LPGA State Farm Classic
Template:Short description Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". The LPGA State Farm Classic was a women's professional golf tournament on the LPGA Tour. It was played annually from 1976 to 2011 in the Springfield, Illinois metropolitan area. From 1976 through 2006, the tournament was held at The Rail Golf Course. In 2007 it moved to Panther Creek Country Club.
Originally known as the Jerry Lewis Muscular Dystrophy Golf Classic, the tournament was underwritten solely by the owners of The Rail Golf Course for its first two years. A community-based not-for-profit organization took over the tournament in 1978. State Farm Insurance became the title sponsor in 1993. From 1980 until cancellation in 2011, over $2.5 million was contributed from tournament proceeds to medical and children's charities.
On December 9, 2011, it was announced the tournament was being cancelled due to organizers failing to find a new sponsor.[1] It had been announced earlier in the year that State Farm would be dropping its sponsorship after 2011.[2]
Tournament names through the years:
- 1976: Jerry Lewis Muscular Dystrophy Classic
- 1977: Rail Muscular Dystrophy Classic
- 1978–1992: Rail Charity (Golf) Classic
- 1993–2000: State Farm Rail Classic
- 2001–2006: State Farm Classic
- 2007–2011: LPGA State Farm Classic
Winners
| Year | Dates | Champion | Country | Score | Tournament Location |
Purse ($) | Winner's share ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Jun 9–12 | Yani Tseng | Script error: No such module "flag". | 267 (−21) | Panther Creek Country Club | 1,700,000 | 255,000 |
| 2010 | Jun 10–14 | Cristie Kerr (2) | Script error: No such module "flag". | 266 (−22) | Panther Creek Country Club | 1,700,000 | 255,000 |
| 2009 | Jun 4–7 | In-Kyung Kim | Script error: No such module "flag". | 271 (−17) | Panther Creek Country Club | 1,700,000 | 255,000 |
| 2008 | Jul 17–20 | Ji Young Oh | Script error: No such module "flag". | 270 (−18)* | Panther Creek Country Club | 1,700,000 | 255,000 |
| 2007 | Aug 30 – Sep 2 | Sherri Steinhauer | Script error: No such module "flag". | 271 (−17) | Panther Creek Country Club | 1,300,000 | 195,000 |
| 2006 | Aug 31 – Sep 3 | Annika Sörenstam | Script error: No such module "flag". | 269 (−19) | The Rail Golf Course | 1,300,000 | 195,000 |
| 2005 | Sep 1–4 | Pat Hurst | Script error: No such module "flag". | 271 (−17) | The Rail Golf Course | 1,300,000 | 195,000 |
| 2004 | Sep 2–5 | Cristie Kerr | Script error: No such module "flag". | 264 (−24) | The Rail Golf Course | 1,200,000 | 180,000 |
| 2003 | Aug 28–31 | Candie Kung | Script error: No such module "flag". | 202 (−14) | The Rail Golf Course | 1,200,000 | 180,000 |
| 2002 | Aug 29 – Sep 1 | Patricia Meunier-Lebouc | Script error: No such module "flag". | 270 (−18) | The Rail Golf Course | 1,100,000 | 165,000 |
| 2001 | Aug 30 – Sep 2 | Kate Golden | Script error: No such module "flag". | 267 (−21) | The Rail Golf Course | 1,000,000 | 150,000 |
| 2000 | Sep 1–3 | Laurel Kean | Script error: No such module "flag". | 198 (−19) | The Rail Golf Course | 900,000 | 135,000 |
| 1999 | Sep 4–6 | Mi Hyun Kim | Script error: No such module "flag". | 204 (−12) | The Rail Golf Course | 775,000 | 116,500 |
| 1998 | Aug 28–30 | Pearl Sinn | Script error: No such module "flag". | 200 (−16) | The Rail Golf Course | 775,000 | 116,500 |
| 1997 | Aug 30 – Sep 1 | Cindy Figg-Currier | Script error: No such module "flag". | 200 (−16)* | The Rail Golf Course | 600,000 | 90,000 |
| 1996 | Aug 31 – Sep 2 | Michelle McGann | Script error: No such module "flag". | 202 (−14)* | The Rail Golf Course | 575,000 | 86,250 |
| 1995 | Sep 2–4 | Mary Beth Zimmerman | Script error: No such module "flag". | 206 (−10)* | The Rail Golf Course | 550,000 | 82,500 |
