Zimmer Biomet Championship

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Zimmer Biomet Championship
Tournament information
Location Opelika, Alabama
Established2019
Course(s) Grand National
Par72
Tour(s) Symetra Tour
Format72-hole Stroke play
Prize fund $300,000
Month playedMay
Final year2020
Final champion
Flag of Spain.svg Nuria Iturrios

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.

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The tournament was held over 72 holes at Lake Course at Grand National on the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail in Opelika, Alabama. It was hosted by LPGA Tour veteran Nancy Lopez and featured a total purse of $300,000, the highest in Symetra Tour history. Title sponsor was Zimmer Biomet, a publicly traded medical device company. [1]

Nuria Iturrios from Mallorca, Spain, won the inaugural tournament by two strokes over Maddie Szeryk of Canada. [2]

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

Winners

YearDateWinnerCountryScoreMargin of
victory
Runner-upPurse ($)Winner's
share ($)
2020 May 20–23Tournament cancelled300,00045,000
2019 May 23–26 Nuria Iturrios Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 276 (−12)2 strokes Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Maddie Szeryk 300,00045,000

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    References

    1. Sepanik, Zach (May 20, 2019). "Storylines from the Lake Course at Grand National". Symetra Tour. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
    2. "Nuria Iturrios wins Zimmer Biomet Championship". Ladies European Tour. May 28, 2019. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
    3. "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.