Palos Verdes Championship

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JM Eagle LA Championship
Tournament information
Location Los Angeles, California U.S. (2023)
Established 2022
Course(s) Wilshire Country Club (2023)
Palos Verdes Golf Club (2022)
Par71
Length6,506 yards (5,949 m)
Tour(s) LPGA Tour
Format Stroke play – 72 holes
Prize fund $3.0 million
Month playedApril
Tournament record score
Aggregate274 Marina Alex (2022)
To par-10 as above
Current champion
Flag of the United States.svg Marina Alex
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Wilshire CC
Location in the United States
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Wilshire CC
Location in California

The JM Eagle LA Championship is a women's professional golf tournament in California on the LPGA Tour. The inaugural event in 2022 was played at Palos Verdes Golf Club in Palos Verdes Estates, concluding May 1. [1] In 2023, it moves to Wilshire Country Club in Los Angeles, with a new title name, dates played, and doubles the purse. [2]

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Tournament names

Winners

YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-upPurse ($)Winner's
share ($)
2023 Flag placeholder.svgFlag placeholder.svg3,000,000450,000
2022 Flag of the United States.svg Marina Alex 70-68-70-66=274-101 stroke Flag of South Korea.svg Ko Jin-young 1,500,000225,000

Tournament records

YearPlayerScoreRound
2022 Minjee Lee 63 (−8)1st

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References

  1. "LPGA Announces 2022 Season With JTBC Championship In Palos Verdes". patch.com. January 14, 2022. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
  2. Nichols, Beth Ann (October 19, 2022). "LPGA's LA Championship purse will double in 2023 with addition of new sponsors". golfweek.

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