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Sunshine Ladies Tour celebrates decade with exciting 2023 schedule

Dec 6, 2022 | Featured , Sunshine Ladies Tour

Reigning AIG Women’s Open champion Ashleigh Buhai will headline the 30th Investec South African Women’s Open when the Sunshine Ladies Tour celebrates its 10th anniversary with an action-packed season in 2023.

Buhai, who became the country’s second women’s major champion with her Muirfield triumph in August, finished her international season in style with a gritty one-stroke victory in the Women’s Australian Open at Victoria Golf Club.

It is entirely fitting that the pride of South African women’s golf will return to the fairways she forged her career upon as the Sunshine Ladies Tour celebrates a decade as Africa’s principal platform for professional women golfers and development conduit for amateurs coming through the ranks.

Buhai, the only amateur winner of the Sunshine Ladies Tour’s flagship event, will be targeting a fourth victory in March.

The new season will tee off from 1-3 February at Sun City, South Africa’s unrivalled number one holiday resort. The homegrown talent will go head-to-head with the first international campaigners to hit South African shores in the SuperSport Ladies Challenge presented by Sun International, and the R1.3-million season-opener will be contested at the world-renowned Gary Player Country Club.

Next, the circuit heads to South Africa’s premier lifestyle resort, Fancourt, nestled in the heart of South Africa’s Garden Route for the Dimension Data Ladies Pro-Am.

The 10 th edition from February 10 will be another milestone worthy of celebration, and to mark the occasion, the purse has been bumped from R600 000 in 2021 to a staggering R2.5-million. In addition, the leading 10 teams on the final day will fight it out for the lion’s share of the R100,000 prize pot in the Betterball Pro-Am Competition.

In previous editions of the popular Sunshine Ladies Tour stop, which is played concurrent with the Sunshine and Challenge Tour’s co-sanctioned Dimension Data Pro-Am, the first two rounds were played at the nearby George Golf Club and the final round at Fancourt. This year all three rounds will be contested at the Outeniqua and Montagu courses.

Atlantic Beach Links in the Cape will host its first Sunshine Ladies Tour event with the R400 000 Cape Town Ladies Open from 15-17 February. The City of Cape Town, who has hosted the Investec South African Women’s Open since 2018, has supported the event since 2015.

The former home of the Investec South African Open, Glendower Golf Club in Edenvale, will welcome back the fifth edition of the Jabra Ladies Classic from 22-24 March. The winner of the Jabra Ladies Classic receives an invitation to compete in the Jabra Ladies Open on the Ladies European Tour.

The Joburg Ladies Open, returns to Modderfontein Golf Club from 1-4 March.

The first Ladies European Tour stop in South Africa boasts a significant bump in prize money – from €250,000 to €300,000 – making this event a hugely attractive drawcard for local golfers with aspirations to play in the Europe and the international contenders targeting an early advantage on the season-long Race to Costa del Sol.

The Investec South African Women’s Open will draw the curtain on the 2023 season from 8-11 March.

This 72-hole showdown will be played at the picturesque Steenberg Golf Club for a second successive year, and the field will be competing for an increased purse of €320,000 (over R5.9-million), thanks to the investment by Investec and the City of Cape Town.

2023 SUNSHINE LADIES TOUR SCHEDULE

• 3-million SuperSport Ladies Challenge presented by Sun International, 1-3 February, Gary Player Country Club
• 5-million Dimension Data Ladies Pro-Am, 10-12 February, Fancourt (Outeniqua and Montagu Courses), Better Ball Pro-Am (R100,000 prize money)
• R 400,000 Cape Town Ladies Open, 15-17 February, Atlantic Beach Links
• R1-milion Jabra Ladies Classic, 22-24 February, Glendower Golf Club
• €300,000 Joburg Ladies Open*, 1-4 March, Modderfontein Golf Club
• €320,000 Investec South African Women’s Open*, 8-11 March, Steenberg Golf Club

*Co-sanctioned with the Ladies European Tour

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Sunshine Ladies Tour celebrates decade with exciting 2023 schedule

22 Dec 2022

Reigning AIG Women’s Open champion Ashleigh Buhai will headline the 30th Investec South African Women’s Open when the Sunshine Ladies Tour celebrates its 10th anniversary with an action-packed season in 2023.

