IOA Championship
Tournament information
LocationBeaumont, California
Established2013
Course(s)Morongo Golf Club at Tukwet Canyon
Par72
Length6,527 yards (5,968 m)
Tour(s)Epson Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fund$175,000
Month playedMarch
Tournament record score
Aggregate202 Hannah Yun (2013)
To par−14 as above
Current champion
China Wang Xinying

The IOA Championship is a tournament on the Epson Tour, the LPGA's developmental tour. It has been a part of the tour's schedule since 2013. It is held at Morongo Golf Club at Tukwet Canyon in Beaumont, California.[1]

The tournament started out as the Volvik Championship held in Florida in 2013, before moving to California in 2014 and changing name to the IOA Championship in 2016.

In 2020, the tournament was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

Winners

YearDateWinnerCountryScoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-upPurse ($)Winner's
share ($)
IOA Championship Presented by Morongo Casino Resort & Spa
2023Mar 26Wang Xinying China204 (−12)1 strokeMalaysia Natasha Andrea Oon200,00030,000
2022Mar 27Linnea Ström Sweden205 (−11)3 strokesParaguay Milagros Chaves
Germany Sophie Hausmann
Australia Sarah Jane Smith
200,00030,000
2021Mar 28Sophie Hausmann Germany206 (−10)3 strokesCanada Maude-Aimee Leblanc
United States Sophia Schubert
150,00022,250
2020Aug 23[lower-alpha 1]Fátima Fernández Cano Spain204 (−12)2 strokesUnited States Anna Redding125,00018,750
2019Mar 31Jillian Hollis United States212 (−4)1 strokeParaguay Julieta Granada
United States Amy Lee
125,00018,750
2018Apr 8Stephanie Meadow Northern Ireland212 (−4)PlayoffUnited States Carleigh Silvers100,00015,000
2017Mar 26Daniela Darquea Ecuador204 (−12)3 strokesThailand Benyapa Niphatsophon
Canada Ann-Catherine Tanguay
100,00015,000
2016Feb 21Erynne Lee United States205 (−11)1 strokeCanada Jessica Wallace100,00015,000
Volvik Championship
2015Mar 1Katie Kempter United States211 (−5)PlayoffUnited States Lee Lopez100,00015,000
2014Mar 2Kim Kaufman United States137 (−7)[lower-alpha 2]4 strokesUnited States Jennie Lee100,00015,000
2013Sep 22Hannah Yun United States202 (−14)2 strokesCanada Alena Sharp100,00015,000
  1. Tournament rescheduled from Mar 27–29.
  2. Tournament reduced to 36 holes due to adverse weather conditions.

References

  1. "IOA Championship". Epson Tour. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
  2. "Statement on Upcoming Symetra Tour Schedule and the LPGA Qualifying Tournament". LPGA. April 2, 2020. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
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