LPGA Mediheal Championship

LPGA Mediheal Championship
Tournament information
Location Daly City, California, U.S.
Established 2018
Course(s) Lake Merced Golf Club
Par 72
Length 6,507 yards (5,950 m)
Tour(s) LPGA Tour
Format Stroke play – 72 holes
Prize fund $1.5 million
Month played April
Current champion
Australia Lydia Ko
Daly City
Location in the United States
Lake Merced Golf Club
Location in California

The LPGA Mediheal Championship is a women's professional golf tournament in California on the LPGA Tour. A new event in 2018, it is held at Lake Merced Golf Club in Daly City, an adjacent suburb south of San Francisco. The course hosted the Swinging Skirts LPGA Classic for three years (20142016).

Lydia Ko won the first edition in a playoff over Minjee Lee; on the first extra hole, Ko made a short eagle putt after Lee had birdied.[1]

Winners

YearDatesChampionCountryWinning scoreTo parMargin
of victory
Purse ($)Winner's
share ($)
2018Apr 26–29Lydia Ko New Zealand68-70-67-71=276−12Playoff1,500,000225,000

Tournament records

YearPlayerScoreRound
2018Annie Park66 (−6)2nd
2018Brittany Altomare66 (−6)4th

References

  1. "Lydia Ko makes eagle in playoff for first win since July 2016". ESPN. Associated Press. April 29, 2018.

Coordinates: 37°41′45″N 122°28′22″W / 37.6959°N 122.4728°W / 37.6959; -122.4728

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