Buhai, who became the country’s second women’s Major champion with her Muirfield triumph in August, finished her international season in style with a gritty one-stroke victory in the Women’s Australian Open at Victoria Golf Club.

It is entirely fitting that the pride of South African women’s golf will return to the fairways she forged her career upon as the Sunshine Ladies Tour celebrates a decade as Africa’s principal platform for professional women golfers and development conduit for amateurs coming through the ranks.

Buhai, the only amateur winner of the Sunshine Ladies Tour’s flagship event, will be targeting a fourth victory in March.

The world number 28 won her first SA Women’s Open title at Royal Johannesburg & Kensington in 2004 and was still an amateur when she repeated the feat at Durban Country Club three years later.

In 2018, the year Investec became the title sponsor of the national open, Buhai made it a hat-trick of wins with her first professional victory in the event and her third on Ladies European Tour.

The new season will tee off from 1 – 3 February at Sun City, South Africa’s unrivalled number one holiday resort.  The homegrown talent will go head-to-head with the first international campaigners to hit South African shores in the SuperSport Ladies Challenge presented by Sun International, and the R1.3-million season-opener will be contested at the world-renowned Gary Player Country Club.

Next, the circuit heads to South Africa’s premier lifestyle resort, Fancourt, nestled in the heart of South Africa’s Garden Route for the Dimension Data Ladies Pro-Am.

The 10th edition from 10 – 12 February will be another milestone worthy of celebration, and to mark the occasion, the purse has been bumped from R600 000 in 2021 to a staggering R2.5-million.  In addition, the leading 10 teams on the final day will fight it out for the lion’s share of the R100 000 prize pot in the Betterball Pro-Am Competition.

In previous editions of the popular Sunshine Ladies Tour stop, which is played concurrent with the Sunshine and Challenge Tour’s co-sanctioned Dimension Data Pro-Am, the first two rounds were played at the nearby George Golf Club and the final round at Fancourt.  This year all three rounds will be contested at the Outeniqua and Montagu courses.

Atlantic Beach Links in the Cape will host its first Sunshine Ladies Tour event with the R400 000 Cape Town Ladies Open from 15 – 17 February.  The City of Cape Town, who has hosted the Investec South African Women’s Open since 2018, has supported the event since 2015.

The former home of the Investec South African Open, Glendower Golf Club in Edenvale, will welcome back the fifth edition of the Jabra Ladies Classic from 22 – 24 March.  The winner of the Jabra Ladies Classic receives an invitation to compete in the Jabra Ladies Open on the Ladies European Tour.

The Joburg Ladies Open, returns to Modderfontein Golf Club from 1 – 4 March.

The first Ladies European Tour stop in South Africa boasts a significant bump in prize money – from €250 000 to €300 000 – making this event a hugely attractive drawcard for local golfers with aspirations to play in the Europe and the international contenders targeting an early advantage on the season-long Race to Costa del Sol.

The Investec South African Women’s Open will draw the curtain on the 2023 season from 8 – 11 March.

This 72-hole showdown will be played at the picturesque Steenberg Golf Club for a second successive year, and the field will be competing for an increased purse of €320 000 (over R5.9-million), thanks to the investment by Investec and the City of Cape Town.

“We are extremely excited for this 10th season of the Sunshine Ladies Tour,” said Thomas Abt, Sunshine Tour Commissioner.  “The Sunshine Ladies Tour has grown into an attractive product and together with our partners, we will continue to grow this circuit for the benefit of our members.

“We are delighted to have committed sponsors who have gone the distance with us, and partners such as the Ladies European Tour with whom our flagship events, the Joburg Ladies Open and the Investec South African Women’s Open, are co-sanctioned.

“The success of the Sunshine Ladies Tour has been unfathomable. Participation has increased tenfold, especially with international participation and the prize money has more than quadrupled from what was on offer in our first season.  And the knock-on effect for our rising amateurs has been fantastic, with many of our young golfers now flourishing on the international stage and US collegiate circuit.”

The pathway the Sunshine Ladies Tour provides for young golfers to the bigger global platforms is best illustrated by 2022 Investec Order of Merit champion of 2022, Linn Grant.

