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 and Japan. 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. From 2015 to 2018, the presenting sponsor was Hershey.
Ai Miyazato won the inaugural event in 2012 by four strokes for her eighth win on the LPGA Tour.
In 2022, the tournament moved to the Hoakalei Country Club in ʻEwa Beach, Hawaii.
To accommodate Korean television, the tournament begins on Wednesday and concludes on Saturday. In 2026, the tournament concluded on Sunday.
On October 5, 2026, the LPGA announced the tournament is moving to Kapalua Resort (Plantation Course) in Kapalua, Hawaii.
Tournament names 2012–2014: LPGA Lotte Championship Presented by J Golf 2015: LPGA Lotte Championship Presented by Hershey 2016–2018: Lotte Championship Presented by Hershey 2019–2021: Lotte Championship 2022–2026: Lotte Championship Presented by Hoakalei
Winners YearDateVenueWinnerWinning scoreTo parMarginof victoryRunner(s)-upPurse ($)Winner'sshare ($) 2026 Oct 4 Hoakalei CC Jeeno Thitikul 67-65-67-68=267 −21 3 strokes Ina Yoon 3,000,000 450,000 2025 Oct 4 Hoakalei CC Hwang You-min 67-62-75-67=271 −17 1 stroke Kim Hyo-joo 3,000,000 450,000 2024 Nov 9 Hoakalei CC Kim A-lim 66-69-67-68=270 −18 2 strokes Nataliya Guseva 3,000,000 450,000 2023 Apr 15 Hoakalei CC Grace Kim 71-67-70-68=276 −12 Playoff Yu Liu Sung Yu-jin 2,000,000 300,000 2022 Apr 16 Hoakalei CC Kim Hyo-joo 67-67-72-71=277 −11 2 strokes Hinako Shibuno 2,000,000 300,000 2021 Apr 17 Kapolei GC Lydia Ko 67-63-65-65=260 −28 7 strokes Inbee Park Kim Sei-young Leona Maguire Nelly Korda 2,000,000 300,0002020: Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic 2019 Apr 20 Ko Olina GC Brooke Henderson (2) 65-68-69-70=272 −16 4 strokes Ji Eun-hee 2,000,000 300,000 2018 Apr 14 Ko Olina GC Brooke Henderson 68-66-73-69=276 −12 4 strokes Azahara Muñoz 2,000,000 300,000 2017 Apr 15 Ko Olina GC Cristie Kerr 71-69-62-66=268 −20 3 strokes Chun In-gee Jang Su-yeon Lydia Ko 2,000,000 300,000 2016 Apr 16 Ko Olina GC Minjee Lee 68-66-74-64=272 −16 1 stroke Katie Burnett Chun In-gee 1,800,000 270,000 2015 Apr 18 Ko Olina GC Kim Sei-young 67-67-70-73=277 −11 Playoff Inbee Park 1,800,000 270,000 2014 Apr 19 Ko Olina GC Michelle Wie 70-67-70-67=274 −14 2 strokes Angela Stanford 1,700,000 255,000 2013 Apr 20 Ko Olina GC Suzann Pettersen 65-69-68-67=269 −19 Playoff Lizette Salas 1,700,000 255,000 2012 Apr 21 Ko Olina GC Ai Miyazato 71-65-70-70=276 −12 4 strokes Meena Lee Azahara Muñoz 1,700,000 255,000
Tournament records YearPlayerScoreRound2013 Lizette Salas 62 (−10) 4th2017 Cristie Kerr 62 (−10) 3rd2025 Hwang You-min 62 (−10) 2nd
References
External links
Coverage at the LPGA Tour's official website Ko Olina Resort Hoakalei Country Club