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IVINS — Under a tent near the first tee of the Black Desert Resort golf course Tuesday morning in Ivins, there were pastries from Farmstead Bakery, more than 100 assembled media, dignitaries and VIPs and an event that was big enough to bring out the lieutenant governor of Utah.
The announcement made it official: The top tier of women's professional golf — the LPGA tour — is coming to Ivins.
It won't be next year, as resort officials say they wanted the rest of the under-construction resort to be in place, which likely won't be until the latter half of 2024.
But the LPGA Tour, tens of thousands of visitors and tens of millions of dollars added to the local economy will be coming for what is called the LPGA Black Desert Championship May 1-4, 2025, and for at least five consecutive years after that.
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