Safeway Classic
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The Safeway Classic is an annual golf tournament for professional female golfers on the LPGA Tour
. Founded in 1972, the 54-hole event takes place every year in the Portland
, Oregon
area and is the oldest continuous event on the LPGA Tour. Tournament Golf Foundation has managed the tournament since its beginning and also managed the Safeway International
tournament on the LPGA Tour. The 2008 Safeway International Presented by Coca-Cola marked the conclusion of Safeway's sponsorship of the Phoenix, Arizona
area LPGA event.
Proceeds from the tournament are donated to local children's charities; over $15 million has been donated since 1972.
The tournament has had a variety of sponsors during its history. Its current title sponsor is Safeway Inc.
, North America's fourth largest supermarket chain.
(PGC) the first two times. In 1974 the event moved to the Columbia Edgewater Country Club for a single tournament, then back to the Portland Golf Club. From 1977 to 1982 the tournament was an unofficial-money, team event. The tournament returned to the Columbia Edgewater Country Club in 1977, then Riverside Golf & Country Club. Columbia Edgewater, and the PGC, all served as hosts for the tournament until 1990 when Columbia Edgewater started an 18-year run as host. In 1978 Ping
became a title sponsor. From 1986 to 1995 Cellular One
and AT&T Wireless Services
also were title sponsors, and in 1996 Safeway took over as the sole title sponsor. The event was moved up in the LPGA schedule, from September to August, in 2005
. In 2009
the tournament moved to the Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club
near North Plains
, Oregon, and drew a tournament record crowd of 87,800 at the Ghost Creek Course. In 2009 and 2010
, the course par was increased to 72 for the tournament, as the ninth hole was modified to a par 5; the result was three consecutive reachable par 5's (8,9, & 10) which slowed the pace of play. In 2011
, the eighth hole was lengthened and the ninth was returned to a par 4, resulting in a par 71 course (same as public play).
^ rain-shortened tournament
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...
. Founded in 1972, the 54-hole event takes place every year in the Portland
Portland, Oregon
Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...
, Oregon
Oregon
Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern...
area and is the oldest continuous event on the LPGA Tour. Tournament Golf Foundation has managed the tournament since its beginning and also managed the Safeway International
Safeway International
The J Golf Phoenix LPGA International, in full the J Golf Phoenix LPGA International Presented by Mirassou Winery, was an annual golf tournament for professional female golfers on the LPGA Tour...
tournament on the LPGA Tour. The 2008 Safeway International Presented by Coca-Cola marked the conclusion of Safeway's sponsorship of the Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the sixth most populated city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,445,632 people according to the official 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data...
area LPGA event.
Proceeds from the tournament are donated to local children's charities; over $15 million has been donated since 1972.
The tournament has had a variety of sponsors during its history. Its current title sponsor is Safeway Inc.
Safeway Inc.
Safeway Inc. , a Fortune 500 company, is North America's second largest supermarket chain after The Kroger Co., with, as of December 2010, 1,694 stores located throughout the western and central United States and western Canada. It also operates some stores in the Mid-Atlantic region of the Eastern...
, North America's fourth largest supermarket chain.
Tournament names
- 19721972 LPGA TourThe 1972 LPGA Tour was the 23rd season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 5 to November 5. The season consisted of 29 official money events. Jane Blalock and Kathy Whitworth won the most tournaments, five each...
: Portland Ladies Classic - 19731973 LPGA TourThe 1973 LPGA Tour was the 24th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 4 to November 4. The season consisted of 34 official money events. Kathy Whitworth won the most tournaments, seven...
: Portland Ladies Open - 19741974 LPGA TourThe 1974 LPGA Tour was the 25th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from February 1 to November 24. The season consisted of 32 official money events. JoAnne Carner and Sandra Haynie won the most tournaments, six each. Carner led the money list with earnings of...
–751975 LPGA TourThe 1975 LPGA Tour was the 26th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 31 to November 23. The season consisted of 27 official money events. Sandra Haynie and Carol Mann won the most tournaments, four each...
