| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Portland, Oregon United States |
| Established | 1972 |
| Course(s) | Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club (Ghost Creek Course) |
| Par | 71 (2011) |
| Length | 6,552 yards (5,991 m) |
| Tour(s) | LPGA Tour |
| Format | Stroke play - 54 holes |
| Prize fund | $1,500,000 |
| Month played | August |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 199 Annika Sörenstam (2002) |
| To par | -17 Annika Sörenstam (2002) |
| Current champion | |
| Suzann Pettersen | |
The Safeway Classic is an annual golf tournament for professional female golfers on the LPGA Tour. Founded in 1972, the 54-hole event takes place every year in the Portland, Oregon area and is the oldest continuous event on the LPGA Tour. Tournament Golf Foundation has managed the tournament since its beginning and also managed the Safeway International tournament on the LPGA Tour. The 2008 Safeway International Presented by Coca-Cola marked the conclusion of Safeway's sponsorship of the Phoenix, Arizona area LPGA event.
Proceeds from the tournament are donated to local children's charities; over $15 million has been donated since 1972.[1]
The tournament has had a variety of sponsors during its history. Its current title sponsor is Safeway Inc., North America's fourth largest supermarket chain.[2]
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The event began in 1972 as the Portland Ladies Classic and was played at the Portland Golf Club (PGC) the first two times. In 1974 the event moved to the Columbia Edgewater Country Club for a single tournament, then back to the Portland Golf Club. From 1977 to 1982 the tournament was an unofficial-money, team event. The tournament returned to the Columbia Edgewater Country Club in 1977, then Riverside Golf & Country Club. Columbia Edgewater, and the PGC, all served as hosts for the tournament until 1990 when Columbia Edgewater started an 18-year run as host. In 1978 Ping became a title sponsor. From 1986 to 1995 Cellular One and AT&T Wireless Services also were title sponsors, and in 1996 Safeway took over as the sole title sponsor. The event was moved up in the LPGA schedule, from September to August, in 2005. In 2009 the tournament moved to the Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club near North Plains, Oregon, and drew a tournament record crowd of 87,800 at the Ghost Creek Course.[3] In 2009 and 2010, the course par was increased to 72 for the tournament, as the ninth hole was modified to a par 5; the result was three consecutive reachable par 5's (8,9, & 10) which slowed the pace of play. In 2011, the eighth hole was lengthened and the ninth was returned to a par 4, resulting in a par 71 course (same as public play). [4]
| Year | Date | Champion | Winning score |
To par | Margin of victory |
Venue | Purse ($) |
Winner's share ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Aug 19-21 | Suzann Pettersen | 207 | -6 | Playoff | Pumpkin Ridge G.C. (Ghost Cr.) | 1,500,000 | 225,000 |
| 2010 | Aug 20-22 | Ai Miyazato | 205 | -11 | 2 strokes | Pumpkin Ridge G.C. (Ghost Cr.) | 1,500,000 | 225,000 |
| 2009 | Aug 28-30 | M. J. Hur | 203 | -13 | Playoff | Pumpkin Ridge G.C. (Ghost Cr.) | 1,700,000 | 255,000 |
| 2008 | Aug 22-24 | Cristie Kerr | 203 | -13 | Playoff | Columbia Edgewater C.C. | 1,700,000 | 255,000 |
| 2007 | Aug 24-26 | Lorena Ochoa | 204 | -12 | 5 strokes | Columbia Edgewater C.C. | 1,700,000 | 255,000 |
| 2006 | Aug 18-20 | Pat Hurst | 206 | -10 | 1 stroke | Columbia Edgewater C.C | 1,400,000 | 210,000 |
| 2005 | Aug 19-21 | Soo-Yun Kang | 201 | -15 | 4 strokes | Columbia Edgewater C.C. | 1,400,000 | 210,000 |
| 2004 | Sep 17-19 | Hee-Won Han | 207 | -9 | Playoff | Columbia Edgewater C.C. | 1,200,000 | 180,000 |
| 2003 | Sep 26-28 | Annika Sörenstam | 201 | -15 | 1 stroke | Columbia Edgewater C.C. | 1,200,000 | 180,000 |
| 2002 | Sep 13-15 | Annika Sörenstam | 199 | -17 | 1 stroke | Columbia Edgewater C.C. | 1,000,000 | 150,000 |
