Tournament information | |
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Location | Carlsbad, California, U.S. |
Established | 2010 |
Course(s) | Aviara Golf Club |
Par | 72 |
Length | 6,609 yards (6,043 m) |
Tour(s) | LPGA Tour |
Format | Stroke play - 72 holes |
Prize fund | $1.5 million |
Month played | March |
Tournament record score | |
Aggregate | 268 Cristie Kerr (2015) 268 Mirim Lee (2017) |
To par | −20 as above |
Current champion | |
Atthaya Thitikul |
The JTBC Classic (Officially the JTBC Classic Presented by Barbasol) was a women's professional golf tournament on the LPGA Tour, held in Carlsbad, California. The tournament was held at the Aviara Golf Club.
The winner of the inaugural tournament was Hee Kyung Seo, a member of the LPGA of Korea Tour (KLPGA). She became the 19th non-LPGA member in LPGA Tour history to win an LPGA Tournament and the first to win as a sponsor exemption since Jin Joo Hong won the KOLON-Hana Bank Championship in South Korea in October 2006. [1] With the win, Seo became immediately eligible for LPGA membership and was a rookie on the LPGA Tour in 2011.
In 2011, the event was decided by the final pairing on the final green. With both players tied at 15-under, Sandra Gal hit a wedge to within two feet (0.6 m) of the hole and Jiyai Shin was four feet (1.2 m) out. Gal made hers for birdie to win her first LPGA event by a stroke.
The event was formerly named the Kia Classic. In 2022, the title sponsor of the tournament changed to JTBC (Joongang Tongyang Broadcasting Company), a South Korean nationwide pay television network.
Year | Date | Champion | Country | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Venue | Purse ($) | Winner's share ($) |
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2022 | Mar 27 | Atthaya Thitikul | Thailand | 69-70-69-64=272 | −16 | Playoff | Aviara Golf Club | 1,500,000 | 225,000 |
2021 | Mar 28 | Inbee Park | South Korea | 66-69-69-70=274 | −14 | 5 strokes | Aviara Golf Club | 1,800,000 | 270,000 |
2019 | Mar 31 | Nasa Hataoka | Japan | 69-70-64-67=270 | −18 | 3 strokes | Aviara Golf Club | 1,800,000 | 270,000 |
2018 | Mar 25 | Ji Eun-hee | South Korea | 70-68-67-67=272 | −16 | 2 strokes | Aviara Golf Club | 1,800,000 | 270,000 |
2017 | Mar 26 | Mirim Lee | South Korea | 68-68-67-65=268 | −20 | 6 strokes | Aviara Golf Club | 1,800,000 | 270,000 |
2016 | Mar 27 | Lydia Ko | New Zealand | 68-67-67-67=269 | −19 | 4 strokes | Aviara Golf Club | 1,700,000 | 255,000 |
2015 | Mar 29 | Cristie Kerr | United States | 67-68-68-65=268 | −20 | 2 strokes | Aviara Golf Club | 1,700,000 | 255,000 |
2014 | Mar 30 | Anna Nordqvist | Sweden | 73-68-67-67=275 | −13 | 1 stroke | Aviara Golf Club | 1,700,000 | 255,000 |
2013 | Mar 24 | Beatriz Recari | Spain | 69-67-69-74=279 | −9 | Playoff | Aviara Golf Club | 1,700,000 | 255,000 |
2012 | Mar 25 | Yani Tseng | Taiwan | 67-68-69-70=274 | −14 | 6 strokes | La Costa Resort and Spa | 1,700,000 | 255,000 |
2011 | Mar 27 | Sandra Gal | Germany | 67-68-70-71=276 | −16 | 1 stroke | Industry Hills Golf Club | 1,700,000 | 255,000 |
2010 | Mar 28 | Hee Kyung Seo | South Korea | 70-67-69-70=276 | −12 | 6 strokes | La Costa Resort and Spa | 1,700,000 | 255,000 |
Year | Player | Score | Round | Course |
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2010 | Inbee Park | 65 (−7) | 4th | La Costa Resort and Spa |
2011 | Jiyai Shin | 64 (−9) | 2nd | Industry Hills Golf Club |
2019 | Mi Jung Hur | 62 (−10) | 3rd | Aviara Golf Club |
2019 | Kim Hyo-joo | 62 (−10) | 4th | Aviara Golf Club |
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