Thornberry Creek LPGA Classic Golf Tournament

A golf tournament on the LPGA Tour, the Thornberry Creek LPGA Classic was played for only three years in the late 2010s. But one of those years included a record-breaking performance.

First played: 2017

Last played: 2019

The tournament was played northwest of Green Bay, Wisconsin, and all three years it existed it produced low scores.

The lowest of those scores was also the LPGA's all-time lowest score: In 2018, Sei Young Kim's winning total of 257, and her score in relation to par of 31-under, both established new tour records for the LPGA. Kim won by nine strokes that year.

One tournament record Kim didn't get, however, was the event's 18-hole mark: That was set by Patty Tavatanakit, who had not yet earned her tour card, with a 61 in 2019.

Why did the Thornberry Creek LPGA Classic end after only three years? The title sponsor announced it was withdrawing from the tournament because it had lost money on the venture.

Winners of the Thornberry Creek LPGA Classic

2019 — Shanshan Feng, 259
2018 — Sei Young Kim, 257
2017 — Katherine Kirk, 266

Golf Course: The host facility was also the tournament's namesake, Thornberry Creek at Oneida. The golf course is owned by the Oneida Nation.

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