The Volunteers of America Classic is a women's professional golf tournament in

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on the

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. It debuted in April

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Country Club in Irving, northwest of

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Volunteers of America Volunteers of America (VOA) is a nonprofit organization founded in 1896 that provides affordable housing and other assistance services primarily to low-income people throughout the United States. Headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia, the organiz ...

, the title sponsor, is a faith-based nonprofit organization that provides affordable housing and other assistance, primarily to low-income people, throughout the United States.

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won the inaugural event, one stroke ahead of

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, and became its first multiple winner in 2015. In between,

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won by six strokes in 2014 and set the tournament record at 268 (−16). In

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, the tournament moved north to the

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in The Colony, along

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Tournament names

*2013–2014: North Texas LPGA Shootout *2015: Volunteers of America North Texas Shootout Presented by JTBC *2016–2017: Volunteers of America Texas Shootout Presented by JTBC *2018: Volunteers of America LPGA Texas Classic *2019–2021: Volunteers of America Classic *2022-present: The Ascendant LPGA benefitting Volunteers of America

Winners

Tournament records

References

External links

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Coverage on LPGA Tour official siteOld American Golf ClubLas Colinas Country Club
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