The Epson Tour, the LPGA Tour’s developmental circuit that has produced dozens of stars through the years, is coming to Las Vegas for the first time in 2025.
The Reliance Matrix Championship will take place May 1-4 at Spanish Trail Country Club and offer a $250,000 purse.
It will be the first leg of a three-tournament West Coast swing, to be followed by events in Scottsdale, Arizona, and Hurricane, Utah.
“We are thrilled to have Las Vegas and the spectacular Spanish Trail Country Club as an official stop on the 2025 and 2026 Epson Tour schedules,” said Jody Brothers, the tour’s chief business and operating officer. “I’m certain (our athletes) will put on a great show for the fans, particularly any young or aspiring golfers who come out to experience and support the next generation of LPGA superstars.”
The Epson Tour — previously known as the Futures Tour and Symetra Tour — is in its 45th year of developing professional golfers for the LPGA and has an impressive list of alumni. Over the past decade, major championship winners Nelly Korda, Celine Boutier, Lilia Vu, Hannah Green and Patty Tavatanakit all played their way onto the LPGA Tour through the Epson Tour. Dozens of other LPGA Tour winners have also used the Epson Tour as a launching pad.
A total of 207 players have earned promotions from the Epson Tour to the LPGA Tour since 1999, a list topped by Hall of Famer Lorena Ochoa in 2002.
The Reliance Matrix Championship will be played one month after the LPGA’s own tournament in Las Vegas. The T-Mobile Match Play will take place April 2-6 at Shadow Creek. Korda is the reigning champion.
Those events are in contrast to the men’s tours, with both the PGA Tour and LIV Golf pulling out of Las Vegas in 2025. The PGA Tour event is leaving after 41 years, while LIV Golf is not returning after its one appearance in February 2024.
