PING/Welch's Championship
(Redirected from Boston Five Classic)
Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates The PING/Welch's Championship was an annual golf tournament for professional female golfers on the LPGA Tour.[1] Founded in 1980 as the Boston Five Classic, it took place every year in the Greater Boston area from 1980 through 1997. It was played at the Ferncroft Country Club in Danvers from 1980 to 1990 and at the Blue Hill Country Club in Canton from 1991 to 1997.
The tournament has had a variety of sponsors during its history. Its last title sponsors were Ping, a brand of golf equipment and Welch's, a North American producer of fruit juices.
Tournament names through the years:
- 1980–1990: Boston Five Classic
- 1991: LPGA Bay State Classic
- 1992: Welch's Classic
- 1993–1996: PING/Welch's Championship
- 1997: Welch's Championship
Winners
| Year | Champion | Country | Score | Venue | Purse ($) | Winner's share ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Liselotte Neumann | Script error: No such module "flag". | 276 (−12) | Blue Hill Country Club | 550,000 | 82,500 |
| 1996 | Emilee Klein | Script error: No such module "flag". | 277 (−15) | Blue Hill Country Club | 500,000 | 75,000 |
| 1995 | Beth Daniel | Script error: No such module "flag". | 271 (−17) | Blue Hill Country Club | 450,000 | 67,500 |
| 1994 | Helen Alfredsson | Script error: No such module "flag". | 274 (−14) | Blue Hill Country Club | 450,000 | 67,500 |
| 1993 | Missie Berteotti | Script error: No such module "flag". | 276 (−12) | Blue Hill Country Club | 450,000 | 67,500 |
| 1992 | Dottie Pepper | Script error: No such module "flag". | 278 (−10) | Blue Hill Country Club | 425,000 | 63,750 |
| 1991 | Juli Inkster | Script error: No such module "flag". | 275 (−13) | Blue Hill Country Club | 400,000 | 60,000 |
| 1990 | Barb Mucha | Script error: No such module "flag". | 277 (−11) | Ferncroft Country Club | 350,000 | 52,500 |
| 1989 | Amy Alcott | Script error: No such module "flag". | 272 (−16) | Ferncroft Country Club | 350,000 | 52,500 |
| 1988 | Colleen Walker | Script error: No such module "flag". | 274 (−14) | Ferncroft Country Club | 300,000 | 45,000 |
| 1987 | Jane Geddes | Script error: No such module "flag". | 277 (−11) | Ferncroft Country Club | 300,000 | 45,000 |
| 1986 | Jane Geddes | Script error: No such module "flag". | 281 (−17) | Ferncroft Country Club | 275,000 | 41,250 |
| 1985 | Judy Clark | Script error: No such module "flag". | 280 (−8) | Ferncroft Country Club | 225,000 | 33,750 |
| 1984 | Laurie Rinker | Script error: No such module "flag". | 286 (−2) | Ferncroft Country Club | 225,000 | 33,750 |
| 1983 | Patti Rizzo | Script error: No such module "flag". | 277 (−11) | Ferncroft Country Club | 175,000 | 26,250 |
| 1982 | Sandra Palmer | Script error: No such module "flag". | 281 (−7) | Ferncroft Country Club | 175,000 | 26,250 |
| 1981 | Donna Caponi | Script error: No such module "flag". | 276 (−12) | Ferncroft Country Club | 150,000 | 22,500 |
| 1980 | Dale Lundquist | Script error: No such module "flag". | 276 (−12) | Ferncroft Country Club | 150,000 | 22,500 |
References
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