| 2001 | Tournament canceled because of the September 11 attacks [5] | |||||||
| 2000 | Sep 22-24 | Mi Hyun Kim | 215 | -1 | Playoff | Columbia Edgewater C.C. | 800,000 | 120,000 |
| 1999 | Sep 24-26 | Juli Inkster | 207 | -9 | 6 strokes | Columbia Edgewater C.C. | 800,000 | 120,000 |
| 1998 | Sep 4-6 | Danielle Ammaccapane | 204 | -12 | 1 stroke | Columbia Edgewater C.C. | 600,000 | 90,000 |
| 1997 | Sep 5-7 | Christa Johnson | 206 | -10 | 1 stroke | Columbia Edgewater C.C. | 550,000 | 82,500 |
| 1996 | Sep 6-8 | Dottie Pepper | 202 | -14 | 2 strokes | Columbia Edgewater C.C. | 550,000 | 82,500 |
| 1995 | Sep 8-10 | Alison Nicholas | 207 | -9 | 1 stroke | Columbia Edgewater C.C. | 500,000 | 75,000 |
| 1994 | Sep 9-11 | Missie McGeorge | 207 | -9 | 1 stroke | Columbia Edgewater C.C. | 500,000 | 75,000 |
| 1993 | Sep 10-12 | Donna Andrews | 208 | -8 | 1 stroke | Columbia Edgewater C.C. | 450,000 | 67,500 |
| 1992 | Sep 11-13 | Nancy Lopez | 209 | -7 | Playoff | Columbia Edgewater C.C. | 450,000 | 67,500 |
| 1991 | Sep 6-8 | Michelle Estill | 208 | -8 | 1 stroke | Columbia Edgewater C.C. | 400,000 | 60,000 |
| 1990 | Sep 7-9 | Patty Sheehan | 208 | -8 | 1 stroke | Columbia Edgewater C.C. | 350,000 | 52,500 |
| 1989 | Sep 8-10 | Muffin Spencer-Devlin | 214 | -2 | 1 stroke | Riverside G.& C.C. | 300,000 | 45,000 |
| 1988 | Sep 9-11 | Betsy King | 213 | -3 | 1 stroke | Columbia Edgewater C.C. | 250,000 | 37,500 |
| 1987 | Sep 11-13 | Nancy Lopez | 210 | -6 | 1 stroke | Columbia Edgewater C.C. | 225,000 | 33,750 |
| 1986 | Sep 5-7 | Ayako Okamoto | 207 | -9 | 6 strokes | Columbia Edgewater C.C. | 200,000 | 30,000 |
| 1985 | Sep 6-8 | Nancy Lopez | 215 | -1 | Playoff | Riverside G. & C.C. | 175,000 | 26,250 |
| 1984 | Sep 7-9 | Amy Alcott | 212 | -4 | 1 stroke | Riverside G. & C.C. | 150,000 | 22,500 |
| 1983 | Sep 9-11 | JoAnne Carner | 212 | -4 | Playoff | Columbia Edgewater C.C. | 150,000 | 22,500 |
| Tournament played from 1977 through 1982 as unofficial team event | ||||||||
| 1982 | Sep 17-19 | Sandra Haynie & Kathy McMullen |
196 | -20 | 2 strokes | Columbia Edgewater C.C. | 120,000 | 21,600 |
| 1981 | Oct 1-4 | Donna Caponi & Kathy Whitworth |
203 | -16 | Playoff | Riverside G. & C.C. | 120,000 | 21,000 |
| 1980 | Oct 2-5 | Donna Caponi & Kathy Whitworth |
195 | -24 | 4 strokes | Riverside G. & C.C. | 115,000 | 21,000 |
| 1979 | Sep 14-16 | Nancy Lopez & Jo Ann Washam |
198 | -21 | 1 stroke | Portland Golf Club | 110,000 | 20,000 |
| 1978 | Sep 22-24 | Donna Caponi & Kathy Whitworth |
203 | -16 | Playoff | Columbia Edgewater C.C. | 100,000 | 20,000 |
| 1977 | Sep 16-18 | JoAnne Carner & Judy Rankin |
202 | -17 | Playoff | Columbia Edgewater C.C. | 60,000 | 9,000 |
| 1976 | Sep 17-19 | Donna Caponi | 217 | -2 | Playoff | Portland Golf Club | 45,000 | 6,400 |
| 1975 | Sep 19-21 | Jo Ann Washam | 215 | -1 | 1 stroke | Portland Golf Club | 40,000 | 5,700 |
| 1974 | Sep 27-29 | JoAnne Carner | 211 | -5 | 2 strokes | Columbia Edgewater C.C. | 35,000 | 5,000 |
| 1973 | Sep 21-23 | Kathy Whitworth | 144^ | -2 | 2 strokes | Portland Golf Club | 30,000 | 4,500 |
| 1972 | Sep 29-Oct 1 | Kathy Whitworth | 212 | -7 | 4 strokes | Portland Golf Club | 30,000 | 3,750 |
^ rain-shortened tournament
| Year | Player | Score | Round | Course |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Annika Sörenstam | 62 (-10) | 2nd round | Columbia Edgewater Country Club |
| 2003 | Beth Daniel | 62 (-10) | 1st round | Columbia Edgewater Country Club |
| 2009 | Beth Bader | 64 (-8) | 1st round | Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club, Ghost Creek Golf Course |
| 2010 | Ji Young Oh | 64 (-8) | 2nd round | Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club, Ghost Creek Golf Course |
| 2010 | Song-Hee Kim | 64 (-8) | 2nd round | Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club, Ghost Creek Golf Course |
| 2011 | Suzann Pettersen | 64 (-7) | 3rd round | Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club, Ghost Creek Golf Course |
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