| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Mobile, Alabama |
| Established | 2008 |
| Course(s) | Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail Magnolia Grove |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 6,502 yards (5,945 m)[1] |
| Tour(s) | LPGA Tour |
| Format | Stroke play - 72 holes |
| Prize fund | $1,300,000 |
| Month played | April / May |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 277 Angela Stanford (2008) |
| To par | -13 Se Ri Pak, Brittany Lincicome, Suzann Pettersen (2010) |
| Current champion | |
| Maria Hjorth | |
The Avnet LPGA Classic is a women's progessional golf tournament on the LPGA Tour. The event is played in Mobile, Alabama, USA.
The inaugural event was played from September 11 through 14, 2008, at the Magnolia Grove location on the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail, with total prize money of $1.4 million. It was televised on Golf Channel in the U.S., as well as internationally. The tournament was not played in 2009, but was revived in May 2010.[2]
The current title sponsor is Avnet, an international, value-added distributor of high-tech products, services and solutions. From 2008 to 2010, Bell Microproducts was the title sponsor. Avnet purchased Bell Micro in 2010.
Mobile had hosted The Mitchell Company Tournament of Champions on Mobile's Magnolia Grove courses from 1999 to 2007.
Angela Stanford won the inaugural event by one stroke over Shanshan Feng.
Contents |
| Year | Dates | Champion | Country | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Tournament location |
Purse ($) | Winner's share ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Apr 28-May 1 | Maria Hjorth | Sweden | 70-74-67-67=278 | -10 | 2 strokes | RTJ Golf Trail, Magnolia Grove | 1,300,000 | 195,000 |
| 2010 | May 13-16 | Se Ri Pak | South Korea | 69-66-68-xx=203 | -13 | Playoff1 | RTJ Golf Trail, Magnolia Grove | 1,300,000 | 195,000 |
| 2009 | No tournament | ||||||||
| 2008 | Sep 11-14 | Angela Stanford | United States | 70-67-67-73=277 | -11 | 1 stroke | RTJ Golf Trail, Magnolia Grove | 1,400,000 | 210,000 |
1 Final round cancelled because of rain and weather delays. Third round co-leaders Pak, Brittany Lincicome, and Suzann Pettersen
played a sudden-death playoff to determine the winner; Pak won on the third playoff hole.
| Year | Player | Score | Round |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Danielle Downey | 64 (-7) | 3rd round |
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