Four Winds Invitational

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Four Winds Invitational
Tournament information
Location South Bend, Indiana
Established2012
Course(s)South Bend Country Club
Par72
Length6,475 yards (5,921 m)
Tour(s) Epson Tour
Format Stroke play
Prize fund $200,000
Month playedAugust
Current champion
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gabriela Ruffels

The Four Winds Invitational is a tournament on the Epson Tour, the LPGA's developmental tour. It has been a part of the tour's schedule since 2012. [1] It is held at South Bend Country Club in South Bend, Indiana. [2]

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In 2020, the tournament was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [3]

Winners

YearDateWinnerCountryScoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-upPurse ($)Winner's
share ($)
2023 Aug 12 Gabriela Ruffels Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 204 (–12)3 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Becca Huffer
Flag of the United States.svg Katherine Smith 		200,00030,000
2022 Aug 14 Yan Liu Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 209 (−7)Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Gabby Lemieux
Flag of Finland.svg Kiira Riihijarvi 		200,00030,000
2021 Aug 15 Lilia Vu Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 204 (−12)2 strokes Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Riuxin Liu 200,00030,000
2020 Sep 6 [lower-alpha 1] Kim Kaufman Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 205 (−11)1 stroke Flag of Australia (converted).svg Robyn Choi 150,00022,500
2019 Jun 9 Perrine Delacour Flag of France.svg  France 207 (−9)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Jillian Hollis 150,00022,500
2018 Jun 10 Maia Schechter Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 205 (−11)1 stroke Flag of South Korea.svg Seong Eun-jeong
Flag of Sweden.svg Louise Stahle 		150,00022,500
2017 Jun 11 Kendall Dye Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 205 (−11)3 strokes Flag of France.svg Céline Boutier
Flag of the United States.svg Elizabeth Szokol 		150,00022,500
2016 Jun 19 Jackie Stoelting Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 209 (−7)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Ally McDonald 150,00022,500
2015 Jun 21 Brooke Henderson Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 206 (−10)3 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Salanee Henderson
Flag of Italy.svg Giulia Molinaro
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jessica Wallace 		150,00022,500
2014 Jun 22 Nicole Vandermade Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 204 (−12)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Lee Lopez 150,00022,500
2013 Jun 23 Cydney Clanton Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 208 (−8)Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Marina Alex
Flag of the United States.svg Marissa Steen 		150,00022,500
2012 Aug 12 Julia Boland Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 212 (−4)1 stroke Flag of South Korea.svg Birdie Kim
Flag of the United States.svg Jenny Suh 		150,00022,500
  1. ↑ Tournament rescheduled from Jun 12–14. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Four Winds Invitational". Symetra Tour. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Four Winds Invitational kicks off at South Bend Country Club". 16 WNDU-TV South Bend. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Statement on Upcoming Symetra Tour Schedule and the LPGA Qualifying Tournament". LPGA. April 2, 2020. Archived from the original on September 25, 2020. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
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