LPGA Championship
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The LPGA Championship, currently known for sponsorship reasons as the McDonald's LPGA Championship presented by Coca-Cola, is the second-longest running tournament in the history of the Ladies Professional Golf Association surpassed only by the U.S. Women's Open. It is one of four majors on the LPGA tour, but is not recognized as a major by the Ladies European Tour.
With a purse exceeding $2 million, the winner of this tournament automatically qualifies for the season-ending LPGA Playoffs at The ADT.
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[edit] Professional-amateur controversy
Prior to 2005, the LPGA Championship had a professionals only rule. This is in contrast to events such as the U.S. and British Opens, which have long had both amateur and professional entrants. The LPGA Championship is the LPGA's own event, and the LPGA was created specifically to provide opportunities for women in professional golf. In 2005 this rule was revoked, effectively to allow then-amateur Michelle Wie to compete in order to attract more media coverage and sell more tickets, though this was not publicly acknowledged by the LPGA. Some professionals objected to this move as they felt that places given to amateurs would come at the expense of the LPGA Tour's less successful professionals, who need to play regularly to make a living. One of the leading professionals, Laura Davies, stated objections to the change were shortsighted.[1] In 2006, the LPGA Championship reverted to its professionals-only status, with only professionals in the field.[citation needed] Michelle Wie participated that year as a professional, having turned pro the previous October upon signing multi-million dollar endorsement contracts with Nike, Sony and other sponsors.
Tournament names through the years:
- 1955-1986: LPGA Championship
- 1987-1993:: Mazda LPGA Championship
- 1994-2000: McDonald's LPGA Championship
- 2001-2003: McDonald's LPGA Championship presented by AIG
- 2004-present: McDonald's LPGA Championship presented by Coca-Cola
Tournament locations through the years:
- 1955: Orchard Ridge Country Club, Fort Wayne, Indiana
- 1956: Forest Lake Country Club, Detroit, Michigan
- 1957-1958: Churchill Valley Country Club, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- 1959-1960: Sheraton Hotel Country Club, French Lick, Indiana
- 1961-1966: Stardust Country Club, Las Vegas, Nevada
- 1967-1968: Pleasant Valley Country Club, Sutton, Massachusetts
- 1969: Concord Golf Course, Kiamesha Lake, New York
- 1970-1974: Pleasant Valley Country Club, Sutton, Massachusetts
- 1975-1976: Pine Ridge Golf Course, Baltimore, Maryland
- 1977: Bay Tree Golf Plantation, North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
- 1978-1989: Jack Nicklaus Sports Center, Kings Island, Ohio
- 1990-1993: Bethesda Country Club, Bethesda, Maryland
- 1994-2004: DuPont Country Club, Wilmington, Delaware
- 2005-present: Bulle Rock Golf Course, Havre de Grace, Maryland
[edit] Winners
| Year | Dates | Champion | Country | Score | Tournament Location |
Purse | Winner's Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Jun 5-8 | Yani Tseng |  Taiwan |
276 (-12) | Bulle Rock Golf Course | $2,000,000 | $300,000 |
| 2007 | Jun 7-10 | Suzann Pettersen |  Norway |
274 (-14) | Bulle Rock Golf Course | $2,000,000 | $300,000 |
| 2006 | Jun 8-11 | Se Ri Pak |  South Korea |
280 (-8) | Bulle Rock Golf Course | $1,800,000 | $270,000 |
| 2005 | Jun 9-12 | Annika Sörenstam |  Sweden |
277 (-11) | Bulle Rock Golf Course | $1,800,000 | $270,000 |
| 2004 | Jun 10-13 | Annika Sörenstam | Sweden |
271 (-13) | DuPont Country Club | $1,600,000 | $240,000 |
| 2003 | Jun 5-8 | Annika Sörenstam | Sweden |
278 (-6) | DuPont Country Club | $1,600,000 | $240,000 |
| 2002 | Jun 6-9 | Se Ri Pak | South Korea |
279 (-5) | DuPont Country Club | $1,500,000 | $225,000 |
| 2001 | Jun 21-24 | Karrie Webb |  Australia |
270 (-14) | DuPont Country Club | $1,500,000 | $225,000 |
| 2000 | Jun 22-25 | Juli Inkster |  United States |
281 (-3) | DuPont Country Club | $1,400,000 | $210,000 |
| 1999 | Jun 24-27 | Juli Inkster | United States |
268 (-16) | DuPont Country Club | $1,400,000 | $210,000 |
| 1998 | May 14-17 | Se Ri Pak | South Korea |
273 (-11) | DuPont Country Club | $1,300,000 | $195,000 |
| 1997 | May 15-18 | Christa Johnson | United States |
281 (-3) | DuPont Country Club | $1,200,000 | $180,000 |
| 1995 | May 10-12 | Laura Davies |  England |
213 (E) | DuPont Country Club | $1,200,000 | $180,000 |
| 1995 | May 11-14 | Kelly Robbins | United States |
