BOCA RATON, Fla. - Morgan Pressel broke through the $2 million earnings mark Monday, but it wasn’t because of her on-course activities. The amount reflects the total raised from her annual “Morgan and Friends Fight Cancer Tournament” at Pressel’s home course, St. Andrews Country Club in Boca Raton, Fla. The 23-year-old celebrated the milestone at the fifth installment of the star-studded event, which featured LPGA colleagues Cristie Kerr, Brittany Lincicome, Paula Creamer and Lexi Thompson.
Phoenix, Ariz. - For those of us at the RR Donnelley LPGA Founders Cup, it feels like the start of a new season. This is the first LPGA event on American soil this season, but event No. 4 on the schedule. Trips to Australia, Thailand and Singapore have already been completed, producing a variety of winners, including youngster Jessica Korda, the world No. 1 Yani Tseng and the experienced campaigner Angela Stanford.
The Kia Classic will return to La Costa Resort and Spa this year, but players may be unfamiliar with what they find when the tour pitches up on March 19.
