Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions
Tournament information
LocationOrlando, Florida
Established2019
Course(s)Lake Nona Golf & Country Club
Par72
Length6,617 yards (6,051 m)
Tour(s)LPGA Tour
FormatStroke play - 72 holes
Prize fund$1.5 million
Month playedJanuary
Tournament record score
Aggregate260 Jessica Korda (2021)
To par−24 as above
Current champion
Canada Brooke Henderson
Location Map
Lake Nona G&CC is located in the United States
Lake Nona G&CC
Lake Nona G&CC
Location in the United States
Lake Nona G&CC is located in Florida
Lake Nona G&CC
Lake Nona G&CC
Location in Florida

The Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions is a women's professional golf tournament on the LPGA Tour in Florida. It debuted in 2019 at the Four Seasons Golf & Sports Club Orlando in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. The tournament field is limited to winners on LPGA Tour events in the previous two years.[1] As is the case in the past, there is also a pro-am and celebrity tournament, like its predecessor. The top amateurs during the midweek pro-am are invited to play in the main tournament. Each professional is paired with two celebrities or amateurs in the groupings, and celebrities change per round. A Stableford-based system is used for the celebrities and amateurs.

For 2022, under new corporate ownership of Hilton Grand Vacations and tournament director Aaron Stewart, son of World Golf Hall of Fame member Payne, the event moves to the Lake Nona Golf & Country Club in Orlando. The move to Lake Nona also eliminates an issue that the 18th hole, a par 3, caused at Four Seasons where the 2020 tournament was pushed to an extra day on Monday morning as the single playoff hole (the 18th) failed to produce a winner, and it was the seventh playing of the 18th hole that finally created a winner.

The celebrity division continues to be controlled by Mardy Fish and John Smoltz; the two have won three each.

In the United States, the final round of the tournament is broadcast on NBC.

Tournament names

  • 2019–2021: Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions presented by IOA
  • 2022–2023: Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions

Winners

Pro Division

YearDatesChampionCountryWinning scoreTo parMargin
of victory
Purse ($)Winner's
share ($)
2023Jan 19–22Brooke Henderson Canada67-66-69-70=272−164 strokes1,500,000225,000
2022Jan 20–23Danielle Kang United States68-67-69-68=272−163 strokes1,500,000225,000
2021Jan 21–24Jessica Korda United States65-69-60-66=260−24Playoff1,200,000180,000
2020Jan 16–20Gaby López Mexico65-69-71-66=271−13Playoff1,200,000180,000
2019[2]Jan 17–20Ji Eun-hee South Korea65-69-66-70=270−142 strokes1,200,000180,000

Note: 2020 tournament extended to five days because of darkness.

Celebrities and amateurs

During the Pro-Am tournament that is held earlier in the week, the top amateur golfers are invited to participate in the main tournament.

For both amateurs and celebrities, the golfers play a modified Stableford system, although the LPGA and organisers chose to base scores on double bogey instead of par.

PointsStrokes taken in relation to par
10Albatross (3 strokes under par)
8Hole in One (Par 3)
5Eagle (2 strokes under par)
3Birdie (1 stroke under par)
2Par
1Bogey (1 stroke over par)
0Double bogey or worse (2 strokes or more over par)
YearCelebrityWinning score
2023Mardy Fish (4)152
2022Derek Lowe138PO
2021Mardy Fish (3)158
2020John Smoltz (3)150
2019John Smoltz (2)149

Note: The celebrity tournament is regarded as a continuation of the Diamond Resorts Invitational celebrity division.

Tournament records

YearPlayerScoreCourseRound
2020Danielle Kang63 (−8)Four Seasons1st
2020M. J. Hur63 (−8)Four Seasons4th
2021Danielle Kang63 (−8)Four Seasons3rd
2021Bronte Law63 (−8)Four Seasons4th

See also

References

  1. "Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions Kicks Off in Orlando". LPGA. January 14, 2019.
  2. "Eun-Hee Ji survives cold and wind to win LPGA Tour opener". ESPN. Associated Press. January 20, 2019.
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