2023 Chevron Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | April 20–23, 2023 |
| Location | The Woodlands, Texas 30°11′35″N 95°33′00″W / 30.193°N 95.550°W |
| Course(s) | The Club at Carlton Woods Jack Nicklaus Signature Course |
| Tour(s) | LPGA Tour |
| Format | Stroke play – 72 holes |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 6,824 yards (6,240 m) |
| Field | 132 players, 68 after cut |
| Cut | 145 (+1) |
| Prize fund | US$5,100,000 |
| Winner's share | $765,000 |
| Champion | |
 Lilia Vu | |
| 278 (−10) | |
| Location map | |
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The 2023 Chevron Championship was the 52nd Chevron Championship LPGA golf tournament, held April 20–23 in Texas at The Club at Carlton Woods in The Woodlands, a suburb north of Houston. The tournament was in its second year with Chevron Corporation as the title sponsor and 41st year as a major championship. The Golf Channel televised the event for the 13th consecutive year, with coverage on NBC Sports for the first time since 1990.
This was the first championship at The Club at Carlton Woods after 51 years at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, California.[1]
Lilia Vu beat Angel Yin in a playoff to win her first major.[2]
Field
[edit]Players who have qualified for the event are listed below. Players are listed under the first category in which they qualified; additional qualifying categories are shown in parentheses.[3]
1. Winners of all previous Chevron Championships
- Ko Jin-young (2,3,5,6)
- Lydia Ko (3,5,6)
- Jennifer Kupcho (3,4,5,6)
- Stacy Lewis (3,5)
- Brittany Lincicome
- Pernilla Lindberg
- Ryu So-yeon
- Patty Tavatanakit (3,4,5)
- Lexi Thompson (4,5,6)
- Mirim Lee (3) and Yani Tseng did not play
2. Winners of the U.S. Women's Open, Women's PGA Championship, Women's British Open, and The Evian Championship in the previous five years
- Ashleigh Buhai (3,5,6)
- Chun In-gee (3,5,6)
- Hannah Green (4,5,6)
- Georgia Hall (3,5,6)
- Brooke Henderson (3,5,6)
- Ariya Jutanugarn (3,5)
- Kim A-lim (3,5)
- Kim Sei-young (3,5,6)
- Nelly Korda (3,5,6)
- Lee Jeong-eun (5)
- Minjee Lee (3,5,6)
- Park Sung-hyun
- Yuka Saso (3,5,6)
- Hinako Shibuno (4,5,6)
- Angela Stanford (3)
- Anna Nordqvist (3,5,6), Sophia Popov (3) did not play
3. Winners of official LPGA Tour tournaments from the 2020 ANA Inspiration through the week immediately preceding the 2023 Chevron Championship
- Marina Alex (5)
- Pajaree Anannarukarn (5)
- Céline Boutier (4,5,6)
- Matilda Castren (5)
- Gemma Dryburgh (5)
- Jodi Ewart Shadoff (5)
- Ally Ewing (5,6)
- Ayaka Furue (5,6)
- Nasa Hataoka (5,6)
- Hsu Wei-ling
- Charley Hull (5,6)
- Ji Eun-hee (5)
- Danielle Kang (5,6)
- Grace Kim
- Kim Hyo-joo (4,5,6)
- Jessica Korda (5,6)
- Andrea Lee (5,6)
- Gaby López (5,6)
- Nanna Koerstz Madsen (4,5)
- Leona Maguire (5,6)
- Ryann O'Toole (5)
- Mel Reid
- Paula Reto (5)
- Lizette Salas (5)
- Maja Stark (5,6)
- Atthaya Thitikul (5,6)
- Lilia Vu (5,6)
- Yin Ruoning
- Austin Ernst, Inbee Park (5) did not play
4. All players who finished in the top-10 in the previous year's Chevron Championship
- Pia Babnik
- Alison Lee (5)
5. Top-80 on the previous year's season-ending LPGA Tour Race to the CME Globe points list
- Brittany Altomare
- An Na-rin
- Chella Choi
- Choi Hye-jin (6)
- Carlota Ciganda
- Allisen Corpuz (6)
- Lauren Coughlin
- Daniela Darquea
- María Fassi
- Mina Harigae
- Moriya Jutanugarn
- Megan Khang (6)
- Frida Kinhult
- Cheyenne Knight
- Stephanie Kyriacou
- Maude-Aimee Leblanc
- Lin Xiyu (6)
- Wichanee Meechai
- Yealimi Noh
- Emily Kristine Pedersen
- Pornanong Phatlum
- Pauline Roussin
- Madelene Sagström (6)
- Sarah Schmelzel
- Sophia Schubert
- Jenny Shin
- Lauren Stephenson
- Kelly Tan
- Albane Valenzuela
- Lindsey Weaver-Wright
- Amy Yang
- Angel Yin
- Linn Grant (6) did not play
6. Top-40 on the Women's World Golf Rankings as of a March 27, 2023
