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The LPGA State Farm Classic was a women's professional golf tournament on the LPGA Tour. It was played annually from 1976 to 2011 in the Springfield, Illinois metropolitan area. From 1976 through 2006, the tournament was held at The Rail Golf Course. In 2007 it moved to Panther Creek Country Club.
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Tournament information | |
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Location | Springfield, Illinois, U.S. |
Established | 1976 |
Course(s) | Panther Creek Country Club (2007-2011) |
Par | 72 |
Length | 6,746 yards (6,169 m) |
Tour(s) | LPGA Tour |
Format | Stroke play - 72 holes |
Prize fund | $1,700,000 |
Final year | 2011 |
Tournament record score | |
Aggregate | 264 Cristie Kerr (2004) |
To par | –24 Cristie Kerr (2004) |
Final champion | |
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Originally known as the Jerry Lewis Muscular Dystrophy Golf Classic, the tournament was underwritten solely by the owners of The Rail Golf Course for its first two years. A community-based not-for-profit organization took over the tournament in 1978. State Farm Insurance became the title sponsor in 1993. From 1980 until cancellation in 2011, over $2.5 million was contributed from tournament proceeds to medical and children's charities.
On December 9, 2011, it was announced the tournament was being cancelled due to organizers failing to find a new sponsor.[1] It had been announced earlier in the year that State Farm would be dropping its sponsorship after 2011.[2]
Tournament names through the years:
Year | Dates | Champion | Country | Score | Tournament Location | Purse ($) | Winner's share ($) |
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2011 | Jun 9–12 | Yani Tseng | ![]() | 267 (−21) | Panther Creek Country Club | 1,700,000 | 255,000 |
2010 | Jun 10–14 | Cristie Kerr (2) | ![]() | 266 (−22) | Panther Creek Country Club | 1,700,000 | 255,000 |
2009 | Jun 4–7 | In-Kyung Kim | ![]() | 271 (−17) | Panther Creek Country Club | 1,700,000 | 255,000 |
2008 | Jul 17–20 | Ji Young Oh | ![]() | 270 (−18)* | Panther Creek Country Club | 1,700,000 | 255,000 |
2007 | Aug 30 – Sep 2 | Sherri Steinhauer | ![]() | 271 (−17) | Panther Creek Country Club | 1,300,000 | 195,000 |
2006 | Aug 31 – Sep 3 | Annika Sörenstam | ![]() | 269 (−19) | The Rail Golf Course | 1,300,000 | 195,000 |
2005 | Sep 1–4 | Pat Hurst | ![]() | 271 (−17) | The Rail Golf Course | 1,300,000 | 195,000 |
2004 | Sep 2–5 | Cristie Kerr | ![]() | 264 (−24) | The Rail Golf Course | 1,200,000 | 180,000 |
2003 | Aug 28–31 | Candie Kung | ![]() | 202 (−14) | The Rail Golf Course | 1,200,000 | 180,000 |
2002 | Aug 29 – Sep 1 | Patricia Meunier-Lebouc | ![]() | 270 (−18) | The Rail Golf Course | 1,100,000 | 165,000 |
2001 | Aug 30 – Sep 2 | Kate Golden | ![]() | 267 (−21) | The Rail Golf Course | 1,000,000 | 150,000 |
2000 | Sep 1–3 | Laurel Kean | ![]() | 198 (−19) | The Rail Golf Course | 900,000 | 135,000 |
1999 | Sep 4–6 | Mi Hyun Kim | ![]() | 204 (−12) | The Rail Golf Course | 775,000 | 116,500 |
1998 | Aug 28–30 | Pearl Sinn | ![]() | 200 (−16) | The Rail Golf Course | 775,000 | 116,500 |
1997 | Aug 30 – Sep 1 | Cindy Figg-Currier | ![]() | 200 (−16)* | The Rail Golf Course | 600,000 | 90,000 |
1996 | Aug 31 – Sep 2 | Michelle McGann | ![]() | 202 (−14)* | The Rail Golf Course | 575,000 | 86,250 |
1995 | Sep 2–4 | Mary Beth Zimmerman | ![]() | 206 (−10)* | The Rail Golf Course | 550,000 | 82,500 |
1994 | Sep 3–5 | Barb Mucha | ![]() | 203 (−13) | The Rail Golf Course | 525,000 | 78,750 |
1993 | Sep 4–6 | Helen Dobson | ![]() | 203 (−13)* | The Rail Golf Course | 500,000 | 82,500 |
1992 | Sep 5–7 | Nancy Lopez (2) | ![]() | 199 (−17)* | The Rail Golf Course | 450,000 | 67,500 |
1991 | Pat Bradley (2) | ![]() | 197 (−19) | The Rail Golf Course | 400,000 | 60,000 | |
1990 | Beth Daniel (2) | ![]() | 203 (−13) | The Rail Golf Course | 300,000 | 45,000 | |
1989 | Beth Daniel | ![]() | 203 (−13) | The Rail Golf Course | 250,000 | 41,250 | |
1988 | Betsy King (3) | ![]() | 207 (−9) | The Rail Golf Course | 500,000 | 33,750 | |
1987 | Rosie Jones | ![]() | 208 (−8) | The Rail Golf Course | 200,000 | 30,000 | |
1986 | Betsy King | ![]() | 205 (−11)* | The Rail Golf Course | 200,000 | 30,000 | |
1985 | Betsy King | ![]() | 205 (−11) | The Rail Golf Course | 185,000 | 27,750 | |
1984 | Cindy Hill | ![]() | 207 (−9) | The Rail Golf Course | 175,000 | 26,250 | |
1983 | Lauri Peterson | ![]() | 210 (−6) | The Rail Golf Course | 150,000 | 22,500 | |
1982 | JoAnne Carner (2) | ![]() | 202 (−14) | The Rail Golf Course | 125,000 | 18,750 | |
1981 | JoAnne Carner | ![]() | 205 (−11) | The Rail Golf Course | 125,000 | 18,750 | |
1980 | Nancy Lopez | ![]() | 275 (−13) | The Rail Golf Course | 125,000 | 18,750 | |
1979 | Jo Ann Washam | ![]() | 275 (−13) | The Rail Golf Course | 100,000 | 15,000 | |
1978 | Sep 1–4 | Pat Bradley | ![]() | 276 (−12) | The Rail Golf Course | 100,000 | 15,000 |
1977 | Hollis Stacy | ![]() | 271 (−17) | The Rail Golf Course | 100,000 | 15,000 | |
1976 | Sep 3–5[3] | Sandra Palmer | ![]() | 213 (−3)* | The Rail Golf Course | 100,000 | 15,000 |
* Championship won in sudden-death playoff.
Year | Player | Score | Round | Course |
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1991 | Laura Davies | 62 (−10) | 1st | The Rail Golf Course |
1997 | Kathryn Marshall | 62 (−10) | 2nd | The Rail Golf Course |
2004 | Christina Kim | 62 (−10) | 1st | The Rail Golf Course |
2006 | Annika Sörenstam | 62 (−10) | 4th | The Rail Golf Course |
2008 | Hee-Won Han | 61 (−11) | 3rd | Panther Creek Country Club |