: Portland Ladies Classic - 19761976 LPGA TourThe 1976 LPGA Tour was the 27th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 30 to November 27. The season consisted of 31 official money events. Judy Rankin won the most tournaments, six...
: Portland Classic - 19771977 LPGA TourThe 1977 LPGA Tour was the 28th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from February 11 to November 13. The season consisted of 32 official money events. Debbie Austin and Judy Rankin won the most tournaments, five each...
: LPGA National Team Championship - 19781978 LPGA TourThe 1978 LPGA Tour was the 29th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from February 10 to November 12. The season consisted of 34 official money events. Nancy Lopez won the most tournaments, nine. She also led the money list with earnings of $189,814.There were four...
: PingPing (golf)PING is an American brand of high-quality golf equipment, as well as one of the largest of the remaining American manufacturers of golf clubs, based in Phoenix, Arizona, founded by Karsten Solheim, who was an engineer at the General Electric company. In 1959, he started making his own putters in...
Classic Team Championship - 19791979 LPGA TourThe 1979 LPGA Tour was the 30th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from February 15 to November 3. The season consisted of 35 official money events. Nancy Lopez won the most tournaments, eight...
–821982 LPGA TourThe 1982 LPGA Tour was the 33rd season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 28 to November 7. The season consisted of 35 official money events. JoAnne Carner and Beth Daniel won the most tournaments, five each...
: Portland Ping Team Championship - 19831983 LPGA TourThe 1983 LPGA Tour was the 34th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 27 to November 13. The season consisted of 33 official money events. Pat Bradley and Patty Sheehan won the most tournaments, four each...
-851985 LPGA TourThe 1985 LPGA Tour was the 36th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 24 to November 10. The season consisted of 35 official money events. Nancy Lopez won the most tournaments, five...
: Portland Ping Championship - 19861986 LPGA TourThe 1986 LPGA Tour was the 37th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 23 to November 9. The season consisted of 33 official money events. Pat Bradley won the most tournaments, five. She also led the money list with earnings of $492,021.There were five...
–891989 LPGA TourThe 1989 LPGA Tour was the 40th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 13 to November 5. The season consisted of 33 official money events. Betsy King won the most tournaments, six...
: Cellular One-Ping Golf Championship - 19901990 LPGA TourThe 1990 LPGA Tour was the 41st season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 19 to November 4. The season consisted of 34 official money events. Beth Daniel won the most tournaments, seven...
: Ping-Cellular One Golf Championship - 19911991 LPGA TourThe 1991 LPGA Tour was the 42nd season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 18 to November 10. The season consisted of 34 official money events. Pat Bradley and Meg Mallon won the most tournaments, four each. Bradley led the money list with earnings of...
–941994 LPGA TourThe 1994 LPGA Tour was the 45th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from February 4 to November 6. The season consisted of 32 official money events. Beth Daniel won the most tournaments, four...
: Ping-Cellular One LPGA Golf Championship - 19951995 LPGA TourThe 1995 LPGA Tour was the 46th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 12 to November 5. The season consisted of 33 official money events. Annika Sörenstam won the most tournaments, three. She also led the money list with earnings of $666,533.The season saw...
: Ping-AT&T Wireless Services LPGA Golf Championship - 19961996 LPGA TourThe 1996 LPGA Tour was the 47th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 11 to November 24. The season consisted of 34 official money events. Laura Davies, Dottie Pepper and Karrie Webb won the most tournaments, four each...
-20002000 LPGA TourThe 2000 LPGA Tour was the 51st season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 13 to November 19. The season consisted of 36 official money events. Karrie Webb won the most tournaments, seven. She also led the money list with earnings of $1,876,853.The U.S...
: Safeway LPGA Golf Championship - 20012001 LPGA TourThe 2001 LPGA Tour was the 52nd season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 12 to November 18. The season consisted of 38 official money events. Annika Sörenstam won the most tournaments, eight. She also led the money list with earnings of $2,105,868.This was...
–022002 LPGA TourThe 2002 LPGA Tour was the 53rd season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from February 28 to November 24. The season consisted of 32 official money events. Annika Sörenstam won the most tournaments, 11. She also led the money list with earnings of $2,863,904.The season...
