Florida's Natural Charity Classic

The Florida's Natural Charity Classic is an annual golf tournament for professional women golfers on the Epson Tour, the LPGA's developmental tour. The event has been played at the Country Club of Winter Haven in Winter Haven, Florida since 2017. From 2014 to 2016, it was played at Lake Wales Country Club in Lake Wales, Florida since 2014. From 2009 to 2013, it was played at the Lake Region Yacht and Country Club in Winter Haven.

Florida's Natural Charity Classic
Tournament information
LocationWinter Haven, Florida
Established2009
Course(s)Country Club of Winter Haven
Par72
Length6,572 yards (6,009 m)
Tour(s)Epson Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fund$200,000
Month playedMarch
Current champion
Colombia Valery Plata

The title sponsor of the tournament is Florida's Natural Growers, an agricultural cooperative based in Lake Wales, Florida.

The tournament is a 54-hole event, as are most tour tournaments, and includes pre-tournament pro-am opportunities, in which local amateur golfers can play with the professional golfers from the tour as a benefit for local charities. The current benefiting charity is the Florida's Natural Growers Foundation.

Tournament venue through the years:

  • 2009–2013: Lake Region Yacht and Country Club
  • 2014–2016: Lake Wales Country Club
  • 2017–2024: Country Club of Winter Haven

Winners edit

Year Dates Champion Country Score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up Purse ($) Winner's
share ($)
Florida's Natural Charity Classic
2024 Mar 10 Valery Plata   Colombia 206 (−10) Playoff   Ana Belac 250,000 37,500
2023 Mar 5 Agathe Laisné   France 207 (−9) Playoff   Jillian Hollis
  Kiira Riihijarvi
200,000 30,000
2022 Mar 6 Park Kum-Kang   South Korea 207 (−9) 2 strokes   Frida Kinhult
  Alana Uriell
200,000 30,000
2021 No tournament
2020 Mar 8 Janie Jackson   United States 206 (−10) 8 strokes   Daniela Iacobelli 125,000 18,750
2019 Mar 17 Kelly Tan   Malaysia 203 (−13) Playoff[a]   Demi Runas 125,000 18,750
2018 Mar 18 Lauren Kim   United States 206 (−10) 1 stroke   Daniela Iacobelli 125,000 18,750
2017 Mar 12 Olivia Jordan-Higgins   Jersey 206 (−10) 1 stroke   Christine Song
  Yu Liu
125,000 18,750
2016 Apr 10 Samantha Richdale   Canada 209 (−7) 1 stroke   Madelene Sagström
  Ya-Chun Chang
175,000 26,250
2015 Mar 29 Sue Kim   Canada 211 (−5) 3 strokes   Brittany Henderson
  Brooke Henderson (a)
125,000 18,750
2014 Mar 23 Yueer Cindy Feng   China 207 (−9) 4 strokes   Megan McChrystal
  Jackie Stoelting
  Maude-Aimee Leblanc
125,000 18,750
2013 Mar 24 Melissa Eaton   United States 206 (−10) 3 strokes   Courtney Massey
  Sue Kim
  Amelia Lewis
125,000 18,750
2012 Mar 25 Megan McChrystal   United States 206 (−10) 1 stroke   Sara-Maude Juneau
  Nicole Smith
125,000 18,750
2011 Mar 27 Tzu-Chi Lin   Taiwan 211 (−5) 1 stroke   Jackie Barenborg 110,000 15,400
2010 Mar 21 Angela Oh   United States 137 (−7)[b] Playoff[c]   Jane Rah 100,000 14,000
Florida's Natural Growers Charity Classic
2009 Mar 22 Jean Reynolds   United States 212 (−4) Playoff[d]   Song Yi Choi 100,000 14,000
  1. ^ Tan won with a birdie on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff over Runas.
  2. ^ Tournament shortened to 36 holes due rain.
  3. ^ Oh won on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff over Rah.
  4. ^ Reynolds won on the third hole of a sudden-death playoff over Song.

Tournament records edit

Year Player Score Round Course
2009 Song Yi Choi 64 (−8) 1st Lake Region Yacht and Country Club
2014 Emma de Groot 66 (−6) 2nd Lake Wales Country Club
2016 Marissa Steen 66 (−6) 1st Lake Wales Country Club
2016 Luciane Lee 66 (−6) 3rd Lake Wales Country Club
2017 Kim Welch 65 (−7) 3rd Country Club of Winter Haven
2019 Maude-Aimee Leblanc 65 (−7) 1st Country Club of Winter Haven
2019 Vicky Hurst 65 (−7) 3rd Country Club of Winter Haven
2023 Becca Huffer 65 (−7) 3rd Country Club of Winter Haven
2023 Yan Liu 65 (−7) 3rd Country Club of Winter Haven

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