Liz Moore has taken her first major step as the Interim Commissioner of the LPGA Tour! The departure of Mollie Marcoux Samaan came as a shock to the LPGA Tour and the golf community. She truly pushed the LPGA Tour to new heights. Now, stars like Nelly Korda, Lydia Ko, and Co. continue to benefit from it. Even though she left, she has empowered everyone in the office and on the field to continue the Tour’s success.
A couple of days ago, Lydia Ko and others were in the headlines. They were heavily involved in dealing with the LPGA Tour’s slow play issue. Partnering with the stand-in Commissioner Moore, they announced that a new slow-play policy will take effect. It will be applied from March 27, 2025, during the Ford Championship. This will help regulate the slow players and keep the action on the field. A major initiative to curb the age-old problem of pace. And now, Liz Moore has taken another major step to improve the LPGA Tour.
Front Office Sports announced that Moore and the LPGA Tour filed a complaint in the federal court against JoongAng Ilbo Co., Ltd, the parent company of JTBC, the broadcasting company. They are the South Korean broadcast partners of the Tour and the sponsors of the Fir Hills Seri Pak Championship. Unfortunately, JTBC has failed to fulfill its contractual obligations and make timely payments. This has been the case since the 2024 edition of the tournament was concluded. The lawsuit comes after the LPGA Tour canceled the event entirely in January 2025. In a statement released by the Tour’s spokesperson, they said “due to the event underwriter failing to fulfill any portion of its payment obligations to the LPGA Tour for the 2024 and 2025 events.” Also to keep in mind, JTBC is the underwriter.