: Safeway Classic - 20032003 LPGA TourThe 2003 LPGA Tour was the 54th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from March 13 to November 23. The season consisted of 31 official money events. Annika Sörenstam won the most tournaments, six...
–082008 LPGA TourThe 2008 LPGA Tour was a series of weekly golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world that took place from February through December 2008. The tournaments were sanctioned by the United States based Ladies Professional Golf Association...
: Safeway Classic Presented by PepsiPepsiPepsi is a carbonated soft drink that is produced and manufactured by PepsiCo... - 20092009 LPGA TourThe 2009 LPGA Tour was a series of weekly golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world that took place from February through November 2009. The tournaments were sanctioned by the United States based Ladies Professional Golf Association ....
–present: Safeway Classic Presented by Coca-ColaCoca-ColaCoca-Cola is a carbonated soft drink sold in stores, restaurants, and vending machines in more than 200 countries. It is produced by The Coca-Cola Company of Atlanta, Georgia, and is often referred to simply as Coke...
History
The event began in 1972 as the Portland Ladies Classic and was played at the Portland Golf ClubPortland Golf Club
The Portland Golf Club is a golf club located in the unincorporated Raleigh Hills area, between Portland and Beaverton, Oregon, USA. This club was formally established in the winter of 1913 when a group of nine businessmen assembled to form a new club after leaving their respective clubs.The...
(PGC) the first two times. In 1974 the event moved to the Columbia Edgewater Country Club for a single tournament, then back to the Portland Golf Club. From 1977 to 1982 the tournament was an unofficial-money, team event. The tournament returned to the Columbia Edgewater Country Club in 1977, then Riverside Golf & Country Club. Columbia Edgewater, and the PGC, all served as hosts for the tournament until 1990 when Columbia Edgewater started an 18-year run as host. In 1978 Ping
Ping (golf)
PING is an American brand of high-quality golf equipment, as well as one of the largest of the remaining American manufacturers of golf clubs, based in Phoenix, Arizona, founded by Karsten Solheim, who was an engineer at the General Electric company. In 1959, he started making his own putters in...
became a title sponsor. From 1986 to 1995 Cellular One
Cellular One
Cellular One is the trademarked brand name used by several cellular service providers in the United States and Bermuda. The brand was sold to Trilogy Partners by AT&T in 2008 shortly after AT&T had completed its acquisition of Dobson Communications...
and AT&T Wireless Services
AT&T Wireless Services
AT&T Wireless Services, Inc., founded in 1987 as McCaw Cellular Communications, Inc., and now legally known as New Cingular Wireless Services, Inc., formerly part of AT&T Corp., is a wireless telephone carrier in the United States, based in Redmond, Washington, and later traded on the New York...
also were title sponsors, and in 1996 Safeway took over as the sole title sponsor. The event was moved up in the LPGA schedule, from September to August, in 2005
2005 LPGA Tour
The 2005 LPGA Tour was a series of weekly golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world which took place from February through December 2005. The tournaments were sanctioned by the United States based Ladies Professional Golf Association...
. In 2009
2009 LPGA Tour
The 2009 LPGA Tour was a series of weekly golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world that took place from February through November 2009. The tournaments were sanctioned by the United States based Ladies Professional Golf Association ....
the tournament moved to the Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club
Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club
Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club is a golf club near Portland, Oregon, located just north of North Plains in Washington County. The award-winning 36-hole club opened in 1992 and has hosted several major golf tournaments, including the U.S. Women's Open in both 1997 and 2003. Since 2009, it has hosted the...
near North Plains
North Plains, Oregon
North Plains is a city in Washington County, Oregon, United States, off U.S. 26 on the northwest outskirts of the Portland metropolitan area. The population was 1,605 at the 2000 census; by July 2007 the population was estimated to be 1,813.-Geography:...
, Oregon, and drew a tournament record crowd of 87,800 at the Ghost Creek Course. In 2009 and 2010
2010 LPGA Tour
The 2010 LPGA Tour was a series of weekly golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world that began in Thailand on February 13, 2010 and ended in Florida on December 5, 2010...
