IOA Championship

IOA Championship
Tournament information
LocationBeaumont, California
Established2013
Course(s)Morongo Golf Club at Tukwet Canyon
Par72
Length6,527 yards (5,968 m)
Tour(s)Epson Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fund$200,000
Month playedApril
Tournament record score
Aggregate202 Hannah Yun (2013)
To par−14 as above
Current champion
Chinese Taipei Juliana Hung

The IOA Championship is a tournament on the Epson Tour, the LPGA's developmental tour. It has been a part of the tour's schedule since 2013. It is held at Morongo Golf Club at Tukwet Canyon in Beaumont, California.[1]

The tournament started out as the Volvik Championship held in Florida in 2013, before moving to California in 2014 and changing name to the IOA Championship in 2016.

In 2020, the tournament was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

Winners

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Year Date Winner Country Score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up Purse ($) Winner's
share ($)
IOA Championship Presented by Morongo Casino Resort & Spa
2024 Apr 28 Juliana Hung  Chinese Taipei 195 (−21) 9 strokes New Zealand Fiona Xu 200,000 30,000
2023 Mar 26 Wang Xinying  China 204 (−12) 1 stroke Malaysia Natasha Andrea Oon 200,000 30,000
2022 Mar 27 Linnea Ström  Sweden 205 (−11) 3 strokes Paraguay Milagros Chaves
Germany Sophie Hausmann
Australia Sarah Jane Smith
200,000 30,000
2021 Mar 28 Sophie Hausmann  Germany 206 (−10) 3 strokes Canada Maude-Aimee Leblanc
United States Sophia Schubert
150,000 22,250
2020 Aug 23[a] Fátima Fernández Cano  Spain 204 (−12) 2 strokes United States Anna Redding 125,000 18,750
2019 Mar 31 Jillian Hollis  United States 212 (−4) 1 stroke Paraguay Julieta Granada
United States Amy Lee
125,000 18,750
2018 Apr 8 Stephanie Meadow  Northern Ireland 212 (−4) Playoff United States Carleigh Silvers 100,000 15,000
2017 Mar 26 Daniela Darquea  Ecuador 204 (−12) 3 strokes Thailand Benyapa Niphatsophon
Canada Ann-Catherine Tanguay
100,000 15,000
2016 Feb 21 Erynne Lee  United States 205 (−11) 1 stroke Canada Jessica Wallace 100,000 15,000
Volvik Championship
2015 Mar 1 Katie Kempter  United States 211 (−5) Playoff United States Lee Lopez 100,000 15,000
2014 Mar 2 Kim Kaufman  United States 137 (−7)[b] 4 strokes United States Jennie Lee 100,000 15,000
2013 Sep 22 Hannah Yun  United States 202 (−14) 2 strokes Canada Alena Sharp 100,000 15,000
  1. ^ Tournament rescheduled from Mar 27–29.
  2. ^ Tournament reduced to 36 holes due to adverse weather conditions.

References

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  1. ^ "IOA Championship". Epson Tour. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
  2. ^ "Statement on Upcoming Symetra Tour Schedule and the LPGA Qualifying Tournament". LPGA. April 2, 2020. Archived from the original on September 25, 2020. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
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