By Richard G. Mason
This Week on the LPGA Tour
Dana Open
Highland Meadows Golf Club | Sylvania, Ohio | July 13-16, 2023
TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
Competition Format: 144 players, 72-hole stroke play, cut to top 65 and ties after 36 holes
AON Risk Reward Challenge Hole: No. 17, par 5
Purse: $1,750,000
Whiteline Par and Yardage: 34-37 – 71, 6,642 yards
(par and yardage are subject to change through start of the tournament)
Past Five Champions and Runners-Up:
2022 – Gaby Lopez, 266 (-18); Megan Khang, 267 (-17)
2021* – Nasa Hataoka, 194 (-19); Elizabeth Szokol and Mina Harigae, 200 (-13)
2020 – Danielle Kang, 269 (-15); Jodie Ewart Shadoff and Lydia Ko, 270 (-14)
2019 – Sei Young Kim, 262 (-22); Lexi Thompson, 264 (-20)
2018 – Jasmine Suwannapura, 270 (-14), defeated Brittany Lincicome in a playoff on the first extra hole
*54 hole event after final round was cancelled due to weather
Tournament Scoring Records:
18 holes: 60, Paula Creamer (2008, R1)
36 holes: 125, Paula Creamer (2008)
54 holes: 194, Nasa Hataoka (2021)
72 holes: 261, Se Ri Pak (1998)
WHO’S IN THE FIELD
Past Champions (6):
Gaby Lopez (2022), Sei Young Kim (2019), Jasmine Suwannapura (2018), Lydia Ko (2016, 2014), Chella Choi (2015), Paula Creamer (2008)
2023 LPGA Tour Winners (4 of 12)
Allisen Corpuz (U.S. Women’s Open), Grace Kim (LOTTE Championship), Jin Young Ko (HSBC Women’s World Championship, Cognizant Founders Cup), Rose Zhang (Mizuho Americas Open)
2023 LPGA Tour Rookies (26 of 32)
Jaravee Boonchant, Celine Borge, Sofia Garcia, Soo Bin Joo, Grace Kim, Aline Krauter, Ines Laklalech, Lucy Li, Yan Liu, Polly Mack, Alexa Pano, Kum-Kang Park, Valery Plata, Riley Rennell, Kiira Riihijarvi, Hae Ran Ryu, Magdalena Simmermarcher, Ellinor Sudow, Bailey Tardy, Gabriella Then, Samantha Wagner, Chanettee Wannasaen, Laura Wearn, Xiaowen Yin, Arpichaya Yubol, Rose Zhang
Ohio Connections:
Stacy Lewis (Toledo) and Marissa Steen (West Chester)
SOCIAL MEDIA: #DRIVEON
Tournament – @danaopenlpga (Twitter, Instagram)
LPGA Tour – @LPGA and @LPGAMedia (Twitter), @lpga_tour (Instagram)
TV/STREAMING TIMES
(all times EDT; live digital streaming on the NBC Sports App, NBCSports.com, golfchannel.com)
Thursday, July 13
3:30-6:30 p.m. – NBC Digital streaming
7:30-9:30 p.m. – NBC GOLF Channel (Tape Delay)
Friday, July 14
3:30-6:30 p.m. – NBC Digital streaming
7:30-9:30 p.m. – NBC GOLF Channel (Tape Delay)
Saturday, July 15
3:00-6:00 p.m. – NBC Digital streaming
8:00-10:00 p.m. – NBC GOLF Channel (Tape Delay)
Sunday, July 16
2:00pm – 3:00 p.m. – NBC Digital streaming
3:00pm – 5:00 p.m. – CBS, Paramount+, CBS Sports App & cbssports.com
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