The LPGA Taiwan Championship is a women's professional golf tournament in
Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...
on 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 weekl ...
. It debuted as the Sunrise LPGA Taiwan Championship in
2011
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at the Sunrise Golf & Country Club in
Yangmei. It was the first LPGA tournament ever played in Taiwan. It moved to Miramar Golf Country Club in
Taipei
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and was renamed to the Fubon LPGA Taiwan Championship in 2014.
The field is limited to 90 players who will play all 72 holes; however, there is a cut for LPGA season-long points championship purposes at the end of 72 holes of the top 40 and ties. Only the players who make this cut will earn points to qualify for the season-ending
CME Group Tour Championship
The CME Group Tour Championship is a women's professional golf tournament, the season-ending event of the LPGA Tour. It succeeded the LPGA Tour Championship, which was played for two seasons in 2009 and 2010. From 2011 to 2013 the tournament wa ...
.
Tournament names:
*2011–2013: Sunrise LPGA Taiwan Championship
*2014–2016: Fubon LPGA Taiwan Championship
*2017–2018: Swinging Skirts LPGA Taiwan Championship
*2019–2022: Taiwan Swinging Skirts LPGA
Host courses:
*2011–2013: Sunrise Golf & Country Club
*2014–2019: Miramar Golf Country Club
Winners
Tournament record
See also
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List of sporting events in Taiwan
This is a list of international sporting events in Taiwan:
Multi-sport Events
Archery
Athletics
Badminton
Baseball
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References
External links
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Coverage on LPGA's official siteSunrise Golf and Country Club
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LPGA Tour events
Golf tournaments in Taiwan
Recurring sporting events established in 2011
2011 establishments in Taiwan
Autumn events in Taiwan