Betty Puskar Golf Classic
Encyclopedia
The Betty Pusker Golf Classic was an annual golf tournament for professional women golfers on the FUTURES Tour
, the LPGA
's developmental tour. The event was part of the FUTURES Tour's schedule from 1992 through 2007. It took place at The Pines Country Club in Morgantown, West Virginia
.
The Tournament was a 54-hole event, as are most FUTURES Tour tournaments, and included 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 benefiting charity for the Betty Pusker Golf Classic was the Betty Puskar Breast Care Center.
The tournament was last held between August 10 and August 12, 2007.
* Tournament shortened to 36 holes because of rain.
** Tournament was 72 holes.
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 was part of the FUTURES Tour's schedule from 1992 through 2007. It took place at The Pines Country Club in Morgantown, West Virginia
Morgantown, West Virginia
Morgantown is a city in Monongalia County, West Virginia. It is the county seat of Monongalia County. Placed along the banks of the Monongahela River, Morgantown is the largest city in North-Central West Virginia, and the base of the Morgantown metropolitan area...
.
The Tournament was a 54-hole event, as are most FUTURES Tour tournaments, and included 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 benefiting charity for the Betty Pusker Golf Classic was the Betty Puskar Breast Care Center.
The tournament was last held between August 10 and August 12, 2007.
Winners
| Year | Champion | Country | Score | Tournament Location |
Purse | Winner's Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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... |
Taylor Leon Taylor Leon Taylor Leon is an American professional golfer currently playing on the LPGA Tour and on the Duramed FUTURES Tour.-Amateur career:... |
203 (-13) | The Pines Country Club | $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... |
Kristy McPherson Kristy McPherson Kristy McPherson is an American professional golfer, currently playing on the LPGA Tour.-Early life and amateur career:A native of South Carolina, McPherson was diagnosed at age 11 with Still's disease, a form of juvenile rheumatoid arthritis... |
207 (-9) | The Pines Country Club | $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... |
Sun Young Yoo Sun Young Yoo Sun-Young Yoo is a South Korean female professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour.-Amateur career:Yoo had a distinguished amateur career. In 2001 she won the Korean Junior Golf Championship. She played on the Korean National Golf team in both 2002 and 2004. In 2004 Yoo won the Korean Amateur... |
204 (-12) | The Pines Country Club | $70,000 | $9,800 | |
| 2004 2004 in golf -Major championships:*April 11 - The Masters - Phil Mickelson wins the first major of his career*June 20 - U.S. Open - Retief Goosen wins the second major -Major championships:*April 11 - The Masters - Phil Mickelson wins the first major of his career*June 20 - U.S. Open - Retief Goosen wins the... |
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.... |
209 (-8) | The Pines Country Club | $70,000 | $9,800 | |
| 2003* | Reilley Rankin Reilley Rankin Reilley Rankin is an American professional golfer, currently playing on the LPGA Tour.-Amateur career:Rankin was a three-time American Junior Golf Association Rolex All-American from 1995 to 1997... |
134 (-10) | The Pines Country Club | $70,000 | $9,800 | |
| 2002 | Lorena Ochoa Lorena Ochoa Lorena Ochoa Reyes is a Mexican professional golfer who played on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour from 2003 to 2010, and was the top-ranked female golfer in the world for over three years, from April 2007 to her retirement in May 2010... |
207 (-9) | The Pines Country Club | $70,000 | $9,800 | |
| 2001 | Jenn Brody | 202 (-14) | The Pines Country Club | $75,000 | $10,500 | |
| 2000 | Heather Zakhar | 206 (-10) | The Pines Country Club | $75,000 | $10,500 | |
| 1999 | Grace Park Grace Park (golfer) Grace Park is a South Korean professional golfer on the LPGA Tour.-Amateur career:Park was born in Seoul, South Korea. She moved to Hawaii at the age of 12, and then to Arizona. She received the 1996 Dial Award as top female high-school scholar-athlete in the United States... |
200 (-16) | The Pines Country Club | $75,000 | $10,500 | |
| 1998 | A.J. Eathorne | 206 (-10) | The Pines Country Club | $70,000 | $9,700 | |
| 1997** | Becky Iverson Becky Iverson Becky Iverson is an American professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour.-Amateur career:Iverson was born in Escanaba, Michigan. She was 1986 Michigan Junior Amateur champion and 1987 Michigan Women's Amateur champion... |
282 (-6) | The Pines Country Club | $70,000 | $9,700 | |
| 1996 | Erika Wicoff | 212 (-4) | The Pines Country Club | $65,000 | $9,750 | |
| 1995 | Patty Ehrhart | 210 (-6) | The Pines Country Club | $65,000 | $9,750 | |
| 1994 | Tina Paternostro | 214 (-2) | The Pines Country Club | $50,000 | $6,800 | |
| 1993 | Missy Tuck | 216 (E) | The Pines Country Club | $50,000 | $6,800 | |
| 1992 | Chela Quintana | 220 (+4) | The Pines Country Club | $20,000 | $2,600 |
Tournament records
| Year | Player | Score | Round | Course |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Grace Park Grace Park (golfer) Grace Park is a South Korean professional golfer on the LPGA Tour.-Amateur career:Park was born in Seoul, South Korea. She moved to Hawaii at the age of 12, and then to Arizona. She received the 1996 Dial Award as top female high-school scholar-athlete in the United States... |
64 (-8) | 2nd round | The Pines Country Club, par 72 |
| 1999 | Audra Burks | 64 (-8) | 2nd round | The Pines Country Club, par 72 |