Lorena Ochoa Invitational
The Lorena Ochoa Invitational was a women's professional golf tournament in México on the LPGA Tour. Hosted by Lorena Ochoa, the event debuted in November 2008 at the course where she learned to play, Guadalajara Country Club in Guadalajara.
The Lorena Ochoa Invitational was a 72-hole limited-field tournament, limited to 36 golfers. The top five in the Rolex Women's World Rankings were invited, in addition to the top 26 players on the LPGA money list not already in the field via the rankings. Another five players were invited through sponsor exemptions.
In 2014, the tournament moved to the Club de Golf México in Mexico City, a par-72 layout set at.
In November 2016, it was announced that the event would move to the first week of May in 2017 as a match play event, the Lorena Ochoa Match Play, with a field of 64 players and $1.2 million purse. The event was not included on the 2018 schedule.
During the fall of 2018, Mexican media outlets reported a possible return in time for the event to be included in the 2019 LPGA Tour season.
Course layout
Club de Golf MéxicoHole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
Yards | 390 | 453 | 165 | 402 | 189 | 565 | 363 | 403 | 423 | 3,353 | 406 | 549 | 407 | 367 | 182 | 396 | 166 | 507 | 351 | 3,331 | 6,684 |
Par | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
- The approximate elevation of the course is above sea level.
Winners
;As a stroke play event
Year | Dates | Champion | Country | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner-up | Purse | Winner's share |
2016 | Nov 10–13 | Carlota Ciganda | 67-72-68-68=275 | −13 | 2 strokes | Austin Ernst Jodi Ewart Shadoff Karine Icher Sarah Jane Smith Angela Stanford | 1,000,000 | 200,000 | |
2015 | Nov 12–15 | Inbee Park | 68-71-67-64=270 | −18 | 3 strokes | Carlota Ciganda | 1,000,000 | 200,000 | |
2014 | Nov 13–16 | Christina Kim | 65-69-68-71=273 | −15 | Playoff | Shanshan Feng | 1,000,000 | 200,000 | |
2013 | Nov 14–17 | Lexi Thompson | 72-64-67-69=272 | −16 | 1 stroke | Stacy Lewis | 1,000,000 | 200,000 | |
2012 | Nov 8–11 | Cristie Kerr | 67-69-67-69=272 | −16 | 1 stroke | Inbee Park Angela Stanford | 1,000,000 | 200,000 | |
2011 | Nov 10–13 | Catriona Matthew | 69-68-68-71=276 | −12 | 4 strokes | I.K. Kim Anna Nordqvist | 1,000,000 | 200,000 | |
2010 | Nov 11–14 | In-Kyung Kim | 69-68-68-64=269 | −19 | 3 strokes | Suzann Pettersen | 1,100,000 | 220,000 | |
2009 | Nov 12–15 | Michelle Wie | 70-66-70-69=275 | −13 | 2 strokes | Paula Creamer | 1,100,000 | 220,000 | |
2008 | Nov 13–16 | Angela Stanford | 68-66-72-69=275 | −13 | 1 stroke | Brittany Lang Annika Sörenstam | 1,000,000 | 200,000 |