Mizuho Americas Open
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Established | 2023 |
| Course(s) | Liberty National Golf Club |
| Par | 71 |
| Length | 6,656 yards (6,086 m) |
| Tour(s) | LPGA Tour |
| Format | 72 holes Stroke play |
| Prize fund | US$3,000,000 |
| Month played | May |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 279 Rose Zhang |
| To par | −9 as above |
| Current champion | |
 Rose Zhang | |
| Location map | |
  Liberty National GC Location in United States  Liberty National GC Location in New Jersey | |
The Mizuho Americas Open is a women's professional golf tournament on the LPGA Tour held at Liberty National Golf Club in Jersey City, New Jersey. It features 120 LPGA players competing alongside 24 top-ranked junior girls on the American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) Tour. The inaugural tournament took place in 2023, and it has a prize fund of $3 million, among the highest on tour for a non-major event.[1]
History[edit]
The inaugural tournament in June 2023 was won by Rose Zhang, who in her first tournament as a professional defeated Jennifer Kupcho on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff.[2] Zhang became the first player to win in her professional debut on the LPGA Tour since Beverly Hanson in 1951[3] and the most recent non-member to win in her first LPGA event since Hinako Shibuno in 2019.[4]
Title sponsor is Mizuho Financial Group, a Japanese financial services conglomerate.
Course[edit]
Liberty National Golf Club sits adjacent to Liberty State Park on the Upper New York Bay. It has previously hosted PGA Tour Playoff events and the 2017 Presidents Cup.[5]
Winners[edit]
| Year | Dates | Champion | Country | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner-up | Purse ($) | Winner's share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | May 16–19 | 3,000,000 | 450,000 | ||||||
| 2023 | Jun 1–4 | Rose Zhang |  United States |
70-69-66-74=279 | −9 | Playoff | Jennifer Kupcho |
2,750,000 | 412,500 |
Source:[6]
References[edit]
- ^ Nichols, Beth Ann (June 4, 2023). "2023 Mizuho Americas Open prize money payouts for each LPGA player". Golfweek. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
- ^ "Rose Zhang becomes first LPGA player since 1951 to win pro debut". The Japan Times. June 5, 2023. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
- ^ Young, Ryan (June 4, 2023). "Rose Zhang hangs on to win Mizuho Americas Open in a playoff in historic LPGA Tour start". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
- ^ "Rose Zhang - Bio". LPGA. 2023. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
- ^ "Mizuho Americas Open - Course info". LPGA Tour. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
- ^ "Mizuho Americas Open: past winners". LPGA. Retrieved April 16, 2023.