Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic

Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic
Tournament information
Location Paradise Island, Bahamas
Established 2013
Course(s) Ocean Club Golf Course
Par 73
Length 6,644 yards (6,075 m)
Tour(s) LPGA Tour
Format Stroke play - 72 holes
Prize fund $1.4 million
Month played January
Tournament record score
Aggregate 273 Jessica Korda (2014)
To par −19 Jessica Korda (2014)
Current champion
South Korea Kim Hyo-joo
Paradise Island
Location in Bahamas

The Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic is a women's professional golf tournament in The Bahamas on the LPGA Tour. It debuted in May 2013 at Ocean Club Golf Course on Paradise Island, adjacent to Nassau. Ilhee Lee won the inaugural event, two strokes ahead of Irene Cho.[1]

Winners

YearDatesChampionCountryWinning scoreTo parMargin
of victory
Purse
($)
Winner's
share ($)
2016 Jan 28–31 Kim Hyo-joo  South Korea 70-70-68-66=274 −18 2 strokes 1,400,000 210,000
2015 Feb 5–8 Kim Sei-young  South Korea 70-68-72-68=278 −14 Playoff 1,300,000 195,000
2014 Jan 23–26 Jessica Korda  United States 69-66-72-66=273 −19 1 stroke 1,300,000 195,000
2013 May 24–26* Ilhee Lee  South Korea 41-43-42=126 −11[1] 2 strokes 1,300,000 195,000

* The 2013 tournament was reduced to 36 holes played in three 12-hole rounds due to course flooding.
  The original tournament dates in 2013 were May 23–26.

Tournament records

YearPlayerScoreRound
2014 Paula Creamer 65 (−8) 2nd
2014 Michelle Wie 65 (−8) 2nd
2016 Cristie Kerr 65 (−8) 2nd
2016 Pornanong Phatlum 65 (−8) 4th
2016 Brittany Lincicome 65 (−8) 4th
2016 Wei-Ling Hsu 65 (−8) 4th

References

  1. 1 2 "Ilhee Lee wins 1st LPGA Tour event". ESPN. Associated Press. May 27, 2013. Retrieved May 30, 2013.

Coordinates: 25°05′N 77°18′W / 25.083°N 77.300°W / 25.083; -77.300

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