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{{short description|Golf tournament formerly on the LPGA Tour}}
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The '''Wendy's Championship for Children''' was an annual [[golf]] tournament for professional female golfers on the [[LPGA Tour]] from 1999 through 2006 in the [[Columbus, Ohio]] area. The tournament was played at the New Albany Country Club in [[New Albany, Ohio]] from 1999 to 2001. In 2002, it moved to Tartan Fields Golf Club in [[Dublin, Ohio]].

Proceeds from the event benefited pediatric cancer research and treatment at the [[Columbus Children's Hospital]]. From 2000 to 2005, over $2.7 million was raised.

On August 31, 2006, corporate sponsor [[Wendy's]] announced that its relationship with the tournament had come to an end as a result of a disagreement between the corporation and the LPGA over future dates of the event.<ref>[https://www.usatoday.com/sports/golf/lpga/2006-08-31-wendys-event_x.htm Bad tournament dates leads to end of Wendy's LPGA event] ''USA Today'', August 31, 2006.</ref><ref>[http://columbus.bizjournals.com/columbus/stories/2006/08/28/daily29.html LPGA Wendy's Championship calls it quits] ''Columbus Business First'', August 31, 2006.</ref>

The last tournament was held August 22–27, 2006.

Tournament names through the years:
*1999-2000: '''New Albany Golf Classic'''
*2001-2006: '''Wendy's Championship for Children'''

==Winners==
{| class="wikitable"
!Year||Champion||Country||Score||Tournament<br>Location||Purse||Winner's<br>Share
|-
|[[2006 in golf|2006]]||[[Lorena Ochoa]] || {{MEX}} || 264 (-24) || [[Tartan Fields Golf Club]] ||$1,100,000 || $165,000
|-
|[[2005 in golf|2005]]||[[Cristie Kerr]] ||{{USA}}||270 (-18)|| Tartan Fields Golf Club ||$1,100,000 || $165,000
|-
|[[2004 in golf|2004]]||[[Catriona Matthew]] ||{{SCO}}||278 (-10)|| Tartan Fields Golf Club ||$1,100,000 || $165,000
|-
|[[2003 in sports#Golf|2003]]||[[Hee-Won Han]] ||{{KOR}}||199 (-17)|| Tartan Fields Golf Club ||$1,100,000 || $165,000
|-
|[[2002 in sports#Golf|2002]]||[[Mi Hyun Kim]] ||{{KOR}}||208 (-8)|| Tartan Fields Golf Club ||$1,000,000 || $150,000
|-
|[[2001 in sports#Golf|2001]]||[[Wendy Ward]] ||{{USA}}||195 (-21)|| [[New Albany Country Club]] ||$1,000,000 || $150,000
|-
|[[2000 in sports#Golf|2000]]||[[Lorie Kane]] ||{{CAN}}||277 (-11)|| New Albany Country Club ||$1,000,000 || $150,000
|-
|[[1999 in sports#Golf|1999]]||[[Annika Sörenstam]] ||{{SWE}}||269 (-19)|| New Albany Country Club ||$1,000,000 || $150,000
|}

==Tournament record==
{| class="wikitable"
!Year||Player||Score||Round||Course
|-
|2001|| [[Wendy Ward]] || 62 (-10) || 2nd round || New Albany Country Club
|}

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.lpga.com/tournament_microsite.aspx?id=5373 Coverage on LPGA Tour's official site]

{{Former LPGA Tour Events}}

[[Category:Former LPGA Tour events]]
[[Category:Golf tournaments in Ohio]]
[[Category:Women's sports in Ohio]]
[[Category:Sports competitions in Columbus, Ohio]]
[[Category:Sports in Dublin, Ohio]]