Grand China Air LPGA
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The Grand China Air LPGA was a golf
tournament on the American
LPGA Tour
and was the first LPGA event to be played in China. The event was played in Haikou
, China
. For purposes of qualification for the season-ending LPGA Playoffs at The ADT
, it was a "standard" event, which means that players earn points toward the playoffs, but the winner does not receive an automatic playoff spot.
The title sponsor was Grand China Air
, a Beijing-based airline founded in 2007.
The inaugural event was played in 2008, at the Haikou West Golf Club. The tournament was to be played a minimum of three years but was played only in 2008.
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
tournament on the American
United States
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LPGA Tour
LPGA
The LPGA, in full the Ladies Professional Golf Association, is an American organization for female professional golfers. The organization, whose headquarters is in Daytona Beach, Florida, is best known for running the LPGA Tour, a series of weekly golf tournaments for elite female golfers from...
and was the first LPGA event to be played in China. The event was played in Haikou
Haikou
Hǎikǒu , is the capital and most populous city of Hainan Province, in the People's Republic of China. It is situated on the northern coast of Hainan, by the mouth of the Nandu River...
, China
China
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. For purposes of qualification for the season-ending LPGA Playoffs at The ADT
LPGA Playoffs at The ADT
The LPGA Tour Championship, in full the LPGA Tour Championship Presented by Rolex, was the season-ending women's professional golf tournament on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour...
, it was a "standard" event, which means that players earn points toward the playoffs, but the winner does not receive an automatic playoff spot.
The title sponsor was Grand China Air
Grand China Air
Grand China Air is a Chinese airline based at Haikou Meilan International Airport.Grand China Air is managed under a parent company called Grand China Airlines Holding Company which is held jointly by Hainan province government , George Soros , and the HNA group .-History:Grand China Air was...
, a Beijing-based airline founded in 2007.
The inaugural event was played in 2008, at the Haikou West Golf Club. The tournament was to be played a minimum of three years but was played only in 2008.
Winners
| Year | Dates | Champion | Country | Score | Purse | Winner's Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 2008 in golf -Men's professional golf:Major championships*10–13 April: The Masters - South African Trevor Immelman won his first major by a three-stroke margin.... |
Oct 24-26 | Helen Alfredsson Helen Alfredsson Helen Christine Alfredsson is a Swedish professional golfer who plays primarily on the U.S. based LPGA Tour and is also a life member of the Ladies European Tour.-Amateur career:... |
204 (-12) | $1,800,000 | $270,000 |
Tournament record
| Year | Player | Score | Round |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Laura Diaz | (63) -9 | 1st round |