The 23-year-old began her 2022 season in South Africa.  She racked up victories in the Dimension Data Ladies Pro-Am, the Jabra Ladies Classic and the Joburg Ladies Open and won the season-long points race.  Building on this incredible start on the Ladies European Tour, Linn became the first female golfer to win on the DP World Tour in June, won the LET Rookie of the Year title and recently capped her season as the winner of the LET Race to Costa del Sol.

Throughout the 2023 season, the Sunshine Ladies Tour campaigners will vie for glory in the points-based ranking system.

The top three professionals on the final Investec Order of Merit will gain automatic entry into the 2024 Investec South African Women’s Open, and the winner receives a bonus prize worth R 200 000.  Should the winner of the 2023 Investec South African Women’s Open be a South African, she will be rewarded with the Investec Homegrown Award, worth R 100 000.

Peta Dixon, Investec’s head of sponsorships, said: “We are proud to continue to give our talented women in sport a platform to showcase their talent through our partnership with the Sunshine Ladies Tour and Ladies European Tour, and to ensure that these golfers are recognised for their dedication and given opportunities to excel.

“It has been very exciting to witness the growth of the local women’s professional circuit over the last decade and to empower women through sport. We are delighted to be part of the journey to grow Africa’s premier women’s professional golf circuit and through our investment in four of South Africa’s rising talents in Nicole Garcia, Stacy Bregman, Lejan Lewthwaite and Zethu Myeki.”

Alexandra Armas, Chief Executive Officer of the Ladies European Tour, said the LET is delighted to once again feature two premier events in South Africa on their 2023 schedule.

“We welcome the opportunity for international competition for our members, and we are very proud of our strong, longstanding relationship with the Sunshine Ladies Tour. Two co-sanctioned events on our global schedule strengthens our goal of providing competitive opportunities for our members on all the continents.

“Our sincere thanks to the Cities of Johannesburg and Cape Town and Investec for their incredible commitment. These events not only benefit our members, but undoubtedly also positively impact on participation and interest in the women’s game in Africa.”

Women’s PGA of South Africa chairperson, Margie Whitehouse, said: “We would also like to express our gratitude to the Sunshine Tour, and all our partners and sponsors who have ensured that the Sunshine Ladies Tour has gone from strength to strength in the last 10 years.  Thanks to their tremendous support, our rising talent will once again have the opportunity to compete for fantastic incentives and competitive purses, and we look forward to watching the future stars showcase their talent on the 2023 Sunshine Ladies Tour.”

  2023 SUNSHINE LADIES TOUR SCHEDULE

R1.3-million SuperSport Ladies Challenge presented by Sun International

1 – 3 February Gary Player Country Club

R2.5-million Dimension Data Ladies Pro-Am

10 – 12 February Fancourt (Outeniqua and Montagu Courses) Better Ball Pro-Am (R100 000 prize money)

R 400 000 Cape Town Ladies Open

15 – 17 February Atlantic Beach Links

R1-milion Jabra Ladies Classic

22 – 24 February Glendower Golf Club

€ 300 000 Joburg Ladies Open *

1 – 4 March Modderfontein Golf Club

€ 320 000 Investec South African Women’s Open *

8 – 11 March Steenberg Golf Club

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2024 Sunshine Ladies Tour schedule announced

The 2024 Sunshine Ladies Tour will feature a strong schedule of its own as well as representation on the men’s Sunshine Tour.

The upcoming Sunshine Ladies Tour season will consist of nine tournaments running from February to April, two of which will be co-sanctioned with the Ladies European Tour and with live coverage on SuperSport.

Added to this, the winners of each of these events as well as the overall Order of Merit champion will earn a place with the men in the Sunshine Tour’s new Waterfall City Tournament of Champions powered by Attacq where they will compete for a first prize of R1-million at Royal Johannesburg Golf Club’s East Championship Course from 2-5 May.

It’s another significant step in the ongoing drive towards equal opportunity within South African professional golf and builds on the 2023 Vodacom Origins of Golf Series on the Sunshine Tour where the leading Sunshine Ladies Tour professionals competed in the same tournament as the Sunshine Tour professionals for the same prize money.

