Wegmans LPGA explained

Wegmans LPGA
Location:Pittsford, New York, U.S.
Establishment:1977
Course:Locust Hill Country Club
Par:72
Yardage:6365yd
Tour:LPGA Tour
Format:Stroke play - 72 holes
Purse:$2,000,000
Aggregate:269 Patty Sheehan (1992)
To-Par:–19 Patty Sheehan (1992)
Final Year:2009
Month Played:June
Final Champion: Jiyai Shin

Wegmans LPGA was women's professional golf tournament on the LPGA Tour. It was played from 1977 to 2009 at the Locust Hill Country Club in Pittsford, New York.

History

The tournament was originally known as the Bankers Trust Classic, a 54-hole event. From 1979 to 1981, Sarah Coventry took over sponsorship of the tournament, changed its title and extended it to 72 holes. While the tournament was The Sarah Coventry, the tournament didn't recognize the Bankers Trust as part of the tournament's history.[1] Today it does[2] and The Sarah Coventry prior to 1979 was held in Florida and California is regarded as the separate tournament. Nancy Lopez won the tournament for a third time at age 24 in 1981, with Locust Hill set as a par-73 at .[3] Wegmans Food Markets took over as the title sponsor in 1998.

Working with the Monroe County Rotary Clubs, tournament proceeds are donated to support local summer camps for disabled children. Through 2005, more than $6.6 million had been raised for these charities through the Wegmans LPGA Tournament.

In 2010, the tournament was replaced by the LPGA Championship, a major championship. Wegmans served as presenting sponsor instead of Coca-Cola in 2010, as ownership of the championship reverted from McDonald's back to the LPGA. Wegmans took over as title sponsor in 2011, with the regular (non-major) tour stop continuing on hiatus, at least through 2014. The LPGA Championship stayed in Rochester and left Locust Hill for Monroe Golf Club where it stayed until 2015. Since 2014, there has been no LPGA tournament in Rochester. In 2015 it was announced that the Symetra Tour was coming to town with the creation of the Toyota Danielle Downey Classic.

Tournament names

Winners

Year Dates Champion Country Score To par Purse ($)Winner's
share ($)
Jun 25–28 271 –17 2,000,000 300,000
Jun 19–22 272 –16 2,000,000 300,000
2007Jun 21–24 Lorena Ochoa (2) 280 –8 1,800,000 270,000
Jun 22–25 275 –13 1,800,000 270,000
Jun 16–19 Lorena Ochoa 273 –15 1,500,000 225,000
Jun 24–27 274 –14 1,500,000 225,000
Jun 19–22 277 –11 1,200,000 180,000
Jun 20–23 Karrie Webb (2) 276 –12 1,200,000 180,000
Jun 7–10 279 –9 1,000,000 150,000
Jun 8–11 280 –8 1,000,000 150,000
Jun 10–13 Karrie Webb 280 –8 1,000,000 150,000
May 28–31 Rosie Jones (2) 279 –9 700,000 105,000
Jun 19–22 279 –9 600,000 90,000
Jun 20–23 206 –10 600,000 90,000
Jun 15–18 Patty Sheehan (4) 278 –10 550,000 82,500
Jun 16–19 273 –15 500,000 75,000
Jun 17–20 276 –12 500,000 75,000
Jun 25–28 Patty Sheehan (3) 269 –19 400,000 60,000
May 30–Jun 2 Rosie Jones 276 –12 400,000 60,000
Jun 21–24 Patty Sheehan (2) 271 –17 400,000 60,000
1989Jun 1–4 Patty Sheehan 278 –10 300,000 45,000
1988Jun 9–12 287 –1 300,000 45,000
Jun 25–28 280 –8 300,000 45,000
Jun 19–22 281 –7 255,000 38,250
Jun 13–16 Pat Bradley (2) 280 –8 255,000 38,250
1984Jul 19–22 281 –7 200,000 30,000
1983Jun 23–26 282 –6 200,000 30,000
Jun 24–27 276 –12 200,000 30,000
Jun 25–28 Nancy Lopez (3) 285 –7 125,000 18,750
Jun 26–29 Nancy Lopez (2) 283 –9 125,000 18,750
Jun 14–17 280 –12 100,000 15,000
Jun 16–18 Nancy Lopez 214 –5 75,000 11,250
Jul 8–10 Pat Bradley 213 –6 75,000 11,000
*Championship won in sudden-death playoff.

Tournament record

YearPlayerScoreRound
199263 (–9) 3rd
199363 (–9) 3rd

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Lopez passes up Locust Hills event; Young is favorite . Rome News-Tribune . Rome, GA . Associated Press . June 14, 1979 . 5B.
  2. http://www.wegmanslpga.org/history.aspx Tournament history
  3. News: Lopez-Melton victor in Sarah Coventry golf . Bangor Daily News . Associated Press . June 29, 1981 . 18.