LPGA Mediheal Championship explained

LPGA Mediheal Championship
Location:Somis, California, U.S.
Establishment:2018
Course:The Saticoy Club
Par:72
Tour:LPGA Tour
Format:Stroke play – 72 holes
Purse:$1.8 million
Month Played:October
Aggregate:273 Jodi Ewart Shadoff (2022)
To-Par:−15 as above
Current Champion: Jodi Ewart Shadoff

The LPGA Mediheal Championship is a women's professional golf tournament in California on the LPGA Tour. A new event in 2018, it was held at Lake Merced Golf Club in Daly City, an adjacent suburb south of San Francisco. The course hosted the Swinging Skirts LPGA Classic for three years 2014–2016). In 2022, the event moved to The Saticoy Club in Somis and will now be played in October instead of May.

Lydia Ko won the first edition in a playoff over Minjee Lee; on the first extra hole, Ko made a short eagle putt after Lee had birdied.[1]

Winners

Year Dates Champion Country Winning score To par Margin
of victory
Purse ($) Winner's
share ($)
Oct 6–9 64-69-69-71=273 −15 1 stroke 1,800,000 270,000
Jun 10–13 71-69-69-65=274 −14 2 strokes 1,500,000 225,000
Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
May 2–5 72-66-68-75=281 −7 Playoff 1,800,000 270,000
Apr 26–29 68-70-67-71=276 −12 Playoff 1,500,000 225,000

Tournament records

YearPlayerScoreRoundCourse
2021 64 (−8) 4th Lake Merced GC
2022 64 (−8) 1st The Saticoy Club

External links

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Notes and References

  1. News: Lydia Ko makes eagle in playoff for first win since July 2016 . ESPN . Associated Press . April 29, 2018.