Alliance Bank Golf Classic
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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:
* Tournament shortened to 36 holes because of rain.
FUTURES Tour
The LPGA Futures Tour, previously styled in uppercase as FUTURES Tour and known for sponsorship reasons between 2006 and 2010 as the Duramed FUTURES Tour, is the official developmental golf tour of the LPGA Tour...
, the LPGA
LPGA
The LPGA, in full the Ladies Professional Golf Association, is an American organization for female professional golfers. The organization, whose headquarters is in Daytona Beach, Florida, is best known for running the LPGA Tour, a series of weekly golf tournaments for elite female golfers from...
's developmental tour. The event has been played since 1996 in the Syracuse, New York
Syracuse, New York
Syracuse is a city in and the county seat of Onondaga County, New York, United States, the largest U.S. city with the name "Syracuse", and the fifth most populous city in the state. At the 2010 census, the city population was 145,170, and its metropolitan area had a population of 742,603...
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
The First Tee
The First Tee, a youth development organization, impacts the lives of young people by providing educational programs that build character, instill life-enhancing values and promote healthy choices through the game of golf...
of Syracuse, Inc., and Leadership Greater Syracuse.
Tournament names through the years:
- 1996-1997: Loretto FUTURES Golf Classic
- 1998-2000: Fleet Loretto FUTURES Golf Classic
- 2001-2005: M&T Bank Loretto FUTURES Golf Classic
- 2006-present: Alliance Bank Golf Classic
Winners
| Year | Dates | Champion | Country | Score | Tournament Location |
Purse | Winner's Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 2011 in golf -Men's professional golf:Major championships*7–10 April: The Masters - South African Charl Schwartzel won his first major title with a two stroke margin over Australians Adam Scott and Jason Day.*16–19 June: U.S... |
Jul 29-31 | Kathleen Ekey Kathleen Ekey Kathleen Ekey is an American female professional golfer currently playing on the Futures Tour.-College:Ekey played college golf for the first two years of college at Furman University, and transferred to the University of Alabama for the last two years of college... |
205 (-8) | Drumlins Country Club | $100,000 | $14,000 | |
| 2010 2010 in golf -Men's professional golf:Major championships*8–11 April: The Masters - American Phil Mickelson defeated Englishman Lee Westwood by three strokes. The event also marked Tiger Woods' return from a self-imposed absence after revelations of marital infidelity; he finished tied for fourth.*17–20 June: U.S... |
Jul 30-Aug 1 | Cindy LaCrosse Cindy LaCrosse Cindy LaCrosse is an American female professional golfer currently playing on the LPGA Tour and formerly on the Futures Tour.-Personal:... |
201 (-12) | Drumlins Country Club | $100,000 | $14,000 | |
| 2009 2009 in golf -Men's professional golf:Major championships*9–12 April: The Masters - Argentina's Ángel Cabrera won his second major in a sudden death playoff over Kenny Perry and Chad Campbell .*18–22 June: U.S... |
Jul 31-Aug 2 | Jenny Suh | 201 (-12) | Drumlins Country Club | $100,000 | $12,500 | |
| 2008 2008 in golf -Men's professional golf:Major championships*10–13 April: The Masters - South African Trevor Immelman won his first major by a three-stroke margin.... |
Jul 18-20 | Kim Welch | 204 (-9) | The Links at Erie Village | $90,000 | $11,700 | |
| 2007 2007 in golf -Men's professional golf:Major championships*5-8 April: The Masters - American Zach Johnson won his first major tournament, in a high scoring week at Augusta.*14-17 June: U.S. Open - Ángel Cabrera became Argentina's first U.S... |
Jul 20-22 | Violeta Retamoza Violeta Retamoza Violeta Retamoza is a Mexican professional golfer who formerly played on the Futures Tour and on the LPGA Tour.-Amateur career highlights:Born and raised in Aguascalientes, Retamoza began playing golf at age eight.... |
208 (-5) | The Links at Erie Village | $80,000 | $11,200 | |
| 2006 2006 in golf -Men's professional golf:Major championships*6–9 April: The Masters - Winner: Phil Mickelson The Augusta National course was lengthened to 7,445 yards for the tournament, generating some advance controversy. For the first time since 1954 neither Jack Nicklaus nor Arnold Palmer played... |
Jul 21-23 | Ha-Na Chae | 204 (-9) | The Links at Erie Village | $75,000 | $10,500 | |
| 2005 2005 in golf -Men's professional golf:Major championships*7-10 April: Masters Tournament - Tiger Woods defeated fellow American Chris DiMarco at the first playoff hole to claim his 4th Masters title, and his 9th major. He temporarily returned to No. 1 in the Official World Golf Rankings.*16-19 June: U.S... |
Kim Brozer | 201 (-11) | The Links at Erie Village | $70,000 | $9,800 | ||
| 2004 | Michelle Murphy | 207 (-6) | The Links at Erie Village | $60,000 | $8,400 | ||
| 2003 | Soo Young Moon | 207 (-6) | The Links at Erie Village | $60,000 | $8,400 | ||
| 2002 | Jimin Kang Jimin Kang Jimin Kang is a South Korean professional golfer who plays primarily on the LPGA Tour.Kang had a distinguished amateur career including finishing runner-up in 1999 U.S. Women's Amateur. She attended Arizona State University. She turned professional in 2002.... |
201 (-12) | The Links at Erie Village | $60,000 | $8,400 | ||
| 2001 | Jeanne-Marie Busuttil Jeanne-Marie Busuttil Jeanne-Marie Busuttil is a former professional golfer from France who was a member of the LPGA Tour in the early 2000s.- Amateur career :... |
204 (-9) | The Links at Erie Village | $60,000 | $8,400 | ||
| 2000 | Michelle Ellis | 207 (-6) | The Links at Erie Village | $50,000 | $7,000 | ||
| 1999 | Marilyn Lovander | 207 (-6) | The Links at Erie Village | $50,000 | $7,000 | ||
| 1998 | A.J. Eathorne | 207 (-6) | The Links at Erie Village | $50,000 | $7,000 | ||
| 1997 | Karen Pearce | 207 (-6) | The Links at Erie Village | $40,000 | $5,300 | ||
| 1996 |
Erika Hayashida | 141 (-1) | The Links at Erie Village | $50,000 | $7,500 | ||
Tournament records
| Year | Player | Score | Round | Course |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Jeanne-Marie Busuttil Jeanne-Marie Busuttil Jeanne-Marie Busuttil is a former professional golfer from France who was a member of the LPGA Tour in the early 2000s.- Amateur career :... |
63 (-8) | 2nd round | The Links at Erie Village |