Sybase Classic
The Sybase Classic was an annual golf tournament for professional female golfers on the LPGA Tour from 1990 to 2009. The event was originally known as the JAL Big Apple Classic, sponsored by Japan Airlines and presented by GOLF Magazine from 1990 until 2001. The software corporation Sybase began sponsoring the tournament in 2001, when it was renamed the Sybase Big Apple Classic. "Big Apple" was ultimately dropped from the name in 2007 when the tournament relocated from New York to New Jersey. The Sybase Classic was presented by Lincoln-Mercury from 2003 to 2006, and by the ShopRite supermarket corporation from 2007 to 2009. [1] From 1992 through 2006, ShopRite sponsored the ShopRite LPGA Classic on the LPGA Tour.
From 1990 through 2006, the event was held at the Wykagyl Country Club in the Wykagyl section of New Rochelle, New York. In 2007 the venue was changed to the Upper Montclair Country Club in Clifton, New Jersey. The tournament was last played in 2009. Sybase began sponsoring the Sybase Match Play Championship in 2010.
Over the years, proceeds from the event went to benefit charities such as St. Joseph's Healthcare System, Inc. and the Boys & Girls Club of Clifton.
Tournament names through the years:
- 1990-1998: JAL Big Apple Classic presented by GOLF Magazine
- 1999-2000: Japan Airlines Big Apple Classic presented by GOLF Magazine
- 2001-2002: Sybase Big Apple Classic presented by GOLF Magazine
- 2003: Sybase Big Apple Classic presented by Lincoln Mercury
- 2004-2006: Sybase Classic presented by Lincoln Mercury
- 2007-2009: Sybase Classic presented by ShopRite
Winners
| Year | Dates | Champion | Country | Score | Tournament Location |
Purse | Winner's Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | May 14-19 | Ji Young Oh |  South Korea |
264 (-14) | Upper Montclair Country Club | $2,000,000 | $300,000 |
| 2008* | May 15-18 | Lorena Ochoa |  Mexico |
206 (-10) | Upper Montclair Country Club | $2,000,000 | $300,000 |
| 2007 | May 17-20 | Lorena Ochoa | Mexico |
270 (-18) | Upper Montclair Country Club | $1,400,000 | $210,000 |
| 2006* | May 18-21 | Lorena Ochoa | Mexico |
208 (-5) | Wykagyl Country Club | $1,300,000 | $195,000 |
| 2005 | May 19-22 | Paula Creamer |  United States |
278 (-6) | Wykagyl Country Club | $1,250,000 | $187,500 |
| 2004 | May 20-23 | Sherri Steinhauer | United States |
272 (-12) | Wykagyl Country Club | $950,000 | $142,500 |
| 2003 | Jul 17-20 | Hee-Won Han | South Korea |
273 (-11) | Wykagyl Country Club | $950,000 | $142,500 |
| 2002 | Jul 25-28 | Gloria Park | South Korea |
270 (-14) | Wykagyl Country Club | $950,000 | $142,500 |
| 2001 | Jul 19-22 | Rosie Jones | United States |
272 (-12) | Wykagyl Country Club | $950,000 | $142,500 |
| 2000* | Jul 13-16 | Annika Sörenstam |  Sweden |
206 (-7) | Wykagyl Country Club | $900,000 | $135,000 |
| 1999 | Jul 15-18 | Sherri Steinhauer | United States |
265 (-19) | Wykagyl Country Club | $850,000 | $127,500 |
| 1998 | Jul 16-19 | Annika Sörenstam | Sweden |
279 (-9) | Wykagyl Country Club | $775,000 | $116,250 |
| 1997 | Jul 17-20 | Michele Redman | United States |
272 (-12) | Wykagyl Country Club | $750,000 | $112,500 |
| 1996 | Oct 3-5 | Caroline Pierce |  England |
211 (-2) | Wykagyl Country Club | $725,000 | $108,750 |
| 1995 | Jul 20-23 | Tracy Kerdyk | United States |
273 (-11) | Wykagyl Country Club | $700,000 | $105,000 |
| 1994 | Jul 14-17 | Beth Daniel | United States |
276 (-8) | Wykagyl Country Club | $650,000 | $97,500 |
| 1993 | Jul 15-18 | Hiromi Kobayashi |  Japan |
278 (-6) | Wykagyl Country Club | $600,000 | $90,000 |
| 1992 | Jul 16-19 | Juli Inkster | United States |
273 (-11) | Wykagyl Country Club | $500,000 | $75,000 |
| 1991 | Jul 18-21 | Betsy King | United States |
279 (-5) | Wykagyl Country Club | $500,000 | $75,000 |
| 1990 | Aug 16-19 | Betsy King | United States |
273 (-15) | Wykagyl Country Club | $400,000 | $60,000 |
* The 2000, 2006 and 2008 tournaments were shortened to 54 holes because of rain.
Tournament record
| Year | Player | Score | Round | Course |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Betsy King | 63 (-9) | 3rd round | Wykagyl Country Club, par 72 |
| 2002 | Gloria Park | 63 (-9) | 3rd round | Wykagyl Country Club, par 71 |
| 2009 | Helen Alfredsson | 62 (-10) | 1st round | Upper Montclair Country Club, par 72 |
References
- ^ "ShopeRite to be Presenting Sponsor of the Sybase Classic". LPGA.com. 2007-03-01. Retrieved 2008-05-13.
External links
- LPGA Official tournament microsite
- Wykagyl Country Club website
- newrochellenews.info - Wykagyl Golf History
- Upper Montclair Country Club website