Ladies Titan Tire Challenge
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The Ladies Titan Tire Challenge is an annual golf tournament for professional women golfers on the FUTURES Tour
, the LPGA
's developmental tour. The event has been a part of the FUTURES Tour's schedule since 2009. It takes place at the Hunters Ridge Golf Course in Marion, Iowa
.
The title sponsor is Titan Tire, a manufacturer of off-road tires, with headquarters in Des Moines, Iowa
.
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 benefiting charity from the Ladies Titan Tire Challenge is the Junior League of Cedar Rapids
.
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 a part of the FUTURES Tour's schedule since 2009. It takes place at the Hunters Ridge Golf Course in Marion, Iowa
Marion, Iowa
Marion is a city in Linn County, Iowa, United States. The population was 26,294 at the 2000 census and was estimated at 32,172 in 2007. The city is part of the Cedar Rapids Metropolitan Statistical Area.- History :...
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The title sponsor is Titan Tire, a manufacturer of off-road tires, with headquarters in Des Moines, Iowa
Des Moines, Iowa
Des Moines is the capital and the most populous city in the US state of Iowa. It is also the county seat of Polk County. A small portion of the city extends into Warren County. It was incorporated on September 22, 1851, as Fort Des Moines which was shortened to "Des Moines" in 1857...
.
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 benefiting charity from the Ladies Titan Tire Challenge is the Junior League of Cedar Rapids
Junior League
The Association of Junior Leagues International, Inc. is a non-profit organization of 292 Junior Leagues in Canada, Mexico, United Kingdom and the United States. Junior Leagues are educational and charitable women's organizations aimed at improving their communities through volunteerism and...
.
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... |
June 3–5 | 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... |
215 (−1) | Hunters Ridge Golf Course | $110,000 | $15,400 | |
| 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... |
June 4–6 | Christine Song Christine Song Christine Song is an American female professional golfer currently playing on the LPGA Tour and formerly on the Futures Tour.-Personal:Song was born in Burbank, California on June 14, 1991. She resides in Fullerton, California.... |
205 (−11) | Hunters Ridge Golf Course | $110,000 | $15,400 | |
| 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... |
June 5–7 | Mina Harigae Mina Harigae Mina Harigae is an American professional golfer currently playing on the LPGA Tour.As an amateur golfer, she won the 2007 U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links.... |
200 (−16) | Hunters Ridge Golf Course | $110,000 | $15,400 | |
Tournament record
| Year | Player | Score | Round | Course |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Mina Harigae Mina Harigae Mina Harigae is an American professional golfer currently playing on the LPGA Tour.As an amateur golfer, she won the 2007 U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links.... |
64 (−8) | 1st round | Hunters Ridge Golf Course, par 72 |