Volunteers of America Classic
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | The Colony, Texas, U.S. |
| Established | 2013, eleven years ago |
| Course(s) | Old American Golf Club |
| Tour(s) | LPGA Tour |
| Format | Stroke play - 72 holes |
| Prize fund | $1.3 million |
| Month played | October |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 266 Cheyenne Knight (2019) |
| To par | −18 Cheyenne Knight (2019) |
| Current champion | |
 Angela Stanford | |
The Colony
Location in the United States
Old American
Golf Club
Golf Club
Location in Texas
The Volunteers of America Classic is a women's professional golf tournament in Texas on the LPGA Tour. It debuted in April 2013 at Las Colinas Country Club in Irving, northwest of downtown Dallas.
Volunteers of America, the title sponsor, is a faith-based nonprofit organization that provides affordable housing and other assistance, primarily to low-income people, throughout the United States.
Inbee Park won the inaugural event, one stroke ahead of Carlota Ciganda,[1] and became its first multiple winner in 2015. In between, Stacy Lewis won by six strokes in 2014 and set the tournament record at 268 (−16).
In 2018, the tournament moved north to the Old American Golf Club in The Colony, along Lewisville Lake.[2]
Tournament names
- 2013–2014: North Texas LPGA Shootout
- 2015: Volunteers of America North Texas Shootout Presented by JTBC
- 2016–2017: Volunteers of America Texas Shootout Presented by JTBC
- 2018: Volunteers of America LPGA Texas Classic
- 2019–2020: Volunteers of America Classic
Winners
| Year | Dates | Champion | Country | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Purse ($) |
Winner's share ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Dec 3–6 | Angela Stanford |  United States |
71-69-70-67=277 | −7 | 2 strokes | 1,750,000 | 262,500 |
| 2019 | Oct 3–6 | Cheyenne Knight | United States |
66-67-67-66=266 | −18 | 2 strokes | 1,300,000 | 195,000 |
| 2018 | May 3–6 | Park Sung-hyun |  South Korea |
65-66=131 | −11 | 1 stroke | 1,300,000 | 195,000 |
| 2017 | Apr 27–30 | Haru Nomura |  Japan |
68-65-72-76=281 | −3 | Playoff | 1,300,000 | 195,000 |
| 2016 | Apr 28 – May 1 | Jenny Shin | South Korea |
68-70-65-67=270 | −14 | 2 strokes | 1,300,000 | 195,000 |
| 2015 | Apr 30 – May 3 | Inbee Park (2) | South Korea |
69-66-69-65=269 | −15 | 3 strokes | 1,300,000 | 195,000 |
| 2014 | May 1–4 | Stacy Lewis | United States |
71-64-69-64=268 | −16 | 6 strokes | 1,300,000 | 195,000 |
| 2013 | Apr 25–28 | Inbee Park | South Korea |
67-70-67-67=271 | −13 | 1 stroke | 1,300,000 | 195,000 |
Tournament records
| Year | Player | Score | Round |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Dori Carter | 63 (−8) | 2nd |
| 2019 | Stephanie Meadow | 63 (−8) | 1st |
References
- ^ "Inbee Park wins LPGA Shootout". ESPN. Associated Press. April 28, 2013. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
- ^ "Old American Golf Club to Host 2018 Volunteers of America LPGA Texas Classic". Volunteers of America. October 30, 2017. Retrieved April 30, 2018.