The Alliance Bank Golf Classic is an annual golf tournament for professional women golfers on the FUTURES Tour, the LPGA's developmental tour. The event has been played since 1996 in the Syracuse, New York area.
The title sponsor is Alliance Bank, a bank with headquarters in Syracuse.
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 current benefiting charities from the Alliance Bank Golf Classic are The First Tee of Syracuse, Inc., and Leadership Greater Syracuse.
Tournament names through the years:
Year | Dates | Champion | Country | Score | Tournament Location |
Purse | Winner's Share |
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2011 | Jul 29-31 | Kathleen Ekey | United States | 205 (-8) | Drumlins Country Club | $100,000 | $14,000 |
2010 | Jul 30-Aug 1 | Cindy LaCrosse | United States | 201 (-12) | Drumlins Country Club | $100,000 | $14,000 |
2009 | Jul 31-Aug 2 | Jenny Suh | United States | 201 (-12) | Drumlins Country Club | $100,000 | $12,500 |
2008 | Jul 18-20 | Kim Welch | United States | 204 (-9) | The Links at Erie Village | $90,000 | $11,700 |
2007 | Jul 20-22 | Violeta Retamoza | Mexico | 208 (-5) | The Links at Erie Village | $80,000 | $11,200 |
2006 | Jul 21-23 | Ha-Na Chae | South Korea | 204 (-9) | The Links at Erie Village | $75,000 | $10,500 |
2005 | Kim Brozer | Canada | 201 (-11) | The Links at Erie Village | $70,000 | $9,800 | |
2004 | Michelle Murphy | United States | 207 (-6) | The Links at Erie Village | $60,000 | $8,400 | |
2003 | Soo Young Moon | South Korea | 207 (-6) | The Links at Erie Village | $60,000 | $8,400 | |
2002 | Jimin Kang | South Korea | 201 (-12) | The Links at Erie Village | $60,000 | $8,400 | |
2001 | Jeanne-Marie Busuttil | France | 204 (-9) | The Links at Erie Village | $60,000 | $8,400 | |
2000 | Michelle Ellis | Australia | 207 (-6) | The Links at Erie Village | $50,000 | $7,000 | |
1999 | Marilyn Lovander | United States | 207 (-6) | The Links at Erie Village | $50,000 | $7,000 | |
1998 | A.J. Eathorne | Canada | 207 (-6) | The Links at Erie Village | $50,000 | $7,000 | |
1997 | Karen Pearce | Australia | 207 (-6) | The Links at Erie Village | $40,000 | $5,300 | |
1996* | Erika Hayashida | Peru | 141 (-1) | The Links at Erie Village | $50,000 | $7,500 |
*Tournament shortened to 36 holes because of rain.
Year | Player | Score | Round | Course |
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2001 | Jeanne-Marie Busuttil | 63 (-8) | 2nd round | The Links at Erie Village |