LPGA Lotte Championship to move to Kapalua on Maui next year
In short
The LPGA Lotte Championship will move venues next year to the Kapalua Resort Plantation Course on Maui, Hawaii, the LPGA tour said on its website, according to Yonhap. The tournament is scheduled for March 18-21 local time. A new event, the Nanea Cup, will be held in Hawaii on March 11, giving the state two consecutive weeks of LPGA play.
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The LPGA Lotte Championship will move venues next year, to the Kapalua Resort Plantation Course on Maui, Hawaii, according to the LPGA tour's website as reported by Yonhap. Kukmin Ilbo also reported the move to the Kapalua Plantation Course. [ 1 , 2 ]
The LPGA tour said the tournament will be held from March 18 to 21 local time, Yonhap reported. The event was first played in 2012 at Ko Olina Golf Club in Hawaii and was held at Hoakalei Country Club from 2022 through this year, according to Yonhap. [ 2 ]
A newly created tournament, the Nanea Cup, will be held in Hawaii on March 11, Yonhap reported, meaning LPGA events will be staged in Hawaii on two consecutive weeks. The documents do not say whether the Lotte Championship will stay at Kapalua beyond next year or why the venue is changing. [ 2 ]
Why it matters
The move ends the tournament's run at Hoakalei Country Club, where it has been played since 2022, and shifts it to a new course on Maui. With the newly created Nanea Cup the week before, Hawaii will host LPGA events on back-to-back weeks, according to Yonhap. The documents do not say whether the change is permanent or explain the reason for it.
Key facts
- The LPGA Lotte Championship will be played at a different venue next year, the Kapalua Resort Plantation Course on Maui, Hawaii. [ 1 , 2 ]
- The LPGA tour said on its website that next year's tournament will run from March 18 to 21 local time, according to Yonhap. [ 2 ]
- The Lotte Championship was first held in 2012 at Ko Olina Golf Club in Hawaii, Yonhap reported. [ 2 ]
- From 2022 through this year the tournament was held at Hoakalei Country Club, according to Yonhap. [ 2 ]
- A newly created tournament, the Nanea Cup, will be played in Hawaii on March 11, Yonhap reported. [ 2 ]
Confirmed by several sources
- The Lotte Championship is moving to the Kapalua Resort Plantation Course on Maui, Hawaii next year. [ 1 , 2 ]
- Next year's Lotte Championship is scheduled for March 18-21 local time, according to the LPGA tour's website. [ 2 ]
- A new tournament, the Nanea Cup, will be held in Hawaii on March 11, giving Hawaii two consecutive weeks of LPGA events. [ 2 ]
Still unclear
- Whether the venue change is permanent or for one year only. Neither document states whether the move to Kapalua applies beyond next year.
- Why the tournament is changing venues. No document gives a reason for the move.
- The exact year of the tournament dates. The documents say only “next year” and give the dates March 18-21 without naming the year.