“The strength of South African professional golf lies in our collective strength to create a product that showcases our diversity as a country capable of producing champions in the men’s and women’s game,” said Thomas Abt, commissioner of the Sunshine Tour and speaking on behalf of the Sunshine Ladies Tour.

“We are privileged to have sponsors and partners who share this vision with us and which allows us to not only put together a strong independent Sunshine Ladies Tour schedule, but also to incorporate the strength of both our Tours into a unified product that offers greater value to the professionals, the fans and to our sponsors.”

The 2024 Sunshine Ladies Tour will be anchored by two co-sanctioned tournaments with the Ladies European Tour – the Joburg Ladies Open at Modderfontein Golf Club from 18-21 April and the season-ending Investec South African Women’s Open at Erinvale Golf Estate from 25-28 April.

The schedule will tee off with the Dimension Data Ladies Pro-Am at Fancourt from 16-18 February and will also include the SuperSport Ladies Challenge presented by Sun International at the Lost City Golf Course from 21-23 February, the Sunshine Ladies Tour Invitational from 6-8 March at a venue still to be confirmed, the Cape Town Ladies Open at Royal Cape Golf Club from 13-15 March, and the Jabra Ladies Classic at Glendower Golf Club from 10-12 April.

There are also two new events on the schedule in March and April which will be announced at a later date.

2024 Sunshine Ladies Tour Schedule

• 16-18 February: Dimension Data Ladies Pro-Am – Fancourt
• 21-23 February: SuperSport Ladies Challenge presented by Sun International – Lost City Golf Course
• 6-8 March: Sunshine Ladies Tour Invitational – Venue TBC
• 13-15 March: Cape Town Ladies Open – Royal Cape Golf Club
• 20-22 March: New Tournament TBA – Venue TBC
• 4-6 April: New Tournament TBA – Venue TBC
• 10-12 April: Jabra Ladies Classic – Glendower Golf Club
• 18-21 April: Joburg Ladies Open – Modderfontein Golf Club (co-sanctioned with the Ladies European Tour)
• 25-28 April: Investec South African Women’s Open – Erinvale Golf Estate (co-sanctioned with the Ladies European Tour)

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Sunshine Ladies Tour celebrates decade with exciting 2023 schedule

Reigning AIG Women’s Open champion Ashleigh Buhai will headline the 30th Investec South African Women’s Open when the Sunshine Ladies Tour celebrates its 10th anniversary with an action-packed season in 2023.

Buhai, who became the country’s second women’s Major champion with her Muirfield triumph in August, finished her international season in style with a gritty one-stroke victory in the Women’s Australian Open at Victoria Golf Club.

It is entirely fitting that the pride of South African women’s golf will return to the fairways she forged her career upon as the Sunshine Ladies Tour celebrates a decade as Africa’s principal platform for professional women golfers and development conduit for amateurs coming through the ranks.

Buhai, the only amateur winner of the Sunshine Ladies Tour’s flagship event, will be targeting a fourth victory in March.

THAT's how you finish a season ???????? The 2022 @AIGWomensOpen winner is the 2022 @AusOpenGolf champion! Congratulations @ash_simon ! Can't wait to see you gun for a 4th #InvestecSAWomens title on the 2023 @SLadiesTour ! ?? #AusOpenGolf #LevelUp #sunshineladiestour @Investec pic.twitter.com/ckv8h96Bg8 — Sunshine Ladies Tour (@SLadiesTour) December 4, 2022

The world number 28 won her first SA Women’s Open title at Royal Johannesburg & Kensington in 2004 and was still an amateur when she repeated the feat at Durban Country Club three years later.

In 2018, the year Investec became the title sponsor of the national open, Buhai made it a hat-trick of wins with her first professional victory in the event and her third on Ladies European Tour.

The new season will tee off from 1-3 February at Sun City, South Africa's unrivalled No 1 holiday resort.

The homegrown talent will go head-to-head with the first international campaigners to hit South African shores in the SuperSport Ladies Challenge presented by Sun International, and the R1.3-million season-opener will be contested at the world-renowned Gary Player Country Club.

Next, the circuit heads to South Africa's premier lifestyle resort, Fancourt, nestled in the heart of South Africa's Garden Route for the Dimension Data Ladies Pro-Am.

