LPGA removes tournament from schedule due to failed payments [Video]

The LPGA will begin its season next week with one fewer tournament on the schedule.

The LPGA announced Friday that the Fir Hills Seri Pak Championship, previously scheduled for March 20-23 at Palos Verdes Golf Club southwest of Los Angeles, will not be held as originally planned. The cancellation, according to the LPGA, was “unavoidable due to the event underwriter failing to fulfill any portion of its payment obligations to the LPGA Tour for the 2024 and 2025 events.”

The tournament, won last year by Nelly Korda, debuted in 2018 as the Hugel-JTBC LA Open, but title sponsorship was taken over last year by Fir Hills, a Silicon Valley-based investment firm, with World Golf Hall of Famer Seri Pak serving as tournament host.

The LPGA did not rule out re-adding the tournament to its schedule at a later date.

“We are deeply disappointed to announce this year’s Fir Hills Seri …