Lotte Championship

The Lotte Championship is a women's professional golf tournament on the LPGA Tour. It debuted in April 2012 at the Ko Olina Golf Club in Kapolei, Hawaii.

Lotte Championship
Tournament information
LocationʻEwa Beach, Hawaii, U.S.
Established2012
Course(s)Hoakalei Country Club
Par72
Length6,303 yards (5,763 m)
Tour(s)LPGA Tour
FormatStroke play - 72 holes
Prize fund$2 million
Month playedApril
Tournament record score
Aggregate260 Lydia Ko (2021)
To par−28 as above
Current champion
Kim Hyo-joo
ʻEwa Beach
Location on Oahu, Hawaii, U.S.

The title sponsor of the tournament is Lotte, an industrial conglomerate based in South Korea and Japan. The presenting sponsor from 2012 to 2014 was J Golf, a Korean broadcaster. In 2012, the LPGA Lotte Championship was one of two LPGA tournaments in the United States presented by J Golf. From 2015 to 2018, the presenting sponsor was Hershey.

Ai Miyazato won the inaugural event in 2012 by four strokes for her eighth win on the LPGA Tour.[1]

In 2022, the tournament moved to the Hoakalei Country Club in ʻEwa Beach, Hawaii.[2][3]

To accommodate Korean television, the tournament begins on Wednesday and concludes on Saturday.

Tournament names
  • 2012–2014: LPGA Lotte Championship Presented by J Golf
  • 2015: LPGA Lotte Championship Presented by Hershey
  • 2016–2018: Lotte Championship Presented by Hershey
  • 2019–2021: Lotte Championship
  • 2022: Lotte Championship Presented by Hoakalei

Winners
YearDateVenueWinnerWinning scoreTo parMargin
of victory		Runner(s)-upPurse ($)Winner's
share ($)
2022Apr 16Hoakalei CC Kim Hyo-joo67-67-72-71=277−112 strokes Hinako Shibuno2,000,000300,000
2021Apr 17Kapolei GC Lydia Ko67-63-65-65=260−287 strokes Inbee Park
Kim Sei-young
Leona Maguire
Nelly Korda		2,000,000300,000
2020: Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2019Apr 20Ko Olina GC Brooke Henderson (2)65-68-69-70=272−164 strokes Ji Eun-hee2,000,000300,000
2018Apr 14Ko Olina GC Brooke Henderson68-66-73-69=276−124 strokes Azahara Muñoz2,000,000300,000
2017Apr 15Ko Olina GC Cristie Kerr71-69-62-66=268−203 strokes Chun In-gee
Jang Su-yeon
Lydia Ko		2,000,000300,000
2016Apr 16Ko Olina GC Minjee Lee68-66-74-64=272−161 stroke Katie Burnett
Chun In-gee		1,800,000270,000
2015Apr 18Ko Olina GC Kim Sei-young67-67-70-73=277−11Playoff Inbee Park1,800,000270,000
2014Apr 19Ko Olina GC Michelle Wie70-67-70-67=274−142 strokes Angela Stanford1,700,000255,000
2013Apr 20Ko Olina GC Suzann Pettersen65-69-68-67=269−19Playoff Lizette Salas1,700,000255,000
2012Apr 21Ko Olina GC Ai Miyazato71-65-70-70=276−124 strokes Meena Lee
Azahara Muñoz		1,700,000255,000

Tournament records
YearPlayerScoreRound
2013Lizette Salas62 (−10)4th
2017Cristie Kerr62 (−10)3rd

References
  1. "Ai Miyazato wins 8th LPGA title". ESPN. Associated Press. April 22, 2012. Retrieved April 26, 2012.
  2. "Hoakalei Country Club to Host 2022 Lotte Championship". LPGA. Retrieved April 17, 2022.
  3. "Hyo Joo Kim edges Hinako Shibuno for Lotte Championship win in Hawaii". Golf Channel. AP. Retrieved April 17, 2022.

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