Manulife LPGA Classic Golf Tournament

The Manulife LPGA Classic was a golf tournament on the LPGA Tour, played a scant six years in the 2010s but with an impressive list of champions.

First played: 2012

Last played: 2017

The tournament was discontinued when the title sponsor's contract ended. During the time it was played, it was a second Canadian stop on the LPGA Tour. No golfer won it more than once, but three of the tournaments (2012, 2013 and 2017) were decided by playoffs.

One of those playoffs involved an all-time LPGA record. In 2013, Hee Young Park and Angela Stanford tied at 258, an aggregate score that at the time tied the LPGA record for fewest strokes in 72 holes. Park won the playoff. Park also established the tournament's 18-hole record that year with a 61; Inbee Park tied that tournament record in 2014.

Suzann Pettersen's victory in 2015 was the last of her 15 career LPGA wins.

Also known as: Manulife Financial LPGA Classic

Winners of the LPGA Tournament of Champions
2017 — Ariya Jutanugarn, 271 (def. Lexi Thompson in playoff)
2016 — Caroline Masson, 272
2015 — Suzann Pettersen, 266
2014 — Inbee Park, 261
2013 — Hee Young Park, 258 (def. Angela Stanford in playoff)
2012 — Brittany Lang, 268 (def. Inbee Park and Hee Kyung Seo in playoff)

Golf Courses: This tournament began its short history played at Grey Silo Golf Course in Waterloo, Ontario. It ended it taking place at Whistle Bear Golf Club in Cambridge, Ontario.

Popular posts from this blog