PGA Tour And LPGA Partner Aon For $1 Million Competition
July 9, 2018
Global professional services firm Aon has partnered with the PGA Tour and LPGA to launch a first-of-its-kind, season-long golf competition worth $1 million (£751, 895) in prize money.
The Aon Risk Reward Challenge will highlight the world’s best professional golfers as they tackle the most strategically challenging holes across both the PGA Tour and LPGA schedules.
The player from each Tour on top of the leaderboard at the end of the regular season will each receive $1 million (£751, 895).
“We are extremely pleased to welcome Aon as our newest Official Marketing Partner and to align with a globally respected brand that we know will be a tremendous asset to our business,” said PGA Tour Commissioner, Jay Monahan.
“The Aon Risk Reward Challenge is an authentic fit for our sport that will resonate with players and fans while providing Aon an intuitive way to reinforce how their firm creates value for its clients.”
“We are thrilled to welcome Aon to the LPGA family of partners,” added LPGA Commissioner, Mike Whan. “The Aon Risk Reward Challenge will bring an exciting new season-long competition to our Tour with a very significant $1 million (£751, 895) prize for our winner. The fact that Aon is providing equal prize money for the men (PGA Tour) and women (LPGA) has made a huge statement to our players, and we couldn’t be more appreciative.”
