Tate & Lyle Players Championship
The Tate & Lyle Players Championship is an event on the FUTURES Tour, the LPGA's developmental tour. It has been a part of the FUTURES Tour's schedule since 1985. It is held at the Hickory Point Golf Course in Decatur, Illinois.
Since 2006, the tournament has been the Futures Tour's first and only major championship. The tournament underwent two changes for its first season as a major tournament: it became the Tour's first 72-hole event, and the purse increased to $100,000 with the winner receiving $14,000. The winner also receives a sponsor's exemption into the LPGA's State Farm Classic tournament.[1]
Since 2010 the title sponsor of the tournament has been Tate & Lyle, a multinational agri-processor based in England.
Tournament names through the years:
- 1985–2005: Michelob ULTRA FUTURES Charity Golf Classic
- 2006–2009: Michelob ULTRA FUTURES Players Championship
- 2010–2011: Tate & Lyle Players Championship
The tournament was most recently played from June 16 through June 19, 2011.
[edit] Winners
- 2011 Valentine Derrey
- 2010 Jennifer Song
- 2009 Mina Harigae
- 2008 Vicky Hurst
- 2007 Emily Bastel
- 2006 Salimah Mussani
- 2005 Jenny Gleason
- 2004 Aram Cho
- 2003 Stephanie George
- 2002 Lorena Ochoa
- 2001 Angela Buzminski
- 2000 Nicole Jeray
- 1999 Lisa Jensen
- 1998 Nicole Jeray
- 1997 Jennifer Feldott
- 1996 Marilyn Lovander
- 1995 Lisa Grimes
- 1994 Laura Broadbent
- 1993 Margaret Platt
- 1992 Kristal Parker
- 1991 Marianne Morris
- 1990 Denise Baldwin
- 1989 Vickie Moran
- 1988 Lois Ledbetter
- 1987 Wendy VerBrugge
- 1986 Tammie Green
- 1985 Tammie Green
[edit] External links
- Official website
- LPGA Futures Tour.com - tournament microsite
