Michelob ULTRA Open at Kingsmill
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The Michelob ULTRA Open at Kingsmill is an annual golf tournament, originating in 2003, for professional female golfers which takes place every May on the LPGA Tour. The final round is traditionally played on Mother's Day.
With a purse exceeding $2 million, the winner of this tournament automatically qualifies for the season-ending LPGA Playoffs at The ADT.
The event, held at the Kingsmill Resort & Spa just outside Williamsburg, Virginia, has one of the highest purses of all tournaments on the LPGA Tour. For this and other reasons it attracts a very competitive field.
It is a 4-day, 72-hole tournament is played on the 6,306 yard River Course at Kingsmill.
The tournament is sponsored by Michelob ULTRA beer, and its parent company Anheuser-Busch. As of 2007, Anheuser-Busch had donated over US$1.3 million to 30 different charities through the event.
Tournament names through the years:
- 2003: Michelob Light Open at Kingsmill
- 2004-present : Michelob ULTRA Open at Kingsmill
[edit] Winners
| Year | Date | Champion | Country | Score | Tournament Location |
Purse | Winner's Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | May 8-11 | Annika Sorenstam |  Sweden |
265 (-19) | Kingsmill Resort & Spa-River Course | $2,200,000 | $330,000 |
| 2007* | May 7-13 | Suzann Pettersen |  Norway |
274 (-10) | Kingsmill Resort & Spa-River Course | $2,200,000 | $330,000 |
| 2006 | May 11-14 | Karrie Webb |  Australia |
270 (-14) | Kingsmill Resort & Spa-River Course | $2,200,000 | $330,000 |
| 2005 | May 5-8 | Cristie Kerr |  United States |
276 (-8) | Kingsmill Resort & Spa-River Course | $2,200,000 | $330,000 |
| 2004 | May 6-9 | Se Ri Pak |  South Korea |
275 (-9) | Kingsmill Resort & Spa-River Course | $2,200,000 | $330,000 |
| 2003 | May 8-11 | Grace Park | South Korea |
275 (-9) | Kingsmill Resort & Spa-River Course | $1,600,000 | $240,000 |
* Championship won in sudden-death playoff.
[edit] Tournament record
| Year | Player | Score | Round | Course |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Kim Williams | 63 (-8) | 2nd round | Kingsmill Resort & Spa-River Course, par 71 |
| 2007 | Sarah Lee | 63 (-8) | 1st round | Kingsmill Resort & Spa-River Course, par 71 |
| 2007 | Jee Young Lee | 63 (-8) | 3rd round | Kingsmill Resort & Spa-River Course, par 71 |
| 2008 | Mhairi McKay | 63 (-8) | 1st round | Kingsmill Resort & Spa-River Course, par 71 |
| 2008 | Shi Hyun Ahn | 63 (-8) | 4th round | Kingsmill Resort & Spa-River Course, par 71 |
