydia Ko and began enjoying watching them play from the last season.

A lot of good things happened for the LPGA players last year. The television channels started showing more of the tournaments compared to the prior seasons, and the sponsors started believing in them, which helped the Tour to increase its purse for the 2023 season… Notably, these all happened due to people startin to show more interest in female golf. 

Nelly Korda among other LPGA players to show their appreciation towards the fans 

$101.4 million. That is how much total purse money the LPGA Tour officials have offered the players for its upcoming season, according to reports. The amount is nothing compared to what the PGA Tour offers its players. However, it is a lot better than the approximately $93.5 million the female players played for in 2022. And this is one of the many reasons the players’ remembered to send a special message to the fans that helped them achieve all these feats. 

“I am so thankful to the fans,” said In Gee Chun, the 2022 Women’s PGA Championship winner, in a video the LPGA Tour Twitter profile uploaded for New Year’s day. “…for always cheering for us throughout the season,” she added. 

Nelly Korda, the most popular female golfer in the US, also chimed in with her message to the fans. “Thank you, guys, for supporting us throughout the entire year,” she added. “We hear you, we see you, and we appreciate you guys so much,” her message ended on a powerful note. 

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The 2022 Chevron Championship winner, Jennifer Kupcho, and the CME Group Tour Championship, Lydia Ko, also expressed their appreciation to the fans through the video. “I hope you’re loving the women’s game and are excited because it is a very exciting time for our Tour,” said Ko, who is also a board member of the Tour, as the video ended. 

When will the 2023 season of the LPGA Tour begin? 

According to lpga.com, the 2023 season will begin with the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions, as always. And it will be held from January 19 to 22. The purse money of the event was $1.5 million in 2022, and it is the same this time as well. 

The LPGA Tour has been doing nothing but growing towards betterment over the last year. Do you think the day is closer when both American Tours for golfing professionals will have no difference? 

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