, the course par was increased to 72 for the tournament, as the ninth hole was modified to a par 5; the result was three consecutive reachable par 5's (8,9, & 10) which slowed the pace of play. In 2011
2011 LPGA Tour
The 2011 LPGA Tour was a series of weekly golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world that began in Thailand on February 17, 2011 and had its last official event end on November 20, 2011 in Florida...
, the eighth hole was lengthened and the ninth was returned to a par 4, resulting in a par 71 course (same as public play).
Winners
| Year | Date | Champion | Winning score |
To par | Margin of victory |
Venue | Purse ($) |
Winner's share ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 2011 LPGA Tour The 2011 LPGA Tour was a series of weekly golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world that began in Thailand on February 17, 2011 and had its last official event end on November 20, 2011 in Florida... |
Aug 19-21 |  Suzann PettersenSuzann Pettersen Suzann Pettersen is a Norwegian professional golfer. She plays mainly on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour, and is also a member of the Ladies European Tour. Her career best world ranking is second. She has held that position at several times, most recently beginning 22 August 2011.-Amateur... |
207 | -6 | Playoff | Pumpkin Ridge G.C. Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club is a golf club near Portland, Oregon, located just north of North Plains in Washington County. The award-winning 36-hole club opened in 1992 and has hosted several major golf tournaments, including the U.S. Women's Open in both 1997 and 2003. Since 2009, it has hosted the... (Ghost Cr.) |
1,500,000 | 225,000 |
| 2010 2010 LPGA Tour The 2010 LPGA Tour was a series of weekly golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world that began in Thailand on February 13, 2010 and ended in Florida on December 5, 2010... |
Aug 20-22 |  Ai MiyazatoAi Miyazato is a Japanese professional golfer who currently competes on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and the Japan LPGA Tour . She was the top-ranked golfer in the Women's World Golf Rankings for three periods of time in 2010.-Early life and amateur career:... |
205 | -11 | 2 strokes | Pumpkin Ridge G.C. (Ghost Cr.) | 1,500,000 | 225,000 |
| 2009 2009 LPGA Tour The 2009 LPGA Tour was a series of weekly golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world that took place from February through November 2009. The tournaments were sanctioned by the United States based Ladies Professional Golf Association .... |
Aug 28-30 |  M. J. Hur |
203 | -13 | Playoff | Pumpkin Ridge G.C. (Ghost Cr.) | 1,700,000 | 255,000 |
| 2008 2008 LPGA Tour The 2008 LPGA Tour was a series of weekly golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world that took place from February through December 2008. The tournaments were sanctioned by the United States based Ladies Professional Golf Association... |
Aug 22-24 |  Cristie KerrCristie Kerr Cristie Kerr is an American professional golfer who plays on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour. She has 14 wins on the LPGA Tour, including two major championships, and over $13 million in career earnings... |
203 | -13 | Playoff | Columbia Edgewater C.C. | 1,700,000 | 255,000 |
| 2007 2007 LPGA Tour The 2007 LPGA Tour was a series of weekly golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world that took place from February through December 2007. The tournaments were sanctioned by the United States based Ladies Professional Golf Association... |
Aug 24-26 |  Lorena OchoaLorena 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... |
204 | -12 | 5 strokes | Columbia Edgewater C.C. | 1,700,000 | 255,000 |
| 2006 2006 LPGA Tour The 2006 LPGA Tour was a series of weekly golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world which took place from February through December 2006. The tournaments were sanctioned by the United States based Ladies Professional Golf Association... |
Aug 18-20 | Pat Hurst Pat Hurst Pat Hurst is an American professional golfer who plays on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour.Hurst's father is American and her mother is originally from Japan. She was born in San Leandro, California and raised in California.-Amateur career:... |
