LPGA Volvik Championship

LPGA Volvik Championship
Tournament information
Location Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.
Established 2016
Course(s) Travis Pointe Country Club
Par 72
Length 6,709 yards (6,135 m)[1]
Tour(s) LPGA Tour
Format Stroke play – 72 holes
Prize fund $1.3 million
Month played May
Tournament record score
Aggregate 269 Shanshan Feng (2017)
To par −19 as above
Current champion
Australia Minjee Lee
Ann Arbor
Location in the United States
Ann Arbor 
Location in Michigan

The LPGA Volvik Championship is a women's professional golf tournament on the LPGA Tour. A new event in 2016, it was played in Michigan at Travis Pointe Country Club, southwest of Ann Arbor.[2]

Volvik is a manufacturer of colored golf balls, headquartered in South Korea.[3][4]

Course layout

Travis Pointe Country Club

HoleYardsParHoleYardsPar
13914103944
24114113874
31663121843
45335133594
54034144625
64815154104
72043161803
83784174154
94034185485
Out3,37036In3,33936
Source:[1]Total6,70972

Winners

YearDatesChampionCountryWinning scoreTo parMargin
of victory
Purse ($)Winner's
share ($)
2018May 24–27Minjee Lee Australia67-69-68-68=272−161 stroke1,300,000195,000
2017May 25–28Shanshan Feng China68-67-66-68=269−191 stroke1,300,000195,000
2016May 26–29Ariya Jutanugarn Thailand65-68-73-67=273−155 strokes1,300,000195,000

Tournament records

YearPlayerScoreRound
2016Christina Kim64 (−8)1st

References

  1. 1 2 "Travis Pointe Country Club". LPGA Volvik Championship. 2016. Retrieved May 27, 2016.
  2. Monarrez, Carlos (May 21, 2016). "Stoplight played big role in Ann Arbor landing LPGA's Volvik". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved May 27, 2016.
  3. "Volvik colored golf balls stand tall in green fields". Korea.net. September 21, 2015. Retrieved May 27, 2016.
  4. "Company". Volvik. Retrieved May 27, 2016.

Coordinates: 42°12′54″N 83°47′06″W / 42.215°N 83.785°W / 42.215; -83.785

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