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The LPGA Tour returns to Golden Ocala Golf & Equestrian Club for the first time since 2016 when the venue hosted the second playing of the Coates Championship presented by R+L Carriers won by Ha Na Jang. In 2015, Na Yeon Choi captured the inaugural Coates Championship presented by R+L Carriers. This time around, Golden Ocala is set to host 120 players from March 4-7 including the World No. 1 Jin Young Ko.
Most recent LPGA Tour champion Nelly Korda also highlights the field, as she ventures to Marion County fresh off her win at the Gainbridge LPGA. She is one of two LPGA winners so far in 2021, joined by her sister Jessica Korda, also in the LPGA Drive On Championship presented by Volvik at Golden Ocala field. They are two of eight total players competing this week that call Florida home.
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Florida swing in full force with PGA Tour and LPGA Tour
By The Associated PressMarch 2, 2021 GMT
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Prize money: $9.3 million. Winner’s share: $1.67 million.
Television: Thursday-Friday, 2-6 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday, 12:30-2:30 p.m. (Golf Channel), 2:30-6 p.m. (NBC).
Defending champion: Tyrrell Hatton.
FedEx Cup leader: Patrick Cantlay.
Last week: Collin Morikawa won the WGC-Workday Championship and Branden Grace won the Puerto Rico Open.
Notes: Bay Hill was the last PGA Tour event with full fans before the COVID-19 pandemic shut down golf for three months. The tournament is allowing 25% capacity this year. . This is the second PGA Tour event in three weeks with elite status that offers a three-year exemption to the winner. The other was the Genesis Invitational at Riviera. Still to come is the Memorial in June. . Bay Hill was supposed to start the Florida swing until the World Golf Championship last week was moved from Mexico City to Bradenton. . None of
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She will be looking to continue her current momentum at the LPGA Drive on Championship at Golden Ocala on Friday – an event she has previously competed at as the world No 1. “The two times I played there I think both I had chances to win,” Ko said. “But I think I came second or something, and I still became the No. 1 player, and I remember more like playing in the Bahamas as the No. 1 ranked player. So a lot of good memories. “Hopefully I ll be able to feed on some good momentum from this week, and every day is a new day, so we ll see what happens.”