JM Eagle LA Championship
Appearance
Tournament information | |
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Location | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Established | 2023 |
Course(s) | Wilshire Country Club |
Par | 71 |
Length | 6,258 yards (5,722 m) |
Tour(s) | LPGA Tour |
Format | Stroke play – 72 holes |
Prize fund | $3.75 million |
Month played | April |
Tournament record score | |
Aggregate | 272 Hannah Green (2024) |
To par | −12 as above |
Current champion | |
Location in the United States
Location in California
The JM Eagle LA Championship is a women's professional golf tournament held in Los Angeles, California, United States as part of the LPGA Tour. A new event in 2023, it is played at Wilshire Country Club,[1] as well as in 2024.
Wilshire Country Club hosted of the DIO Implant LA Open from 2018 to 2022, an event moved to Palos Verdes GC, making the JM Eagle LA Championship the second event to be played in the Los Angeles area on the 2023 LPGA Tour.[2]
In Hancock Park, south of Hollywood and six miles (10 km) northwest of downtown, Wilshire was founded 105 years ago in 1919 and hosted the Los Angeles Open on the PGA Tour four times.[3]
Winners
[edit]Year | Date | Champion | Winning score |
To par | Margin of victory |
Purse ($) | Winner's share ($) |
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2024 | Apr 28 | 67-69-70-66=272 | −12 | 3 strokes | 3,750,000 | 562,500 | |
2023 | Apr 30 | 68-69-69-69=275 | −9 | Playoff | 3,000,000 | 450,000 |
Tournament records
[edit]Year | Player | Score | Round[4][5][6] |
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2024 | Im Jin-hee | 63 (−8) | 3rd |
References
[edit]- ^ Ritter, Jeff (April 28, 2023). "2023 JM Eagle LA Championship Final Prize Money, Winnings, Payouts From LPGA Event in Los Angeles". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
- ^ Antonucci, Lisa (April 28, 2023). "2023 JM Eagle LA Championship: How to watch, who's playing in inaugural LPGA event at familiar Wilshire CC venue". NBC Sports. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
- ^ Hoffarth, Tom (January 17, 2018). "After a 13-year absence, LPGA returns to L.A. with an April stop at Wilshire Country Club". Orange County Register. (California). Retrieved April 20, 2018.
- ^ "Jin Hee Im Sets New Scoring Record at Wilshire". LPGA. April 27, 2024.
- ^ "Grace Kim Shoots 7-Under 64 at Wilshire Country Club to Lead LPGA Tour's JM Eagle LA Championship". LPGA. April 25, 2024. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
- ^ "JM Eagle LA Championship". ESPN. April 30, 2023. Retrieved April 27, 2024.