DIO Implant LA Open

The DIO Implant LA Open is a women's professional golf tournament held in Los Angeles, California, United States as part of the LPGA Tour. A new event in 2018, it is played at Wilshire Country Club.[1][2][3]

DIO Implant LA Open
Tournament information
LocationLos Angeles, California, U.S.
Established2018
Course(s)Wilshire Country Club (2022)
Palos Verdes Golf Club (2023)
Par71
Length6,447 yards (5,895 m)
Tour(s)LPGA Tour
FormatStroke play – 72 holes
Prize fund$1.75 million
Month playedMarch/April
Tournament record score
Aggregate268 Brooke Henderson (2021)
To par−16 as above
Current champion
China Yin Ruoning
Los Angeles is located in the United States
Los Angeles
Los Angeles
Location in the United States
Los Angeles is located in California
Los Angeles
Los Angeles
Location in California

In Hancock Park, south of Hollywood and six miles (10 km) northwest of downtown, Wilshire was founded 104 years ago in 1919 and hosted the Los Angeles Open on the PGA Tour four times.[4]

In 2023, the tournament moves to Palos Verdes Golf Club in Los Angeles, played March 30 – April 2. It will feature a field of 144 players, and an increase in purse of $250,000 to $1,750,000.[5]

Tournament names

  • 2018: Hugel-JTBC LA Open
  • 2019–2021: Hugel-Air Premia LA Open
  • 2022–2023: DIO Implant LA Open

Winners

YearDateChampionCountryWinning
score
To parMargin
of victory
Purse ($)Winner's
share ($)
2023Apr 2Yin Ruoning China269−151 stroke1,750,000262,500
2022Apr 24Nasa Hataoka Japan269−155 strokes1,500,000225,000
2021Apr 24Brooke Henderson Canada268−161 stroke1,500,000225,000
2020Tournament canceled due to coronavirus pandemic
2019Apr 28Minjee Lee Australia270−144 strokes1,500,000225,000
2018Apr 22Moriya Jutanugarn Thailand272−122 strokes1,500,000225,000

Tournament records

YearPlayerScoreRound
2023Georgia Hall62 (−10)3rd

References

  1. "LPGA Returns to Los Angeles for the Hugel-JTBC Open". LPGA. January 17, 2018.
  2. "LPGA adding two new California tournaments in 2018". ESPN. Associated Press. December 13, 2017.
  3. Loumena, Dan (January 17, 2018). "Wilshire Country Club to host LPGA event in April". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
  4. Hoffarth, Tom (January 17, 2018). "After a 13-year absence, LPGA returns to L.A. with an April stop at Wilshire Country Club". Orange County Register. (California). Retrieved April 20, 2018.
  5. Nichols, Beth Ann (October 26, 2022). "LPGA's LA Open moves to Palos Verdes in 2023, with Los Angeles events now held one month apart". Golfweek.

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