In the three years since Chevron became the sponsor, purses for the tournament, previously held in California’s Palm Springs area and best known as the Dinah Shore, have risen by $US4.8 million.
For all the clamour of more co-ed professional golf, the co-sanctioned mixed-team tournament is a beta test for potential expansion into more events with between players on the LPGA and PGA Tour.
The new season begins on January 18 at the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions and ends just more than 10 months later on November 24 at the CME Group Tour Championship.
Played at the Evian Resort Golf Club in July, the Amundi Evian Championship will award its winner $US1 million. In 2021, the winner – Australia’s Minjee Lee – took home $US675,000.