PING/Welch's Championship explained

The PING/Welch's Championship was an annual golf tournament for professional female golfers on the LPGA Tour. Founded in 1980 as the Boston Five Classic, it took place every year in the Greater Boston area from 1980 through 1997. It was played at the Ferncroft Country Club in Danvers from 1980 to 1990 and at the Blue Hill Country Club in Canton from 1991 to 1997.

The tournament has had a variety of sponsors during its history. Its last title sponsors were Ping, a brand of golf equipment and Welch's, a North American producer of fruit juices.

Tournament names through the years:

Winners

YearChampionCountryScoreTournament
Location
PurseWinner's
Share
1997276 (-12)$550,000 $82,500
1996277 (-15)Blue Hill Country Club $500,000 $75,000
1995271 (-17)Blue Hill Country Club $450,000 $67,500
1994274 (-14)Blue Hill Country Club $450,000 $67,500
1993276 (-12)Blue Hill Country Club $450,000 $67,500
1992278 (-10)Blue Hill Country Club $425,000 $63,750
1991275 (-13)Blue Hill Country Club $400,000 $60,000
1990277 (-11)$350,000 $52,500
1989272 (-16)Ferncroft Country Club $350,000 $52,500
1988274 (-14)Ferncroft Country Club $300,000 $45,000
1987277 (-11) Ferncroft Country Club $300,000 $45,000
1986281 (-17) Ferncroft Country Club $275,000 $41,250
1985280 (-8) Ferncroft Country Club $225,000 $33,750
1984286 (-2) Ferncroft Country Club $225,000 $33,750
1983277 (-11) Ferncroft Country Club $175,000 $26,250
1982Sandra Palmer281 (-7) Ferncroft Country Club $175,000 $26,250
1981Donna Caponi276 (-12) Ferncroft Country Club $150,000 $22,500
1980Dale Lundquist276 (-12) Ferncroft Country Club $150,000 $22,500

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