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Tournament information | |
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Location | Corning, New York |
Established | 1979 |
Course(s) | Corning Country Club |
Par | 72 |
Length | 6,223 yards |
Tour(s) | LPGA Tour |
Format | Stroke play |
Prize fund | $1,500,000 (2009) |
Final year | 2009 |
Tournament record score | |
Aggregate | 264 Juli Inkster (2003) |
To par | -24 Juli Inkster (2003) |
Final champion | |
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The LPGA Corning Classic was an annual golf tournament for professional female golfers on the LPGA Tour. It took place every year from 1979 through 2009 at the Corning Country Club in Corning, New York.
It was one of the longest running tournaments on the LPGA Tour and "the longest with a single sponsor." The title sponsor since the beginning was Corning Incorporated, an American manufacturer of glass, "ceramics and related materials," primarily for industrial and scientific applications.
Production and operation of the "tournament was a large community effort by," the citizens of Corning. As with most tournaments on the LPGA Tour, "proceeds went to charity." Beneficiaries of the Corning Classic were local hospitals and camps for disabled children. Net charitable proceeds since 1979 exceeded $5 million.
On April 20, 2009, the Classic's title sponsor, Corning Incorporated, announced it would not be, able to sponsor the tournament after the 2009 tournament. The tournament's executives confirmed that efforts to secure additional sponsors had been unsuccessful and that the tournament would not continue after 2009.
Tournament names through the years:
- 1979-1983: Corning Classic
- 1984-2009: LPGA Corning Classic
Winnersβ»
Year | Dates | Champion | Country | Score | Purse ($) | Winner's share ($) |
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2009 | May 21β24 | Yani Tseng | ![]() |
267 (β21) | 1,500,000 | 225,000 |
2008* | May 22β25 | Leta Lindley | ![]() |
277 (β11) | 1,500,000 | 225,000 |
2007 | May 24β27 | Young Kim | ![]() |
268 (β20) | 1,300,000 | 195,000 |
2006* | May 25β28 | Hee-Won Han | ![]() |
273 (β15) | 1,200,000 | 180,000 |
2005 | May 26β29 | Jimin Kang | ![]() |
273 (β15) | 1,100,000 | 165,000 |
2004 | May 27β30 | Annika SΓΆrenstam | ![]() |
270 (β18) | 1,000,000 | 150,000 |
2003 | May 22β25 | Juli Inkster | ![]() |
264 (β24) | 1,000,000 | 150,000 |
2002 | May 23β26 | Laura Diaz | ![]() |
274 (β14) | 1,000,000 | 150,000 |
2001 | May 24β27 | Carin Koch | ![]() |
270 (β18) | 900,000 | 135,000 |
2000* | May 25β28 | Betsy King | ![]() |
276 (β12 | 800,000 | 120,000 |
1999 | May 27β30 | Kelli Kuehne | ![]() |
278 (β10) | 750,000 | 112,500 |
1998 | May 21β24 | Tammie Green | ![]() |
268 (β20) | 700,000 | 105,000 |
1997* | May 22β25 | Rosie Jones | ![]() |
277 (β11) | 650,000 | 97,500 |
1996 | May 23β26 | Rosie Jones | ![]() |
276 (β12) | 600,000 | 90,000 |
1995 | May 25β28 | Alison Nicholas | ![]() |
275 (β13) | 550,000 | 82,500 |
1994 | May 26β29 | Beth Daniel | ![]() |
278 (β10) | 500,000 | 75,000 |
1993* | May 27β30 | Kelly Robbins | ![]() |
277 (β11) | 500,000 | 75,000 |
1992 | May 21β24 | Colleen Walker | ![]() |
276 (β12) | 450,000 | 67,500 |
1991 | May 23β26 | Betsy King | ![]() |
273 (β15) | 400,000 | 60,000 |
1990 | May 24β27 | Pat Bradley | ![]() |
274 (β10) | 350,000 | 52,500 |
1989 | May 25β28 | Ayako Okamoto | ![]() |
272 (β12) | 325,000 | 48,750 |
1988 | May 26β29 | Sherri Turner | ![]() |
273 (β15) | 325,000 | 48,750 |
1987 | May 28β31 | Cindy Rarick | ![]() |
275 (β13) | 275,000 | 41,250 |
1986 | May 22β25 | Laurie Rinker | ![]() |
278 (β10) | 250,000 | 37,500 |
1985 | May 23β36 | Patti Rizzo | ![]() |
272 (β16) | 250,000 | 37,500 |
1984 | May 24β27 | JoAnne Carner | ![]() |
281 (β7) | 150,000 | 22,500 |
1983 | May 26β29 | Patty Sheehan | ![]() |
272 (β16) | 150,000 | 22,500 |
1982* | May 27β30 | Sandra Spuzich | ![]() |
280 (β8) | 200,000 | 30,000 |
1981 | May 21β24 | Kathy Hite | ![]() |
282 (β6) | 125,000 | 18,750 |
1980 | May 22β25 | Donna Caponi | ![]() |
281 (β7) | 125,000 | 18,750 |
1979 | May 24β27 | Penny Pulz | ![]() |
281 (β7) | 100,000 | 15,000 |
* Championship won in sudden-death playoff.
Tournament recordβ»
Year | Player | Score | Round |
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2003 | Juli Inkster | 62 (β10) | 4th round |
2009 | Yani Tseng | 62 (β10) | 3rd round |
2009 | Mika Miyazato | 62 (β10) | 3rd round |