- Mone Inami, Kim Su-ji, Park Min-ji, Miyū Yamashita did not play
7. Any LPGA Member who did not compete in the previous year's Chevron Championship major due to injury, illness or maternity, who subsequently received a medical/maternity extension of membership from the LPGA in the previous calendar year, provided they were otherwise qualified to compete in the previous year's Chevron Championship
- Saki Baba (a) – U.S. Women's Amateur
- Jess Baker (a) – The Women's Amateur Championship
- Valentina Rossi (a) – Women's Amateur Latin America
- Eila Galitsky (a) – Women's Amateur Asia-Pacific
- Zoe Antoinette Campos (a) – Chevron Silverado Showdown
9. Sponsor invitations for top-ranked amateur players[5]
- Amari Avery (a)
- Isabella Fierro (a)
- Ting-Hsuan Huang (a)
10. Top players on the current year LPGA Tour Race to the CME Globe points list at the end of the last official tournament prior to the current Chevron Championship, not otherwise qualified above
- Celine Borge
- Pei-Yun Chien
- Karis Davidson
- Perrine Delacour
- Amanda Doherty
- Dana Fall
- Lauren Hartlage
- Esther Henseleit
- Caroline Inglis
- Minami Katsu
- Sarah Kemp
- Christina Kim
- Gina Kim
- Aline Krauter
- Lee Mi-hyang
- Lucy Li
- Yu Liu
- Polly Mack
- Stephanie Meadow
- Yuna Nishimura
- Annie Park
- Ryu Hae-ran
- Jennifer Song
- Linnea Ström
- Thidapa Suwannapura
- Maddie Szeryk
- Emma Talley
- Bailey Tardy
- Gabriella Then
- Charlotte Thomas
- Natthakritta Vongtaveelap
- Dewi Weber
- Jing Yan
- Yin Xiaowen
- Pavarisa Yoktuan
- Arpichaya Yubol
Round summaries
[edit]First round
[edit]Thursday, April 20, 2023
Pei-Yun Chien shot a 5-under-par round of 67 to lead the first round. Six golfers, including world number 2 Nelly Korda, were one stroke off the lead. There were 22 golfers within three strokes of the lead. Defending champion Jennifer Kupcho shot an even-par 72 and was tied for 37th place.[6]
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Pei-Yun Chien |
67 | −5 |
| T2 | Marina Alex |
68 | −4 |
 Chella Choi
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 Ayaka Furue
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| Nelly Korda
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 Stephanie Kyriacou
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| Lilia Vu
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| 8 | Angel Yin |
69 | −3 |
| T9 |  Carlota Ciganda |
70 | −2 |
| Karis Davidson
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| Ally Ewing
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 Eila Galitsky (a)
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 Georgia Hall
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| Nasa Hataoka
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| Hsu Wei-ling
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| Ji Eun-hee
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| Megan Khang
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| Kim Hyo-joo
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| Minjee Lee
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| Brittany Lincicome
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| Atthaya Thitikul
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 Jing Yan
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Source:[7]
Second round
[edit]Friday, April 21, 2023
Saturday, April 22, 2023
The second round was delayed by two hours due to more than two inches of rain falling overnight. Play was suspended Friday evening due to darkness with 31 golfers still on the course. Kim A-lim was the clubhouse leader at 8-under-par while first-round leader Pei-Yun Chien was at 5-under with 4 holes still to play.[8]
The cut came at 145 (+1), with 68 players advancing to the final two rounds. Defending champion Jennifer Kupcho (150, +5) and world number one Lydia Ko both missed the cut (147, +3).