The 10th edition from 10-12 February will be another milestone worthy of celebration, and to mark the occasion, the purse has been bumped from R600 000 in 2021 to a staggering R2.5-million.

In addition, the leading 10 teams on the final day will fight it out for the lion’s share of the R100 000 prize pot in the Betterball Pro-Am Competition.

FIRST EUROPEAN STOP BOASTS BUMP IN PRIZE MONEY

In previous editions of the popular Sunshine Ladies Tour stop, which is played concurrent with the Sunshine and Challenge Tour’s co-sanctioned Dimension Data Pro-Am, the first two rounds were played at the nearby George Golf Club and the final round at Fancourt.

This year all three rounds will be contested at the Outeniqua and Montagu courses.

Atlantic Beach Links in the Cape will host its first Sunshine Ladies Tour event with the R400 000 Cape Town Ladies Open from 15-17 February.

The City of Cape Town, who has hosted the Investec South African Women’s Open since 2018, has supported the event since 2015.

The former home of the Investec South African Open, Glendower Golf Club in Edenvale, will welcome back the fifth edition of the Jabra Ladies Classic from 22-24 March.

The winner of the Jabra Ladies Classic receives an invitation to compete in the Jabra Ladies Open on the Ladies European Tour.

The Joburg Ladies Open, returns to Modderfontein Golf Club from 1-4 March.

The first Ladies European Tour stop in South Africa boasts a significant bump in prize money – from €250 000 to €300 000 – making this event a hugely attractive drawcard for local golfers with aspirations to play in the Europe and the international contenders targeting an early advantage on the season-long Race to Costa del Sol.

The Investec South African Women’s Open will draw the curtain on the 2023 season from 8-11 March.

This 72-hole showdown will be played at the picturesque Steenberg Golf Club for a second successive year, and the field will be competing for an increased purse of €320 000 (over R5.9-million), thanks to the investment by Investec and the City of Cape Town.

“We are extremely excited for this 10th season of the Sunshine Ladies Tour,” said Thomas Abt, Sunshine Tour Commissioner. “The Sunshine Ladies Tour has grown into an attractive product and together with our partners, we will continue to grow this circuit for the benefit of our members.

“We are delighted to have committed sponsors who have gone the distance with us, and partners such as the Ladies European Tour with whom our flagship events, the Joburg Ladies Open and the Investec South African Women’s Open, are co-sanctioned.

“The success of the Sunshine Ladies Tour has been unfathomable. Participation has increased tenfold, especially with international participation and the prize money has more than quadrupled from what was on offer in our first season. And the knock-on effect for our rising amateurs has been fantastic, with many of our young golfers now flourishing on the international stage and US collegiate circuit.”

The pathway the Sunshine Ladies Tour provides for young golfers to the bigger global platforms is best illustrated by 2022 Investec Order of Merit champion of 2022, Linn Grant.

The 23-year-old began her 2022 season in South Africa. She racked up victories in the Dimension Data Ladies Pro-Am, the Jabra Ladies Classic and the Joburg Ladies Open and won the season-long points race.

Building on this incredible start on the Ladies European Tour, Linn became the first female golfer to win on the DP World Tour in June, won the LET Rookie of the Year title and recently capped her season as the winner of the LET Race to Costa del Sol.

Throughout the 2023 season, the Sunshine Ladies Tour campaigners will vie for glory in the points-based ranking system.

The top three professionals on the final Investec Order of Merit will gain automatic entry into the 2024 Investec South African Women’s Open, and the winner receives a bonus prize worth R 200 000.

Should the winner of the 2023 Investec South African Women’s Open be a South African, she will be rewarded with the Investec Homegrown Award, worth R 100 000.

Peta Dixon, Investec’s head of sponsorships, said: “We are proud to continue to give our talented women in sport a platform to showcase their talent through our partnership with the Sunshine Ladies Tour and Ladies European Tour, and to ensure that these golfers are recognised for their dedication and given opportunities to excel.

“It has been very exciting to witness the growth of the local women’s professional circuit over the last decade and to empower women through sport. We are delighted to be part of the journey to grow Africa’s premier women’s professional golf circuit and through our investment in four of South Africa’s rising talents in Nicole Garcia, Stacy Bregman, Lejan Lewthwaite and Zethu Myeki.”

