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Saturday 4 October 2025LPGA TourYear in Review
Hwang wins LOTTE Championship presented by Hoakalei
Hoakalei Country Club, Ewa Beach, Oahu, Hawaii · Wednesday 1 to Saturday 4 October 2025 · Youmin Hwang’s win no. 1 on the LPGA Tour · purse $3,000,000 USD · Lotte
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
11 h 43 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 63° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R130°/25°C · wind 17 km/h ENE, gusts 38 · 0.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R230°/24°C · wind 14 km/h E, gusts 33 · 0.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R330°/24°C · wind 14 km/h E, gusts 38 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R430°/25°C · wind 20 km/h ENE, gusts 42 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Hyo Joo Kim KOR · 272Finished one stroke back after a closing 68, birdieing the 72nd hole as Hwang watched. ASAP Sports transcript: LOTTE Championship, October 4 - Youmin Hwang (on-course)
120 started · cut -1, 73 made it
Same week
LPGA event
LOTTE Championship presented by Hoakalei
Hoakalei Country Club, Hoakalei Country Club, Ewa Beach, Oahu, Hawaii
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Youmin Hwang
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
4 October 2025
I actually didn't believe in myself, but, yeah, my caddie, he supported my very well during the course. He said we can make it
ASAP Sports (interview transcript, through translation)
4 October 2025
So before I joined this LOTTE Championship, I didn't think I can be the winner this year. But after playing second round I thought, I might can be the winner if I focus on my play, my own play.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript, through translation)
4 October 2025
So Hyo Joo Kim, especially, is a senior player whom I've always respected and admired and she's kind of my mentor.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Youmin Hwang | 67 · 62 · 75 · 67 | 271 | −17 |
| 2 | Hyo Joo Kim | 68 · 70 · 66 · 68 | 272 | −16 |
| 3 | Minami Katsu | 68 · 70 · 66 · 69 | 273 | −15 |
| T4 | Nelly Korda | 69 · 67 · 69 · 69 | 274 | −14 |
| T4 | Peiyun Chien | 65 · 71 · 68 · 70 | 274 | −14 |
| T4 | Jessica Porvasnik | 67 · 65 · 72 · 70 | 274 | −14 |
| T4 | Akie Iwai | 64 · 68 · 71 · 71 | 274 | −14 |
| T8 | Nasa Hataoka | 65 · 69 · 71 · 70 | 275 | −13 |
| T8 | Brooke Matthews | 68 · 67 · 69 · 71 | 275 | −13 |
| T10 | A Lim Kim | 66 · 74 · 66 · 70 | 276 | −12 |
| T10 | Pornanong Phatlum | 66 · 69 · 69 · 72 | 276 | −12 |
The golfer
born 2003-04-17; KOR; turned pro 2022; age 22 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 53 that week (Rolex Women's World Golf Ranking list dated 2025-09-29 (published by LPGA.com), row: 53 +1 ‐3 Hwang, Youmin ‐ 9481 KOR 52 106.6890 2.0517).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet