2026 Buick LPGA Shanghai news, field updates, highlights, and leaderboard movement from Sheshan Golf Club.
Shanghai, China — Sheshan Golf Club
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Sheshan Golf Club GuideDates: October 15-18, 2026
Location: Shanghai, China
Venue: Sheshan Golf Club
Format: 72-hole LPGA Tour stroke play
Purse: $3.2 million
Tour: LPGA Tour / China LPGA Tour
Defending Champion: Jeeno Thitikul
2025 Winning Score: 24-under, playoff
The Buick LPGA Shanghai moves to Sheshan Golf Club in 2026. The new venue brings a tree-lined championship test with elevated greens, water hazards, strategic bunkering, and a demanding quarry-side closing stretch.
The 2026 Buick LPGA Shanghai is scheduled for October 15-18 at Sheshan Golf Club in Shanghai, China. This section will move from preview coverage into round-by-round recaps and highlights once tournament play begins.
CaddyBytes 🏆 Tournament Preview: The four-round LPGA event returns with a record $3.2 million purse and 500 Race to the CME Globe points available to the winner. Sheshan Golf Club becomes the tournament's new host in 2026, replacing Qizhong Garden Golf Club.
Jeeno Thitikul enters as defending champion after winning the 2025 Buick LPGA Shanghai at 24-under. She erased a four-shot deficit over the final five holes and defeated Minami Katsu on the fifth playoff hole.
Tournament-week coverage will follow the finalized field, tee times, weather, Sheshan course setup, opening-round scoring, cut-line movement, weekend contenders, video highlights, and the latest news from Shanghai.
| Coverage Area | Current Status | Tournament-Week Update |
|---|---|---|
| Field | Entries developing | Final field, withdrawals, China LPGA qualifiers, and featured players |
| Course | Sheshan Golf Club | Setup, weather, scoring conditions, strategic holes, and tournament yardage |
| Live Scoring | Begins October 15 | Round-by-round leaderboard movement and cut-line notes |
| Highlights | Preview mode | Official video and CaddyBytes recap updates during play |
What to watch: Players who keep drives in position, control distance into elevated greens, avoid water and big numbers, and execute through Sheshan's quarry-side closing holes should be positioned to contend.
Coverage plan: This preview will be replaced with the latest completed-round recap, scoreboard, highlights, and next-round outlook as the championship progresses.
The official preview or highlights video will be embedded here when available.
2026 Buick LPGA Shanghai preview and tournament-update video area.