206 | -10 | 1 stroke | Columbia Edgewater C.C | 1,400,000 | 210,000 |
| 2005 2005 LPGA Tour The 2005 LPGA Tour was a series of weekly golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world which took place from February through December 2005. The tournaments were sanctioned by the United States based Ladies Professional Golf Association... |
Aug 19-21 | Soo-Yun Kang Soo-Yun Kang Soo-Yun Kang is a female golfer in the LPGA. She is often referred to as the "Fashion Model of the Fairways" for her model-like physique and clothing.... |
201 | -15 | 4 strokes | Columbia Edgewater C.C. | 1,400,000 | 210,000 |
| 2004 2004 LPGA Tour The 2004 LPGA Tour was a series of weekly golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world which took place from March through December 2004. The tournaments were sanctioned by the United States based Ladies Professional Golf Association . This was the 55th season since the LPGA Tour... |
Sep 17-19 | Hee-Won Han Hee-Won Han Hee-Won Han is a South Korean golfer. She attended Ryukoku University and turned professional in 1998. Han currently plays on the United States LPGA Tour. Her caddie is Jeffrey Snow.... |
207 | -9 | Playoff | Columbia Edgewater C.C. | 1,200,000 | 180,000 |
| 2003 2003 LPGA Tour The 2003 LPGA Tour was the 54th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from March 13 to November 23. The season consisted of 31 official money events. Annika Sörenstam won the most tournaments, six... |
Sep 26-28 |  Annika SörenstamAnnika Sörenstam Annika Sörenstam is a Swedish-American professional golfer whose achievements rank her as one of the most successful golfers in history. Before stepping away from competitive golf at the end of the 2008 season, she won 90 international tournaments as a professional, making her the female golfer... |
201 | -15 | 1 stroke | Columbia Edgewater C.C. | 1,200,000 | 180,000 |
| 2002 2002 LPGA Tour The 2002 LPGA Tour was the 53rd season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from February 28 to November 24. The season consisted of 32 official money events. Annika Sörenstam won the most tournaments, 11. She also led the money list with earnings of $2,863,904.The season... |
Sep 13-15 | Annika Sörenstam |
199 | -17 | 1 stroke | Columbia Edgewater C.C. | 1,000,000 | 150,000 |
| 2001 2001 LPGA Tour The 2001 LPGA Tour was the 52nd season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 12 to November 18. The season consisted of 38 official money events. Annika Sörenstam won the most tournaments, eight. She also led the money list with earnings of $2,105,868.This was... |
Tournament canceled because of the September 11 attacks | |||||||
| 2000 2000 LPGA Tour The 2000 LPGA Tour was the 51st season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 13 to November 19. The season consisted of 36 official money events. Karrie Webb won the most tournaments, seven. She also led the money list with earnings of $1,876,853.The U.S... |
Sep 22-24 | Mi Hyun Kim Mi Hyun Kim Mi-Hyun Kim is a professional golfer from South Korea. She turned professional in 1996 and won 11 events on the LPGA of Korea Tour between 1996 and 1999. In 1999, she joined the LPGA Tour and was named was Rookie of the Year that year... |
215 | -1 | Playoff | Columbia Edgewater C.C. | 800,000 | 120,000 |
| 1999 1999 LPGA Tour The 1999 LPGA Tour was the 50th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 15 to November 14. The season consisted of 38 official money events. Karrie Webb won the most tournaments, six. She also led the money list with earnings of $1,591,959.The season saw the... |
Sep 24-26 | Juli Inkster Juli Inkster Juli Inkster is an American professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour. With a professional career spanning 27 years to date, Inkster's 31 wins rank her second in wins among all active players on the LPGA Tour; she has over $11 million in career earnings... |
207 | -9 | 6 strokes | Columbia Edgewater C.C. | 800,000 | 120,000 |
| 1998 1998 LPGA Tour The 1998 LPGA Tour was the 49th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 16 to November 22. The season consisted of 36 official money events. Se Ri Pak and Annika Sörenstam won the most tournaments, four each... |
