Palos Verdes Championship

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Palos Verdes Championship
Tournament information
Location Los Angeles, California U.S.
Established 2022
Course(s) 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
Location map
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Wilshire CC
Location in the United States
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Wilshire CC
Location in California

The Palos Verdes Championship was 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]

Contents

Tournament names

Winners

YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-upPurse ($)Winner's
share ($)
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.

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