FireKeepers Casino Hotel Championship

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FireKeepers Casino Hotel Championship
Tournament information
Location Battle Creek, Michigan
Established2015
Course(s)Battle Creek Golf Club
Par72
Length6,598 yards (6,033 m)
Tour(s) Epson Tour
Format Stroke play
Prize fund $200,000
Month playedJune
Current champion
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cassie Porter

The FireKeepers Casino Hotel Championship is a tournament on the Epson Tour, the LPGA's developmental tour. It has been a part of the tour's schedule since 2014. [1]

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It is held at Battle Creek Golf Club in Battle Creek, Michigan, designed by Scottish golf course architect Willie Park Jr. in 1919. [2]

Title sponsor is the FireKeepers Casino Hotel, owned and operated by the local Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi.

Winners

YearDateWinnerCountryScoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-upPurse ($)Winner's
share ($)
2024 Jun 9 Cassie Porter Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 210 (−6)1 stroke Flag of New Zealand.svg Amelia Garvey
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Hung Jo-Hua
Flag of the United States.svg Brooke Matthews
Flag of England.svg Anita Uwadia
200,00030,000
2023 Jun 11 Liu Siyun Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 206 (−10)1 stroke Flag of New Zealand.svg Amelia Garvey 200,00030,000
2022 Jul 31 Yin Xiaowen Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 203 (−13)Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Gina Kim 200,00030,000
2021 Aug 8 Fernanda Lira Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 197 (−19)6 strokes Flag of Germany.svg Isi Gabsa
Flag of the United States.svg Daniela Iacobelli
Flag of the United States.svg Sophia Schubert
Flag of the United States.svg Lilia Vu
175,00026,250
2020 Jul 26 Ruixin Liu Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 203 (−13)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Bailey Tardy 175,00026,250
2019 Aug 18 Ssu-Chia Cheng Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 203 (−13)2 strokes Flag of Paraguay.svg Milagros Chavez
Flag of South Africa.svg Paula Reto
125,00018,750
2018 Aug 19 Marta Sanz Barrio Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 213 (−3)1 stroke Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Augusta James 100,00015,000
2017 Jul 30 Erynne Lee Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 204 (−12)2 strokes Flag of Thailand.svg Benyapa Niphatsophon 100,00015,000
2016 Jul 24 Laura Gonzalez Escallon Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 129 (−15)6 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Ally McDonald 100,00015,000
2015 Jun 7 Madeleine Sheils Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 206 (−10)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Lindy Duncan
Flag of the United States.svg Katelyn Sepmoree
100,00015,000
2014 Jun 8 Min Seo Kwak Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 204 (−12)3 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Daniela Iacobelli 100,00015,000

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References

  1. "FireKeepers Casino Hotel Championship". Symetra Tour. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
  2. "Michigan golfers excited to be back in the state to play in FireKeepers". Battle Creek Enquirer. Retrieved October 5, 2021.