LPGA Taiwan Championship

The LPGA Taiwan Championship is a women's professional golf tournament in Taiwan on the LPGA Tour. It debuted as the Sunrise LPGA Taiwan Championship in 2011 at the Sunrise Golf & Country Club in Yangmei. It was the first LPGA tournament ever played in Taiwan. It moved to Miramar Golf Country Club in Taipei and was renamed to the Fubon LPGA Taiwan Championship in 2014.

LPGA Taiwan Championship
Tournament information
LocationTaipei, Taiwan
Established2011
Course(s)Miramar Golf Country Club
Par72
Length6,437 yards (5,886 m)
Tour(s)LPGA Tour
FormatStroke play – 72 holes, no cut
Prize fundUS$2.2 million
Month playedOctober/November
Tournament record score
Aggregate266 Inbee Park (2014)
To par−22 as above
Current champion
United States Nelly Korda
Taipei is located in Taiwan
Taipei
Taipei

The field is limited to 90 players who will play all 72 holes; however, there is a cut for LPGA season-long points championship purposes at the end of 72 holes of the top 40 and ties. Only the players who make this cut will earn points to qualify for the season-ending CME Group Tour Championship.

Tournament names:

  • 2011–2013: Sunrise LPGA Taiwan Championship
  • 2014–2016: Fubon LPGA Taiwan Championship
  • 2017–2018: Swinging Skirts LPGA Taiwan Championship
  • 2019–2022: Taiwan Swinging Skirts LPGA

Host courses:

  • 2011–2013: Sunrise Golf & Country Club
  • 2014–2019: Miramar Golf Country Club

Winners edit

Year Dates Champion Country Winning
score
To par Margin
of victory
Runner(s)-up Purse
(US$)
Winner's
share
2022 Canceled due to ongoing travel restrictions.[1]
2021 Canceled due to ongoing travel, border restrictions, current health concerns on the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]
2020 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [3]
2019 31 Oct – 3 Nov Nelly Korda   United States 66-67-65-72=270 −18 Playoff   Caroline Masson
  Minjee Lee
2,200,000 330,000
2018 25–28 Oct Nelly Korda   United States 67-71-69-68=275 −13 2 strokes   Minjee Lee 2,200,000 330,000
2017 19–22 Oct Ji Eun-hee   South Korea 66-71-69-65=271 −17 6 strokes   Lydia Ko 2,200,000 330,000
2016 6–9 Oct Jang Ha-na   South Korea 69-69-62-71=271 −17 1 stroke   Shanshan Feng 2,000,000 300,000
2015 22–25 Oct Lydia Ko   New Zealand 69-67-67-65=268 −20 9 strokes   Eun-Hee Ji
  So Yeon Ryu
2,000,000 300,000
2014 30 Oct – 2 Nov Inbee Park   South Korea 64-62-69-71=266 −22 2 strokes   Stacy Lewis 2,000,000 300,000
2013 24–27 Oct Suzann Pettersen   Norway 68-69-73-69=279 −9 5 strokes   Azahara Muñoz 2,000,000 300,000
2012 25–28 Oct Suzann Pettersen   Norway 69-65-66-69=269 −19 3 strokes   Inbee Park 2,000,000 300,000
2011 20–23 Oct Yani Tseng   Taiwan 68-71-67-66=272 −16 5 strokes   Azahara Muñoz
  Amy Yang
2,000,000 300,000

Tournament record edit

Year Player Score Round Course
2012   Inbee Park 64 (−8) 3rd Sunrise Golf & Country Club
2014   Mirim Lee 62 (−10) 2nd Miramar Golf Country Club
2014   Inbee Park 62 (−10) 2nd Miramar Golf Country Club
2016   Jodi Ewart 62 (−10) 3rd Miramar Golf Country Club
2016   Jang Ha-na 62 (−10) 3rd Miramar Golf Country Club

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Taiwan Swinging Skirts LPGA Cancelled for 2022". LPGA. 10 August 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  2. ^ "LPGA Statement on the 2021 Taiwan Swinging Skirts LPGA". LPGA. 29 July 2021.
  3. ^ "2019台灣裙襬搖搖LPGA". www.sslpgataiwan.com. Retrieved 21 November 2020.

External links edit

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