FireKeepers Casino Hotel Championship
Tournament information
LocationBattle Creek, Michigan
Established2015
Course(s)Battle Creek Golf Club
Par72
Length6,598 yards (6,033 m)
Tour(s)Epson Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fund$200,000
Month playedJune
Current champion
China Liu Siyun

The FireKeepers Casino Hotel Championship is a tournament on the Epson Tour, the LPGA's developmental tour. It has been a part of the tour's schedule since 2014.[1]

It is held at Battle Creek Golf Club in Battle Creek, Michigan, designed by Scottish golf course architect Willie Park Jr. in 1919.[2]

Title sponsor is the FireKeepers Casino Hotel, owned and operated by the local Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi.

Winners

YearDateWinnerCountryScoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-upPurse ($)Winner's
share ($)
2023Jun 11Liu Siyun China206 (−10)1 strokeNew Zealand Amelia Garvey200,00030,000
2022Jul 31Yin Xiaowen China203 (−13)PlayoffUnited States Gina Kim200,00030,000
2021Aug 8Fernanda Lira Mexico197 (−19)6 strokesGermany Isi Gabsa
United States Daniela Iacobelli
United States Sophia Schubert
United States Lilia Vu
175,00026,250
2020Jul 26Ruixin Liu China203 (−13)2 strokesUnited States Bailey Tardy175,00026,250
2019Aug 18Ssu-Chia Cheng Chinese Taipei203 (−13)2 strokesParaguay Milagros Chavez
South Africa Paula Reto
125,00018,750
2018Aug 19Marta Sanz Barrio Spain213 (−3)1 strokeCanada Augusta James100,00015,000
2017Jul 30Erynne Lee United States204 (−12)2 strokesThailand Benyapa Niphatsophon100,00015,000
2016Jul 24Laura Gonzalez Escallon Belgium129 (−15)6 strokesUnited States Ally McDonald100,00015,000
2015Jun 7Madeleine Sheils United States206 (−10)2 strokesUnited States Lindy Duncan
United States Katelyn Sepmoree
100,00015,000
2014Jun 8Min Seo Kwak South Korea204 (−12)3 strokesUnited States Daniela Iacobelli100,00015,000

References

  1. "FireKeepers Casino Hotel Championship". Symetra Tour. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
  2. "Michigan golfers excited to be back in the state to play in FireKeepers". Battle Creek Enquirer. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
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