Lotte Championship
The Lotte Championship is a women's professional golf tournament on the LPGA Tour. It debuted in April 2012 at the Ko Olina Golf Club in Kapolei, Hawaii.
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Tournament information | |
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Location | Kapolei, Hawaii, U.S. |
Established | 2012 |
Course(s) | Ko Olina Golf Club |
Par | 72 |
Length | 6,397 yards (5,849 m) |
Tour(s) | LPGA Tour |
Format | Stroke play - 72 holes |
Prize fund | $2 million |
Month played | April |
Tournament record score | |
Aggregate | 268 Cristie Kerr (2017) |
To par | −20 as above |
Current champion | |
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The title sponsor of the tournament is Lotte, an industrial conglomerate based in South Korea and Japan. The presenting sponsor from 2012 to 2014 was J Golf, a Korean broadcaster. In 2012, the LPGA Lotte Championship was one of two LPGA tournaments in the United States presented by J Golf. From 2015 to 2018, the presenting sponsor was Hershey.
Ai Miyazato won the inaugural event in 2012 by four strokes for her eighth win on the LPGA Tour.[1]
To accommodate Korean television, the tournament begins on Wednesday and concludes on Saturday.
Tournament names
- 2012–2014: LPGA Lotte Championship Presented by J Golf
- 2015: LPGA Lotte Championship Presented by Hershey
- 2016–2018: Lotte Championship Presented by Hershey
- 2019: Lotte Championship
Winners
Year | Dates | Champion | Country | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Purse ($) | Winner's share ($) |
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2019 | Apr 17–20 | Brooke Henderson (2) | ![]() | 65-68-69-70=272 | −16 | 4 strokes | 2,000,000 | 300,000 |
2018 | Apr 11–14 | Brooke Henderson | ![]() | 68-66-73-69-276 | −12 | 4 strokes | 2,000,000 | 300,000 |
2017 | Apr 12–15 | Cristie Kerr | ![]() | 71-69-62-66=268 | −20 | 3 strokes | 2,000,000 | 300,000 |
2016 | Apr 13–16 | Minjee Lee | ![]() | 68-66-74-64=272 | −16 | 1 stroke | 1,800,000 | 270,000 |
2015 | Apr 15–18 | Kim Sei-young | ![]() | 67-67-70-73=277 | −11 | Playoff | 1,800,000 | 270,000 |
2014 | Apr 16–19 | Michelle Wie | ![]() | 70-67-70-67=274 | −14 | 2 strokes | 1,700,000 | 255,000 |
2013 | Apr 17–20 | Suzann Pettersen | ![]() | 65-69-68-67=269 | −19 | Playoff | 1,700,000 | 255,000 |
2012 | Apr 18–21 | Ai Miyazato | ![]() | 71-65-70-70=276 | −12 | 4 strokes | 1,700,000 | 255,000 |
Tournament records
Year | Player | Score | Round |
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2013 | Lizette Salas | 62 (−10) | 4th |
2017 | Cristie Kerr | 62 (−10) | 3rd |
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References
- "Ai Miyazato wins 8th LPGA title". ESPN. Associated Press. April 22, 2012. Retrieved April 26, 2012.
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