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Lotte Championship

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Location
  
Kapolei, Hawaii, U.S.

Course(s)
  
Ko Olina Golf Club

Length
  
6,383 yards (5,837 m)

Established
  
2012

Par
  
72

Tour(s)
  
LPGA Tour

Lotte Championship

The Lotte Championship is a women's professional golf tournament on the LPGA Tour. It debuted in April 2012 at the Ko Olina Golf Club in Kapolei, Hawaii.

The title sponsor of the tournament is Lotte, an industrial conglomerate based in South Korea. The presenting sponsor from 2012 to 2014 was J Golf, a Korean broadcaster. In 2012, the LPGA Lotte Championship was one of two LPGA tournaments in the United States presented by J Golf. Beginning in 2015, the presenting sponsor is Hershey.

Ai Miyazato won the inaugural event in 2012 by four strokes for her eighth win on the LPGA Tour.

To accommodate Korean television, the tournament begins on Wednesday and concludes on Saturday.

Tournament names

  • 2012–14: LPGA Lotte Championship Presented by J Golf
  • 2015: LPGA Lotte Championship Presented by Hershey
  • 2016: Lotte Championship Presented by Hershey
  • References

    Lotte Championship Wikipedia