{{use mdy dates|date=March 2022}} {{Infobox golf tournament | name = JTBC Classic | image = | image_size = 200 | location = Carlsbad, California, U.S. | establishment = 2010 | course = Aviara Golf Club | par = 72 | yardage = {{convert|6609|yd}} <!-- https://www.jtbcclassic.com --> | tour = LPGA Tour | format = Stroke play - 72 holes | purse = $1.5 million <!-- https://www.jtbcclassic.com --> | month_played = March | final_year = <!-- use if no longer played --> | aggregate = 268 Cristie Kerr (2015)<br>268 Mirim Lee (2017) | to-par = −20 ''as above'' | current_champion = {{flagicon|THA}} Atthaya Thitikul | final_champion = <!-- use if no longer played --> }} {{Location map |USA |relief = 1 |label = <small>Carlsbad</small> |lat = 33.093 |long = -117.285 |caption = Location in the United States |marksize = 5 |float = |background = |width = 230 }} {{Location map |USA California |relief = 1 |label = <small>Carlsbad</small> |lat = 33.093 |long = -117.285 |caption = Location in California |marksize = 5 |float = |background = |width = 200 }}The '''JTBC Classic''' (officially the '''JTBC Classic Presented by Barbasol''') was a women's professional golf tournament on the LPGA Tour, held in Carlsbad, California. The tournament was held at the Aviara Golf Club.
== History == The winner of the inaugural tournament was Hee Kyung Seo, a member of the LPGA of Korea Tour (KLPGA). She became the 19th non-LPGA member in LPGA Tour history to win an LPGA Tournament and the first to win as a sponsor exemption since Jin Joo Hong won the KOLON-Hana Bank Championship in South Korea in October 2006.<ref name="firstsponsor">{{Cite web |url=http://www.lpga.com/content_1.aspx?pid=23563&mid=1 |title=Kia Classic Third Round Notes and Interviews |access-date=March 29, 2010 |archive-date=April 2, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100402223839/http://www.lpga.com/content_1.aspx?pid=23563&mid=1 |url-status=dead }}</ref> With the win, Seo became immediately eligible for LPGA membership and was a rookie on the LPGA Tour in 2011.
In 2011, the event was decided by the final pairing on the final green. With both players tied at 15-under, Sandra Gal hit a wedge to within {{convert|2|ft|1|spell=in}} of the hole and Jiyai Shin was {{convert|4|ft|1|spell=in}} out. Gal made hers for birdie to win her first LPGA event by a stroke.
The event was formerly named the Kia Classic. In 2022, the title sponsor of the tournament changed to JTBC (Joongang Tongyang Broadcasting Company), a South Korean nationwide pay television network.
==Tournament names== thumb|Logo as the Kia Classic * 2010: '''Kia Classic Presented by J Golf''' * 2011–2021: '''Kia Classic''' *2022: '''JTBC Classic Presented by Barbasol'''
==Winners== {| class="wikitable" !Year||Date||Champion||Country||Winning score||To par||Margin<br>of victory||Venue||Purse ($)||Winner's<br>share ($)
|- |2022|| Mar 27 || Atthaya Thitikul || {{THA}} || 69-70-69-64=272 || align=center|−16 || Playoff || Aviara Golf Club ||align=right|1,500,000 || align=right|225,000 |- |2021|| Mar 28 || Inbee Park || {{KOR}} || 66-69-69-70=274 || align=center|−14 || 5 strokes || Aviara Golf Club || align="right" |1,800,000 || align=right|270,000 |- |2019|| Mar 31 || Nasa Hataoka || {{JPN}} || 69-70-64-67=270 || align=center|−18 || 3 strokes || Aviara Golf Club ||align=right|1,800,000 || align=right|270,000 |- |2018|| Mar 25 || Ji Eun-hee || {{KOR}} || 70-68-67-67=272 || align=center|−16 || 2 strokes || Aviara Golf Club ||align=right|1,800,000 || align=right|270,000 |- |2017|| Mar 26 || Mirim Lee || {{KOR}} || 68-68-67-65=268 || align=center|−20 || 6 strokes || Aviara Golf Club ||align=right|1,800,000 || align=right|270,000 |- |2016|| Mar 27 || Lydia Ko || {{NZL}} || 68-67-67-67=269 || align=center|−19 || 4 strokes || Aviara Golf Club ||align=right|1,700,000 || align=right|255,000 |- |2015|| Mar 29 || Cristie Kerr || {{USA}} || 67-68-68-65=268 || align=center|−20 || 2 strokes || Aviara Golf Club ||align=right|1,700,000 || align=right|255,000 |- |2014|| Mar 30 || Anna Nordqvist || {{SWE}} ||73-68-67-67=275 || align=center|−13 || 1 stroke || Aviara Golf Club ||align=right|1,700,000 || align=right|255,000 |- |2013|| Mar 24 || Beatriz Recari || {{ESP}} ||69-67-69-74=279 || align=center|−9 ||Playoff || Aviara Golf Club ||align=right|1,700,000 || align=right|255,000 |- |2012|| Mar 25 || Yani Tseng || {{TWN}} ||67-68-69-70=274 ||align=center|−14 ||6 strokes || La Costa Resort and Spa ||align=right|1,700,000 || align=right|255,000 |- |2011|| Mar 27 || Sandra Gal || {{DEU}} ||67-68-70-71=276 ||align=center|−16 ||1 stroke|| Industry Hills Golf Club ||align=right|1,700,000 || align=right|255,000 |- |2010|| Mar 28 || Hee Kyung Seo || {{KOR}} ||70-67-69-70=276 ||align=center|−12 ||6 strokes|| La Costa Resort and Spa ||align=right|1,700,000 || align=right|255,000 |}
==Tournament records== {| class="wikitable" !Year||Player||Score||Round||Course |- |2010 || Inbee Park || 65 (−7) || align=center|4th || La Costa Resort and Spa |- |2011 || Jiyai Shin || 64 (−9) || align=center|2nd || Industry Hills Golf Club |- |2019 || Mi Jung Hur || 62 (−10) || align=center|3rd || Aviara Golf Club |- |2019 || Kim Hyo-joo || 62 (−10) || align=center|4th || Aviara Golf Club |}
== See also ==
* La Costa Resort and Spa * Industry Hills Golf Club
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *[https://www.jtbcclassic.com/ JTBC Classic Presented by Barbasol official site] *[http://www.lpga.com/tournaments/kia-classic/overview Coverage on the LPGA Tour's official site] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150221024825/http://www.lpga.com/tournaments/kia-classic/overview |date=February 21, 2015 }} *[http://www.golfaviara.com/ Aviara Golf Club]
{{LPGA Tour}} {{Coord|display=title|33.093|-117.285}}
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