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March 25-31: Kia Classic | Aviara GC | Carlsbad, Calif. | $1.8M | Eun-Hee Ji April 1-7: ANA Inspiration | Mission Hills CC | $3M | Pernilla Lindberg ›› A week prior to the Masters, the first major of the season has produced a first- time champion in 12 of the last 13 years, including Lindberg’s thrilling victory in a playoff last year. Lindberg was the first Swede since Annika Sorenstam to win the event. April 15-20: LOTTE Championship | Ko Olina GC | Oahu, Hawaii | $2M | Brooke Henderson April 22-28: Hugel-Air Premia LA Open | Wilshire CC | Los Angeles | $1.5M | Moriya Jutanugarn April 29-May 5: LPGA MEDIHEAL Championship | Lake Merced GC | Daly City, Calif. | $1.8M | Lydia Ko May 20-26: Pure Silk Championship | Kingsmill Resort River Course | Wil- liamsburg | $1.3M | Ariya Jutanugarn ›› A new date and a new name for Virginia’s LPGA extravaganza. The hope this year is for better weather after last year’s tourna- ment was shortened to 54 holes due to rain. May 27-June 2: U.S. Women’s Open | CC of Charleston | Charleston, S.C. | $5M | Ariya Jutanugarn ›› The championship is making its first trip to South Carolina since 1962. The last back-to-back winner was Karrie Webb in 2000-01. July 1-7: Thornberry Creek LPGA Classic | Thornberry Creek at Oneida | Oneida, Wisc. | $2M | Sei Young Kim July 8-14: Marathon Classic Present- ed by Dana | Highland Meadows GC | Sylvania, Ohio | $1.75M | Thidapa Sumannapura July 15-20: Dow Great Lakes Bay Invi- tational | Midland CC | Midland, Mich. | $2M | New event July 22-28: The Evian Championship | Evian Resort GC | Evian-les-Bains, France | $4.1M | Angela Stanford ›› The Evian is the fourth major in 2019, having moved from its September spot to accommodate the Solheim Cup. July 29-Aug. 4: AIG Women’s British Open | Woburn GC | Milton Keynes, England | $3.25M | Georgia Hall ›› The major season concludes a week later in the U.K. Last year, Hall became the first Englishwoman to win her nation’s Open. Aug. 5-11: Aberdeen Standard Invest- ments Ladies Scottish Open | The Renaissance Club | North Berwick, Scotland | $1.5M | Ariya Jutanugarn Aug. 19-25: CP Women’s Open | Magna GC | Aurora, Canada | $2.25M | Brooke Henderson Aug. 26-Sept. 1: Cambia Portland Clas- sic | Columbia Edgewater CC | Portland, Ore. | $1.3M | Marina Alex Sept. 9-15: Solheim Cup | The Glen- eagles Hotel PGA Centenary Course | Perthshire, Scotland | USA ›› Juli Inkster looks to make it three-for- three as U.S. Captain. The Euros haven’t won since 2013 and haven’t tasted vic- tory on home soil since 2011. Scotland’s Catriona Matthew leads the Euro squad this time around. Sept. 23-29: Indy Women in Tech Cham- pionship | Brickyard Crossing | Indianap- olis | $2M | Sung Hyun Park Sept. 30-OCT. 6: Volunteers of America Classic | Old America GC | The Colony, Texas | $1.3M | Sung Hyun Park Oct. 14-20: Buick LPGA Shanghai | Shanghai Qizhong Garden GC | Shang- hai, China | $2.1M | Danielle Kang Oct. 21-27: BMW Ladies Championship | LPGA International Busan | Busan, South Korea | $2M | New event Oct. 28-Nov. 3: Swinging Skirts LPGA Taiwan Championship | Site TBA | $2.2M | Nelly Korda Nov. 4-10: TOTO Japan Classic | Seta GC North Course | Ibaraki, Japan | $1.5M | Nasa Hataoka Nov. 11-17: Event TBA Nov. 18-24: CME Group Tour Champi- onship | Tiburon GC | Naples, Fla. | $5M | Lexi Thompson June 3-9: ShopRite LPGA Classic | Stockton Seaview Hotel & GC | Gallo- way, N.J. | $1.75M | Annie Park June 10-16: Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give | Blythefield CC | Grand Rapids, Mich. | $2M | So Yeon Ryu June 17-23: KPMG Women’s PGA Championship | Hazeltine National GC | Chaska, Minn. | $3.85M | Sung Hyun Park ›› If you like tight finishes, the Women’s PGA is for you. In the last six years, four Women’s PGAs have been decided in a playoff, another by one stroke. June 24-30: Walmart NW Arkansas Championship | Pinnacle CC | Rogers, Ark. | $2M | Sung Hyun Park vsga.org LEFT: Minjee Lee RIGHT: Lexi Thompson J A N UA RY / F E B R UA RY 2 0 19 | V I R G I N I A G O L F E R 29