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
Nelly Korda
Taipei
Location in Taiwan

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: Taiwan Swinging Skirts LPGA

Host courses:

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

Winners
YearDatesChampionCountryWinning
score		To parMargin
of victory		Runner(s)-upPurse
(US$)		Winner's
share
201931 Oct – 3 NovNelly Korda United States66-67-65-72=270−18Playoff Caroline Masson
Minjee Lee		2,200,000330,000
201825–28 OctNelly Korda United States67-71-69-68=275−132 strokes Minjee Lee2,200,000330,000
201719–22 OctJi Eun-hee South Korea66-71-69-65=271−176 strokes Lydia Ko2,200,000330,000
20166–9 OctJang Ha-na South Korea69-69-62-71=271−171 stroke Shanshan Feng2,000,000300,000
201522–25 OctLydia Ko New Zealand69-67-67-65=268−209 strokes Eun-Hee Ji
So Yeon Ryu		2,000,000300,000
201430 Oct – 2 NovInbee Park South Korea64-62-69-71=266−222 strokes Stacy Lewis2,000,000300,000
201324–27 OctSuzann Pettersen Norway68-69-73-69=279−95 strokes Azahara Muñoz2,000,000300,000
201225–28 OctSuzann Pettersen Norway69-65-66-69=269−193 strokes Inbee Park2,000,000300,000
201120–23 OctYani Tseng Taiwan68-71-67-66=272−165 strokes Azahara Muñoz
Amy Yang		2,000,000300,000

Tournament record
YearPlayerScoreRoundCourse
2012 Inbee Park64 (−8)3rdSunrise Golf & Country Club
2014 Mirim Lee62 (−10)2ndMiramar Golf Country Club
2014 Inbee Park62 (−10)2ndMiramar Golf Country Club
2016 Jodi Ewart62 (−10)3rdMiramar Golf Country Club
2016 Jang Ha-na62 (−10)3rdMiramar Golf Country Club

References

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