274 (-10) | DuPont Country Club | $1,200,000 | $180,000 |
| 1994 | May 12-15 | Laura Davies | England |
279 (-5) | DuPont Country Club | $1,100,000 | $165,000 |
| 1993 | Jun 10-13 | Patty Sheehan | United States |
275 (-9) | Bethesda Country Club | $1,000,000 | $150,000 |
| 1992 | May 14-17 | Betsy King | United States |
267 (-17) | Bethesda Country Club | $1,000,000 | $150,000 |
| 1991 | Jun 27-30 | Meg Mallon | United States |
274 (-10) | Bethesda Country Club | $1,000,000 | $150,000 |
| 1990 | Jul 26-29 | Beth Daniel | United States |
280 (-4) | Bethesda Country Club | $1,000,000 | $150,000 |
| 1989 | May 18-21 | Nancy Lopez | United States |
274 (-14) | Jack Nicklaus Sports Center | $500,000 | $75,000 |
| 1988 | May 19-22 | Sherri Turner | United States |
281 (-7) | Jack Nicklaus Sports Center | $350,000 | $52,500 |
| 1987 | May 21-24 | Jane Geddes | United States |
275 (-13) | Jack Nicklaus Sports Center | $350,000 | $52,000 |
| 1986 | May 29-Jun 1 | Pat Bradley | United States |
277 (-11) | Jack Nicklaus Sports Center | $300,000 | $45,000 |
| 1985 | May 30-Jun 2 | Nancy Lopez | United States |
275 (-15) | Jack Nicklaus Sports Center | $250,000 | $37,500 |
| 1984 | May 31-Jun 3 | Patty Sheehan | United States |
272 (-16) | Jack Nicklaus Sports Center | $250,000 | $37,500 |
| 1983 | Jun 9-12 | Patty Sheehan | United States |
279 (-9) | Jack Nicklaus Sports Center | $200,000 | $30,000 |
| 1982 | Jun 10-13 | Jan Stephenson | Australia |
279 (-9) | Jack Nicklaus Sports Center | $200,000 | $30,000 |
| 1981 | Jun 11-14 | Donna Caponi | United States |
280 (-8) | Jack Nicklaus Sports Center | $150,000 | $22,500 |
| 1980 | Jun 5-8 | Sally Little |  South Africa |
285 (-3) | Jack Nicklaus Sports Center | $150,000 | $22,500 |
| 1979 | Jun 7-10 | Donna Caponi | United States |
279 (-9) | Jack Nicklaus Sports Center | $150,000 | $22,500 |
| 1978 | Jun 8-11 | Nancy Lopez | United States |
275 (-13) | Jack Nicklaus Sports Center | $150,000 | $22,500 |
| 1977 | Jun 9-12 | Chako Higuchi |  Japan |
279 (-9) | Bay Tree Golf Plantation | $150,000 | $22,500 |
| 1976 | May 27-30 | Betty Burfeindt | United States |
287 (-5) | Pine Ridge Golf Course | $55,000 | $8,000 |
| 1975 | May 29-Jun 1 | Kathy Whitworth | United States |
288 (-4) | Pine Ridge Golf Course | $55,000 | $8,000 |
| 1974 | Jun 20-23 | Sandra Haynie | United States |
287 (-5) | Pleasant Valley Country Club | $50,000 | $7,000 |
| 1973 | Jun 7-10 | Mary Mills | United States |
288 (-4) | Pleasant Valley Country Club | $35,000 | $5,250 |
| 1972 | Jun 8-11 | Kathy Ahern | United States |
293 (+1) | Pleasant Valley Country Club | $50,000 | $7,500 |
| 1971 | Jun 10-13 | Kathy Whitworth | United States |
288 (-4) | Pleasant Valley Country Club | $53,000 | $7,950 |
| 1970 | Jun 10-13 | Shirley Englehorn | United States |
285 (-7) | Pleasant Valley Country Club | $30,000 | $4,500 |
| 1969 | Jul 23-27 | Betsy Rawls | United States |
293 (+1) | Concord Golf Course | $35,000 | $5,250 |
| 1968 | Jun 20-23 | Sandra Post |  Canada |
294 (+2) | Pleasant Valley Country Club | $20,000 | $3,000 |
| 1967 | Jul 13-16 | Kathy Whitworth | United States |
284 (-8) | Pleasant Valley Country Club | $17,500 | $2,625 |
| 1966 | Sep 22-25 | Gloria Ehret | United States |
282 (-2) | Stardust Country Club | $16,500 | $2,475 |
| 1965 | Sep 23-26 | Sandra Haynie | United States |
279 (-5) | Stardust Country Club | $17,500 | $2,475 |
| 1964 | Oct 1-4 | Mary Mills | United States |
278 (-6) | Stardust Country Club | $16,500 | $2,450 |
| 1963 | Oct 10-13 | Mickey Wright | United States |
294 (+10) | Stardust Country Club | $16,500 | $2,450 |
| 1962 | Oct 4-7 | Judy Kimball | United States |
282 (-2) | Stardust Country Club | $15,000 | $2,300 |
| 1961 | Oct 12-15 | Mickey Wright | United States |
287 (+3) | Stardust Country Club | $15,000 | $2,500 |
| 1960 | Jul 1-4 | Mickey Wright | United States |
292 | Sheraton Hotel Country Club | $15,000 | $2,500 |
| 1959 | Jul 2-5 | Betsy Rawls | United States |
287 | Sheraton Hotel Country Club | $7,500 | $1,247 |
| 1958 | Jun 5-8 | Mickey Wright | United States |
288 | Sheraton Hotel Country Club | $7,500 | $1,247 |
| 1957 | Jun 6-9 | Louise Suggs | United States |
285 | Churchill Valley Country Club | $7,600 | $1,316 |
| 1956 | Jun 21-24 | Marlene Hagge | United States |
291 | Forest Lake Country Club | $6,500 | $1,350 |
| 1955 | Jul 14-17 | Beverly Hanson | United States |
220 | Orchard Ridge Country Club | $6,000 | $1,200 |
[edit] References
- ^ Dixon, Peter (2005-06-14). Wie provides the perfect response for her doubters. Times Online. Retrieved on 2008-06-06.
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