LPGA commissioner Marcoux Samaan to step down in January / Photo: © GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/AFP/File
-
Kohli called out over shoulder bump with Konstas during fourth Test
-
Rural communities urged to flee east Australia bushfire
-
Sri Lanka train memorial honours tsunami tragedy
-
Australia's top order fires to take charge of 4th Test against India
-
S. Korea's opposition moves to impeach acting president
-
'We couldn't find their bodies': Indonesian tsunami survivors mourn the dead
-
Azerbaijan mourns 38 killed in plane crash in Kazakhstan
-
Konstas and Khawaja put Australia on top in 4th Test against India
-
Lakers pip Warriors after another LeBron-Curry classic
-
India readies for 400 million pilgrims at mammoth festival
-
Nepal hosts hot air balloon festival
-
Asia stocks up as 'Santa Rally' persists
-
Tears, prayers as Asia mourns tsunami dead 20 years on
-
Sydney-Hobart yacht crews set off on gale-threatened race
-
Key public service makes quiet return in Gaza
-
Fearless Konstas slams 60 as Australia take upper hand against India
-
Bridges outduels Wembanyama, Celtics lose again
-
Hungry Sabalenka ready for more Slam success
-
Mass jailbreak in Mozambique amid post-election unrest
-
Azerbaijani jet crashes in Kazakhstan, killing 38
-
Bridges outduels Wembanyama as Knicks beat Spurs
-
2004 Indian Ocean tsunami: what to know 20 years on
-
Asia to mourn tsunami dead with ceremonies 20 years on
-
Syrians protest after video of attack on Alawite shrine
-
Russian state owner says cargo ship blast was 'terrorist attack'
-
38 dead as Azerbaijani jet crashes in Kazakhstan
-
Crisis-hit Valencia hire West Brom's Corberan as new boss
-
Suriname ex-dictator and fugitive Desi Bouterse dead at 79
-
35 feared dead as Azerbaijani jet crashes in Kazakhstan
-
Pope calls for 'arms to be silenced' in Christmas appeal
-
Syria authorities say torched 1 million captagon pills
-
Pope calls for 'arms to be silenced' across world
-
32 survivors as Azerbaijani jet crashes in Kazakhstan
NYSE - LSE
LPGA commissioner Marcoux Samaan to step down in January
LPGA commissioner Mollie Marcoux Samaan will step down next month after serving in the role since 2001, the LPGA Tour announced on Monday.
Liz Moore, the LPGA's corporate secretary, will serve as interim commissioner until a replacement is named.
"I'm proud of the unprecedented growth the LPGA has enjoyed since I began my tenure," said Marcoux Samaan, the LPGA's ninth commissioner.
"The strategy we have built for growth and impact along with the infrastructure we have added to capitalize on the tremendous opportunity ahead will serve the LPGA well in the coming decades."
Marcoux Samaan's tenure included the LPGA's largest period of growth, including a 90 percent jump in prize money and record player earnings, doubling for the top 100 players from just over $570,000 in 2021 to more than $1 million in 2024.
The women's tour enjoyed record attendance in 2024 and the LPGA Foundation boosted the number of women and girls playing golf.
"I'm confident the LPGA is well-positioned for continued success as we build on the growth trajectory of the past three and a half years of Mollie's leadership," LPGA board chair John B. Veihmeyer said.
P.Anderson--BTB