After a three-week break, the Epson Tour heads to the West Coast for the 12th playing of the IOA Championship presented by Morongo Casino Resort & Spa. Morongo Golf Club at Tukwet Canyon plays host to 132 players, including six past champions and 13 of the top 15 on the money list, as each vie for a share of a $200,000 purse and 500 Race to the Card Points. Nineteen of the 48 2024 Epson Tour rookies and three of this year’s Epson Tour winners are set to compete, including defending IOA Championship Presented by Morongo Casino Resort & Spa champion Miranda Wang, sponsor invite Ashley Kim and Stanford University alum Mariah Stackhouse.
Take a look at who else is in the field this week at Morongo Golf Club at Tukwet Canyon:
WHO’S IN THE FIELD – Full Field
Past Champions: Miranda Wang, Sophie Hausmann, Fatima Fernandez Cano, Jillian Hollis, Daniela Darquea, Kim Kaufman
2024 Epson Tour Winners (3 of 3): Valery Plata, Jessica Peng, Briana Chacon
2024 Epson Tour Rookies (19 of 48): Saki Baba, Briana Chacon, Hailee Cooper, Juliana Hung, Julia Johnson, Irene Kim, Tiffany Kong, Nicole Lorup, Harriet Lynch, Antonia Malate, Alexis Miestowski, Ou Olankitkunchai, Erica Shepherd, Jiaze Sun, Yorika Tanida, Lilly Thomas, Crystal Wang, Fiona Xu, Sophie Zhang-Murphy
Countries Represented (25):
IOA Championship presented by Morongo Casino Resort & Spa - Countries with Most Representatives |
|
United States |
64 |
Chinese Taipei |
11 |
People’s Republic of China |
10 |
Thailand |
6 |
Republic of Korea |
5 |
Area Connections:
California Natives: Annika Borrelli, Briana Chacon, Kristin Coleman, Brianna Do, Emilee Hoffman, Irene Kim, Amy Lee, Antonia Malate, Alexa Melton, Alexis Phandungmartvorakul, Kathleen Scavo, Gabriella Then, Alana Uriell, Savannah Vilaubi, Crystal Wang, Sophie Zhang-Murphy
Local College Grads:
California State University
Clariss Guce
Fresno State University
Harriet Lynch
Alison Muirhead
San Diego State University
Milagros Chaves
San Jose State University
Abegail Arevalo
Antonia Malate
Stanford University
Mariah Stackhouse
University of California, Los Angeles
Mariel Galdiano
Brianna Do
University of California, Berkley
Annika Borrelli
Tzu-Yi Chang
University of California, Riverside
Savannah Vilaubi
University of Southern California
Alyaa Abdulghany
Amelia Garvey
Annie Park
Gabriella Then
Alexa Melton
Tournament Invitation: Ashley Kim