Columbia Savings LPGA National Pro-Am
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The Columbia Savings LPGA National Pro-Am was a golf
tournament on the LPGA Tour from 1972 to 1987. It was played at several different clubs in the Denver, Colorado
area. From 1985 to 1987, the tournament was played on two courses.
LPGA National Pro-Am
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Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
tournament on the LPGA Tour from 1972 to 1987. It was played at several different clubs in the Denver, Colorado
Denver, Colorado
The City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is a consolidated city-county, located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains...
area. From 1985 to 1987, the tournament was played on two courses.
Tournament locations
| Years | Venue | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 1972-73, 1976, 1978-79, 1984 | Green Gables Country Club | Denver, Colorado Denver, Colorado The City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is a consolidated city-county, located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains... |
| 1974 | Rolling Hills Country Club | Golden, Colorado Golden, Colorado The City of Golden is a home rule municipality that is the county seat of Jefferson County, Colorado, United States. Golden lies along Clear Creek at the edge of the foothills of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains. Founded during the Pike's Peak Gold Rush on 16 June 1859, the mining camp was... |
| 1975 | Pinehurst Country Club | Denver, Colorado Denver, Colorado The City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is a consolidated city-county, located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains... |
| 1977, 1980-83 | Columbine Country Club Columbine Country Club Columbine Country Club is a country club located in Columbine Valley, Colorado. The club was established in 1955, and has an 18 hole Championship course which was designed by Henry Hughes, and a 9 hole course. The Championship course hosted the PGA Championship in 1967, which Don January won.... |
Columbine Valley, Colorado Columbine Valley, Colorado The town of Columbine Valley is a Statutory Town located in West Arapahoe County, Colorado, United States. The population was 1,134 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Columbine Valley is located at .... |
| 1985-87 | Lone Tree Golf Club | Lone Tree, Colorado Lone Tree, Colorado Lone Tree is a Home Rule Municipality in Douglas County, Colorado, United States. The population was 4,873 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Lone Tree is located at . It is on the northern border of Douglas County, and directly adjacent to Arapahoe County... |
| 1985, 1987 | Meridian Golf Club | Englewood, Colorado Englewood, Colorado The city of Englewood is a Home Rule Municipality located in Arapahoe County, Colorado, United States. As of 2007, the city is estimated to have a total population of 32,532. Englewood is part of the Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Area. Englewood is located in the South Platte River Valley east of the... |
| 1986 | Glenmoor Country Club | Cherry Hills Village, Colorado Cherry Hills Village, Colorado The city of Cherry Hills Village is a Denver suburb and Home Rule Municipality located in Arapahoe County, Colorado, United States. The population was 5,958 at the 2000 census. It is one of the most affluent places in Colorado and the United States.... |
Winners
Columbia Savings LPGA National Pro-Am- 1987 Christa JohnsonChrista JohnsonChrista Johnson is an American professional golfer.Johnson was born in Arcata, California. She attended the University of Arizona....
LPGA National Pro-Am
- 1986 Amy AlcottAmy AlcottAmy Alcott is an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1975, and won five major championships and 29 LPGA Tour events in all. She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame....
- 1985 Pat Bradley
Columbia Savings Classic
- 1984 Betsy KingBetsy KingBetsy King is an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1977 and won six major championships and 34 LPGA Tour victories in all.-Career:...
- 1983 Pat Bradley
- 1982 Beth DanielBeth DanielBeth Daniel is an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1979 and won 33 LPGA Tour events, including one major championship, during her career. She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame....
Columbia Savings LPGA Classic
- 1981 JoAnne CarnerJoAnne CarnerJoAnne Gunderson Carner is a former American professional golfer. Her 43 victories on the LPGA Tour led to her induction in the World Golf Hall of Fame. She is the only woman to have won the U.S. Girls' Junior, U.S. Women's Amateur, and U.S. Women's Open titles, and was the first person ever to...
- 1980 Beth DanielBeth DanielBeth Daniel is an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1979 and won 33 LPGA Tour events, including one major championship, during her career. She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame....
Columbia Savings Classic
- 1979 Sally LittleSally LittleSally Little is a professional golfer. She originally had South African nationality, but became a United States citizen in August 1982....
National Jewish Hospital Open
- 1978 Kathy WhitworthKathy WhitworthKathy Whitworth is an American professional golfer. Throughout her playing career she won 88 LPGA Tour tournaments, more than anyone else has won on either the LPGA Tour or the PGA Tour. In 1981 she became the first woman to reach career earnings of $1 million on the LPGA Tour...
- 1977 JoAnne CarnerJoAnne CarnerJoAnne Gunderson Carner is a former American professional golfer. Her 43 victories on the LPGA Tour led to her induction in the World Golf Hall of Fame. She is the only woman to have won the U.S. Girls' Junior, U.S. Women's Amateur, and U.S. Women's Open titles, and was the first person ever to...
- 1976 Sandra PalmerSandra PalmerSandra Palmer is an American professional golfer.Palmer was born in Fort Worth, Texas. She attended North Texas State University where she was a cheerleader and Homecoming Queen....
- 1975 Judy RankinJudy RankinJudy Torluemke Rankin is an American professional golfer and golf broadcaster. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1962 and won 26 LPGA Tour events in all. She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame.-Amateur career:...
- 1974 Sandra HaynieSandra HaynieSandra Jane Haynie is an American professional golfer.Haynie was born in Fort Worth, Texas. She won 42 events on the LPGA Tour, including four major championships. She finished in the top ten on the money list every year from 1963 and 1975 and a 14th and final time in 1982, her best placing being...
- 1973 Sandra PalmerSandra PalmerSandra Palmer is an American professional golfer.Palmer was born in Fort Worth, Texas. She attended North Texas State University where she was a cheerleader and Homecoming Queen....
- 1972 Sandra HaynieSandra HaynieSandra Jane Haynie is an American professional golfer.Haynie was born in Fort Worth, Texas. She won 42 events on the LPGA Tour, including four major championships. She finished in the top ten on the money list every year from 1963 and 1975 and a 14th and final time in 1982, her best placing being...