Longs Drugs Challenge
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The Longs Drugs Challenges is a golf tournament for professional female golfers that is part of the LPGA Tour. It has been played annually since 1996 at various sites in Northern California.
Since 1997 the title sponsor has been Longs Drugs, a drugstore chain headquartered in Walnut Creek, California.
In 1996 the tournament was known as the Twelve Bridges LPGA Classic. In 2006 the tournament move to its current location at the Blackhawk Country Club in Danville, California.
The tournament was most recently played from October 4 to October 7, 2007.
The 2008 tournament will be played from October 9 to October 12, 2008.
[edit] Winners
| Year | Champion | Country | Score | Tournament Location |
Purse | Winner's Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Suzann Pettersen |  Norway |
277 (-11) | Blackhawk Country Club | $1,100,000 | $160,000 |
| 2006 | Karrie Webb |  Australia |
273 (-15) | Blackhawk Country Club | $1,100,000 | $160,000 |
| 2005 | Nicole Perrot |  Chile |
270 (-14) | The Ridge Golf Club | $1,000,000 | $150,000 |
| 2004 | Christina Kim |  United States |
266 (-18) | The Ridge Golf Club | $1,000,000 | $150,000 |
| 2003 | Helen Alfredsson |  Sweden |
275 (-13) | Lincoln Hills Club | $1,000,000 | $150,000 |
| 2002 | Cristie Kerr | United States |
280 (-8) | Twelve Bridges Club | $900,000 | $135,000 |
| 2001 | Se Ri Pak |  South Korea |
208 (-8) | Twelve Bridges Club | $800,000 | $120,000 |
| 2000 | Juli Inkster | United States |
275 (-13) | Twelve Bridges Club | $700,000 | $105,000 |
| 1999 | Juli Inkster | United States |
280 (-8) | Twelve Bridges Club | $600,000 | $90,000 |
| 1998 | Donna Andrews | United States |
278 (-10) | Twelve Bridges Club | $600,000 | $90,000 |
| 1997 | Annika Sörenstam | Sweden |
285 (-3) | Twelve Bridges Club | $500,000 | $75,000 |
| 1996 | Kelly Robbins | United States |
273 (-11) | Twelve Bridges Club | $500,000 | $75,000 |
The 2001 tournament was shortened to 54 holes due to rain.
[edit] Tournament record
| Year | Player | Score | Round | Course |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Se Ri Pak | 64 (-8) | 2nd round | Lincoln Hills Club, par 72 |
| 2004 | Anna Acker-Macoscko | 60 (-11) | 4th round | The Ridge Golf Club, par 71 |
| 2006 | Jeong Jang | 64 (-8) | 1st round | Blackhawk Country Club, par 72 |
| 2007 | Suzann Pettersen | 64 (-8) | 3rd round | Blackhawk Country Club, par 72 |
