The LPGA's return to Arizona features a stellar field, DJs on the driving range, flat-screens for March Madness viewing and selfie stations.
The Drive On Championship, the first full-field event in 2023, will be held at Superstition Mountain Golf Club Thursday-Sunday. If the course sounds familiar, the LPGA’s Safeway International was played at Superstition Mountain for five years, last visiting there in 2008 before moving to Portland, Ore.
Now the LPGA is back at a popular location near the Superstition Mountains, which provide a stunning backdrop from all vantage points around the property.Hladsky and Superstition Mountain General Manager Mark Gurnow have been working for several years to bring a tournament to the venue. They first tried landing the KMPG Women’s PGA. There were also talks with the PGA Tour Champions.
An ace in the hole for Superstition Mountain: director of agronomy Scott Krout has been there since the place opened in 1999. In addition, there will be large flatscreens with Golf Channel’s coverage of the golf, but also men’s and women’s NCAA Tournament games.
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