Crown Colony Golf & Country Club to host 2022 LPGA Drive On Championship

Leona Maguire

Crown Colony Golf & Country Club will host the fourth playing of the LPGA Drive On Championship in 2022.

The 54-hole event will be held Feb. 3-5 and feature a field of 120 players competing for a $1.5 million purse.

“We are excited to kick off our 2022 LPGA Tour season with three consecutive events in Florida, with the opening swing concluding in Fort Myers at a worthy setting like the Crown Colony Golf & Country Club,” said Ricki Lasky, the LPGA’s Chief Tournament Business Officer.

“We’re thrilled to continue our LPGA Drive On Championship in a familiar place like Southwest Florida, and thank our partners at Crown Colony for giving us a fantastic host venue to showcase our players.”

Leona Maguire tied for sixth in the LPGA Drive On Championship in 2021.

It will be the third of five events in Florida during the 2022 season, along with the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions (Orlando), the Gainbridge LPGA at Boca Rio (Boca Raton), the Pelican Women’s Championship (Belleair) and the CME Group Tour Championship (Naples).

This is the fourth edition of the event, first played at Inverness Club in 2020 and won by major champion Danielle Kang. Ally Ewing won the LPGA Drive On Championship at Reynolds Lake Oconee later that season to become a Rolex First-Time Winner on Tour, with Austin Ernst victorious at the LPGA Drive On Championship presented by Volvik at Golden Ocala in 2021 for her third-career win.

“We are so appreciative of partners like those at Crown Colony Golf & Country Club for welcoming us as we continue the spirit of the LPGA Drive On Championship events in Fort Myers,” said Mollie Marcoux Samaan, LPGA Commissioner.

“We’ll be taking advantage of another incredible week on Tour with player initiatives that will support our Membership in different ways for the upcoming season.”