The BMW Ladies Championship, the only LPGA Tour event held in South Korea, will serve as the opening event of the fall Asian swing. Shown is a scene from last year's tournament. [Photo=Herald Sports DB]
The BMW Ladies Championship, the only LPGA Tour event held in South Korea, will serve as the opening event of the fall Asian swing. Shown is a scene from last year's tournament. [Photo=Herald Sports DB]

The LPGA Tour has announced its 2027 season schedule, featuring 33 tournaments — the same number as this year — with a record total purse of $147 million.

LPGA Tour Commissioner Craig Kessler announced the schedule Thursday (Korean Standard Time), saying in a press release: "We have put together a strong 2027 schedule. With the help of our great partners, we have made meaningful progress in how our players travel, where they compete and the prize money available to them."

Next March, the Putu Ladies World Championship will make its debut at Clearwater Bay Golf and Country Club in Hong Kong. In Hawaii, the Nanea Cup and the Lotte Championship will be held in consecutive weeks, reviving the "Hawaiian Swing" for the first time in more than 20 years.

The BMW Ladies Championship, the only LPGA Tour event in South Korea, will open the fall Asian swing, running Oct. 14-17, though the host course has not yet been announced. The Hanwha Group-sponsored international team competition, the Hanwha Plus International Crown, will be held Sept. 9-12 at Lake Merced Golf Club in Daly City, California.

The LPGA Tour undertook a sweeping schedule overhaul aimed at reducing travel fatigue for players and improving operational efficiency, with the key changes centering on geographic clustering and better spacing between major championships.

The most notable shift in next year's schedule is the rationalization of travel routes between events. Under the previous format, players frequently shuttled between the East and West coasts of the United States or faced tightly packed travel between the Asian and European swings, leading to accumulated fatigue and heavy air logistics costs.

According to Golfweek, the 2027 season strengthens a "block scheduling" approach that begins with a Florida season opener, then links events in the West (California, Arizona and surrounding states), followed by a sequential grouping of Midwest and East Coast tournaments. The format minimizes transcontinental travel and shortens distances between events, helping players maintain performance and avoid injury.

The structure of the spring and fall Asian swings will also be stabilized. The spring Asian series — running through Thailand, Singapore and China — and the fall Asian series — connecting South Korea, Malaysia and Japan — have been arranged for greater continuity, making it easier for players to adjust to time zones and manage their schedules.

The European swing, which links the Amundi Evian Championship and the AIG Women's Open in summer, has also been placed in adjacent weeks, cutting unnecessary transatlantic travel and reducing gaps between events.

The spacing and profile of the five major championships have also been recalibrated. From the season-opening Chevron Championship through the US Women's Open, the KPMG Women's PGA Championship, the Amundi Evian Championship and the AIG Women's Open, each major will be separated by an appropriate number of regular events or rest weeks to help top players peak at the right moments.

The Chevron Championship will be held in April at Memorial Park Golf Course in Houston, Texas; the US Women's Open in May at Inverness Club in Ohio; the KPMG Women's PGA Championship in June at Congressional Country Club in Maryland; the Amundi Evian Championship in July at Evian Resort Golf Club in France; and the AIG Women's Open — the season's final major — in August at Royal St George's Golf Club.


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