Wachovia LPGA Classic
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The Wachovia LPGA Classic was an annual golf tournament for professional female golfers on the LPGA Tour that took place at the Berkleigh Country Club in Kutztown, Pennsylvania
from 1996 through 2004. Betsy King
, LPGA Tour player and native of nearby Reading
, served as the tournament host.
Tournament names through the years:
154 hole tournament
Kutztown, Pennsylvania
Kutztown is a borough in Berks County, Pennsylvania, southwest of Allentown and northeast of Reading. As of the 2000 census, the borough has a total population of 5,067. It is the site of Kutztown University.- History :...
from 1996 through 2004. Betsy King
Betsy King
Betsy King is an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1977 and won six major championships and 34 LPGA Tour victories in all.-Career:...
, LPGA Tour player and native of nearby Reading
Reading, Pennsylvania
Reading is a city in southeastern Pennsylvania, USA, and seat of Berks County. Reading is the principal city of the Greater Reading Area and had a population of 88,082 as of the 2010 census, making it the fifth most populated city in the state after Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Allentown and Erie,...
, served as the tournament host.
Tournament names through the years:
- 1996-1997: CoreStates Betsy King Classic
- 1998-2002: First Union Betsy King Classic
- 2003-2004: Wachovia LPGA Classic Hosted by Betsy King
Winners
| Year | Dates | Champion | Country | Score | Purse | Winner's Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 2004 LPGA Tour The 2004 LPGA Tour was a series of weekly golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world which took place from March through December 2004. The tournaments were sanctioned by the United States based Ladies Professional Golf Association . This was the 55th season since the LPGA Tour... |
Aug 26-29 | | Lorena Ochoa Lorena Ochoa Lorena Ochoa Reyes is a Mexican professional golfer who played on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour from 2003 to 2010, and was the top-ranked female golfer in the world for over three years, from April 2007 to her retirement in May 2010... |
269 (-19) | $1,000,000 | $150,000 | |
| 2003 | Aug 21-24 | Candie Kung Candie Kung Candie Kung is an American professional golfer of Taiwanese descent who plays on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour.-Amateur career:... |
274 (-14) | $1,200,000 | $180,000 | |
| 2002 | Aug 22-25 | Se Ri Pak Se Ri Pak Pak Se Ri is a South Korean professional golfer, playing on the LPGA Tour. She was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in November 2007.-Career overview:... |
267 (-21) | $1,200,000 | $180,000 | |
| 2001 | Aug 23-26 | Heather Daly-Donofrio Heather Daly-Donofrio Heather Daly-Donofrio is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour.-Biography:Daly-Donofrio was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut. She played college golf at Yale University, graduating in 1991 with a degree in History... |
273 (-15) | $800,000 | $120,000 | |
| 20001 | Sep 8-10 | Michele Redman | 202 (-14) | $800,000 | $120,000 | |
| 1999 | Oct 7-10 | Mi Hyun Kim Mi Hyun Kim Mi-Hyun Kim is a professional golfer from South Korea. She turned professional in 1996 and won 11 events on the LPGA of Korea Tour between 1996 and 1999. In 1999, she joined the LPGA Tour and was named was Rookie of the Year that year... |
280 (-8) | $725,000 | $108,750 | |
| 1998 | Sep 24-27 | Rachel Hetherington Rachel Hetherington Rachel Hetherington is an Australian professional golfer playing on the American LPGA Tour. Hetherington played under her married name, Rachel Teske, from 2001–2004.-Career overview:... |
274 (-14) | $650,000 | $97,500 | |
| 1997 | Oct 2-5 | Annika Sörenstam Annika Sörenstam Annika Sörenstam is a Swedish-American professional golfer whose achievements rank her as one of the most successful golfers in history. Before stepping away from competitive golf at the end of the 2008 season, she won 90 international tournaments as a professional, making her the female golfer... |
274 (-14) | $600,000 | $90,000 | |
| 1996 | Oct 10-13 | Annika Sörenstam Annika Sörenstam Annika Sörenstam is a Swedish-American professional golfer whose achievements rank her as one of the most successful golfers in history. Before stepping away from competitive golf at the end of the 2008 season, she won 90 international tournaments as a professional, making her the female golfer... |
270 (-18) | $600,000 | $90,000 |
154 hole tournament
Tournament record
| Year | Player | Score | Round |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Tina Barrett Tina Barrett (golfer) Christina "Tina" Barrett is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour.Barrett won once on the LPGA Tour in 1989.-LPGA Tour wins :-External links:... |
63 (-9) | 1st round |
| 2002 | Se Ri Pak Se Ri Pak Pak Se Ri is a South Korean professional golfer, playing on the LPGA Tour. She was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in November 2007.-Career overview:... |
63 (-9) | 4th round |