Tournament information | |
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Location | Beaumont, California |
Established | 2013 |
Course(s) | Morongo Golf Club at Tukwet Canyon |
Par | 72 |
Length | 6,527 yards (5,968 m) |
Tour(s) | Epson Tour |
Format | Stroke play |
Prize fund | $200,000 |
Month played | April |
Tournament record score | |
Aggregate | 202 Hannah Yun (2013) |
To par | −14 as above |
Current champion | |
Juliana Hung |
The IOA Championship is a tournament on the Epson Tour, the LPGA's developmental tour. It has been a part of the tour's schedule since 2013. It is held at Morongo Golf Club at Tukwet Canyon in Beaumont, California. [1]
The tournament started out as the Volvik Championship held in Florida in 2013, before moving to California in 2014 and changing name to the IOA Championship in 2016.
In 2020, the tournament was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [2]
Year | Date | Winner | Country | Score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | Purse ($) | Winner's share ($) |
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IOA Championship Presented by Morongo Casino Resort & Spa | ||||||||
2024 | Apr 28 | Juliana Hung | Chinese Taipei | 195 (−21) | 9 strokes | Fiona Xu | 200,000 | 30,000 |
2023 | Mar 26 | Wang Xinying | China | 204 (−12) | 1 stroke | Natasha Andrea Oon | 200,000 | 30,000 |
2022 | Mar 27 | Linnea Ström | Sweden | 205 (−11) | 3 strokes | Milagros Chaves Sophie Hausmann Sarah Jane Smith | 200,000 | 30,000 |
2021 | Mar 28 | Sophie Hausmann | Germany | 206 (−10) | 3 strokes | Maude-Aimee Leblanc Sophia Schubert | 150,000 | 22,250 |
2020 | Aug 23 [lower-alpha 1] | Fátima Fernández Cano | Spain | 204 (−12) | 2 strokes | Anna Redding | 125,000 | 18,750 |
2019 | Mar 31 | Jillian Hollis | United States | 212 (−4) | 1 stroke | Julieta Granada Amy Lee | 125,000 | 18,750 |
2018 | Apr 8 | Stephanie Meadow | Northern Ireland | 212 (−4) | Playoff | Carleigh Silvers | 100,000 | 15,000 |
2017 | Mar 26 | Daniela Darquea | Ecuador | 204 (−12) | 3 strokes | Benyapa Niphatsophon Ann-Catherine Tanguay | 100,000 | 15,000 |
2016 | Feb 21 | Erynne Lee | United States | 205 (−11) | 1 stroke | Jessica Wallace | 100,000 | 15,000 |
Volvik Championship | ||||||||
2015 | Mar 1 | Katie Kempter | United States | 211 (−5) | Playoff | Lee Lopez | 100,000 | 15,000 |
2014 | Mar 2 | Kim Kaufman | United States | 137 (−7) [lower-alpha 2] | 4 strokes | Jennie Lee | 100,000 | 15,000 |
2013 | Sep 22 | Hannah Yun | United States | 202 (−14) | 2 strokes | Alena Sharp | 100,000 | 15,000 |
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