Lorena Ochoa Invitational
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Mexico City, México |
| Established | 2008 |
| Course(s) | Club de Golf México |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 6,684 yards (6,112 m) |
| Tour(s) | LPGA Tour |
| Format | Match play (as of 2017) |
| Prize fund | $1.2 million |
| Final year | 2017 |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 269 In-Kyung Kim (2010) |
| To par | −19 In-Kyung Kim (2010) |
| Final champion | |
 Kim Sei-young | |
The Lorena Ochoa Invitational was a women's professional golf tournament in México on the LPGA Tour. Hosted by Lorena Ochoa, the event debuted in November 2008 at the course where she learned to play, Guadalajara Country Club in Guadalajara.
The Lorena Ochoa Invitational was a 72-hole limited-field tournament, limited to 36 golfers. The top five in the Rolex Women's World Rankings were invited, in addition to the top 26 players on the LPGA money list not already in the field via the rankings. Another five players were invited through sponsor exemptions.
In 2014, the tournament moved to the Club de Golf México in Mexico City, a par-72 layout set at 6,684 yards (6,112 m).[1][2]
In November 2016, it was announced that the event would move to the first week of May in 2017 as a match play event, the Lorena Ochoa Match Play, with a field of 64 players and $1.2 million purse.[3] The event was not included on the 2018 schedule.
During the fall of 2018, Mexican media outlets reported a possible return in time for the event to be included in the 2019 LPGA Tour season.[4][5]
Course layout
Club de Golf México
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total[1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yards | 390 | 453 | 165 | 402 | 189 | 565 | 363 | 403 | 423 | 3,353 | 406 | 549 | 407 | 367 | 182 | 396 | 166 | 507 | 351 | 3,331 | 6,684 |
| Par | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
Winners
- As a match play event
| Year | Dates | Champion | Country | Score | Runner-up | Purse ($) |
Winner's share ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | No tournament | ||||||
| 2017 | May 4–7 | Kim Sei-young | South Korea |
1 up |  Ariya Jutanugarn |
1,200,000 | 250,000 |
- As a stroke play event
| Year | Dates | Champion | Country | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | Purse ($) |
Winner's share ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Nov 10–13 | Carlota Ciganda |  Spain |
67-72-68-68=275 | −13 | 2 strokes |  Austin Ernst Jodi Ewart Shadoff Karine Icher Sarah Jane Smith Angela Stanford |
1,000,000 | 200,000 |
| 2015 | Nov 12–15 | Inbee Park | South Korea |
68-71-67-64=270 | −18 | 3 strokes | Carlota Ciganda |
1,000,000 | 200,000 |
| 2014 | Nov 13–16 | Christina Kim |  United States |
65-69-68-71=273 | −15 | Playoff |  Shanshan Feng |
1,000,000 | 200,000 |
| 2013 | Nov 14–17 | Lexi Thompson | United States |
72-64-67-69=272 | −16 | 1 stroke | Stacy Lewis |
1,000,000 | 200,000 |
| 2012 | Nov 8–11 | Cristie Kerr | United States |
67-69-67-69=272 | −16 | 1 stroke | Inbee Park Angela Stanford |
1,000,000 | 200,000 |
| 2011 | Nov 10–13 | Catriona Matthew |  Scotland |
69-68-68-71=276 | −12 | 4 strokes | I.K. Kim  Anna Nordqvist |
1,000,000 | 200,000 |
| 2010 | Nov 11–14 | In-Kyung Kim | South Korea |
69-68-68-64=269 | −19 | 3 strokes |  Suzann Pettersen |
1,100,000 | 220,000 |
| 2009 | Nov 12–15 | Michelle Wie | United States |
70-66-70-69=275 | −13 | 2 strokes | Paula Creamer |
1,100,000 | 220,000 |
| 2008 | Nov 13–16 | Angela Stanford | United States |
68-66-72-69=275 | −13 | 1 stroke | Brittany Lang Annika Sörenstam |
1,000,000 | 200,000 |
Tournament record
| Year | Date | Player | Score | Course | Round |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Nov 14 | Angela Stanford |
63 (−9) | Guadalajara Country Club | 4th |
| 2015 | Nov 15 | Carlota Ciganda |
63 (−9) | Club de Golf México | 4th |
References
- ^ a b "Lorena Ochoa Invitational 2014 – Yardage". Retrieved October 23, 2014.
- ^ "The government of Mexico City (Federal District) and Indeporte Mexico City welcome the Lorena Ochoa Invitational". LPGA. May 20, 2014.
- ^ "LPGA adds four events to growing schedule". ESPN. Associated Press. November 30, 2016.
- ^ "Torneo de golf 'Lorena Ochoa Invitational' regresaría a Guadalajara". mediotiempo.com (in Spanish). 2 October 2018.
- ^ "Vislumbran regreso del LOI a Guadalajara". informador.mx (in Spanish). 13 September 2018.
External links
- Official website (in Spanish and English)
- Coverage on the LPGA's official site