Epson Tour Championship

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Epson Tour Championship
Tournament information
Location Daytona Beach, Florida
Established2008
Course(s) LPGA International
Par72
Length6,117 yards (5,593 m)
Tour(s) Epson Tour
Format Stroke play
Prize fund $250,000
Month playedOctober
Current champion
Flag of the United States.svg Auston Kim

The Epson Tour Championship is an annual golf tournament for professional women golfers on the Epson Tour, the LPGA's developmental tour. The event was played at LPGA International in Daytona Beach, Florida from 2008 to 2019, except for 2016. In 2008 and 2009 the tournament was played on the Jones Course. Beginning in 2010, it has been played on the Champions Course. The 2016 event was played at Alaqua Country Club in Longwood, Florida due to course conditions at LPGA International caused by Hurricane Matthew. [1] In 2020, the event moved to River Run Country Club in Davidson, North Carolina. [2]

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The tournament is a 72-hole event, as are most tour events, and includes pre-tournament pro-am opportunities, in which local amateur golfers can play with the professional golfers from the Tour as a benefit for local charities. For professionals, it is a final chance to get into the top ten on the tour's money list and earn an LPGA Tour card, or at least improve their status for LPGA Tour Qualifying School. The current benefiting charity of the Epson Tour Championship is the Boys & Girls Clubs of Volusia and Flagler Counties.

Winners

YearDateChampionCountryScorePurse ($)Winner's
share ($)
Epson Tour Championship
2023 Oct 8 Auston Kim Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 265 (−23)250,00037,500
2022 Oct 9 Jaravee Boonchant Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 265 (−23)250,00037,500
Symetra Tour Championship
2021 Oct 10 Prima Thammaraks Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 266 (−22)250,00037,500
2020 Nov 6 Frida Kinhult Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 278 (−10)175,00026,250
2019 Oct 6 Laura Wearn Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 271 (−17)225,00034,500
2018 Oct 7 Ruixin Liu Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 269 (−19)225,00034,500
2017 Oct 8 Rachel Rohanna Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 203 (−13)200,00030,000
2016 Oct 16 Nicole Broch Larsen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 266 (−18)200,00030,000
2015 Oct 18 Sherman Santiwiwatthanaphong Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 274 (−14)150,00020,000
2014 Sep 21 Marita Engzelius Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 278 (−10)125,00018,750
2013 Sep 30 Megan McCrystal Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 275 (−13)125,00018,750
Daytona Beach Invitational
2012 Sep 30 Daniela Iacobelli Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 205 (−11)125,00018,750
2011 Apr 3 Haru Nomura Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 207 (−9)100,00014,000
2010 Apr 11 Kristie Smith Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 204 (−12)100,00014,000
iMPACT Invitational
2009 Apr 5 Misun Cho Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 210 (−6)100,00014,000
American Systems Invitational
2008 Apr 6 Leah Wigger Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 212 (−4)100,00014,000

Tournament records

YearPlayerScoreRoundCourse
2019 Pavarisa Yoktuan 62 (−10)1stJones Course at LPGA International
2020 Demi Runas 66 (−6)4thRiver Run Country Club

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References

  1. "Symetra Tour Championship Moving To Longwood Due To Hurricane Matthew". Symetra Tour. October 8, 2016.
  2. "Pre-Tournament Notes from the Symetra Tour Championship". LPGA. November 2, 2020.