LPGA KEB Hana Bank Championship

The LPGA KEB HanaBank Championship was a women's professional golf tournament in Incheon, South Korea, co-sanctioned by the LPGA of Korea Tour and the LPGA Tour.

LPGA KEB HanaBank Championship
Tournament information
LocationIncheon, South Korea
Established2002
Course(s)Sky 72 Golf Club,
Ocean Course
Par72
Length6,316 yards (5,775 m)
Tour(s)LPGA Tour
LPGA of Korea Tour
FormatStroke play - 72 holes, no cut
Prize fund$2.0 million
Month playedOctober
Final year2018
Tournament record score
Aggregate269 Ko Jin-young (2017)
72-hole record
200 Grace Park (2004)
54-hole record
To par−19 Ko Jin-young (2017)
72-hole record
−16 Grace Park (2004)
54-hole record
Final champion
South Korea Chun In-gee
Sky 72   Golf Club is located in South Korea
Sky 72   Golf Club
Sky 72  
Golf Club

Until 2013, it was a 54-hole event with a limited field of 78 players, approximately half of a full-field event. There was no cut; all players played all three rounds. However, the LPGA Tour imposed a points cut to the top 40 players (and ties) for purposes of championship points towards the CME Globe. In 2014, the event became a 72-hole event, and again only has a symbolic cut of 40 players at the end of the tournament for CME Globe purposes.

Tournament names

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  • 2001–2002: Sports Today CJ Nine Bridges Classic
  • 2003–2005: CJ Nine Bridges Classic presented by Sports Today
  • 2006: KOLON-Hana Bank Championship
  • 2007–2009: Hana Bank-KOLON Championship
  • 2010–2011: LPGA Hana Bank Championship Presented by SK Telecom
  • 2012–2014: LPGA KEB-HanaBank Championship
  • 2015–2018: LPGA KEB Hana Bank Championship

Winners

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Year Dates Champion Country Score To par Tournament
location
Purse
($)
Winner's
share ($)
2018 11–14 Oct Chun In-gee   South Korea 272 −16 Sky 72 Golf Club, Ocean Course 2,000,000 300,000
2017 12–15 Oct Ko Jin-young   South Korea 269 −19 Sky 72 Golf Club, Ocean Course 2,000,000 300,000
2016 13–16 Oct Carlota Ciganda   Spain 278** −10 Sky 72 Golf Club, Ocean Course 2,000,000 300,000
2015 15–18 Oct Lexi Thompson   United States 273 −15 Sky 72 Golf Club, Ocean Course 2,000,000 300,000
2014 16–19 Oct Baek Kyu-jung   South Korea 278** −10 Sky 72 Golf Club, Ocean Course 2,000,000 300,000
2013 18–20 Oct Amy Yang   South Korea 207** −9 Sky 72 Golf Club, Ocean Course 1,900,000 285,000
2012 19–21 Oct Suzann Pettersen   Norway 204** −11 Sky 72 Golf Club, Ocean Course 1,800,000 270,000
2011 7–9 Oct Yani Tseng   Taiwan 202 −14 Sky 72 Golf Club, Ocean Course 1,800,000 270,000
2010 29–31 Oct Na Yeon Choi   South Korea 206 −10 Sky 72 Golf Club, Ocean Course 1,800,000 270,000
2009 30 Oct – 1 Nov Na Yeon Choi   South Korea 206 −10 Sky 72 Golf Club, Ocean Course 1,700,000 255,000
2008 31 Oct – 2 Nov Candie Kung   United States 210 −6 Sky 72 Golf Club, Ocean Course 1,600,000 240,000
2007 19–21 Oct Suzann Pettersen   Norway 141* −3 Mauna Ocean Golf & Resort 1,500,000 225,000
2006 27–29 Oct Jin Joo Hong   South Korea 205 −11 Mauna Ocean Golf & Resort 1,350,000 202,500
2005 28–30 Oct Jee Young Lee   South Korea 211 −5 Nine Bridges Golf Club 1,350,000 202,500
2004 29–31 Oct Grace Park   South Korea 200 −16 Nine Bridges Golf Club 1,350,000 202,500
2003 31 Oct – 2 Nov Shi Hyun Ahn   South Korea 204 −12 Nine Bridges Golf Club 1,250,000 187,500
2002 25–27 Oct Se Ri Pak   South Korea 213 −3 Nine Bridges Golf Club 1,500,000 225,000
2001 Tournament canceled due to events of September 11

*Tournament was shortened to 36 holes in 2007 due to unplayable course conditions.
**Tournament went to a playoff.

Tournament record

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Year Player Score Round Course
2003 Grace Park 62 (−10) 3rd Nine Bridges Golf Club
2006 Joo Mi Kim 66 (−6) 1st Mauna Ocean Golf & Resort
2015 Park Sung-hyun 62 (−10) 1st Sky 72 Golf Club, Ocean Course
2015 Amy Yang 62 (−10) 4th Sky 72 Golf Club, Ocean Course
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