Karrie Webb returns to LPGA competition next week for the first time in two years at the Gainbridge LPGA at Boca Rio in Boca Raton, Florida. The 47-year-old Aussie resides just north of Boca in Boyton Beach on the southeast coast of Florida. Webb, a seven-time major winner, last played a full schedule on the LPGA in 2017.
World No. 1 Nelly Korda headlines the field at Gainbridge, which she won in 2021 at Lake Nona. The event moved for one year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Sixteen of the top 25 players in the world will be at the second event of the season, including Lydia Ko (3), Inbee Park (4), Nasa Hataoka (6), Yuka Saso (8), Danielle Kang (10), Brooke Henderson (11), Lexi Thompson (12), Patty Tavatanakit (13), Ayaka Furue (14), Anna Nordqvist (16), Jeong Eun Lee6 (19), Atthaya Thitikul (20), Ally Ewing (21), Jessica Korda (22) and Ariya Jutanugarn (23).
The field of 120 will compete for a purse of $2 million.
“We are honored to have Karrie Webb joining the field and are excited to welcome the world’s best players back to Palm Beach County for the Gainbridge LPGA at Boca Rio,” said Lesley Baker, executive director for the Gainbridge LPGA at Boca Rio. “We are equally as excited to welcome back fans to the tournament this year and representing Southeast Florida on a global scale, both in person and to television audiences around the world.”
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