By Brenda June Temple
This Week on the LPGA Tour
Portland Classic
Columbia Edgewater Country Club | Portland, Oregon| August 31- September 3, 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. 10, par 5
Purse: $1,500,000 (winner’s portion is $225,000)
Whiteline Par and Yardage: 36-36 – 72; 6,467 yards
(par and yardage are subject to change through the start of the tournament)
Past Five Champions and Runners-Up:
2022 – Andrea Lee, 269 (-19); Daniela Darquea 270 (-18)
*2021 – Jin Young Ko, 205 (-11); Jeongeun Lee5 and Su Oh, 209 (-7)
*2020 – Georgia Hall, 204 (-12); defeated Ashleigh Buhai with par on the second playoff hole
2019 – Hannah Green, 267 (-21); Yealimi Noh, 268 (-20)
2018 – Marina Alex, 269 (-19); Georgia Hall, 273 (-15)
*Event shortened to 54 holes
Tournament Scoring Records:
18 holes: 61, Sei Young Kim, second round, 2019
36 holes: 127, Hannah Green, 2017
54 holes: 197, Yealimi Noh, 2019
72 holes: 267 (-21), Hannah Green, 2019; Brooke Henderson, 2015
Past Champions (6):
Andrea Lee (2022), Georgia Hall (2020), Hannah Green (2019), Marina Alex (2018), Stacy Lewis (2017), Brooke Henderson (2016, 2015)
2023 LPGA Tour Winners (13 of 17):
Pajaree Anannarukarn (Bank of Hope LPGA Match-Play presented by MGM Rewards), Ashleigh Buhai (ShopRite LPGA Classic presented by Acer), Allisen Corpuz (U.S. Women’s Open), Linn Grant (Dana Open), Hannah Green (JM Eagle LA Championship presented by Plastpro), Brooke Henderson (Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions), Megan Khang (CPKC Women’s Open), Grace Kim (LOTTE Championship presented by Hoakalei), Alexa Pano (ISPS Handa World Invitational), Elizabeth Szokol (Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational), Lilia Vu (Honda LPGA Thailand, The Chevron Championship, AIG Women’s Open), Ruoning Yin (DIO Implant LA Open, KPMG Women’s PGA Championship), Rose Zhang (Mizuho Americas Open)
2023 LPGA Tour Rookies (21 of 32):
Jaravee Boonchant, Celine Borge, Manon De Roey, Hyo Joon Jang, Soo Bin Joo, Minami Katsu, Grace Kim, Aline Krauter, Ines Laklalech, Lucy Li, Yan Liu, Polly Mack, Yuna Nishimura, Alexa Pano, Kiira Riihijarvi, Hae Ran Ryu, Gabriella Then, Samantha Wagner, Xiaowen Yin, Arpichaya Yubol, Rose Zhang
Oregon Connections (2):
Caroline Inglis (University of Oregon, Oregon Resident), Kyra Ly (Oregon State University, Oregon Native)
Sponsor Invitations (3):
Jenny Bae, Paula Creamer, Kyra Ly (a)
Monday Qualifiers (2):
https://qs.lpga.com/tourn/?tourn=PORQ&season=2023
SOCIAL MEDIA: #DRIVEON
Tournament – @PortlandClassic (Twitter, Instagram)
LPGA Tour – @LPGA and @LPGAMedia (Twitter), @lpga_tour (Instagram)
TV/STREAMING TIMES
(all times EDT)
Thursday, August 31
Round 1
6:00-9:00 p.m. – NBC GOLF Channel, Peacock, International
Friday, September 1
Round 2
6:00-9:00 p.m. – NBC GOLF Channel, Peacock, International
Saturday, August 19
Round 3
6:00-9:00 p.m. – NBC GOLF Channel, Peacock, International
Sunday, August 20
Final Round
6:00-9:00 p.m. – NBC GOLF Channel, International
Live Coverage can also be found on Digital:
NBC – NBC Sports App, NBCSports.com, golfchannel.com
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