| LPGA State Farm Classic | |
| Location: | Springfield, Illinois, U.S. |
| Establishment: | 1976 |
| Course: | Panther Creek Country Club (2007-2011) |
| Par: | 72 |
| Yardage: | 6746yd |
| Tour: | LPGA Tour |
| Format: | Stroke play - 72 holes |
| Purse: | $1,700,000 |
| Final Year: | 2011 |
| Aggregate: | 264 Cristie Kerr (2004) |
| To-Par: | –24 Cristie Kerr (2004) |
| Final Champion: |  Yani Tseng |
The LPGA State Farm Classic was a women's professional golf tournament on the LPGA Tour. It was played annually from 1976 to 2011 in the Springfield, Illinois metropolitan area. From 1976 through 2006, the tournament was held at The Rail Golf Course. In 2007 it moved to Panther Creek Country Club.
Originally known as the Jerry Lewis Muscular Dystrophy Golf Classic, the tournament was underwritten solely by the owners of The Rail Golf Course for its first two years. A community-based not-for-profit organization took over the tournament in 1978. State Farm Insurance became the title sponsor in 1993. From 1980 until cancellation in 2011, over $2.5 million was contributed from tournament proceeds to medical and children's charities.
On December 9, 2011, it was announced the tournament was being cancelled due to organizers failing to find a new sponsor.[1] It had been announced earlier in the year that State Farm would be dropping its sponsorship after 2011.[2]
Tournament names through the years:
| Year | Dates | Champion | Country | Score | Tournament Location | Purse ($) | Winner's share ($) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Jun 9–12 | 267 (−21) | Panther Creek Country Club | 1,700,000 | 255,000 | |||
| 2010 | Jun 10–14 | Cristie Kerr (2) | 266 (−22) | Panther Creek Country Club | 1,700,000 | 255,000 | ||
| 2009 | Jun 4–7 | 271 (−17) | Panther Creek Country Club | 1,700,000 | 255,000 | |||
| 2008 | Jul 17–20 | 270 (−18)* | Panther Creek Country Club | 1,700,000 | 255,000 | |||
| 2007 | Aug 30 – Sep 2 | 271 (−17) | Panther Creek Country Club | 1,300,000 | 195,000 | |||
| 2006 | Aug 31 – Sep 3 | 269 (−19) | The Rail Golf Course | 1,300,000 | 195,000 | |||
| 2005 | Sep 1–4 | 271 (−17) | The Rail Golf Course | 1,300,000 | 195,000 | |||
| 2004 | Sep 2–5 | 264 (−24) | The Rail Golf Course | 1,200,000 | 180,000 | |||
| 2003 | Aug 28–31 | 202 (−14) | The Rail Golf Course | 1,200,000 | 180,000 | |||
| 2002 | Aug 29 – Sep 1 | 270 (−18) | The Rail Golf Course | 1,100,000 | 165,000 | |||
| 2001 | Aug 30 – Sep 2 | 267 (−21) | The Rail Golf Course | 1,000,000 | 150,000 | |||
| 2000 | Sep 1–3 | 198 (−19) | The Rail Golf Course | 900,000 | 135,000 | |||
| 1999 | Sep 4–6 | 204 (−12) | The Rail Golf Course | 775,000 | 116,500 | |||
| 1998 | Aug 28–30 | 200 (−16) | The Rail Golf Course | 775,000 | 116,500 | |||
| 1997 | Aug 30 – Sep 1 | 200 (−16)* | The Rail Golf Course | 600,000 | 90,000 | |||
| 1996 | Aug 31 – Sep 2 | 202 (−14)* | The Rail Golf Course | 575,000 | 86,250 | |||
| 1995 | Sep 2–4 | 206 (−10)* | The Rail Golf Course | 550,000 | 82,500 | |||
| 1994 | Sep 3–5 | 203 (−13) | The Rail Golf Course | 525,000 | 78,750 | |||
| 1993 | Sep 4–6 | 203 (−13)* | The Rail Golf Course | 500,000 | 82,500 | |||
| 1992 | Sep 5–7 | Nancy Lopez (2) | 199 (−17)* | The Rail Golf Course | 450,000 | 67,500 | ||
| 1991 | Pat Bradley (2) | 197 (−19) | The Rail Golf Course | 400,000 | 60,000 | |||
| 1990 | Beth Daniel (2) | 203 (−13) | The Rail Golf Course | 300,000 | 45,000 | |||
| 1989 | Beth Daniel | 203 (−13) | The Rail Golf Course | 250,000 | 41,250 | |||
| 1988 | Betsy King (3) | 207 (−9) | The Rail Golf Course | 500,000 | 33,750 | |||
| 1987 | 208 (−8) | The Rail Golf Course | 200,000 | 30,000 | ||||
| 1986 | Betsy King | 205 (−11)* | The Rail Golf Course | 200,000 | 30,000 | |||
| 1985 | Betsy King | 205 (−11) | The Rail Golf Course | 185,000 | 27,750 | |||
| 1984 | 207 (−9) | The Rail Golf Course | 175,000 | 26,250 | ||||
| 1983 | 210 (−6) | The Rail Golf Course | 150,000 | 22,500 | ||||
| 1982 | JoAnne Carner (2) | 202 (−14) | The Rail Golf Course | 125,000 | 18,750 | |||
| 1981 | JoAnne Carner | 205 (−11) | The Rail Golf Course | 125,000 | 18,750 | |||
| 1980 | Nancy Lopez | 275 (−13) | The Rail Golf Course | 125,000 | 18,750 | |||
| 1979 | 275 (−13) | The Rail Golf Course | 100,000 | 15,000 | ||||
| 1978 | Sep 1–4 | Pat Bradley | 276 (−12) | The Rail Golf Course | 100,000 | 15,000 | ||
| 1977 | 271 (−17) | The Rail Golf Course | 100,000 | 15,000 | ||||
| 1976 | Sep 3–5[3] | 213 (−3)* | The Rail Golf Course | 100,000 | 15,000 |
* Championship won in sudden-death playoff.
| Year | Player | Score | Round | Course | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 62 (−10) | 1st | The Rail Golf Course | ||
| 1997 | 62 (−10) | 2nd | The Rail Golf Course | ||
| 2004 | 62 (−10) | 1st | The Rail Golf Course | ||
| 2006 | 62 (−10) | 4th | The Rail Golf Course | ||
| 2008 | 61 (−11) | 3rd | Panther Creek Country Club |