SemGroup Championship

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The SemGroup Championship, in full the SemGroup Championship Presented by John Q. Hammons, is a golf tournament for professional female golfers that is part of the LPGA Tour. It has been played annually since 2001 in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

The tournament was originally known as the Williams Championship. John Q. Hammons Hotels & Resorts was the title sponsor from 2003 to 2006. In 2007, SemGroup, a Tulsa-based firm providing diversified services for end users and consumers of energy products, took over as the title sponsor.

Tournament names through the years:

2001-2002: Williams Championship
2003: John Q. Hammons Hotel Classic
2004: John Q. Hammons Hotel Classic presented by Ford
2005-2006: John Q. Hammons Hotel Classic
2007-present : SemGroup Championship Presented by John Q. Hammons

[edit] Winners

Year	Dates	Champion	Country	Score	Tournament Location	Purse	Winner's Share
2008*	May 1-4	Paula Creamer	United States	282 (-2)	Cedar Ridge Country Club	$1,800,000	$270,000
2007*	May 4-6	Mi Hyun Kim	South Korea	210 (-3)	Cedar Ridge Country Club	$1,400,000	$195,000
2006	Sep 8-10	Cristie Kerr	United States	199 (-14)	Cedar Ridge Country Club	$1,000,000	$150,000
2005	Sep 16-18	Annika Sörenstam	Sweden	208 (-5)	Cedar Ridge Country Club	$1,000,000	$150,000
2004	Sep 10-12	Annika Sörenstam	Sweden	204 (-9)	Cedar Ridge Country Club	$1,000,000	$150,000
2003	Sep 5-7	Karrie Webb	Australia	200 (-10)	Tulsa Country Club	$1,000,000	$150,000
2002	Sep 6-8	Annika Sörenstam	Sweden	199 (-11)	Tulsa Country Club	$1,000,000	$150,000
2001	Sep 7-9	Gloria Park	South Korea	201 (-9)	Tulsa Country Club	$1,000,000	$150,000