| 1994 | Sep 3–5 | Barb Mucha | Script error: No such module "flag". | 203 (−13) | The Rail Golf Course | 525,000 | 78,750 |
| 1993 | Sep 4–6 | Helen Dobson | Script error: No such module "flag". | 203 (−13)* | The Rail Golf Course | 500,000 | 82,500 |
| 1992 | Sep 5–7 | Nancy Lopez (2) | Script error: No such module "flag". | 199 (−17)* | The Rail Golf Course | 450,000 | 67,500 |
| 1991 | Pat Bradley (2) | Script error: No such module "flag". | 197 (−19) | The Rail Golf Course | 400,000 | 60,000 | |
| 1990 | Beth Daniel (2) | Script error: No such module "flag". | 203 (−13) | The Rail Golf Course | 300,000 | 45,000 | |
| 1989 | Beth Daniel | Script error: No such module "flag". | 203 (−13) | The Rail Golf Course | 250,000 | 41,250 | |
| 1988 | Betsy King (3) | Script error: No such module "flag". | 207 (−9) | The Rail Golf Course | 500,000 | 33,750 | |
| 1987 | Rosie Jones | Script error: No such module "flag". | 208 (−8) | The Rail Golf Course | 200,000 | 30,000 | |
| 1986 | Betsy King | Script error: No such module "flag". | 205 (−11)* | The Rail Golf Course | 200,000 | 30,000 | |
| 1985 | Betsy King | Script error: No such module "flag". | 205 (−11) | The Rail Golf Course | 185,000 | 27,750 | |
| 1984 | Cindy Hill | Script error: No such module "flag". | 207 (−9) | The Rail Golf Course | 175,000 | 26,250 | |
| 1983 | Lauri Peterson | Script error: No such module "flag". | 210 (−6) | The Rail Golf Course | 150,000 | 22,500 | |
| 1982 | JoAnne Carner (2) | Script error: No such module "flag". | 202 (−14) | The Rail Golf Course | 125,000 | 18,750 | |
| 1981 | JoAnne Carner | Script error: No such module "flag". | 205 (−11) | The Rail Golf Course | 125,000 | 18,750 | |
| 1980 | Nancy Lopez | Script error: No such module "flag". | 275 (−13) | The Rail Golf Course | 125,000 | 18,750 | |
| 1979 | Jo Ann Washam | Script error: No such module "flag". | 275 (−13) | The Rail Golf Course | 100,000 | 15,000 | |
| 1978 | Sep 1–4 | Pat Bradley | Script error: No such module "flag". | 276 (−12) | The Rail Golf Course | 100,000 | 15,000 |
| 1977 | Hollis Stacy | Script error: No such module "flag". | 271 (−17) | The Rail Golf Course | 100,000 | 15,000 | |
| 1976 | Sep 3–5[3] | Sandra Palmer | Script error: No such module "flag". | 213 (−3)* | The Rail Golf Course | 100,000 | 15,000 |
* Championship won in sudden-death playoff.
- 1976 and 1981–2000 — 54-hole tournament
- 1977–1980 and 2001–2011 — 72-hole tournament, although the tournament in 2003 was shortened to 54 holes due to rain.
Tournament records
| Year | Player | Score | Round | Course |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Laura Davies | 62 (−10) | 1st | The Rail Golf Course |
| 1997 | Kathryn Marshall | 62 (−10) | 2nd | The Rail Golf Course |
| 2004 | Christina Kim | 62 (−10) | 1st | The Rail Golf Course |
| 2006 | Annika Sörenstam | 62 (−10) | 4th | The Rail Golf Course |
| 2008 | Hee-Won Han | 61 (−11) | 3rd | Panther Creek Country Club |
References
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- ↑ No sponsor, no LPGA in Springfield
- ↑ State Farm dropping event sponsorship
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External links
- Official website Template:Webarchive
- Coverage on LPGA Tour's official website
- Tournament results at Golfobserver.com
- Panther Creek Country Club
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- Former LPGA Tour events
- Golf tournaments in Illinois
- Women's sports in Illinois
- Sports in Springfield, Illinois
- State Farm
- Jerry Lewis
- Recurring sporting events established in 1976
- Recurring sporting events disestablished in 2011
- 1976 establishments in Illinois
- 2011 disestablishments in Illinois