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The Fields Open in Hawaii was a golf tournament for professional female golfers, played on the LPGA Tour. It was held from 2006 and 2008 at the Ko Olina Resort in Kapolei, an incorporated community within the city of Honolulu, Hawaii.

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The tournament title sponsor was the Fields Corporation, a Japanese-based designer and manufacturer of game machines, such as Pachinko. The tournament was discontinued after the 2008 season due to sponsorship issues. [1]

Winners

YearDatesChampionCountryScorePurse ($)Winner's
share ($)
2008 Feb 21–23 Paula Creamer Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 200 (−16)1,300,000195,000
2007 Feb 22–24 Stacy Prammanasudh Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 202 (−14)1,200,000180,000
2006 Feb 23–25 Meena Lee Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 202 (−14)1,100,000165,000

Tournament record

YearPlayerScoreRound
2006 Lorena Ochoa 64 (−8)1st
2008 Jeong Jang 64 (−8)1st
2008 Song-Hee Kim 64 (−8)2nd

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