The Volunteers of America Classic is a women's professional golf tournament in Texas on the LPGA Tour. It debuted in April 2013 at Las Colinas Country Club in Irving, northwest of downtown Dallas.
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | The Colony, Texas, U.S. |
| Established | 2013, eleven years ago |
| Course(s) | Old American Golf Club |
| Par | 71 |
| Length | 6,475 yards (5,921 m)[1] |
| Tour(s) | LPGA Tour |
| Format | Stroke play - 72 holes |
| Prize fund | $1.8 million |
| Month played | October |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 266 Cheyenne Knight (2019) 266 Charley Hull (2022) |
| To par | −18 as above |
| Current champion | |
 Kim Hyo-joo | |
The Colony
Location in the United States
Old American
Golf Club
Golf Club
Location in Texas
Volunteers of America, the title sponsor, is a faith-based nonprofit organization that provides affordable housing and other assistance, primarily to low-income people, throughout the United States.
Inbee Park won the inaugural event, one stroke ahead of Carlota Ciganda,[2] and became its first multiple winner in 2015. In between, Stacy Lewis won by six strokes in 2014 and set the tournament record at 268 (−16).
In 2018, the tournament moved north to the Old American Golf Club in The Colony, along Lewisville Lake.[3]
Tournament names
- 2013–2014: North Texas LPGA Shootout
- 2015: Volunteers of America North Texas Shootout Presented by JTBC
- 2016–2017: Volunteers of America Texas Shootout Presented by JTBC
- 2018: Volunteers of America LPGA Texas Classic
- 2019–2021: Volunteers of America Classic
- 2022–present: The Ascendant LPGA benefitting Volunteers of America
Winners
| Year | Date | Champion | Country | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Purse ($) | Winner's share ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Oct 8 | Kim Hyo-joo | South Korea | 64-68-70-69=271 | −13 | 4 strokes | 1,800,000 | 270,000 |
| 2022 | Oct 2 | Charley Hull |  England | 67-64-71-64=266 | −18 | 1 stroke | 1,700,000 | 255,000 |
| 2021 | Jul 4 | Ko Jin-young | South Korea | 63-70-66-69=268 | −16 | 1 stroke | 1,500,000 | 225,000 |
| 2020 | Dec 6 | Angela Stanford |  United States | 71-69-70-67=277 | −7 | 2 strokes | 1,750,000 | 262,500 |
| 2019 | Oct 6 | Cheyenne Knight | United States | 66-67-67-66=266 | −18 | 2 strokes | 1,300,000 | 195,000 |
| 2018 | May 6 | Park Sung-hyun | South Korea | 65-66=131 | −11 | 1 stroke | 1,300,000 | 195,000 |
| 2017 | Apr 30 | Haru Nomura |  Japan | 68-65-72-76=281 | −3 | Playoff | 1,300,000 | 195,000 |
| 2016 | May 1 | Jenny Shin | South Korea | 68-70-65-67=270 | −14 | 2 strokes | 1,300,000 | 195,000 |
| 2015 | May 3 | Inbee Park (2) | South Korea | 69-66-69-65=269 | −15 | 3 strokes | 1,300,000 | 195,000 |
| 2014 | May 4 | Stacy Lewis | United States | 71-64-69-64=268 | −16 | 6 strokes | 1,300,000 | 195,000 |
| 2013 | Apr 28 | Inbee Park | South Korea | 67-70-67-67=271 | −13 | 1 stroke | 1,300,000 | 195,000 |
Tournament records
| Year | Player | Score | Round |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Dori Carter | 63 (−8) | 2nd |
| 2019 | Stephanie Meadow | 63 (−8) | 1st |
| 2021 | Ko Jin-young | 63 (−8) | 1st |
| 2022 | Cheyenne Knight | 63 (−8) | 4th |
| 2022 | Lilia Vu | 63 (−8) | 4th |
| 2023 | Cheyenne Knight | 63 (–8) | 4th |
References
External links
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