Follow the entire Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions, the first tournament of the LPGA season, exclusively and live on GOLF CHANNEL, from Thursday January 16 to Sunday January 19 at 18:00 p.m.

Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions 2020

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Back to school for the LPGA Tour!

This year, the Four Seasons Golf Club in Orlando, Florida will host this now official tournament. Exceptional date, unique format! Only the winners of the LPGA Tour tournaments in 2018 and 2019 participate! At their side, 10 amateurs and 45 celebrities such as the actors Alfonso Ribeiro (The Prince of Bel Air) and Jack Wagner (Melrose Place), but also the NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin, or the NBA champion Ray Allen to name but a few. them.

The formula will be classic 72-hole stroke play for pros and Stableford for celebrities and amateurs. The pro prize money will be $ 1.2 million! As for the amateurs, they will compete for a total endowment of 500.000 dollars.

Last year it was Hall of Famer in MLB (Major League Baseball), John Smoltz, who won on the celebrity side, and Korean Eun Hee Ji on the pro side. Who's next ?

Among the contenders of the LPGA circuit, there is the French Céline Boutier who has had an exceptional season with the highlight of her participation and victory in the Solheim Cup. There will also be world number one Jin Young Ko who won no less than 4 tournaments in 2019 including 2 Major tournaments: The Evian Championship and ANA Inspiration. Finally, we will find his compatriot Sei Young Kim who won 3 tournaments, not to mention the Korda sisters.

Reviewed by:

  • Arnaud Degarne
  • Emmanuel Darfur

Diffusion :

  • Thursday January 16 and Friday January 17 from 18 p.m. to 00 p.m.
  • Saturday 18 and Sunday 19 January from 20 p.m. to 00 p.m.

To find out more about the Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions: https://www.golfchannel.fr/