The Buick LPGA Shanghai is a women's professional golf tournament in China on the LPGA Tour. It debuted in October 2018 at Qizhong Garden Golf Club in Shanghai.[1]

Buick LPGA Shanghai
Tournament information
LocationShanghai, China
Established2018
Course(s)Qizhong Garden Golf Club
Par72
Length6,672 yards (6,101 m)
Tour(s)LPGA Tour
FormatStroke play – 72 holes
Prize fund$2.1 million
Month playedOctober
Tournament record score
Aggregate263 Yin Ruoning (2024)
To par−25 as above
Current champion
China Yin Ruoning
Shanghai is located in China
Shanghai
Shanghai

Danielle Kang won the inaugural event by two strokes over seven golfers.[2] Kang repeated as champion in 2019.[3]

Winners

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Year Dates Champion Country Winning score To par Margin
of victory
Purse ($) Winner's
share ($)
2024 10–13 Oct Yin Ruoning   China 70-66-63-64=263 –25 6 strokes 2,100,000 315,000
2023 12–15 Oct Angel Yin   United States 70-69-65-70=274 −14 Playoff 2,100,000 315,000
2022 13–16 Oct Cancelled[4] 2,100,000 315,000
2021 14–17 Oct Cancelled[5] 2,100,000 315,000
2020 15–18 Oct Cancelled[6] 2,100,000 315,000
2019 17–20 Oct Danielle Kang (2)   United States 69-67-66-70=272 −16 1 stroke 2,100,000 315,000
2018 18–21 Oct Danielle Kang   United States 67-68-71-69=275 −13 2 strokes 2,100,000 315,000

Tournament records

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Year Player Score Round
2024 Kim Sei-young 62 (−10) 1st

References

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  1. ^ "Shanghai To Host First LPGA Event In Five-Year Deal With Buick". LPGA. 17 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Danielle Kang finishes strong to win LPGA Shanghai by 2 shots". ESPN. Associated Press. 21 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Danielle Kang shoots tournament record to win LPGA Shanghai". ESPN. Associated Press. 20 October 2019.
  4. ^ "Buick LPGA Shanghai canceled for 3rd straight year due to COVID-19 restrictions in China". ESPN. 6 July 2022.
  5. ^ "LPGA Shanghai tournament, scheduled for October, canceled amid COVID-19 travel restrictions". ESPN. Associated Press. 24 August 2021.
  6. ^ "LPGA Shanghai tournament in October canceled due to coronavirus". ESPN. Associated Press. 1 August 2020.
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