JTBC Classic
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{{Infobox golf tournament
| name = JTBC Classic
| image =
| image_size = 200
| location = Carlsbad, California, U.S.
| establishment = 2010
| course = Aviara Golf Club
| par = 72
| yardage = {{convert|6609|yd}}
| tour = LPGA Tour
| format = Stroke play - 72 holes
| purse = $1.5 million
| month_played = March
| final_year =
| aggregate = 268 Cristie Kerr (2015)
268 Mirim Lee (2017)
| to-par = −20 as above
| current_champion = {{flagicon|THA}} Atthaya Thitikul
| final_champion =
}}
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|long = -117.285
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{{Location map
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}}The JTBC Classic (officially the JTBC Classic Presented by Barbasol) was a women's professional golf tournament on the LPGA Tour, held in Carlsbad, California. The tournament was held at the Aviara Golf Club.
History
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 to win as a sponsor exemption since Jin Joo Hong won the KOLON-Hana Bank Championship in South Korea in October 2006.{{Cite web |url=http://www.lpga.com/content_1.aspx?pid=23563&mid=1 |title=Kia Classic Third Round Notes and Interviews |access-date=March 29, 2010 |archive-date=April 2, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100402223839/http://www.lpga.com/content_1.aspx?pid=23563&mid=1 |url-status=dead }} 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 {{convert|2|ft|1|spell=in}} of the hole and Jiyai Shin was {{convert|4|ft|1|spell=in}} out. Gal made hers for birdie to win her first LPGA event by a stroke.
The event was formerly named the Kia Classic. In 2022, the title sponsor of the tournament changed to JTBC (Joongang Tongyang Broadcasting Company), a South Korean nationwide pay television network.
Tournament names
File:LPGA Kia Classic logo.png
- 2010: Kia Classic Presented by J Golf
- 2011–2021: Kia Classic
- 2022: JTBC Classic Presented by Barbasol
Winners
| class="wikitable"
!Year | Date | Champion | Country | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Venue | Purse ($) | Winner's share ($) |
| 2022 | Mar 27 | Atthaya Thitikul | {{THA}} | 69-70-69-64=272 | align=center|−16 | Playoff | Aviara Golf Club | align=right|1,500,000 | align=right|225,000 |
| 2021 | Mar 28 | Inbee Park | {{KOR}} | 66-69-69-70=274 | align=center|−14 | 5 strokes | Aviara Golf Club | align="right" |1,800,000 | align=right|270,000 |
| 2019 | Mar 31 | Nasa Hataoka | {{JPN}} | 69-70-64-67=270 | align=center|−18 | 3 strokes | Aviara Golf Club | align=right|1,800,000 | align=right|270,000 |
| 2018 | Mar 25 | Ji Eun-hee | {{KOR}} | 70-68-67-67=272 | align=center|−16 | 2 strokes | Aviara Golf Club | align=right|1,800,000 | align=right|270,000 |
| 2017 | Mar 26 | Mirim Lee | {{KOR}} | 68-68-67-65=268 | align=center|−20 | 6 strokes | Aviara Golf Club | align=right|1,800,000 | align=right|270,000 |
| 2016 | Mar 27 | Lydia Ko | {{NZL}} | 68-67-67-67=269 | align=center|−19 | 4 strokes | Aviara Golf Club | align=right|1,700,000 | align=right|255,000 |
| 2015 | Mar 29 | Cristie Kerr | {{USA}} | 67-68-68-65=268 | align=center|−20 | 2 strokes | Aviara Golf Club | align=right|1,700,000 | align=right|255,000 |
| 2014 | Mar 30 | Anna Nordqvist | {{SWE}} | 73-68-67-67=275 | align=center|−13 | 1 stroke | Aviara Golf Club | align=right|1,700,000 | align=right|255,000 |
| 2013 | Mar 24 | Beatriz Recari | {{ESP}} | 69-67-69-74=279 | align=center|−9 | Playoff | Aviara Golf Club | align=right|1,700,000 | align=right|255,000 |
| 2012 | Mar 25 | Yani Tseng | {{TWN}} | 67-68-69-70=274 | align=center|−14 | 6 strokes | La Costa Resort and Spa | align=right|1,700,000 | align=right|255,000 |
| 2011 | Mar 27 | Sandra Gal | {{DEU}} | 67-68-70-71=276 | align=center|−16 | 1 stroke | Industry Hills Golf Club | align=right|1,700,000 | align=right|255,000 |
| 2010 | Mar 28 | Hee Kyung Seo | {{KOR}} | 70-67-69-70=276 | align=center|−12 | 6 strokes | La Costa Resort and Spa | align=right|1,700,000 | align=right|255,000 |
Tournament records
| class="wikitable"
!Year | Player | Score | Round | Course |
| 2010 | Inbee Park | 65 (−7) | align=center|4th | La Costa Resort and Spa |
| 2011 | Jiyai Shin | 64 (−9) | align=center|2nd | Industry Hills Golf Club |
| 2019 | Mi Jung Hur | 62 (−10) | align=center|3rd | Aviara Golf Club |
| 2019 | Kim Hyo-joo | 62 (−10) | align=center|4th | Aviara Golf Club |
See also
References
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External links
- [https://www.jtbcclassic.com/ JTBC Classic Presented by Barbasol official site]
- [http://www.lpga.com/tournaments/kia-classic/overview Coverage on the LPGA Tour's official site]
- [http://www.golfaviara.com/ Aviara Golf Club]
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{{Coord|display=title|33.093|-117.285}}
Category:Golf tournaments in California
Category:Sports competitions in San Diego County, California
Category:Sports in Carlsbad, California