Safeway Classic
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The Safeway Classic is an annual golf tournament for professional female golfers on the LPGA Tour. Founded in 1972, it takes place every year in Portland, Oregon. It is the oldest continuous event on the LPGA Tour. Tournament Golf Foundation Incorporated (TGFI) has managed the tournament since its start and also manages the Safeway International Tournament on the LPGA Tour.
Proceeds from the event are donated to local children's charities. To date, over over $9 million has been raised.
The tournament has had a variety of sponsors during its history. Its current title sponsor is Safeway Inc., North America's third largest supermarket chain.
Tournament names through the years:
- 1972-1976: Portland Classic
- 1977-1982:: Portland PING Team Championship
- 1983-1985: Portland PING Championship
- 1986-1994: PING Cellular One LPGA Golf Championship
- 1995: PING-AT&T Wireless Services LPGA Golf Championship
- 1996-2000 Safeway LPGA Golf Championship
- 2000-present: Safeway Classic
The next tournament will be held from August 24 through August 26, 2007.
[edit] Winners
| Year | Champion | Country | Score | Tournament Location |
Purse | Winner's Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Columbia Edgewater Country Club | $1,700,000 | $250,000 | |||
| 2006 | Pat Hurst |  United States |
206 | Columbia Edgewater Country Club | $1,400,000 | $210,000 |
| 2005 | Soo-Yun Kang |  Republic of Korea |
201 | Columbia Edgewater Country Club | $1,400,000 | $210,000 |
| 2004 | Hee-Won Han | Republic of Korea |
201 | Columbia Edgewater Country Club | $1,200,000 | $180,000 |
| 2003 | Annika Sorenstam |  Sweden |
201 | Columbia Edgewater Country Club | $1,200,000 | $180,000 |
| 2002 | Annika Sorenstam | Sweden |
199 | Columbia Edgewater Country Club | $1,000,000 | $150,000 |
| 2001 | Tournament cancelled due to events of September 11, 2001 | |||||
| 2000 | Mi Hyun Kim | Republic of Korea |
215 | Columbia Edgewater Country Club | $800,000 | $120,000 |
| 1999 | Juli Inkster | United States |
207 | Columbia Edgewater Country Club | $800,000 | $120,000 |
| 1998 | Danielle Ammaccapane | United States |
204 | Columbia Edgewater Country Club | $600,000 | $90,000 |
| 1997 | Chris Johnson | United States |
206 | Columbia Edgewater Country Club | $550,000 | $82,500 |
| 1996 | Dottie Pepper | United States |
202 | Columbia Edgewater Country Club | $550,00 | $82,500 |
| 1995 | Alison Nicholas |  England |
207 | Columbia Edgewater Country Club | $500,000 | $75,000 |
| 1994 | Missie McGeorge | United States |
207 | Columbia Edgewater Country Club | $500,000 | $75,000 |
| 1993 | Donna Andrews | United States |
208 | Columbia Edgewater Country Club | $450,000 | $67,500 |
| 1992 | Nancy Lopez | United States |
209 | Columbia Edgewater Country Club | $450,000 | $67,500 |
| 1991 | Michelle Estil | United States |
208 | Columbia Edgewater Country Club | $400,000 | $60,000 |
| 1990 | Patty Sheehan | United States |
208 | Columbia Edgewater Country Club | $350,000 | $52,500 |
| 1989 | Muffy Spencer-Devlin | United States |
214 | Riverside Golf & Country Club | $300,000 | $45,000 |
| 1988 | Betsy King | United States |
213 | Columbia Edgewater Country Club | $250,000 | $37,500 |
| 1987 | Nancy Lopez | United States |
210 | Columbia Edgewater Country Club | $225,000 | $33,750 |
| 1986 | Ayako Okamoto |  Japan |
207 | Columbia Edgewater Country Club | $200,000 | $30,000 |
| 1985 | Nancy Lopez | United States |
215 | Riverside Golf & Country Club | $175,000 | $26,250 |
| 1984 | Amy Alcott | United States |
212 | Riverside Golf & Country Club | $150,000 | $22,500 |
| 1983 | JoAnne Carner | United States |
212 | Columbia Edgewater Country Club | $150,000 | $22,5000 |
| 1982 | Sandra Haynie & Kathy Mullen | United States |
196 | Columbia Edgewater Country Club | $120,000 | $21,600 |
| 1981 | Donna Caponi & Kathy Whitworth | United States |
203 | Riverside Golf & Country Club | $120,000 | $21,000 |
| 1980 | Donna Caponi & Kathy Whitworth | United States |
195 | Riverside Golf & Country Club | $115,000 | $21,000 |
| 1979 | Nancy Lopez & Jo Ann Washam | United States |
198 | Portland Country Club | $110,000 | $20,000 |
| 1978 | Donna Caponi & Kathy Whitworth | United States |
203 | Columbia Edgewater Country Club | $100,000 | $20,000 |
| 1977 | JoAnne Carner & Judy Rankin | United States |
202 | Columbia Edgewater Country Club | $60,000 | $9,000 |
| 1976|1 | Donna Caponi | United States |
217 | Portland Golf Club | $45,000 | $6,400 |
| 1975 | Jo Ann Washam | United States |
215 | Columbia Edgewater Country Club | $40,000 | $5,700 |
| 1974 | JoAnne Carner | United States |
211 | Columbia Edgewater Country Club | $35,000 | $5,000 |
| 1973 | Kathy Whitworth | United States |
144x | Portland Golf Club | $30,000 | $4,500 |
| 1974 | Kathy Whitworth | United States |
212 | Portland Golf Club | $30,000 | $3,750 |
x = rain-shortened tournament
[edit] Tournament record
| Year | Player | Score | Round | Course |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Annika Sorenstam | 62 (-10) | 2nd round | Columbia Edgewater Country Club |
| 2003 | Beth Daniel | 62 (-10) | 1st round | Columbia Edgewater Country Club |
