Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic
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Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic, in full the Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic Presented by Kroger, is an annual golf tournament for professional female golfers on the LPGA Tour. It was founded in 1984 and has been played every July, except in 1986, in Sylvania, Ohio.
The tournament was founded after PGA Tour caddie Judd Silverman, a Toledo, Ohio native, sought to bring a ladies professional golf tournament to his hometown. He contacted sponsors and actor Jamie Farr, also a Toledo native, brought his name and several of his celebrity friends to the tournament. Throughout the history of the event, children's charities in Northwest Ohio and Southern Michigan have been the charitable beneficiaries of the tournament. They have received more than $6.2[1] million during the event's history.
Since 2004, the title sponsor has been Owens Corning, the world's largest manufacturer of fiberglass and related products. Owens Corning is headquartered in Toledo, Ohio, near the site of the tournament. Kroger, one of the largest American supermarket chains, with headquarters in Cincinnati, Ohio, has also been involved as a sponsor of the tournament since 1997.
From 1984 to 1988 the tournament was played at the Glengarry Country Club. In 1989 it moved to the Highland Meadows Golf Club, where it is currently played.
In 2007, Se Ri Pak won the Farr for the fifth time, becoming only the third LPGA golfer to win the same tournament on five different occasions.
The tournament was at risk of ending after 2009, due to a variety of circumstances including the slumping worldwide economy and reported dissatisfaction with LPGA Commissioner Carolyn Bivens. Late in August 2009, after Bivens had resigned under pressure, it was announced that the tournament would continue for at least one more year, albeit with a sharply reduced purse.[2]
Tournament names through the years:
- 1984-1985 and 1987-1996: Jamie Farr Toledo Classic
- 1997-2000: Jamie Farr Kroger Classic
- 2001-2003: Jamie Farr Kroger Classic Presented by ALLTEL
- 2004-present: Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic Presented by Kroger
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[edit] Winners
| Year | Dates | Champion | Country | Score | Tournament Location |
Purse | Winner's Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Jul 1-4 | Highland Meadows Golf Club | $1,000,000 | $150,000 | |||
| 2009* | Jul 2-5 | Eunjung Yi |  South Korea |
266 (-18) | Highland Meadows Golf Club | $1,400,000 | $210,000 |
| 2008 | Jul 10-13 | Paula Creamer |  United States |
268 (-16) | Highland Meadows Golf Club | $1,300,000 | $195,000 |
| 2007 | Jul 12-15 | Se Ri Pak | South Korea |
267 (-17) | Highland Meadows Golf Club | $1,300,000 | $195,000 |
| 2006* | Jul 13-16 | Mi Hyun Kim | South Korea |
266 (-18) | Highland Meadows Golf Club | $1,200,000 | $180,000 |
| 2005* | Jul 7-10 | Heather Bowie | United States |
274 (-10) | Highland Meadows Golf Club | $1,200,000 | $180,000 |
| 2004 | Aug 5-8 | Meg Mallon | United States |
277 (-7) | Highland Meadows Golf Club | $1,100,000 | $165,000 |
| 2003 | Aug 14-17 | Se Ri Pak | South Korea |
271 (-13) | Highland Meadows Golf Club | $1,000,000 | $150,000 |
| 2002 | Jul 11-14 | Rachel Hetherington |  Australia |
270 (-14) | Highland Meadows Golf Club | $1,000,000 | $150,000 |
| 2001 | Jul 5-8 | Se Ri Pak | South Korea |
271 (-13) | Highland Meadows Golf Club | $1,000,000 | $150,000 |
| 2000* | Jul 6-9 | Annika Sörenstam |  Sweden |
274 (-10) | Highland Meadows Golf Club | $1,000,000 | $150,000 |
| 1999* | Jul 1-4 | Se Ri Pak | South Korea |
276 (-8) | Highland Meadows Golf Club | $900,000 | $135,000 |
| 1998 | Jul 9-12 | Se Ri Pak | South Korea |
261 (-23) | Highland Meadows Golf Club | $800,000 | $120,000 |
| 1997 | Jul 3-6 | Kelly Robbins | United States |
265 (-19) | Highland Meadows Golf Club | $700,000 | $105,000 |
| 1996 | Jul 5-7 | Joan Pittock | United States |
204 (-9) | Highland Meadows Golf Club | $575,000 | $86,250 |
| 1995 | Jul 7-9 | Kathryn Marshall |  Scotland |
205 (-8) | Highland Meadows Golf Club | $500,000 | $75,000 |
| 1994* | Jul 8-10 | Kelly Robbins | United States |
204 (-9) | Highland Meadows Golf Club | $500,000 | $75,000 |
| 1993 | Jul 2-4 | Brandie Burton | United States |
201 (-12) | Highland Meadows Golf Club | $500,000 | $75,000 |
| 1992 | Jul 3-5 | Patty Sheehan | United States |
209 (-4) | Highland Meadows Golf Club | $400,000 | $60,000 |
| 1991* | Jul 5-7 | Alice Miller | United States |
205 (-8) | Highland Meadows Golf Club | $350,000 | $52,500 |
| 1990 | Jul 6-8 | Tina Purtzer |  Canada |
205 (-8) | Highland Meadows Golf Club | $325,000 | $48,750 |
| 1989 | Jul 7-9 | Penny Hammel | United States |
206 (-7) | Highland Meadows Golf Club | $275,000 | $41,250 |
| 1988 | Jun 2-5 | Laura Davies |  England |
277 (-11) | Glengarry Country Club | $275,000 | $41,250 |
| 1987 | Jul 2-5 | Jane Geddes | United States |
280 (-8) | Glengarry Country Club | $225,000 | $33,750 |
| 1986 | Tournament did not take place | ||||||
| 1985 | Aug 1-4 | Penny Hammel | United States |
278 (-10) | Glengarry Country Club | $175,000 | $26,250 |
| 1984 | Jul 5-8 | Lauri Peterson | United States |
278 (-10) | Glengarry Country Club | $175,000 | $26,250 |
* Championship won in sudden-death playoff.
[edit] Tournament records
| Year | Player | Score | Round | Course |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Paula Creamer | 60 (-11) | 1st round | Highland Meadows Golf Club |
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Jamie Farr Classic Official Website
- LPGA Official Website
- LPGA Official Tournament Microsite
- Jamie Farr Official Website
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