IOA Championship

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IOA Championship
Tournament information
Location Beaumont, California
Established2013
Course(s)Morongo Golf Club at Tukwet Canyon
Par72
Length6,527 yards (5,968 m)
Tour(s) Epson Tour
Format Stroke play
Prize fund $175,000
Month playedMarch
Tournament record score
Aggregate202 Hannah Yun (2013)
To par−14 as above
Current champion
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Juliana Hung

The IOA Championship is a tournament on the Epson Tour, the LPGA's developmental tour. It has been a part of the tour's schedule since 2013. It is held at Morongo Golf Club at Tukwet Canyon in Beaumont, California. [1]

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The tournament started out as the Volvik Championship held in Florida in 2013, before moving to California in 2014 and changing name to the IOA Championship in 2016.

In 2020, the tournament was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [2]

Winners

YearDateWinnerCountryScoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-upPurse ($)Winner's
share ($)
IOA Championship Presented by Morongo Casino Resort & Spa
2024 Apr 28 Juliana Hung Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 195 (−21)9 strokes Flag of New Zealand.svg Fiona Xu 200,00030,000
2023 Mar 26 Wang Xinying Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 204 (−12)1 stroke Flag of Malaysia.svg Natasha Andrea Oon 200,00030,000
2022 Mar 27 Linnea Ström Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 205 (−11)3 strokes Flag of Paraguay.svg Milagros Chaves
Flag of Germany.svg Sophie Hausmann
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sarah Jane Smith 		200,00030,000
2021 Mar 28 Sophie Hausmann Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 206 (−10)3 strokes Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Maude-Aimee Leblanc
Flag of the United States.svg Sophia Schubert 		150,00022,250
2020 Aug 23 [lower-alpha 1] Fátima Fernández Cano Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 204 (−12)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Anna Redding 125,00018,750
2019 Mar 31 Jillian Hollis Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 212 (−4)1 stroke Flag of Paraguay.svg Julieta Granada
Flag of the United States.svg Amy Lee 		125,00018,750
2018 Apr 8 Stephanie Meadow Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 212 (−4)Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Carleigh Silvers 100,00015,000
2017 Mar 26 Daniela Darquea Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador 204 (−12)3 strokes Flag of Thailand.svg Benyapa Niphatsophon
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ann-Catherine Tanguay 		100,00015,000
2016 Feb 21 Erynne Lee Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 205 (−11)1 stroke Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jessica Wallace 100,00015,000
Volvik Championship
2015 Mar 1 Katie Kempter Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 211 (−5)Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Lee Lopez 100,00015,000
2014 Mar 2 Kim Kaufman Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 137 (−7) [lower-alpha 2] 4 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Jennie Lee 100,00015,000
2013 Sep 22 Hannah Yun Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 202 (−14)2 strokes Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Alena Sharp 100,00015,000
  1. ↑ Tournament rescheduled from Mar 27–29.
  2. ↑ Tournament reduced to 36 holes due to adverse weather conditions.

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References

  1. ↑ "IOA Championship". Epson Tour. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Statement on Upcoming Symetra Tour Schedule and the LPGA Qualifying Tournament". LPGA. April 2, 2020. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
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