Alexandra Armas, Chief Executive Officer of the Ladies European Tour, said the LET is delighted to once again feature two premier events in South Africa on their 2023 schedule.

“We welcome the opportunity for international competition for our members, and we are very proud of our strong, longstanding relationship with the Sunshine Ladies Tour. Two co-sanctioned events on our global schedule strengthens our goal of providing competitive opportunities for our members on all the continents.

“Our sincere thanks to the Cities of Johannesburg and Cape Town and Investec for their incredible commitment. These events not only benefit our members, but undoubtedly also positively impact on participation and interest in the women’s game in Africa.”

Women’s PGA of South Africa chairperson, Margie Whitehouse, said: “We would also like to express our gratitude to the Sunshine Tour, and all our partners and sponsors who have ensured that the Sunshine Ladies Tour has gone from strength to strength in the last 10 years. Thanks to their tremendous support, our rising talent will once again have the opportunity to compete for fantastic incentives and competitive purses, and we look forward to watching the future stars showcase their talent on the 2023 Sunshine Ladies Tour.”

R1.3-million SuperSport Ladies Challenge presented by Sun International 1 – 3 February Gary Player Country Club

R2.5-million Dimension Data Ladies Pro-Am 10 – 12 February Fancourt (Outeniqua and Montagu Courses) Better Ball Pro-Am (R100 000 prize money)

R 400 000 Cape Town Ladies Open 15 – 17 February Atlantic Beach Links

R1-milion Jabra Ladies Classic 22 – 24 February Glendower Golf Club

€ 300 000 Joburg Ladies Open * 1 – 4 March Modderfontein Golf Club

€ 320 000 Investec South African Women’s Open * 8 – 11 March Steenberg Golf Club

*Co-sanctioned with the Ladies European Tour

Try this: Washougal Spring Studio Tour; ‘Steel Magnolias’; Science on Tap

Five things to do this week.

Drawn to art

Washougal Studio Artists will host its annual Spring Studio Tour from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, timed for Mother’s Day gift-giving. The tour includes the work of 23 local artists at seven studio locations. Tour-takers can meet the artists and learn about their inspiration and creative process. The tour features original works in fused glass, textiles, bronze sculpture, painting, jewelry and mixed media. See a tour map and driving directions at washougalstudioartists.org .

Flower power

Magenta Theater, 1108 Main St., Vancouver, presents “ Steel Magnolias ,” playing Friday through May 19. This play follows the lives of six extraordinary women, showcasing their friendships, laughter and the strength they draw from one another. Performances are 7:30 p.m. May 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 16, 17 and 18 with 2 p.m. matinees May 5, 12 and 19. Tickets are $25 at magentatheater.com or $28 at the door.

Reprise Choir Sings co-directors April Duvic and Janet Reiter-Galbraith will perform a concert, “ One Piano, Four Hands, Two Divas, ” at 3 p.m. Sunday at First United Methodist Church, 401 E. 33rd St., Vancouver. Duvic and Reiter-Galbraith will play several four-hand piano duets and sing two duets, as well as perform solo piano and vocal pieces. The program includes works or arrangements by Mozart, Beethoven, Dvorak, Tchaikovsky, Grieg and Brahms. There’s a $20 suggested donation to attend. Proceeds benefit Reprise Choir Sings. Learn more at reprisechoirsings.org .

Sunny side up

Love Street Playhouse presents “ The Sunshine Boys ,” showing through May 19 at 126 Loves Ave., Woodland. The play follows Al and Willie, former top-billed vaudevillians who are now estranged. When CBS invites them to host a “History of Comedy” retrospective, a grudging reunion brings them back together, along with memories, miseries and laughs. Performances are 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday as well as May 10, 11, 16, 17 and 18 with 2 p.m. matinees Sunday as well as May 12 and 19. Tickets are $25 at lovestreetplayhouse.com .

