After the PGA Tour brightened the state of Utah last October, now it’s time for the LPGA Tour to shine on. The LPGA’s Black Desert Championship, powered by Greater Zion, is all set to tee off this Thursday, May 1 to 4, in Ivins. Black Desert Resort is the only place in the world to host both the PGA Tour and LPGA Tour in the same year, marking the tournament as a milestone.
Competent LPGA Tour pros will be battling out for the prize purse of $3 million. Additionally, this is the first time this LPGA event is being held, making it an exciting watch for golf fans. However, for the ones who won’t be visiting the beautifully designed course by Tom Weiskopf, let us help you with that.
When and Where to Watch the 2025 Black Desert LPGA Championship
Golf fans can catch the Tournament on both NBC Digital and the Golf Channel throughout the week. The first and second-round coverage will air on Thursday, May 1, and Friday, May 2, from 6:00-7:00 pm EST on NBC Digital, following on The Golf Channel from 7:00-9:00 p.m. EST. For weekends, May 3 and 4, The Golf Channel will cover the finals from 6:00-9:00 pm EST. But if someone wants to catch it up online, then?
For fans who wish to avail streaming, they can anytime on any mobile device through the help of Golf Channel’s live stream, NBCSports.com, Golfchannel.com, and the NBC Sports app.
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With that out of the way, let’s look at the probable pros that’ll be teeing off in Utah.
Players participating in the 2025 Black Desert LPGA Championship
This week, the LPGA version of the Black Desert Championship is heading to southern Utah, where 144 of the top women golfers will compete for a purse of $3 million. More than 20 other Major champions, along with the LPGA Tour’s newest major winner, Mao Saigo, will face off against each other. Additionally, other major winners such as Three-time major champion Ghee Chun, Brooke Henderson, Anna Nordqvist, Cristie Kerr, Christine Wang and Lilia Vu. will also participate here. It will however, not feature prominent names of the LPGA such as Lydia Ko and Nelly Korda.
Two sponsor exmeptions was provided – one to Christine Wang from the Epson Tour, and another to Ali Mulhall. Wang earned her spot after winning an 18-hole playoff, while Mulhall, a local raising star, has over 300 junior titles in addition to competing in the Drive, Chip and Putt national Finals at Augusta National Golf Club in 2021.
Being its inaugural event makes the event highly competitive, as anyone can be a winner at the end of the day. Everyone is thrilled to have the debutant LPGA Black Desert Champion. Stay tuned!
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