WUI Classic
Encyclopedia
The WUI Classic was a golf
tournament on the LPGA Tour from 1977 to 1982. It was played at three different courses on Long Island
, New York
.
Long Island Charity Classic
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 1977 to 1982. It was played at three different courses on Long Island
Long Island
Long Island is an island located in the southeast part of the U.S. state of New York, just east of Manhattan. Stretching northeast into the Atlantic Ocean, Long Island contains four counties, two of which are boroughs of New York City , and two of which are mainly suburban...
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
.
Tournament locations
| Years | Venue | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Colonie Hill Country Club | Hauppauge, New York Hauppauge, New York Hauppauge is a hamlet and CDP in the Town of Islip and the Town of Smithtown in Suffolk County, New York, United States. The population of the CDP was 20,100 at the time of the 2000 census.... |
| 1978 | North Hills Country Club North Hills Country Club North Hills Country Club is a country club which relocated located in the 1960's to North Hills, New York, USA. The club was founded in 1927 at the current location of Douglaston Park.The golf course in North Hills was designed by Robert Trent Jones in 1961.... |
Manhasset, New York Manhasset, New York Manhasset is a hamlet and neighborhood in Nassau County, New York, on the North Shore of Long Island. As of the United States 2010 Census, the population was 8,080.... |
| 1979-82 | Meadow Brook Club | Jericho, New York Jericho, New York Jericho is a hamlet in Nassau County, New York on the North Shore of Long Island. As of the United States 2010 Census, the CDP population was 13,567. The area is served by the Jericho Union Free School District, the boundaries of which differ somewhat from those of the hamlet... |
Winners
WUI Classic- 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....
- 1981 Donna CaponiDonna CaponiDonna 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...
- 1980 Sally LittleSally LittleSally Little is a professional golfer. She originally had South African nationality, but became a United States citizen in August 1982....
- 1979 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:...
- 1978 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:...
Long Island Charity Classic
- 1977 Debbie AustinDebbie AustinDebbie Austin is an American professional golfer.Austin was born in Oneida, New York. She first played on the LPGA Tour in 1968 and went on to win seven tournaments, including five in 1977 when she tied with Judy Rankin for most on tour. She won the Wills Qantas Australian Ladies Open in 1978. Her...