Guardian Championship

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Guardian Championship
Tournament information
Location Prattville, Alabama
Established2017
Course(s)Capitol Hill Golf Club
Par72
Length6,569 yards (6,007 m)
Tour(s) Epson Tour
Format Stroke play
Prize fund $200,000
Month playedSeptember
Current champion
Flag of the United States.svg Cydney Clanton

The Guardian Championship is a tournament on the Epson Tour, the LPGA's developmental tour. It has been a part of the tour's schedule since 2017. It is held at Capitol Hill Golf Club in Prattville, Alabama. [1]

Contents

Title sponsor is the Guardian Credit Union, based in Montgomery, Alabama. [2]

The 2020 tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [3]

Winners

YearDateWinnerCountryScoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-upPurse ($)Winner's
share ($)
2023 Sep 17 Cydney Clanton Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 199 (−17)2 strokes Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Miranda Wang 200,00030,000
2022 Sep 19 Maria Torres Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 202 (−14)2 strokes Flag of Norway.svg Celine Borge
Flag of the Philippines.svg Clariss Guce
200,00030,000
2021 Sep 19 Janie Jackson Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 132 (−12) [lower-alpha 1] 4 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Sierra Brooks
Flag of the United States.svg Katelyn Dambaugh
175,00026,250
2020 Sep 20No tournament175,00026,250
2019 Sep 22 Laura Restrepo Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 202 (−14)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Jenny Coleman
Flag of the United States.svg Gigi Stoll
175,00026,250
2018 Sep 23 Kendall Dye Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 200 (−16)1 stroke Flag of South Korea.svg Kwak Min-seo
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ruixin Liu
160,00024,000
2017 Sep 24 Lindsey Weaver Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 204 (−12)1 stroke Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liu Yu 100,00015,000
  1. Reduced to 36 holes due to adverse weather conditions.

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References

  1. "Guardian Championship". Symetra Tour. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
  2. "Guardian Championship". Guardian Championship. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
  3. "Statement on Upcoming Symetra Tour Schedule and the LPGA Qualifying Tournament". LPGA. April 2, 2020. Archived from the original on September 25, 2020. Retrieved October 6, 2021.