Total disaster

The next Science on Tap at the Kiggins Theatre is “My Life Is Mostly a Disaster: Perspectives of a Multihazard First Responder,” at 7 p.m. Wednesday at 1011 Main St., Vancouver. Tickets are $15 to $45 at kigginstheatre.com . The speaker is Steven Sobieszczyk, a scientist with the U.S. Geological Survey. Sobieszczyk is a multi-hazard first responder with experience in everything from earthquakes in Puerto Rico and eruptions in Hawaii to wildfires and floods across the U.S. For more details, call 503-719-2480 or email [email protected] . Learn more about Science on Tap at scienceontaporwa.org .

For more details about these and other events — like the Humane Society of Southwest Washington’s Walk/Run for the Animals , Sons of Norway Sunday brunch and the Creative Writing Festival at Clark College — visit events.columbian.com .

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2024 Chevron Championship: Sunday ESPN+ Featured Groups

Espn+ to stream featured groups coverage at the cognizant founders cup.

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ESPN+ Featured Group coverage continues on Sunday at The Chevron Championship. The final two groups will be on ESPN+ from approximately 12:20 p.m. ET to 2 p.m. ET and then regular ESPN+ Featured Group coverage will resume at 2 p.m. ET. Take a look at the groups that will be featured during the final round at The Club at Carlton Woods.

Sunday Featured Groups

First window (approximately 12:20 p.m. ET to 2 p.m. ET)

Maja Stark/Atthaya Thitikul/Jin Hee Im | 12:25 p.m. ET

Maja Stark – No. 46 in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings, No. 36 in the Race to the CME Globe, one LPGA Tour victory, 2023 European Solheim Cup Team member, represented Team Sweden at the 2023 Hanwha LIFEPLUS International Crown

Atthaya Thitikul – No. 10 in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings, making 2024 debut at The Chevron Championship, two LPGA Tour victories, member of victorious Team Thailand at the 2023 Hanwha LIFEPLUS International Crown

Jin Hee Im – No. 49 in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings, No. 96 in the Race to the CME Globe, 2024 LPGA Tour rookie, finished T17 at 2023 LPGA Q-Series to earn LPGA Tour membership for the 2024 season

Haeran Ryu/Brooke Henderson/Nelly Korda | 12:36 p.m. ET

Haeran Ryu – No. 33 in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings, No. 27 in the Race to the CME Globe, one LPGA Tour victory, 2023 Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year

Brooke Henderson – No. 12 in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings, No. 4 in the Race to the CME Globe, 13 LPGA Tour victories, two major titles (2016 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, 2022 Amundi Evian Championship), two-time Olympian

Nelly Korda – No. 1 in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings, No. 1 in the Race to the CME Globe, 12 LPGA Tour victories, one major title (2021 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship), gold medalist at 2020 Tokyo Olympics, three-time U.S. Solheim Cup Team member, represented United States Team at the 2023 Hanwha LIFEPLUS International Crown

Second window (begins at 2 p.m. ET)

Marina Alex/Andrea Lee/Jodi Ewart Shadoff | 11:19 a.m. ET

Marina Alex – No. 145 in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings, No. 52 in the Race to the CME Globe, two-time LPGA Tour winner, 2019 U.S. Solheim Cup Team member

Andrea Lee – No. 40 in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings, No. 15 in the Race to the CME Globe, one LPGA Tour victory, 2023 U.S. Solheim Cup Team member

Jodi Ewart Shadoff – No. 70 in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings, No. 76 in the Race to the CME Globe, one LPGA Tour victory, three-time European Solheim Cup Team member, three-time representative of Team England at the Hanwha LIFEPLUS International Crown, represented England at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics

Nanna Koerstz Madsen/Narin An/Gemma Dryburgh | 11:41 a.m. ET

Nanna Koerstz Madsen – No. 125 in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings, No. 46 in the Race to the CME Globe, one LPGA Tour victory, 2021 European Solheim Cup Team member, two-time Olympian

Narin An – No. 81 in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings, No. 22 in the Race to the CME Globe, 2022 LPGA Tour rookie, earned medalist honors at 2021 LPGA Q-Series to earn LPGA Tour membership for the 2022 season

Gemma Dryburgh – No. 68 in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings, No. 32 in the Race to the CME Globe, one LPGA Tour victory, 2023 European Solheim Cup Team member

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