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Benedetta Moresco completed twenty ninth with 215 (68 76 71, +2) strokes, whereas Angelica Moresco completed sixty fourth with 221 (70 71 80, +8) on the IOA Golf Traditional introduced by LPT Realty, the second occasion of the Epson Tour season held on the Alaqua Nation Membership (par 71) in Longwood, Florida.
Women, outcomes
Claiming her first title on the circuit was Taiwanese golfer Jessica Peng, a 30-year-old from Taoyuan and an expert since 2022, who concluded the event with a rating of 202 (66 69 67, -11), edging out Lindsey McCurdy by one stroke.
McCurdy completed second with 203 (-10) after main the sector following the primary two rounds. In third place with 204 (-9) was Korean golfer Kum-Kang Park, adopted by Dutch golfer Dewi Weber in fourth with 205 (-8), and Mariel Galdiano in fifth with 206 (-7).
The U.S.-based LPGA was established in 1950, marking the start of ladies’s skilled golf on a worldwide scale. Nevertheless, the institution of ladies’s skilled golf in Europe confronted delays. In 1978, the Ladies’s Skilled Golfers’ Affiliation (WPGA) was fashioned as a part of the Skilled Golfers’ Affiliation of Nice Britain and Eire.
The next yr noticed the creation of a tour sponsored by Carlsberg, which supported 12 36-hole tournaments, together with the Ladies’s British Open. Initially, most tournaments had been performed over 36 holes, however by 1981, the format expanded to 54 holes.
Prize cash for the tour was anticipated to extend to £250,000 in 1981, up from £80,000 within the inaugural season. Nevertheless, the tour encountered setbacks when sponsors withdrew their assist, resulting in the cancellation of a number of occasions.
After the 1981 season, Carlsberg withdrew its sponsorship, and the tour confronted further challenges in 1982, with extra occasions canceled. With solely ten tournaments remaining, it grew to become troublesome for gamers to maintain a dwelling, casting doubt on the way forward for the WPGA.
In 1988, tour members established the Ladies Skilled Golfers’ European Tour Restricted as an impartial entity, shifting away from the PGA’s headquarters and establishing its personal base in Cheshire. Over time, the group underwent identify modifications, ultimately turning into the Women European Tour Restricted in 2000.
In 2010, the LET Entry Collection (LETAS) was launched because the official growth tour. In January 2020, the Women European Tour entered a three way partnership with the LPGA Tour, aiming to reinforce enjoying alternatives for feminine golfers in Europe.
The newly fashioned Women European Golf Enterprise Restricted, comprising representatives from the LPGA Tour, European Tour, and The R&A, took management of the tour. The 2020 season marked the inaugural Race to Costa Del Sol. General, the journey of ladies’s skilled golf in Europe has been marked by challenges however has developed right into a globally acknowledged tour with important partnerships and alternatives for feminine golfers.