Swinging Skirts LPGA Classic
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Tournament information | |
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Location | Daly City, California, U.S. |
Established | 2014 |
Course(s) | Lake Merced Golf Club |
Par | 72 |
Length | 6,507 yards (5,950 m) |
Tour(s) | LPGA Tour |
Format | Stroke play - 72 holes |
Prize fund | $2 million |
Month played | April |
Tournament record score | |
Aggregate | 276 Lydia Ko (2014) |
To par | −12 Lydia Ko (2014) |
Current champion | |
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The Swinging Skirts LPGA Classic was a women's professional golf tournament in California on the LPGA Tour, held at Lake Merced Golf Club in Daly City, an adjacent suburb south of San Francisco.[1] It debuted in April 2014, but ran for just three years, the LPGA Mediheal Championship succeeded it in 2018, also played at Lake Merced.[2]
Course history[]
Originally designed by Willie Locke, Lake Merced Golf Club opened 99 years ago in July 1923 and was re-designed in 1929 by Alister MacKenzie, architect of the Augusta National Golf Club. Robert Muir Graves re-routed the course in the 1960s to accommodate Interstate 280, and the most recent revision was completed by Rees Jones in 1996.[3] Southeast of Lake Merced, the course is in close proximity to San Francisco Golf Club, Olympic Club, and TPC Harding Park.
Winners[]
Year | Dates | Champion | Country | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Purse ($) |
Winner's share ($) |
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2016 | Apr 21–24 | Haru Nomura | ![]() |
65-70-71-73=279 | −9 | 4 strokes | 2,000,000 | 300,000 |
2015 | Apr 23–26 | Lydia Ko (2) | ![]() |
67-72-71-70=280 | −8 | Playoff | 2,000,000 | 300,000 |
2014 | Apr 24–27 | Lydia Ko | ![]() |
68-71-68-69=276 | −12 | 1 stroke | 1,800,000 | 270,000 |
- Succeeded by LPGA Mediheal Championship in 2018, also at Lake Merced Golf Club.[2]
Tournament records[]
Year | Player | Score | Round |
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2016 | Ryu So-yeon | 63 (−9) | 1st |
References[]
- ^ "Juli Inkster to play in new LPGA event". ESPN. Associated Press. February 3, 2014.
- ^ a b Kroichick, Ron (December 13, 2017). "It's official: LPGA will return to Lake Merced in April". SF Gate. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
- ^ "The Course". Swinging Skirts LPGA Classic. 2014. Retrieved April 25, 2014.
External links[]
- Coverage on LPGA Tour official site
- Lake Merced Golf Club - official site
Coordinates: 37°41′46″N 122°28′23″W / 37.696°N 122.473°W
- Former LPGA Tour events
- Golf in California
- Sports competitions in San Francisco
- Recurring sporting events established in 2014
- Recurring sporting events disestablished in 2016
- 2014 establishments in California
- 2016 disestablishments in California
- Women's sports in California