The Lotte Championship is a women's professional golf tournament on the

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. It debuted in April

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at the

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. The title sponsor of the tournament is Lotte, an industrial conglomerate based in

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and

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. The presenting sponsor from 2012 to 2014 was

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, 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

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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

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. To accommodate Korean television, the tournament begins on Wednesday and concludes on Saturday.

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: Lotte Championship Presented by Hoakalei

Winners

Tournament records

References

External links

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Coverage at the LPGA Tour's official websiteKo Olina Resort
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