起亚精英赛
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| 赛事资讯 | |
|---|---|
| 举办地点 | Carlsbad, California, U.S. |
| 创办 | 2010 |
| 球场 | Aviara Golf Club |
| 标准杆 | 72 |
| 长度 | 6,593码（6,029米） |
| 巡回赛 | LPGA Tour |
| 赛制 | Stroke play - 72 holes |
| 总奖金 | $1,700,000 |
| 比赛月份 | March |
| 赛会纪录 | |
| 总计 | 274 Yani Tseng (2012) |
| 距标准杆 | –16 Sandra Gal (2011) |
| 目前冠军 | |
 Beatriz Recari | |
The Kia Classic is a women's professional golf tournament on the LPGA Tour. It debuted in 2010 at the La Costa Resort and Spa in Carlsbad, California. The tournament moved north for a year in 2011 to the Industry Hills Golf Club at Pacific Palms in the City of Industry in Los Angeles County. It returned to La Costa in 2012 and moved to Aviara Golf Club in Carlsbad for 2013.
The title sponsor of the tournament is Kia Motors, a South Korean-based automobile manufacturer.
The winner of the inaugural tournament was Hee Kyung Seo, a member of the LPGA of Korea Tour (KLPGA). She became the 19th non-LPGA member in LPGA Tour history to win an LPGA Tournament and the first player to win as a sponsor exemption since Jin Joo Hong won the KOLON-Hana Bank Championship in October 2006.[1] With the win, Seo became immediately eligible for LPGA membership and was a rookie on the LPGA Tour in 2011.
In 2011, the event was decided by the final pairing on the final green. With both players tied at 15-under, Sandra Gal hit a wedge to within two feet (0.6 m) of the hole and Jiyai Shin was four feet (1.2 m) out. Gal made hers for birdie to win her first LPGA event by a stroke.
Tournament names
- 2010: Kia Classic Presented by J Golf
- 2011–present: Kia Classic
Winners
| Year | Dates | Champion | Country | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Venue | Purse ($) | Winner's share ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Mar 21–24 | Beatriz Recari | 西班牙 |
69-67-69-74=279 | –9 | Playoff | Aviara Golf Club | 1,700,000 | 255,000 |
| 2012 | Mar 22–25 | Yani Tseng |  台湾 |
67-68-69-70=274 | –14 | 6 strokes | La Costa Resort and Spa | 1,700,000 | 255,000 |
| 2011 | Mar 24–27 | Sandra Gal |  德国 |
67-68-70-71=276 | –16 | 1 stroke | Industry Hills Golf Club | 1,700,000 | 255,000 |
| 2010 | Mar 25–28 | Hee Kyung Seo |  韩国 |
70-67-69-70=276 | –12 | 6 strokes | La Costa Resort and Spa | 1,700,000 | 255,000 |
Tournament records
| Year | Player | Score | Round | Course |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Inbee Park | 65 (–7) | 4th round | La Costa Resort and Spa |
| 2011 | Jiyai Shin | 64 (–9) | 2nd round | Industry Hills Golf Club |