Fir Hills Seri Pak Championship

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Fir Hills Seri Pak Championship
Tournament information
Location Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Established 2018
Course(s) Wilshire Country Club (2018–2022)
Palos Verdes Golf Club (2023–2024)
Par71
Length6,447 yards (5,895 m)
Tour(s) LPGA Tour
Format Stroke play – 72 holes
Prize fund $2.0 million
Month playedMarch
Tournament record score
Aggregate268 Brooke Henderson (2021)
To par−16 as above
Current champion
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The Fir Hills Seri Pak Championship is a women's professional golf tournament held in Los Angeles, California, United States as part of the LPGA Tour. A new event in 2018, it was played at Wilshire Country Club. [1] [2] [3]

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In Hancock Park, south of Hollywood and six miles (10 km) northwest of downtown, Wilshire was founded 105 years ago in 1919 and hosted the Los Angeles Open on the PGA Tour four times. [4]

In 2023, the tournament moved to Palos Verdes Golf Club in Los Angeles and the purse increased to $1,750,000. [5]

Tournament names

Winners

YearDateChampionCountryWinning
score
To parMargin
of victory
Purse ($)Winner's
share ($)
2024 Mar 24 Nelly Korda Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 275−9Playoff2,000,000300,000
2023 Apr 2 Yin Ruoning Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 269−151 stroke1,750,000262,500
2022 Apr 24 Nasa Hataoka Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 269−155 strokes1,500,000225,000
2021 Apr 24 Brooke Henderson Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 268−161 stroke1,500,000225,000
2020 Tournament canceled due to coronavirus pandemic
2019 Apr 28 Minjee Lee Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 270−144 strokes1,500,000225,000
2018 Apr 22 Moriya Jutanugarn Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 272−122 strokes1,500,000225,000

Tournament records

YearPlayerScoreRound
2023 Georgia Hall 62 (−10)3rd

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References

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  2. "LPGA adding two new California tournaments in 2018". ESPN. Associated Press. December 13, 2017.
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