Zimmer Biomet Championship Explained

Zimmer Biomet Championship
Location:Opelika, Alabama
Establishment:2019
Course:Grand National
Par:72
Tour:Symetra Tour
Format:72-hole Stroke play
Purse:$300,000
Month Played:May
Final Year:2020

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.

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

Year Date Winner Country Score Margin of
victory
Runner-up Purse ($) Winner's
share ($)
May 20–23 Tournament cancelled 300,000 45,000
May 23–26 276 (−12) 2 strokes 300,000 45,000

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Storylines from the Lake Course at Grand National . Symetra Tour . Zach . Sepanik . May 20, 2019 . 10 October 2021.
  2. Web site: Nuria Iturrios wins Zimmer Biomet Championship . Ladies European Tour . May 28, 2019 . 10 October 2021.
  3. Web site: Statement on Upcoming Symetra Tour Schedule and the LPGA Qualifying Tournament . https://web.archive.org/web/20200925033633/https://www.symetratour.com/news/2020/2020-symetra-tour-april-2nd-statement-on-upcoming-schedule . dead . September 25, 2020 . LPGA . April 2, 2020 . October 10, 2021.