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kim A-lim |
71-65=136 | −8 |
| T2 | Megan Khang |
70-67=137 | −7 |
| Lilia Vu |
68-69=137 | ||
| T4 |  Brooke Henderson |
71-67=138 | −6 |
| Nelly Korda |
68-70=138 | ||
| Patty Tavatanakit |
71-67=138 | ||
| T7 | Allisen Corpuz |
72-67=139 | −5 |
 Albane Valenzuela |
72-67=139 | ||
| Angel Yin |
69-70=139 | ||
| T10 |  Céline Boutier |
73-67=140 | −4 |
| Ally Ewing |
70-70=140 | ||
| Kim Hyo-joo |
70-70=140 | ||
| Cheyenne Knight |
71-69=140 | ||
| Lin Xiyu |
71-69=140 | ||
 Nanna Koerstz Madsen |
72-68=140 |
Source:[7]
Third round
[edit]Saturday, April 22, 2023
Allisen Corpuz and Angel Yin each shot rounds of 67 to rise from seventh place to the lead at 206 (−10).[9] Second round leader Kim A-lim dropped to a tied for 6th place after an even-par round of 72.
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Allisen Corpuz |
72-67-67=206 | −10 |
| Angel Yin |
69-70-67=206 | ||
| T3 | Megan Khang |
70-67-70=207 | −9 |
| Albane Valenzuela |
72-67-68=207 | ||
| Amy Yang |
73-69-65=207 | ||
| T6 | Choi Hye-jin |
71-70-67=208 | −8 |
| Kim A-lim |
71-65-72=208 | ||
| Kim Hyo-joo |
70-70-68=208 | ||
| Nelly Korda |
68-70-70=208 | ||
| 10 | Atthaya Thitikul |
70-71-68=209 | −7 |
Source:[7]
Final round
[edit]Sunday, April 23, 2023
Lilia Vu shot a 4-under-par 68 to rise from 11th place to tie the lead with Angel Yin at 278 (−10). The sudden-death playoff started at the 18th hole. Yin's second shot found the water guarding the hole and she made par. Vu birdied from 10 feet to win her first major and second LPGA Tour event of the year.[2]
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Prize money (US$) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Lilia Vu |
68-69-73-68=278 | −10 | Playoff |
| Angel Yin |
69-70-67-72=278 | |||
| 3 | Nelly Korda |
68-70-70-71=279 | −9 | 347,974 |
| T4 | Allisen Corpuz |
72-67-67-74=280 | −8 | 188,300 |
| Kim A-lim |
71-65-72-72=280 | |||
| Atthaya Thitikul |
70-71-68-71=280 | |||
| Albane Valenzuela |
72-67-68-73=280 | |||
| Amy Yang |
73-69-65-73=280 | |||
| T9 | Megan Khang |
70-67-70-74=281 | −7 | 111,615 |
| Ko Jin-young |
72-71-70-68=281 |
Source:[7]
Playoff
[edit]The sudden-death playoff was held on the par-5 18th hole. Lilia Vu won with a birdie on the first extra hole.
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lilia Vu |
4 | −1 | 765,000 |
| 2 | Angel Yin |
5 | E | 479,680 |
References
[edit]- ^ "The Chevron Championship Embarks on New Era at the Club at Carlton Woods". The Chevron Championship. June 7, 2022. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
- ^ a b "Lilia Vu wins Chevron Championship in playoff for first major". ESPN. Associated Press. April 23, 2023.
- ^ "The Chevron Championship – Tournament Entries". LPGA. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
- ^ Perez, Jordan (April 15, 2023). "Chevron Championship: Meet the seven amateurs in the field". AmateurGolf.com.
- ^ a b "Entries Closed For First Women's Major Of The Year". The Chevron Championship. April 12, 2023.
- ^ "Peiyun Chien leads Chevron, Nelly Korda tied for 2nd". ESPN. Associated Press. April 20, 2023.
- ^ a b c d "The Chevron Championship – Leaderboard". LPGA. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
- ^ "A Lim Kim fires 65, leads rain-delayed Chevron Championship". ESPN. Associated Press. April 21, 2023.
- ^ Rieken, Kristie (April 22, 2023). "Corpuz, Yin tied for lead at Chevron after third round". Associated Press News.