Sep 4-6 | Danielle Ammaccapane Danielle Ammaccapane Danielle Ammaccapane is an American professional golfer playing on the LPGA Tour. Her daughter, with husband Rod Kesling, is child actor Laura Ann Kesling.-Amateur career:... |
204 | -12 | 1 stroke | Columbia Edgewater C.C. | 600,000 | 90,000 |
| 1997 1997 LPGA Tour The 1997 LPGA Tour was the 48th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 9 to November 23. The season consisted of 38 official money events. Annika Sörenstam won the most tournaments, six... |
Sep 5-7 | Christa Johnson Christa Johnson Christa Johnson is an American professional golfer.Johnson was born in Arcata, California. She attended the University of Arizona.... |
206 | -10 | 1 stroke | Columbia Edgewater C.C. | 550,000 | 82,500 |
| 1996 1996 LPGA Tour The 1996 LPGA Tour was the 47th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 11 to November 24. The season consisted of 34 official money events. Laura Davies, Dottie Pepper and Karrie Webb won the most tournaments, four each... |
Sep 6-8 | Dottie Pepper Dottie Pepper Dottie Pepper is an American professional golfer and television golf broadcaster. From 1988 to 1995 she competed as Dottie Mochrie, which was her married name before a divorce... |
202 | -14 | 2 strokes | Columbia Edgewater C.C. | 550,000 | 82,500 |
| 1995 1995 LPGA Tour The 1995 LPGA Tour was the 46th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 12 to November 5. The season consisted of 33 official money events. Annika Sörenstam won the most tournaments, three. She also led the money list with earnings of $666,533.The season saw... |
Sep 8-10 |  Alison Nicholas |
207 | -9 | 1 stroke | Columbia Edgewater C.C. | 500,000 | 75,000 |
| 1994 1994 LPGA Tour The 1994 LPGA Tour was the 45th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from February 4 to November 6. The season consisted of 32 official money events. Beth Daniel won the most tournaments, four... |
Sep 9-11 | Missie McGeorge Missie McGeorge Missie McGeorge is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour.McGeorge won once on the LPGA Tour in 1994.-LPGA Tour wins:-External links:... |
207 | -9 | 1 stroke | Columbia Edgewater C.C. | 500,000 | 75,000 |
| 1993 1993 LPGA Tour The 1993 LPGA Tour was the 44th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from February 5 to November 7. The season consisted of 31 official money events. Brandie Burton won the most tournaments, three... |
Sep 10-12 | Donna Andrews |
208 | -8 | 1 stroke | Columbia Edgewater C.C. | 450,000 | 67,500 |
| 1992 1992 LPGA Tour The 1992 LPGA Tour was the 43rd season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 30 to November 8. The season consisted of 34 official money events. Dottie Mochrie won the most tournaments, four... |
Sep 11-13 | Nancy Lopez Nancy Lopez Nancy Marie Lopez is an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1977 and won 48 LPGA Tour events during her LPGA career, including three major championships.-Amateur career:... |
209 | -7 | Playoff | Columbia Edgewater C.C. | 450,000 | 67,500 |
| 1991 1991 LPGA Tour The 1991 LPGA Tour was the 42nd season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 18 to November 10. The season consisted of 34 official money events. Pat Bradley and Meg Mallon won the most tournaments, four each. Bradley led the money list with earnings of... |
Sep 6-8 | Michelle Estill Michelle Estill Michelle Estill is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour.Estill won once on the LPGA Tour in 1991.-LPGA Tour wins :-External links:... |
208 | -8 | 1 stroke | Columbia Edgewater C.C. | 400,000 | 60,000 |
| 1990 1990 LPGA Tour The 1990 LPGA Tour was the 41st season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 19 to November 4. The season consisted of 34 official money events. Beth Daniel won the most tournaments, seven... |
Sep 7-9 | Patty Sheehan Patty Sheehan Patty Sheehan is an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1980 and won six major championships and 35 LPGA Tour events in all. She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame.... |
208 | -8 | 1 stroke | Columbia Edgewater C.C. | 350,000 | 52,500 |
