IOA Invitational

Last updated

IOA Invitational
Tournament information
Location Milton, Georgia
Established2018
Course(s)Atlanta National Golf Club
Par72
Length6,527 yards (5,968 m)
Tour(s) Symetra Tour
Format Stroke play
Prize fund $150,000
Month playedMay
Final year2020
Final champion
Flag of Spain.svg María Parra

The IOA Invitational was a tournament on the Symetra Tour, the LPGA's developmental tour. It was a part of the Symetra Tour's schedule between 2018 and 2020. It was held at Atlanta National Golf Club in Milton, Georgia. [1]

Contents

Elizabeth Szokol was the inaugural champion, and in 2019 María Parra prevailed over Leona Maguire, Ssu-Chia Cheng and Madison Pressel in a five-hole playoff hole for her first Symetra Tour victory. [2]

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

Winners

YearDateWinnerCountryScoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-upPurse ($)Winner's
share ($)
2020 May 7–9
Oct 22–24		Tournament cancelled [lower-alpha 1] 150,00022,500
2019 May 9–11 María Parra Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 210 (−6)Playoff Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Ssu-Chia Cheng
Flag of Ireland.svg Leona Maguire
Flag of the United States.svg Madison Pressel 		150,00022,500
2018 May 4–6 Elizabeth Szokol Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 212 (−4)1 stroke Flag of Thailand.svg Pajaree Anannarukarn 150,00022,500
  1. ↑ The tournament was first rescheduled from May 7–9, then cancelled. [3]

Related Research Articles

The Twin Bridges Championship is an annual golf tournament for professional women golfers on the Epson Tour, the LPGA's developmental tour. The event has been played since 1984 and is held in the Albany, New York area.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Stephanie Meadow</span> Northern Irish professional golfer

Stephanie Meadow is a Northern Irish professional golfer who played for the University of Alabama and made her professional debut at the 2014 U.S. Women's Open at Pinehurst where she finished third.

Jenny Haglund is a Swedish professional golfer who has played on the Ladies European Tour (LET) and the LPGA Tour.

Linnea Ström is a Swedish professional golfer. She joined the U.S.-based LPGA Tour after graduating from the Symetra Tour as 2018 Rookie of the Year. She was solo second at the 2022 Madrid Ladies Open and 2023 Walmart NW Arkansas Championship before winning the 2024 ShopRite LPGA Classic.

The 2020 LPGA Tour was the 71st edition of the LPGA Tour, a series of professional golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world. The season began at the Four Season Golf Club in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, on January 16 and ended on December 20 at the Tiburón Golf Club in Naples, Florida. The tournaments were sanctioned by the United States–based Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA).

The 2020 Symetra Tour was a series of professional women's golf tournaments held from March through October 2020 in the United States. The Symetra Tour is the second-tier women's professional golf tour in the United States and is the "official developmental tour" of the LPGA Tour. It was previously known as the Futures Tour.

Morgane Métraux is a Swiss professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour and the Ladies European Tour (LET). In 2021, she won the Symetra Tour's Island Resort Championship, which helped her graduate to the LPGA Tour. In 2022, she won the Ladies Italian Open and in 2024 the Jabra Ladies Open in France.

Daniela Darquea is a professional golfer from Ecuador, currently playing on the LPGA Tour.

The IOA Golf Classic 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 Alaqua Country Club in Longwood, Florida.

The Island Resort Championship is a tournament on the Epson Tour, the LPGA's developmental tour. It has been a part of the tour's schedule since 2011. It is held at Sweetgrass Golf Club in Harris, Michigan.

The Four Winds Invitational is a tournament on the Epson Tour, the LPGA's developmental tour. It has been a part of the tour's schedule since 2012. It is held at South Bend Country Club in South Bend, Indiana.

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.

The French Lick Charity Championship was a golf tournament on the Epson Tour, the LPGA's developmental tour, from 2017 to 2023. It was held at French Lick Resort in French Lick, Indiana.

The Prasco Charity Championship was a tournament on the Symetra Tour, the LPGA's developmental tour. It was a part of the Symetra Tour's schedule from 2018 to 2021. It was held at TPC River's Bend in Cincinnati, Ohio.

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.

The Windsor Golf Classic was a tournament on the Symetra Tour, the LPGA's developmental tour. It was a part of the Symetra Tour's schedule between 2019 and 2020. It was held at Windsor Golf Club in Windsor, California.

The Zimmer Biomet Championship hosted by Nancy Lopez was a tournament on the Symetra Tour, the LPGA's developmental tour. It was a part of the Symetra Tour's schedule between 2019 and 2020.

The PHC Classic was a tournament on the Symetra Tour, the LPGA's developmental tour. It was part of the Symetra Tour's schedule between 2015 and 2020. It was held at Brown Deer Park Golf Course in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, host venue for the PGA Tour's Greater Milwaukee Open.

Marta Sanz Barrio is a professional golfer from Spain. She has played on the Ladies European Tour (LET) and the U.S-based Symetra Tour, where she has two victories.

Amanda Doherty is an American professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour.

References

  1. ↑ "IOA Invitational". IOA Invitational. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
  2. ↑ "IOA Invitational". Symetra Tour. Archived from the original on May 6, 2018. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
  3. 1 2 "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 10, 2021.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.