Former golf greats will compete June 29-July 1 on new course
Southern Indiana Business Report
JASPER – The LPGA’s Senior Championship is returning to southern Indiana in 2023.
Sultan’s Run Golf Club in Jasper will host the sixth playing of the Legends of the LPGA’s Senior LPGA Championship.
The tournament originated in French Lick starting in 2017 and moved to Salina, Kansas in 2022. Sultan’s Run is just 30 miles south of French Lick. Sultan’s Run Golf Club opened in 1992 and went through a redesign by Pete Dye disciple Tim Liddy in 1996.
The 2023 tournament will take place from June 29 to July 1. Players will compete for $400,000 with no cut being made during the week.
“Sultan’s Run is thrilled to be counted among 250 of more than 15,000 golf courses nationwide who have the distinction of hosting a professional golf tournament,” said Chris Tretter, co-owner of Sultan’s Run Golf Club. “We appreciate the Tour’s trust in our quality and capability. We look forward to showcasing our community, our premium course and our hospitality to players and spectators from far and near.”
“The decision to hold the Senior LPGA at Sultan’s Run provides an opportunity for our local area to showcase one of the best golf courses and entertainment/tourism regions in the United States. We look forward to welcoming the players and guests,” said Jasper Mayor Dean Vonderheide.
The 2023 tournament field has not been set yet and follows strong competition in 2022. World Golf Hall of Famer, Annika Sorenstam headlined the list of competitors, but fellow Hall of Famer, Karrie Webb came out on top. The pair talked highly of their experience competing against other Legends of the LPGA.
“Playing in the 2022 LPGA Senior Championship was a great week from start to finish. Catching up with players and friends that I hadn’t seen for a while was special,” said Webb. “Obviously winning was exciting and icing on the cake. Going head-to-head with Annika over the weekend was a blast from the past. It was a great feeling to be back in a position to win, with all the nerves and adrenaline flowing, to then be able to play well enough when it counted. I look forward to defending my title this year at Sultan’s Run Golf Course in Indiana.”
About Sultan’s Run
Sultan’s Run is a premium, perennial award-winning, daily fee golf course located in Jasper, Indiana. Now in its 31st year of operation, Sultan’s Run was built on land purchased from Ruxer Farms, where legendary World Champion American Saddlebred Supreme Sultan roamed. Each of the holes at Sultan’s Run is named for one of Supreme Sultan’s World Champion offspring, except hole 18 which is named after the legend himself. This beautiful hole, which features a waterfall on a natural stone outcropping, is widely known as the “most dramatic signature hole in Indiana.”
The playing surface of this championship-caliber course consists of Zoysia tees, fairways and green surrounds and USGA Bentgrass greens. The rolling woodlands with significant slopes and elevation changes and undulating greens provide for a wonderful and challenging experience noted by a championship tee rating and slope of 74.1 and 140 respectively.
Standard and premium stay-and-play packages are available with local courses, or with historic French Lick Resort, located just 30 minutes away.
Follow Sultan’s Run at www.sultansrun.com, as well as on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
About Legends of the LPGA
Legends of the LPGA is the official senior tour of the LPGA providing competitive opportunities for LPGA Tour professionals and eligible amateurs, age 45 and over. The tour was founded in 2000 by 25 veteran LPGA Tour professionals with a goal of showcasing the talents of some of the greatest women golfers of all time. Legends of the LPGA members, including 15 LPGA and World Golf Hall of Fame members, have combined for over 750 LPGA Tour victories including 84 major championships. Legends of the LPGA has helped raise approximately $24 million for charity.