LPGA Drive On Championship consists of a series women's golf tournaments. It was established after several other tournaments were cancelled. The event's slogan reads "Drive on!" Volvik USA sponsors this event as part of the LPGA Tour. Leona Magnuire leads the field in the 2022 event. Marina Alex is second.
Leona Maguire leads 2022 LPGA Drive On Championship
Leona Maguire finished at 18 under at the LPGA Drive On Championship, Fort Myers, Fla. She shot a final round 67 to become the first Irish woman winner on the LPGA Tour. Maguire's 198 total is also a career-high, tying her previous best of 15-under par in the 2021 Pelican Women's Championship.
Maguire is fully aware of the historic importance of her victory on women’s tour golf in Ireland and her home country. After Maguire's February 2022 Drive On Championship win, even the president of Ireland congratulated them.
Marina Alex is second
Marina Alex's season has been great, but it isn't the only reason why she's succeeded. Alex was sidelined for seven consecutive months due to a serious back injury. Alex's schedule changed after the COVID-19 epidemic struck the United States. She needed to continue to exercise to stay fit. In September, she had back problems and competition was resumed. She persevered through the ordeal and was determined to be healthy for the end of year tournaments.
Alex has made every cut in the past. She was fourth at February's LPGA Drive On Championship. In California, she was also in form during the West Coast Swing. She finished 35th at Mission Hills Country Club's Chevron Championship, Rancho Mirage. Then she tied for 10th at Wilshire Country Club's DIO Implant L.A. Open in Los Angeles.
Annika Sorenstam is the host of an LPGA Tour Event in 2023
Annika Sörenstam will host an LPGA Tour event in the Tampa Bay region in 2023. It will be dubbed the "Annika driving by Gainbridge@ Pelican" event and will be held at Pelican in Belleair. Sorenstam, a LPGA Hall of Famer, is the most decorated female pro golfer of all. This will be the LPGA Tour’s final event of the season.
Sorenstam is busy hosting events around world. She co-hosts the Volvo Car Scandinavian Mixed event alongside Henrik Stenson. Additionally, she co-hosted the Ginn Tribute event in Mount Pleasant, S.C., where she won a total 72 LPGA Tour events, 10 majors and is the all time money leader with more than $22 million. Last year, she won the US Senior Women's Open.
Volvik USA is the sponsor
Volvik USA is one the world's leading golf ball producers and is the official golf ball of the World Long Drive Tour. Volvik World Long Drive Championship's title sponsor is it also. The company was started in 1980 and has been the sponsor of LPGA Tour events since 2008. Volvik USA makes more than 1,000,000 golf balls annually.
Volvik has been a leader for golf ball innovation over the past 40 years. They produce multi-layer, high-performance golf balls. One of their innovations was the SF Matte coating. This allowed for the Vivid matte-finish golf ball. The company is constantly expanding their product line to include multilayer polyurethane and ionomer-cover products.