Volunteers of America Classic

The Volunteers of America Classic is a women's professional golf tournament in Texas on the LPGA Tour. It debuted in April 2013 at Las Colinas Country Club in Irving, northwest of downtown Dallas.

Volunteers of America Classic
Tournament information
LocationThe Colony, Texas, U.S.
Established2013, ten years ago
Course(s)Old American Golf Club
Par71
Length6,475 yards (5,921 m)[1]
Tour(s)LPGA Tour
FormatStroke play - 72 holes
Prize fund$1.8 million
Month playedOctober
Tournament record score
Aggregate266 Cheyenne Knight (2019)
266 Charley Hull (2022)
To par−18 as above
Current champion
South Korea Kim Hyo-joo
The Colony is located in the United States
The Colony
The Colony
Location in the United States
Old American Golf Club is located in Texas
Old American Golf Club
Old American 
Golf Club
Location in Texas

Volunteers of America, 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.

Inbee Park won the inaugural event, one stroke ahead of Carlota Ciganda,[2] and became its first multiple winner in 2015. In between, Stacy Lewis won by six strokes in 2014 and set the tournament record at 268 (−16).

In 2018, the tournament moved north to the Old American Golf Club in The Colony, along Lewisville Lake.[3]

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

YearDateChampionCountryWinning scoreTo parMargin
of victory
Purse
($)
Winner's
share ($)
2023Oct 8Kim Hyo-joo South Korea64-68-70-69=271−134 strokes1,800,000270,000
2022Oct 2Charley Hull England67-64-71-64=266−181 stroke1,700,000255,000
2021Jul 4Ko Jin-young South Korea63-70-66-69=268−161 stroke1,500,000225,000
2020Dec 6Angela Stanford United States71-69-70-67=277−72 strokes1,750,000262,500
2019Oct 6Cheyenne Knight United States66-67-67-66=266−182 strokes1,300,000195,000
2018May 6Park Sung-hyun South Korea65-66=131−111 stroke1,300,000195,000
2017Apr 30Haru Nomura Japan68-65-72-76=281−3Playoff1,300,000195,000
2016May 1Jenny Shin South Korea68-70-65-67=270−142 strokes1,300,000195,000
2015May 3Inbee Park (2) South Korea69-66-69-65=269−153 strokes1,300,000195,000
2014May 4Stacy Lewis United States71-64-69-64=268−166 strokes1,300,000195,000
2013Apr 28Inbee Park South Korea67-70-67-67=271−131 stroke1,300,000195,000

Tournament records

YearPlayerScoreRound
2017Dori Carter63 (−8)2nd
2019Stephanie Meadow63 (−8)1st
2021Ko Jin-young63 (−8)1st
2022Cheyenne Knight63 (−8)4th
2022Lilia Vu63 (−8)4th
2023Cheyenne Knight63 (–8)4th

References

  1. "Course Info". LPGA. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
  2. "Inbee Park wins LPGA Shootout". ESPN. Associated Press. April 28, 2013. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
  3. "Old American Golf Club to Host 2018 Volunteers of America LPGA Texas Classic". Volunteers of America. October 30, 2017. Retrieved April 30, 2018.

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