LPGA Championship
The LPGA Championship, currently known for sponsorship reasons as the McDonald's LPGA Championship Presented by Coca-Cola, is the second-longest running tournament in the history of the Ladies Professional Golf Association surpassed only by the U.S. Women's Open. It is one of four majors on the LPGA tour, but is not recognized as a major by the Ladies European Tour.
Related Topics:
McDonald's - Coca-Cola - U.S. Women's Open - Majors - LPGA - Ladies European Tour
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Up until 2004 the LPGA Championship had a professionals only rule. This is in contrast to events such as the U.S. and British Opens, which have long had both amateur and professional entrants. The LPGA Championship is the LPGA's own event, and the LPGA was created specifically to provide opportunities for women in professional golf. In 2005 this rule was revoked, effectively to allow Michelle Wie to compete in order to attract more media coverage though this was not publicly acknowledged by the LPGA. Some professionals objected to this move as they felt that places given to amateurs would come at the expense of the LPGA Tour's less successful professionals, who need to play regularly to make a living. One of the leading professionals, Laura Davies stated that in her opinion objections to the change were shortsighted.
Related Topics:
U.S. - British - Michelle Wie - Laura Davies
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LPGA Championship Winners:
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- 2005 - Annika Sörenstam - Sweden, at the Bulle Rock Golf Course in Havre de Grace, Maryland
- 2004 - Annika Sörenstam - Sweden, at the DuPont Country Club in Wilmington, Delaware
- 2003 - Annika Sörenstam - Sweden, at the DuPont Country Club in Wilmington, Delaware
- 2002 - Se Ri Pak - South Korea
- 2001 - Karrie Webb - Australia
- 2000 - Juli Inkster - United States
- 1999 - Juli Inkster - United States
- 1998 - Se Ri Pak - South Korea
- 1997 - Chris Johnson - United States
- 1996 - Laura Davies - England
- 1995 - Kelly Robbins - United States
- 1994 - Laura Davies - England
- 1993 - Patty Sheehan - United States
- 1992 - Betsy King - United States
- 1991 - Meg Mallon - United States
- 1990 - Beth Daniel - United States
- 1989 - Nancy Lopez - United States
- 1988 - Sherri Turner - United States
- 1987 - Jane Geddes - United States
- 1986 - Pat Bradley - United States
- 1985 - Nancy Lopez - United States
- 1984 - Patty Sheehan - United States
- 1983 - Patty Sheehan - United States
- 1982 - Jan Stephenson - Australia
- 1981 - Donna Caponi - United States
- 1980 - Sally Little - South Africa (became a U.S. citizen in 1982)
- 1979 - Donna Caponi - United States
- 1978 - Nancy Lopez - United States
- 1977 - Chako Higuchi - Japan
- 1976 - Betty Burfeindt - United States
- 1975 - Kathy Whitworth - United States
- 1974 - Sandra Haynie - United States
- 1973 - Mary Mills - United States
- 1972 - Kathy Ahern - United States
- 1971 - Kathy Whitworth - United States
- 1970 - Shirley Englehorn - United States
- 1969 - Betsy Rawls - United States
- 1968 - Sandra Post - Canada
- 1967 - Kathy Whitworth - United States
- 1966 - Gloria Ehret - United States
- 1965 - Sandra Haynie - United States
- 1964 - Mary Mills - United States
- 1963 - Mickey Wright - United States
- 1962 - Judy Kimball - United States
- 1961 - Mickey Wright - United States
- 1960 - Mickey Wright - United States
- 1959 - Betsy Rawls - United States
- 1958 - Mickey Wright - United States
- 1957 - Louise Suggs - United States
- 1956 - Marlene Hagge - United States
- 1955 - Beverly Hanson - United States
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