The AVP has announced an initiative to increase prize money at three of its tour stops this summer.

The project, which has been dubbed AVP Gold Series, increases the prize money of the AVP New York City Open from $150,000 to $175,000, and the Manhattan Beach Open and Chicago Championships to $225,000 each.

The points of the Gold Series events will also be increased, with first place in New York earning 900 points instead of the usual 750. In Manhattan Beach and Chicago, first place will earn 1,200 points.

Here is the full points breakdown for each prize purse level.

Tour Finish	Team Points $150,000	Team Points $175,000	Team Points $200,000	Team Points $225,000
1	750	900	1050	1200
2	640	768	896	1024
3	540	648	756	864
5	450	540	630	720
7	370	444	518	592
9	300	360	420	480
13	240	288	336	384
15	210	252	294	336
17	190	228	266	304
19	170	204	238	272
21	150	180	210	240
25	120	144	168	192
-1	100	120	140	160
-2	82	98	114	130
-3	66	78	92	106
-4	52	62	72	82

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