| 1989 1989 LPGA Tour The 1989 LPGA Tour was the 40th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 13 to November 5. The season consisted of 33 official money events. Betsy King won the most tournaments, six... |
Sep 8-10 | Muffin Spencer-Devlin Muffin Spencer-Devlin Muffin Spencer-Devlin is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour.She was born in Piqua, Ohio and joined the LPGA in 1979... |
214 | -2 | 1 stroke | Riverside G.& C.C. | 300,000 | 45,000 |
| 1988 1988 LPGA Tour The 1988 LPGA Tour was the 39th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from February 4 to November 6. The season consisted of 34 official money events. Juli Inkster, Rosie Jones, Betsy King, Nancy Lopez, and Ayako Okamoto won the most tournaments, three each... |
Sep 9-11 | Betsy King Betsy King Betsy 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:... |
213 | -3 | 1 stroke | Columbia Edgewater C.C. | 250,000 | 37,500 |
| 1987 1987 LPGA Tour The 1987 LPGA Tour was the 38th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 29 to November 8. The season consisted of 33 official money events. Jane Geddes won the most tournaments, five... |
Sep 11-13 | Nancy Lopez |
210 | -6 | 1 stroke | Columbia Edgewater C.C. | 225,000 | 33,750 |
| 1986 1986 LPGA Tour The 1986 LPGA Tour was the 37th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 23 to November 9. The season consisted of 33 official money events. Pat Bradley won the most tournaments, five. She also led the money list with earnings of $492,021.There were five... |
Sep 5-7 | Ayako Okamoto Ayako Okamoto is a Japanese professional golfer. She won 62 tournaments internationally, including 17 on the American LPGA Tour. She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame.-Early career:... |
207 | -9 | 6 strokes | Columbia Edgewater C.C. | 200,000 | 30,000 |
| 1985 1985 LPGA Tour The 1985 LPGA Tour was the 36th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 24 to November 10. The season consisted of 35 official money events. Nancy Lopez won the most tournaments, five... |
Sep 6-8 | Nancy Lopez |
215 | -1 | Playoff | Riverside G. & C.C. | 175,000 | 26,250 |
| 1984 1984 LPGA Tour The 1984 LPGA Tour was the 35th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 26 to November 4. The season consisted of 36 official money events. Amy Alcott and Patty Sheehan won the most tournaments, four each... |
Sep 7-9 | Amy Alcott Amy Alcott Amy 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.... |
212 | -4 | 1 stroke | Riverside G. & C.C. | 150,000 | 22,500 |
| 1983 1983 LPGA Tour The 1983 LPGA Tour was the 34th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 27 to November 13. The season consisted of 33 official money events. Pat Bradley and Patty Sheehan won the most tournaments, four each... |
Sep 9-11 | JoAnne Carner JoAnne Carner JoAnne 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... |
212 | -4 | Playoff | Columbia Edgewater C.C. | 150,000 | 22,500 |
| Tournament played from 1977 through 1982 as unofficial team event | ||||||||
| 1982 1982 LPGA Tour The 1982 LPGA Tour was the 33rd season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 28 to November 7. The season consisted of 35 official money events. JoAnne Carner and Beth Daniel won the most tournaments, five each... |
Sep 17-19 | Sandra Haynie Sandra Haynie Sandra 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... & Kathy McMullen |
196 | -20 | 2 strokes | Columbia Edgewater C.C. | 120,000 | 21,600 |
| 1981 1981 LPGA Tour The 1981 LPGA Tour was the 32nd season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 29 to November 8. The season consisted of 36 official money events. Donna Caponi won the most tournaments, five... |
Oct 1-4 | Donna Caponi Donna Caponi Donna Caponi-Byrnes is an American professional golfer.Caponi was born in Detroit, Michigan. The daughter of a club pro, Caponi began playing golf at the age of eight and joined the LPGA Tour at 20. Caponi captured her first win on the Tour four years later in 1970, winning the U.S. Women's Open... & Kathy WhitworthKathy Whitworth Kathy 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... |
203 | -16 | Playoff | Riverside G. & C.C. | 120,000 | 21,000 |
