Sunrise LPGA Taiwan Championship
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The Sunrise LPGA Taiwan Championship is a women's professional golf tournament on the LPGA Tour
. It was played for the first time in 2011
at the Sunrise Golf & Country Club in Yangmei, Taiwan. It is the first LPGA tournament ever played in Taiwan.
It is a 72-hole, limited field tournament with 90 players competing and no half-way cut. All players play all 72 holes.
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...
. It was played for the first time in 2011
2011 LPGA Tour
The 2011 LPGA Tour was a series of weekly golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world that began in Thailand on February 17, 2011 and had its last official event end on November 20, 2011 in Florida...
at the Sunrise Golf & Country Club in Yangmei, Taiwan. It is the first LPGA tournament ever played in Taiwan.
It is a 72-hole, limited field tournament with 90 players competing and no half-way cut. All players play all 72 holes.
Course layout
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yards | 378 | 165 | 386 | 197 | 396 | 470 | 373 | 352 | 502 | 3,219 | 359 | 160 | 393 | 478 | 358 | 367 | 137 | 398 | 521 | 3,171 | 6,390 |
| Par | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 72 |
Winners
| Year | Dates | Champion | Country | Winning score |
To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | Purse ($ United States dollar The United States dollar , also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies.... ) |
Winner's share ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 2011 LPGA Tour The 2011 LPGA Tour was a series of weekly golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world that began in Thailand on February 17, 2011 and had its last official event end on November 20, 2011 in Florida... |
Oct 20-23 | Yani Tseng Yani Tseng Yani Tseng is a Taiwanese professional golfer currently playing on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour. She is the youngest player ever, male or female, to win five major championships and is currently ranked number 1 in the Women's World Golf Rankings.... |
68-71-67-66=272 | -16 | 5 strokes |  Azahara MuñozAzahara Muñoz Azahara Muñoz Guijarro is a Spanish professional golfer on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and Ladies European Tour.-Amateur career:...  Amy YangAmy Yang Amy Yang, also known as Yang Hee-Young is a Korean professional golfer, currently playing on the United States-based LPGA Tour and on the Ladies European Tour .-Amateur career:... |
2,000,000 | 300,000 |
Tournament record
| Year | Player | Score | Round | Course |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 |  Morgan PresselMorgan Pressel Morgan Pressel is an American professional golfer, currently playing on the LPGA Tour. She turned pro at age 17 and is the youngest-ever winner of a modern LPGA major championship. Pressel has reached as high as fourth in the world rankings.... |
65 (-7) | 4th | Sunrise Golf & Country Club |