LPGA Taiwan Championship

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LPGA Taiwan Championship
Tournament information
Location Taipei, Taiwan
Established 2011
Course(s)Miramar Golf Country Club
Par72
Length6,437 yards (5,886 m)
Tour(s) LPGA Tour
Format Stroke play – 72 holes, no cut
Prize fund US$2.2 million
Month playedOctober/November
Tournament record score
Aggregate266 Inbee Park (2014)
To par−22 as above
Current champion
Flag of the United States.svg Nelly Korda
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Taipei

The LPGA Taiwan Championship is a women's professional golf tournament in Taiwan on the LPGA Tour. It debuted as the Sunrise LPGA Taiwan Championship in 2011 at the Sunrise Golf & Country Club in Yangmei. It was the first LPGA tournament ever played in Taiwan. It moved to Miramar Golf Country Club in Taipei and was renamed to the Fubon LPGA Taiwan Championship in 2014.

Contents

The field is limited to 90 players who will play all 72 holes; however, there is a cut for LPGA season-long points championship purposes at the end of 72 holes of the top 40 and ties. Only the players who make this cut will earn points to qualify for the season-ending CME Group Tour Championship.

Tournament names:

Host courses:

Winners

YearDatesChampionCountryWinning
score
To parMargin
of victory
Runner(s)-upPurse
(US$)
Winner's
share
2022Canceled due to ongoing travel restrictions. [1]
2021Canceled due to ongoing travel, border restrictions, current health concerns on the COVID-19 pandemic. [2]
2020Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [3]
2019 31 Oct – 3 Nov Nelly Korda Flag of the United States.svg  United States 66-67-65-72=270−18Playoff Flag of Germany.svg Caroline Masson
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Minjee Lee
2,200,000330,000
2018 25–28 Oct Nelly Korda Flag of the United States.svg  United States 67-71-69-68=275−132 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Minjee Lee 2,200,000330,000
2017 19–22 Oct Ji Eun-hee Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 66-71-69-65=271−176 strokes Flag of New Zealand.svg Lydia Ko 2,200,000330,000
2016 6–9 Oct Jang Ha-na Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 69-69-62-71=271−171 stroke Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shanshan Feng 2,000,000300,000
2015 22–25 Oct Lydia Ko Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 69-67-67-65=268−209 strokes Flag of South Korea.svg Eun-Hee Ji
Flag of South Korea.svg So Yeon Ryu
2,000,000300,000
2014 30 Oct – 2 Nov Inbee Park Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 64-62-69-71=266−222 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Stacy Lewis 2,000,000300,000
2013 24–27 Oct Suzann Pettersen Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 68-69-73-69=279−95 strokes Flag of Spain.svg Azahara Muñoz 2,000,000300,000
2012 25–28 Oct Suzann Pettersen Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 69-65-66-69=269−193 strokes Flag of South Korea.svg Inbee Park 2,000,000300,000
2011 20–23 Oct Yani Tseng Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan 68-71-67-66=272−165 strokes Flag of Spain.svg Azahara Muñoz
Flag of South Korea.svg Amy Yang
2,000,000300,000

Tournament record

YearPlayerScoreRoundCourse
2012 Flag of South Korea.svg Inbee Park 64 (−8)3rdSunrise Golf & Country Club
2014 Flag of South Korea.svg Mirim Lee 62 (−10)2ndMiramar Golf Country Club
2014 Flag of South Korea.svg Inbee Park 62 (−10)2ndMiramar Golf Country Club
2016 Flag of England.svg Jodi Ewart 62 (−10)3rdMiramar Golf Country Club
2016 Flag of South Korea.svg Jang Ha-na 62 (−10)3rdMiramar Golf Country Club

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References

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  2. "LPGA Statement on the 2021 Taiwan Swinging Skirts LPGA". LPGA. 29 July 2021.
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