| 1980 1980 LPGA Tour The 1980 LPGA Tour was the 31st season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from February 1 to November 9. The season consisted of 38 official money events. Donna Caponi and JoAnne Carner won the most tournaments, five each... |
Oct 2-5 | Donna Caponi & Kathy Whitworth |
195 | -24 | 4 strokes | Riverside G. & C.C. | 115,000 | 21,000 |
| 1979 1979 LPGA Tour The 1979 LPGA Tour was the 30th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from February 15 to November 3. The season consisted of 35 official money events. Nancy Lopez won the most tournaments, eight... |
Sep 14-16 | Nancy Lopez & Jo Ann Washam Jo Ann Washam Jo Ann Washam is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour.Washam was born in Auburn, Washington. She played college golf and basketball at Washington State University... |
198 | -21 | 1 stroke | Portland Golf Club Portland Golf Club The Portland Golf Club is a golf club located in the unincorporated Raleigh Hills area, between Portland and Beaverton, Oregon, USA. This club was formally established in the winter of 1913 when a group of nine businessmen assembled to form a new club after leaving their respective clubs.The... |
110,000 | 20,000 |
| 1978 | Sep 22-24 | Donna Caponi & Kathy Whitworth |
203 | -16 | Playoff | Columbia Edgewater C.C. | 100,000 | 20,000 |
| 1977 | Sep 16-18 | JoAnne Carner & Judy Rankin Judy Rankin Judy 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:... |
202 | -17 | Playoff | Columbia Edgewater C.C. | 60,000 | 9,000 |
| 1976 | Sep 17-19 | Donna Caponi |
217 | -2 | Playoff | Portland Golf Club | 45,000 | 6,400 |
| 1975 | Sep 19-21 | Jo Ann Washam |
215 | -1 | 1 stroke | Portland Golf Club | 40,000 | 5,700 |
| 1974 | Sep 27-29 | JoAnne Carner |
211 | -5 | 2 strokes | Columbia Edgewater C.C. | 35,000 | 5,000 |
| 1973 | Sep 21-23 | Kathy Whitworth |
144^ | -2 | 2 strokes | Portland Golf Club | 30,000 | 4,500 |
| 1972 | Sep 29-Oct 1 | Kathy Whitworth |
212 | -7 | 4 strokes | Portland Golf Club | 30,000 | 3,750 |
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Tournament record
| Year | Player | Score | Round | Course |
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| 2002 | Annika Sörenstam Annika Sörenstam Annika Sörenstam is a Swedish-American professional golfer whose achievements rank her as one of the most successful golfers in history. Before stepping away from competitive golf at the end of the 2008 season, she won 90 international tournaments as a professional, making her the female golfer... |
62 (-10) | 2nd round | Columbia Edgewater Country Club |
| 2003 | Beth Daniel Beth Daniel Beth 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.... |
62 (-10) | 1st round | Columbia Edgewater Country Club |
| 2009 | Beth Bader Beth Bader Beth Bader is an American professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour. Bader has competed on the Tour since the 2001 season, and her highest career finish was a tie for fourth at the 2007 LPGA Corning Classic... |
64 (-8) | 1st round | Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club, Ghost Creek Golf Course |
| 2010 | Ji Young Oh Ji Young Oh Ji-Young Oh is a South Korean professional golfer currently playing on the LPGA Tour.-Amateur career:Oh started playing golf at the age of 12 and was named to the Korean National Team in 2005 at the age of 16.... |
64 (-8) | 2nd round | Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club, Ghost Creek Golf Course |
| 2010 | Song-Hee Kim Song-Hee Kim Song-Hee Kim is a Korean female professional golfer currently playing on the United States-based LPGA Tour.-Futures Tour :*2006 Louisiana Pelican Classic, IOS Golf Classic, Aurora Health Care Championship, CIGNA Chip in For A Cure FUTURES Golf Classic, The Gettysburg Championship-Results in LPGA... |
64 (-8) | 2nd round | Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club, Ghost Creek Golf Course |
| 2011 | Suzann Pettersen Suzann Pettersen Suzann Pettersen is a Norwegian professional golfer. She plays mainly on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour, and is also a member of the Ladies European Tour. Her career best world ranking is second. She has held that position at several times, most recently beginning 22 August 2011.-Amateur... |
64 (-7) | 3rd round | Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club, Ghost Creek Golf Course |