Carolina Golf Classic

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Carolina Golf Classic
Tournament information
Location Greensboro, North Carolina
Established2020
Course(s) Forest Oaks Country Club
Par72
Length6,643 yards (6,074 m)
Tour(s) Epson Tour
Format Stroke play
Prize fund $200,000
Month playedJune
Final year2023
Final champion
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Alena Sharp

The Carolina Golf Classic was a tournament on the Epson Tour, the LPGA's developmental tour, from 2020 to 2023. It was held at Forest Oaks Country Club in Greensboro, North Carolina. [1]

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In 2020, with her win at the Carolina Golf Classic, Ana Belac won Player of the Year and finished first on the Symetra Tour money list earning her LPGA Tour card for the 2021 season. [2]

Winners

YearDateWinnerCountryScoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-upPurse ($)Winner's
share ($)
Champions Fore Change Invitational
2023 Jun 4 Alena Sharp Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 199 (−17)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Gigi Stoll 200,00030,000
Carolina Golf Classic Presented by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina
2022 Jun 12 Lucy Li Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 265 (−19)Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Alexa Pano 200,00030,000
2021 Oct 3 Sophia Schubert Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 270 (−18)Playoff Flag of Spain.svg Fatima Fernandez Cano 200,00030,000
2020 Oct 31 Ana Belac Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 281 (−7)4 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Allison Emrey 200,00030,000

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References

  1. "Carolina Golf Classic". Symetra Tour. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
  2. "Tournament". Carolina Golf Classic. Retrieved October 7, 2021.