| Sybase Classic | |
| Location: | Clifton, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Establishment: | 1990 |
| Course: | Upper Montclair Country Club (2007-2009) |
| Par: | 72 |
| Yardage: | 6413yd |
| Tour: | LPGA Tour |
| Format: | Stroke play - 72 holes |
| Purse: | $2,000,000 in 2009 |
| Month Played: | May |
| Aggregate: | 270 Lorena Ochoa (2008) |
| To-Par: | –18 Lorena Ochoa (2008) |
| Final Champion: |  Ji Young Oh (2009) |
The Sybase Classic was a women's professional golf tournament on the LPGA Tour for twenty years, from 1990 to 2009. The event was originally known as the "Big Apple Classic", but the name was dropped in 2007 when the tournament relocated from the New York City area to New Jersey.[1] From 1992 through 2006, ShopRite sponsored the ShopRite LPGA Classic in Atlantic City.
For its first seventeen years, the event was held at the Wykagyl Country Club in the Wykagyl section of New Rochelle, New York. In 2007 the venue was changed to the Upper Montclair Country Club in Clifton, New Jersey. The tournament was last played in 2009, as Sybase switched its sponsorship to the Sybase Match Play Championship in 2010, also played in New Jersey. ShopRite revived its sponsorship of the ShopRite LPGA Classic in Atlantic City in 2010.
Over the years, proceeds from the event went to benefit charities such as St. Joseph's Healthcare System, Inc. and the Boys & Girls Club of Clifton.
Tournament names through the years:
| Year | Dates | Champion | Country | Score | Tournament Location | Purse ($) | Winner's share ($) | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | May 14-19 | 264 (-14) | 2,000,000 | 300,000 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2008*||May 15-18 || Lorena Ochoa (3)|| || 206 (-10) ||Upper Montclair Country Club ||align=right|2,000,000 || align=right|300,000|-|2007|| May 17-20 || Lorena Ochoa (2) || || 270 (-18) ||Upper Montclair Country Club||align=right|1,400,000 ||align=right| 210,000|-|2006*| | May 18-21 | Lorena Ochoa | 208 (-5) | 1,300,000 | 195,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2005 | May 19-22 | 278 (-6) | Wykagyl Country Club | 1,250,000 | 187,500 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2004 | May 20-23 | 272 (-12) | Wykagyl Country Club | 950,000 | 142,500 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2003 | Jul 17-20 | 273 (-11) | Wykagyl Country Club | 950,000 | 142,500 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2002 | Jul 25-28 | 270 (-14) | Wykagyl Country Club | 950,000 | 142,500 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2001 | Jul 19-22 | 272 (-12) | Wykagyl Country Club | 950,000 | 142,500 | ||||||||||||||||
2000*|| Jul 13-16 ||Annika Sörenstam (2) ||||206 (-7)|| Wykagyl Country Club ||align=right| 900,000 || align=right|135,000|-|1999|| Jul 15-18 ||Sherri Steinhauer ||||265 (-19)|| Wykagyl Country Club ||align=right|850,000 || align=right|127,500|-|1998|| Jul 16-19 || Annika Sörenstam ||||279 (-9)|| Wykagyl Country Club ||align=right| 775,000 ||align=right| 116,250|-|1997|| Jul 17-20 ||Michele Redman ||||272 (-12)|| Wykagyl Country Club || align=right|750,000 || align=right|112,500|-|1996|| Oct 3-5 ||Caroline Pierce ||||211 (-2)|| Wykagyl Country Club ||align=right| 725,000 || align=right|108,750|-|1995|| Jul 20-23 ||Tracy Kerdyk ||||273 (-11)|| Wykagyl Country Club || align=right|700,000 || align=right|105,000|-|1994|| Jul 14-17 ||Beth Daniel ||||276 (-8)|| Wykagyl Country Club ||align=right| 650,000 || align=right| 97,500|-|1993|| Jul 15-18 ||Hiromi Kobayashi ||||278 (-6)|| Wykagyl Country Club ||align=right| 600,000 ||align=right| 90,000|-|1992|| Jul 16-19 ||Juli Inkster ||||273 (-11)|| Wykagyl Country Club ||align=right| 500,000 ||align=right| 75,000|-|1991|| Jul 18-21 ||Betsy King (2) ||||279 (-5)|| Wykagyl Country Club ||align=right| 500,000 || align=right|75,000|-|1990|| Aug 16-19 || Betsy King ||||273 (-15)|| Wykagyl Country Club || align=right|400,000 || align=right| 60,000|}* The 2000, 2006 and 2008 tournaments were shortened to 54 holes because of rain.Tournament record
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