The Evian Masters
will become the richest prize in women's golf next season with a purse
of $1.8 million.
The tournament, jointly
sanctioned by the U.S. LPGA and the Ladies European Tour, will be played
at the Royal Evian Golf Club on the shores of Lake Geneva, Switzerland,
organizers said today.
The June 15-18 event
seems certain to attract the best players in the world including Laura
Davies, Karie Webb, Se-Ri Pak, Annika Sorenstam, Juli Inkster and Helen
Alfredsson.
The Evian Masters
takes over from the U.S. Open as the top money event for women and replaces
the British Women's Open as the richest in Europe.
The field for the
event will be increased to 78 from 66.
The British Women's
Open will continue as the other cosponsored event between the LPGA and
the Ladies European Tour.
