Thornberry Creek LPGA Classic explained

Thornberry Creek LPGA Classic
Location:Oneida, Wisconsin, U.S.
Establishment:2017
Final Year:2019
Course:Thornberry Creek at Oneida
Par:72
Tour:LPGA Tour
Format:Stroke play – 72 holes
Purse:$2.0 million
Month Played:July
Aggregate:257 Kim Sei-young (2018)
To-Par:−31 as above
Current Champion: Shanshan Feng

The Thornberry Creek LPGA Classic was a women's professional golf tournament in Wisconsin on the LPGA Tour. It debuted in 2017 and was played at Thornberry Creek at Oneida, just northwest of Green Bay. Opened in 1994,[1] the course is owned by the Oneida Nation.[2]

On August 21, 2019, the Oneida Nation announced that due to the lack of return on the investment to run the event they were not going to renew their contract with the LPGA to continue the tournament.[3]

The 2018 event saw Kim Sei-young post the lowest to-par score (−31) and the lowest 72-hole total score (257) in LPGA Tour history.[4]

Winners

Year Dates Champion Country Score Margin
of victory
Purse
($)
Winner's
share ($)
Jul 4–7 259 (−29) 1 stroke 2,000,000 300,000
Jul 5–8 257 (−31) 9 strokes 2,000,000 300,000
Jul 6–9 266 (−22) 1 stroke 2,000,000 300,000

Tournament records

YearPlayerScoreRound
2019 61 (−11) 4th

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Thornberry Creek At Oneida . Golf Wisconsin . July 7, 2017.
  2. Web site: Thornberry Creek LPGA Classic seeks volunteers and announces ticket plans . Oneida Nation . Wisneski . Nate . November 2, 2016 . July 7, 2017.
  3. News: Oneida Nation ends LPGA sponsorship, citing lack of return on investment . 21 August 2019 . Press Gazette Media . en.
  4. News: Sei Young Kim wins Thornberry Creek Classic in historic fashion . ESPN . Associated Press . July 8, 2018.