Wegmans LPGA
Tournament information | |
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Location | Pittsford, New York, U.S. |
Established | 1977 |
Course(s) | Locust Hill Country Club |
Par | 72 |
Length | 6,365 yards (5,820 m) |
Tour(s) | LPGA Tour |
Format | Stroke play - 72 holes |
Prize fund | $2,000,000 |
Month played | June |
Final year | 2009 |
Tournament record score | |
Aggregate | 269 Patty Sheehan (1992) |
To par | –19 Patty Sheehan (1992) |
Final champion | |
Jiyai Shin |
Wegmans LPGA was women's professional golf tournament on the LPGA Tour. It was played from 1977 to 2009 at the Locust Hill Country Club in Pittsford, New York.
History
The tournament was originally known as the Bankers Trust Classic. From 1979 to 1981, Sarah Coventry took over sponsorship of the tournament and the event was known The Sarah Coventry. While the tournament was The Sarah Coventry, the tournament didn't recognize the Bankers Trust as part of the tournament's history.[1] Today it does[2] and The Sarah Coventry prior to 1979 is regarded as the separate tournament. Wegmans Food Markets took over as the title sponsor in 1998.
Working with the Monroe County Rotary Clubs, tournament proceeds are donated to support local summer camps for disabled children. Through 2005, more than $6.6 million had been raised for these charities through the Wegmans LPGA Tournament.
In 2010, the tournament was replaced by the LPGA Championship, a major championship. Wegmans served as presenting sponsor instead of Coca-Cola in 2010, as ownership of the championship reverted from McDonald's back to the LPGA. Wegmans took over as title sponsor in 2011, with the regular (non-major) tour stop continuing on hiatus at least through 2012.
Tournament names
- 1977–1978: Bankers Trust Classic
- 1979–1981: Sarah Coventry
- 1982–1997: Rochester International
- 1998–2001: Wegmans Rochester International
- 2002–2005: Wegmans Rochester LPGA
- 2006–2009: Wegmans LPGA
Winners
Year | Dates | Champion | Country | Score | To par | Purse ($) | Winner's share |
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2009 | Jun 25–28 | Jiyai Shin | South Korea | 271 | –17 | 2,000,000 | 300,000 |
2008 | Jun 19–22 | Eun-Hee Ji | South Korea | 272 | –16 | 2,000,000 | 300,000 |
2007* | Jun 21–24 | Lorena Ochoa (2) | Mexico | 280 | –8 | 1,800,000 | 270,000 |
2006 | Jun 22–25 | Jeong Jang | South Korea | 275 | –13 | 1,800,000 | 270,000 |
2005 | Jun 16–19 | Lorena Ochoa | Mexico | 273 | –15 | 1,400,000 | 225,000 |
2004 | Jun 24–27 | Kim Saiki | United States | 274 | –14 | 1,400,000 | 225,000 |
2003 | Jun 19–22 | Rachel Teske | Australia | 277 | –11 | 1,200,000 | 180,000 |
2002 | Jun 20–23 | Karrie Webb (2) | Australia | 276 | –12 | 1,200,000 | 180,000 |
2001 | Jun 7–10 | Laura Davies | England | 279 | –9 | 1,000,000 | 150,000 |
2000 | Jun 8–11 | Meg Mallon | United States | 280 | –8 | 1,000,000 | 150,000 |
1999 | Jun 10–13 | Karrie Webb | Australia | 280 | –8 | 1,000,000 | 150,000 |
1998 | May 28–31 | Rosie Jones (2) | United States | 279 | –9 | 700,000 | 105,000 |
1997 | Jun 19–22 | Penny Hammel | United States | 279 | –9 | 600,000 | 90,000 |
1996 | Jun 20–23 | Dottie Pepper | United States | 206 | –10 | 600,000 | 90,000 |
1995 | Jun 15–18 | Patty Sheehan (4) | United States | 278 | –10 | 550,000 | 82,500 |
1994 | Lisa Kiggens | United States | 273 | –15 | 500,000 | 75,000 | |
1993 | Tammie Green | United States | 276 | –12 | 500,000 | 75,000 | |
1992 | Patty Sheehan | United States | 269 | –19 | 400,000 | 60,000 | |
1991 | Rosie Jones | United States | 276 | –12 | 400,000 | 60,000 | |
1990 | Patty Sheehan | United States | 271 | –17 | 400,000 | 60,000 | |
1989* | Patty Sheehan | United States | 278 | –10 | 300,000 | 45,000 | |
1988* | Mei-Chi Cheng | Taiwan | 287 | –1 | 300,000 | 45,000 | |
1987 | Deb Richard | United States | 280 | –8 | 300,000 | 45,000 | |
1986 | Judy Dickinson | United States | 281 | –7 | 255,000 | 38,250 | |
1985 | Pat Bradley (2) | United States | 280 | –8 | 255,000 | 38,250 | |
1984* | Kathy Whitworth | United States | 281 | –7 | 200,000 | 30,000 | |
1983* | Ayako Okamoto | Japan | 282 | –6 | 200,000 | 30,000 | |
1982 | Sandra Haynie | United States | 276 | –12 | 200,000 | 30,000 | |
1981 | Nancy Lopez (3) | United States | 285 | –7 | 125,000 | 18,750 | |
1980 | Nancy Lopez | United States | 283 | –9 | 125,000 | 18,750 | |
1979 | Jane Blalock | United States | 280 | –12 | 100,000 | 15,000 | |
1978 | Nancy Lopez | United States | 214 | –5 | 75,000 | 11,250 | |
1977 | Pat Bradley | United States | 213 | –6 | 75,000 | 11,000 |
*Championship won in sudden-death playoff.
Tournament record
Year | Player | Score | Round |
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1992 | Patty Sheehan | 63 (–9) | 3rd |
1993 | Tammie Green | 63 (–9) | 3rd |