Tournament of Champions (LPGA)
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Hilton
Played as the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions (Jan 20-23; LPGA Tour season opener). Second-placed Brooke M.Henderson (Can) finished 3 shots behind Danielle Kang (USA). [Lake Nona G&CC, Orlando, Florida].
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Mobile
Played as the Mobile LPGA Tournament of Champions presented by Ultimate Software (Oct 10-13). Second-placed Carin Koch (Swe) and Catriona Matthew (Scot) finished 4 shots behind Pak (S Kor). [Crossings course, RTJ Golf Trail at Magnolia Grove, Mobile, AL].
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Mitchell Company
Played as the Mitchell Company Tournament of Champions (Nov 8-11; next played as a new LPGA event in 2019). Second-placed Birdie Kim (S Kor) finished 8 shots behind Creamer (USA). [Crossings course, RTJ Golf Trail at Magnolia Grove, Mobile, AL].
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Mitchell Company
Played as The Mitchell Company Tournament of Champions presented by Kathy Ireland (Nov 9-12). Second-placed Juli Inkster (USA) and Paula Creamer (USA) finished 10 shots behind Ochoa (Mex). [Crossings course, RTJ Golf Trail at Magnolia Grove, Mobile, AL].
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Mitchell Company
Played as The Mitchell Company Tournament of Champions presented by Kathy Ireland (Nov 10-13). Second-placed Rachel Hetherington (Aus) finished 1 shot behind Kim (USA). [Crossings course, RTJ Golf Trail at Magnolia Grove, Mobile, AL].
America
Mitchell Company
Played as The Mitchell Company Tournament of Champions presented by Kathy Ireland (Nov 11-14). Second-placed Laura Diaz (USA) finished 4 shots behind Daly-Donofrio (USA). [Crossings course, RTJ Golf Trail at Magnolia Grove, Mobile, AL].
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Mobile
Played as the Mobile LPGA Tournament of Champions. Delasin (USA) beat Hee-Won Han (S Kor) with a birdie at the first playoff hole. [Crossings course, RTJ Golf Trail at Magnolia Grove, Mobile, AL].
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Aflac
Played as the AFLAC Champions presented by Southern Living (Sept 27-30). Second-placed Lorie Kane (Can) finished 5 shots behind Pak (S Kor). [Crossings course, RTJ Golf Trail at Magnolia Grove, Mobile, AL].
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Aflac
Played as the AFLAC Champions presented by Southern Living (Oct 19-22). Webb (Aus) beat Dottie Pepper (USA) with a par at the first playoff hole. [Crossings course, RTJ Golf Trail at Magnolia Grove, Mobile, AL].
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Aflac
Played as the AFLAC Champions presented by Southern Living (Oct 14-17). Second-placed Karrie Webb (Aus) and Maria Hjorth (Swe) finished 1 shot behind Fukushima (Jpn). [Crossings course, RTJ Golf Trail at Magnolia Grove, Mobile, AL].
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Aflac
Played as Lifetime's AFLAC Tournament of Champions (Oct 8-11). Second-placed Juli Inkster (USA) finished 4 shots behind Robbins (USA). [RTJ Golf Trail at Grand National, Auburn/Opelika, AL].
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Chrysler
Played as the Chrysler-Plymouth Tournament of Champions (Jan 9-12; LPGA Tour season opener). Second-placed Karrie Webb (Aus) finished 4 shots behind Sörenstam (Swe). [Weston Hills CC, Weston, nr Ft Lauderdale, FL].
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Chrysler
Played as the Chrysler-Plymouth Tournament of Champions (Jan 11-14; LPGA Tr season opener). Karrie Webb (Aus) finished in second-place behind Neumann (Swe). [North/South course, Grand Cypress GC, Orlando, FL].
America
Chrysler
Played as the Chrysler-Plymouth Tournament of Champions (Jan 12-15; LPGA Tour season opener). Beth Daniel (USA) finished 6 shots behind Coe-Jones (USA), who recorded the last of her three LPGA Tour titles. [North/South course, Grand Cypress GC, Orlando, FL].
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Diamond Resorts
Played as the inaugural Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions presented by Insurance Office of America (Jan 17-20; LPGA Tr season opener; last played as an unrelated LPGA Tr event in 2007). Second-placed Mirim Lee (S Kor) finished 2 shots behind Eun-Hee Ji (S Kor), who recorded her fifth LPGA Tour win. [Tranquilo GC at Four Seasons, Orlando, FL].
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Chrysler
Played as the inaugural Chrysler-Plymouth Tournament of Champions (March 2-5; unrelated to the LPGA Tour's earlier one-off Tournament of Champions event in 1969). Lauri Mertens (USA) and Nancy Lopez (USA) finished in second-place behind Dottie Mochrie (USA, née Pepper). [North/South course, Grand Cypress GC, Orlando, FL].
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Diamond Resorts
Played as the Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions presented by IOA (Insurance Office of America) (Jan 16-19; LPGA Tr season opener). Gaby Lopez (Mex) beat Nasa Hataoka (Jpn) with a 30-foot birdie putt at the seventh playoff hole (par-3 18th), to record her second LPGA Tour win. Inbee Park (S Kor) was eliminated at the third playoff hole (par-3 18th). Monday finish required after five extra holes did not produce a winner as darkness fell on Sunday. [Tranquilo GC at Four Seasons, Orlando, FL].
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Played as the first (and only) Tournament of Champions (Aug 21-24; unrelated to the LPGA Tour's Tournament of Champions events that followed in later years, e.g. 1994-2007). Carol Mann (USA) beat Jan Ferraris (USA) with a par at the first playoff hole. [Glendale G&CC, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada].
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Diamond Resorts
Played as the Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions presented by IOA (Insurance Office of America) (Jan 21-24; LPGA Tr season opener). Jessica Korda (USA) beat Danielle Kang (USA) with a 25-foot birdie putt at the first playoff hole. Jessica's younger sister Nelly Korda finished 2 shots back in third place. [Tranquilo course, Four Seasons G&SC, Orlando, FL].
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Hilton
Played as the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions (Jan 19-22; LPGA Tour season-opener). [Lake Nona G&CC, Orlando, Florida].
Tournament of Champions: the PGA Tour’s calendar-year starts, as it has done since 1999, with this iconic event in Hawaii. The field is drawn from players who won a PGA Tour event in 2022, or were amongst the top 30 in last year’s FedEx Cup final standings (Jan 6-9).
Desert Swing: the European (DP World) Tour launches into 2023 with three events in its UAE “Desert Swing”. Up first is the Abu Dhabi Championship (Jan 19-22), followed by the Dubai Desert Classic (Jan 26-29) and the Ras Al Kaimah Championship (Feb 2-5).
Kathy Whitworth: the end of 2022 saw the passing of LPGA Tour legend Kathy Whitworth. Her 88 LPGA Tour victories is more than achieved by any other golfer on either the LPGA or PGA Tours. Amongst her victories were six major championship titles.
Barry Lane: the golfing world was also saddened by the passing of Barry Lane, one of the European Tour and European Senior Tours most popular players. Enjoying success on both Tours, Lane was know for his excellent ball-striking and amiable personality.
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.
Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.
Costa’s "Cruise & Golf" allows golfers and their families to combine a unique golfing experience with the relaxation and fun of a cruise on board Costa Smeralda. Golf enthusiasts are offered a choice from 23 top-quality golf clubs; their chosen courses are played during the ship’s port calls in Italy, France and Spain. While the golfers are driving the fairways, accompanying non-golfers are able to enjoy the amenities and activities on-board, or explore wonderful places on day excursions organised by Costa. Read more ...
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