The Honda LPGA Thailand is a women's professional golf tournament in Thailand on the LPGA Tour. First played in 2006 at the Amata Spring Country Club, the tournament moved to the Siam Country Club, Pattaya in 2007, on its Old Course. It was the first LPGA Tour event held in Thailand and it increased the number of countries on the 2006 LPGA schedule to eight, including the United States.
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Chonburi, Thailand |
| Established | 2006 |
| Course(s) | Siam Country Club, Pattaya Old Course |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 6,576 yards (6,013 m) |
| Organized by | IMG |
| Tour(s) | LPGA Tour |
| Format | Stroke play (72 holes, no cut) |
| Prize fund | $1.7 million |
| Month played | February |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 262 Nanna Koerstz Madsen (2022) 262 Xiyu Lin (2022) |
| To par | −26 as above |
| Current champion | |
 Patty Tavatanakit | |
The tournament was not held in 2008, but returned to the LPGA schedule in 2009. It was held at the newer Plantation Course for this year only, then returned to the Old Course in 2010. The tournament is a limited-field event with no cut; in 2011, 60 players were in the tournament (57 professionals and 3 amateurs); a full-field LPGA tournament has about 144 players. The 2012 event included a field of 70 players, with top-ranked Yani Tseng successfully defending her title, one stroke ahead of runner-up Ai Miyazato, the 2010 champion.[1]
The title sponsor is Honda, a Japanese-based manufacturer of automobiles, trucks, motorcycles, scooters, and robots.
Tournament names edit
- 2006–2009: Honda LPGA Thailand
- 2010: Honda PTT LPGA Thailand
- 2011–present: Honda LPGA Thailand
Tournament hosts edit
| Years | No. | Venue | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007, 2010–present | 13 | Siam Country Club, Pattaya Old Course | Pattaya, Chonburi |
| 2009 | 1 | Siam Country Club, Pattaya Plantation Course | Pattaya, Chonburi |
| 2006 | 1 | Amata Spring Country Club | Mueang Chonburi, Chonburi |
- No event in 2008 and 2020
Winners edit
| Year | Date | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | Winner's share ($) |
Purse ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 26 Feb | Patty Tavatanakit |
267 | −21 | 1 stroke |  Albane Valenzuela |
255,000 | 1,700,000 |
| 2023 | 26 Feb |  Lilia Vu |
266 | −22 | 1 stroke | Natthakritta Vongtaveelap |
255,000 | 1,700,000 |
| 2022 | 13 Mar |  Nanna Koerstz Madsen |
262 | −26 | Playoff[a] |  Lin Xiyu |
240,000 | 1,600,000 |
| 2021 | 9 May | Ariya Jutanugarn |
266 | −22 | 1 stroke | Atthaya Thitikul |
240,000 | 1,600,000 |
| 2020 | Tournament canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic | |||||||
| 2019 | 24 Feb |  Amy Yang (3) |
266 | −22 | 1 stroke |  Minjee Lee |
240,000 | 1,600,000 |
| 2018 | 25 Feb | Jessica Korda |
263 | −25 | 4 strokes | Moriya Jutanugarn Lexi Thompson |
240,000 | 1,600,000 |
| 2017 | 26 Feb | Amy Yang (2) |
266 | −22 | 5 strokes | Ryu So-yeon |
240,000 | 1,600,000 |
| 2016 | 28 Feb | Lexi Thompson |
268 | −20 | 6 strokes | Chun In-gee |
250,000 | 1,600,000 |
| 2015 | 1 Mar | Amy Yang |
273 | −15 | 2 strokes | Mirim Lee Stacy Lewis Yani Tseng |
225,000 | 1,500,000 |
| 2014 | 23 Feb |  Anna Nordqvist |
273 | −15 | 2 strokes | Inbee Park |
225,000 | 1,500,000 |
| 2013 | 24 Feb | Inbee Park |
276 | −12 | 1 stroke | Ariya Jutanugarn |
225,000 | 1,500,000 |
| 2012 | 19 Feb | Yani Tseng (2) |
269 | −19 | 1 stroke |  Ai Miyazato |
225,000 | 1,500,000 |
| 2011 | 20 Feb | Yani Tseng |
273 | −15 | 5 strokes | Michelle Wie |
217,500 | 1,450,000 |
| 2010 | 21 Feb | Ai Miyazato |
267 | −21 | 1 stroke |  Suzann Pettersen |
195,000 | 1,300,000 |
| 2009 | 1 Mar |  Lorena Ochoa |
274 | −14 | 3 strokes | Hee Young Park |
217,500 | 1,450,000 |
| 2008 | No tournament | |||||||
| 2007 | 28 Oct | Suzann Pettersen |
267 | −21 | 1 stroke |  Laura Davies |
195,000 | 1,300,000 |
| 2006 | 22 Oct | Han Hee-won |
202 | −14 | 5 strokes | Diana D'Alessio |
195,000 | 1,300,000 |
- ^ Madsen won with an eagle on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff.
Tournament records edit
| Year | Player | Score | Round | Course |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Yuka Saso | 62 (−10) | 4th | Siam Country Club, Pattaya Old Course |
| 2018 | Jessica Korda | 62 (−10) | 2nd | Siam Country Club, Pattaya Old Course |
| 2009 | Stacy Prammanasudh | 63 (−9) | 4th | Siam Country Club, Pattaya Plantation Course |
| 2006 | Nicole Castrale | 65 (−7) | 1st | Amata Spring Country Club |
| 2006 | Heather Young | 65 (−7) | 1st | Amata Spring Country Club |
Video edit
- YouTube - LPGA Rewind, highlights of 2010 event
References edit
- ^ "Yani Tseng rallies for Thailand win". ESPN.com. Associated Press. 19 February 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2012.