It’s not often that a new LPGA event is hosted at a course that has a long history in the women’s game. The inaugural Palos Verdes Championship presented by Bank of America takes place on a venue that has hosted the Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge collegiate event for the past 25 years.
Past champions include Lorena Ochoa (2002), Natalie Gulbis (2001), Jennifer Rosales (1999) and a host of current LPGA players. The up-and-down course places a premium on accuracy and ocean views. Palos Verdes Golf Club opened in 1924 and was designed by the renowned team of George C. Thomas and William P. “Billy” Bell, who also designed Riviera Country Club, Bel Air Country Club and Los Angeles Country Club North.
This is the second consecutive week the LPGA is hosting an event in the Los Angeles area. Here are past winners of the Northrop Grumman who are in the field this week:
