Tournament information | |
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Location | Daytona Beach, Florida |
Established | 2008 |
Course(s) | LPGA International |
Par | 72 |
Length | 6,117 yards (5,593 m) |
Tour(s) | Epson Tour |
Format | Stroke play |
Prize fund | $250,000 |
Month played | October |
Current champion | |
Auston Kim |
The Epson Tour Championship is an annual golf tournament for professional women golfers on the Epson Tour, the LPGA's developmental tour. The event was played at LPGA International in Daytona Beach, Florida from 2008 to 2019, except for 2016. In 2008 and 2009 the tournament was played on the Jones Course. Beginning in 2010, it has been played on the Champions Course. The 2016 event was played at Alaqua Country Club in Longwood, Florida due to course conditions at LPGA International caused by Hurricane Matthew. [1] In 2020, the event moved to River Run Country Club in Davidson, North Carolina. [2]
The tournament is a 72-hole event, as are most tour events, and includes pre-tournament pro-am opportunities, in which local amateur golfers can play with the professional golfers from the Tour as a benefit for local charities. For professionals, it is a final chance to get into the top fifteen on the tour's money list and earn an LPGA Tour card, or at least improve their status for LPGA Tour Qualifying School. The current benefiting charity of the Epson Tour Championship is the Boys & Girls Clubs of Volusia and Flagler Counties.
Year | Date | Champion | Country | Score | Purse ($) | Winner's share ($) | ||
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Epson Tour Championship | ||||||||
2023 | Oct 8 | Auston Kim | United States | 265 (−23) | 250,000 | 37,500 | ||
2022 | Oct 9 | Jaravee Boonchant | Thailand | 265 (−23) | 250,000 | 37,500 | ||
Symetra Tour Championship | ||||||||
2021 | Oct 10 | Prima Thammaraks | Thailand | 266 (−22) | 250,000 | 37,500 | ||
2020 | Nov 6 | Frida Kinhult | Sweden | 278 (−10) | 175,000 | 26,250 | ||
2019 | Oct 6 | Laura Wearn | United States | 271 (−17) | 225,000 | 34,500 | ||
2018 | Oct 7 | Ruixin Liu | China | 269 (−19) | 225,000 | 34,500 | ||
2017 | Oct 8 | Rachel Rohanna | United States | 203 (−13) | 200,000 | 30,000 | ||
2016 | Oct 16 | Nicole Broch Larsen | Denmark | 266 (−18) | 200,000 | 30,000 | ||
2015 | Oct 18 | Sherman Santiwiwatthanaphong | Thailand | 274 (−14) | 150,000 | 20,000 | ||
2014 | Sep 21 | Marita Engzelius | Norway | 278 (−10) | 125,000 | 18,750 | ||
2013 | Sep 30 | Megan McCrystal | United States | 275 (−13) | 125,000 | 18,750 | ||
Daytona Beach Invitational | ||||||||
2012 | Sep 30 | Daniela Iacobelli | United States | 205 (−11) | 125,000 | 18,750 | ||
2011 | Apr 3 | Haru Nomura | Japan | 207 (−9) | 100,000 | 14,000 | ||
2010 | Apr 11 | Kristie Smith | Australia | 204 (−12) | 100,000 | 14,000 | ||
iMPACT Invitational | ||||||||
2009 | Apr 5 | Misun Cho | South Korea | 210 (−6) | 100,000 | 14,000 | ||
American Systems Invitational | ||||||||
2008 | Apr 6 | Leah Wigger | United States | 212 (−4) | 100,000 | 14,000 |
Year | Player | Score | Round | Course |
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2019 | Pavarisa Yoktuan | 62 (−10) | 1st | Jones Course at LPGA International |
2020 | Demi Runas | 66 (−6) | 4th | River Run Country Club |
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