The LPGA KEB HanaBank Championship was a women's professional golf tournament in
Incheon,
South Korea
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, co-sanctioned by the
LPGA of Korea Tour
The LPGA of Korea Tour is a South Korean professional golf tour for women. LPGA stands for Ladies Professional Golf Association. LPGA of Korea runs this tour, not the American LPGA. It is one of the world's five leading women's golf tours.
Based o ...
and the
LPGA Tour
The Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) is an American organization for female golfers. The organization is headquartered at the LPGA International in Daytona Beach, Florida, and is best known for running the LPGA Tour, a series of week ...
.
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
*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
*Tournament was shortened to 36 holes in 2007 due to unplayable course conditions.
**Tournament went to a playoff.
Tournament record
External links
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LPGA.com official micrositeSky72 Golf Club
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Former LPGA Tour events
LPGA of Korea Tour events
Golf tournaments in South Korea
Autumn events in South Korea
Recurring sporting events established in 2001
Recurring sporting events disestablished in 2018
2001 establishments in South Korea
2018 disestablishments in South Korea
Women's sport in South Korea