The Ladies Pro Series has been launched to create accessible playing opportunities for professional golfers
The Ladies Pro Series is delighted to announce the creation of their tour, and 2024 schedule, designed to increase the professional playing opportunities for female golfers in the UK. The format will see each professional, paired with an amateur partner, with prizes for both the pro’s individual score, as well as the combined team total.
The tour’s 2024 schedule has been designed to be complimentary to the existing Ladies European Tour Access Series, with no clashes of dates in a six-event season, with more to be added that initially runs between April and August.
The first event on the Ladies Pro Series will take place on 30th April at Hadley Wood, with the remaining tournaments held at venues across England, again helping to make the series more accessible to the participants:
30th April - Hadley Wood
14th May - The Springs
29th May - The Astbury
9th July - Stoke Rochford
16th July - Huddersfield
23rd July - Sandwell Park
Following the conclusion of the season, options are currently being explored for tournaments to take place in the Middle East at the end of the year, creating playing opportunities for developmental golfers to enjoy.
Sarah and Adam Walker, Founders of the Ladies Pro Series said:
“Women’s sport is rightly growing across the board. Golf is no different and we want to give ladies the chance to compete year-round with comparable prize funds to the men. The standard of women’s golf in the UK is exemplary and we want to showcase this and help them develop their game, so they are ready to compete at the highest level. Having two young daughters ourselves and having a sporting background we want them to grow up in a world where sport is fair and accessible for all, and we are excited to be a part of the journey.”
With ease of access and a developmental spirit in mind, the tour sees comparatively lower entry fees than many professional events, whilst retaining a purse of £10,000 for all events in its first year for the professionals. As such, those succeeding in the tournament series will enjoy opportunities to earn a higher amount than on all existing female tours at this developmental level.
The ambitions of the tour will be for it to become an official feeder series for the existing structure within Ladies professional golf; notably, providing a pathway into the Ladies European Tour Access Series.
For more information about the Ladies Pro Series, please visit www.ladiesproseries.co.uk
