Mercedes-Benz of Kansas City Championship
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The Mercedes-Benz of Kansas City Championship is an annual golf tournament for professional women golfers on the FUTURES Tour, the LPGA's developmental tour. The event has been a part of the FUTURES Tour's schedule since 2007. It takes place at Leawood South Country Club in Leawood, Kansas.
The title sponsor is Mercedes-Benz, a German brand name of automobiles, buses, coaches, and trucks.
The Tournament is a 54-hole event, as are most FUTURES Tour tournaments, and includes pre-tournament pro-am opportunities, in which local amateur golfers can play with the professional golfers from the Tour as a benefit for local charities. The benefiting charity for the Mercedes-Benz of Kansas City Championship is the National Kidney Foundation of Kansas and Western Missouri.
[edit] Winners
| Year | Date | Champion | Country | Score | Tournament Location |
Purse | Winner's Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | May 16-18 | Mindy Kim |  South Korea |
210 (-3) | Leawood South Country Club | $90,000 | $12,600 |
| 2007* | May 18-20 | Liz Janangelo |  United States |
217 (+4) | Leawood South Country Club | $80,000 | $11,200 |
- Championship won in sudden-death playoff.
[edit] Tournament records
| Year | Player | Score | Round | Course |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | M.J. Hur | 67 (-4) | 2nd round | Leawood South Country Club, par 72 |
