Female golfers could be the biggest beneficiaries from an ambitious scheme to revolutionise the sport’s World Cup, with plans afoot to boost prize money and introduce mixed gender teams. Detailed talks about the World Cup, a biennial event which does not resonate deeply within the sport, have been ongoing for a number of months. The plan would see the competition’s purse boosted from $7m to upwards of $10m, with women golfers entering the fold seen as commercially beneficial.
A bigger prize fund would, of course, be welcomed by male participants, but it would make a more significant impact on the female game as players look to close the pay gap between themselves and members of the PGA Tour in particular.
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