Organizers marked 100 days until the Mizuho Americas Open tees off at Liberty National Golf Club in Jersey City Feb. 21 – the first time an LPGA Tour event will be held at the prestigious venue – by releasing new details.

The Ladies Professional Golf Association tournament, being held from May 29-June 4, will draw the best golfers in the world competing for a $2.75 million purse, one of the largest non-Major Championship purses on the LPGA Tour calendar this year.

The event came together through a multi-year agreement between the LPGA, Liberty National and Mizuho Americas. It marks the global bank’s first foray into sports sponsorship in the United States.

LPGA icon Michelle Wie West will serve as the tournament host.

“The Mizuho Americas Open is one of the most exciting events on the LPGA schedule,” said Wie West. “Not only will it feature the best of the best competing for one of the biggest purses, it also brings to life Mizuho’s vision of a purpose-driven tournament that promotes equity and opportunity for women and supports the next generation of talent.”

Part of that vision includes a concurrent American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) Invitational being hosted by the Mizuho Americas Open.

Organizers also announced that tickets, corporate hospitality packages and volunteer opportunities are available for the event. More information can be found here.

“I am confident that the Mizuho Americas Open is going to bring out some of the very best golf on the Tour and become a fan favorite,” said Wie West.

As NJBIZ reported last month, the tournament will be among four prestigious LPGA events taking place over a six-week span in North and South Jersey, including the Cognizant Founders Cup (May 10-14 at Upper Montclair Country Club in Clifton), ShopRite LPGA Classic (June 7-11 at Seaview in Galloway Township), and KPMG Women’s PGA Championship (June 21-25 at Baltusrol Golf Club in Springfield).

“We are thrilled that N.J. will be the epicenter of women’s golf in 2023, allowing the LPGA, PGA of America, and our sponsors to use our collective platform to inspire young girls and women throughout N.J. and the surrounding tri-state region,” said Mollie Marcoux Samaan, LPGA commissioner, in a statement in January. “The combination of these four truly first-rate and meaningful events played at some of the best golf courses in the world in a major market provides a rare and exciting opportunity to not only elevate women’s golf but also elevate the conversation around women’s leadership and empowerment more broadly.”