Coates Golf Championship

Coates Golf Championship
Tournament information
Location Ocala, Florida, U.S.
Established 2015
Course(s) Golden Ocala Golf Club
Par 72
Length 6,541 yards (5,981 m)
Tour(s) LPGA Tour
Format Stroke play – 72 holes
Prize fund $1.5 million
Month played January/February
Final year 2016
Tournament record score
Aggregate 272 Choi Na-yeon (2015)
To par −16 Choi Na-yeon (2015)
Final champion
South Korea Jang Ha-na
Golden Ocala GC
Location in the United States

The Coates Golf Championship was a women's professional golf tournament on the LPGA Tour. It debuted as the first event in 2015 and was played at Golden Ocala Golf Club, west of Ocala, Florida.[1] The event was not included for the 2017 season.[2]

Choi Na-yeon won the inaugural tournament by one stroke over Jang Ha-na, Lydia Ko, and Jessica Korda. With the runner-up finish, Ko moved to number one in the Women's World Golf Rankings.[3]

Winners

Year Dates Champion Country Winning score To par Margin
of victory 		Purse ($) Winner's
share ($)
2016 Feb 3–6 Jang Ha-na  South Korea 65-72-68-72=277 −11 2 strokes 1,500,000 225,000
2015 Jan 28–31 Choi Na-yeon  South Korea 68-70-66-68=272 −16 1 stroke 1,500,000 225,000

Tournament records

YearPlayerScoreRound
2015 Jang Ha-na 65 (−7) 2nd
2015 Lydia Ko 65 (−7) 3rd
2015 Amy Yang 65 (−7) 3rd
2016 Jang Ha-na 65 (−7) 1st

References

  1. ↑ "New LPGA event to host '15 opener". ESPN. Associated Press. July 31, 2014.
  2. ↑ "LPGA schedule features 4 new events and record prize money". ESPN. November 30, 2016. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Lydia Ko, 17, finishes 2nd, now No. 1". ESPN. Associated Press. January 31, 2015.
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