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LPGA Corning Classic
Tournament information
LocationCorning, New York
Established1979
CourseCorning Country Club
Par72
Length6,223 yards
TourLPGA Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fund$1,500,000 (2009)
Final year2009
Tournament record score
Aggregate264 Juli Inkster (2003)
To par-24 Juli Inkster (2003)
Final champion
Taiwan Yani Tseng

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.[1] 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

Winners

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YearDatesChampionCountryScorePurse ($)Winner's
share ($)
2009May 21–24Yani Tseng Taiwan267 (−21)1,500,000225,000
2008*May 22–25Leta Lindley United States277 (−11)1,500,000225,000
2007May 24–27Young Kim South Korea268 (−20)1,300,000195,000
2006*May 25–28Hee-Won Han South Korea273 (−15)1,200,000180,000
2005May 26–29Jimin Kang South Korea273 (−15)1,100,000165,000
2004May 27–30Annika SÃķrenstam Sweden270 (−18)1,000,000150,000
2003May 22–25Juli Inkster United States264 (−24)1,000,000150,000
2002May 23–26Laura Diaz United States274 (−14)1,000,000150,000
2001May 24–27Carin Koch Sweden270 (−18)900,000135,000
2000*May 25–28Betsy King United States276 (−12800,000120,000
1999May 27–30Kelli Kuehne United States278 (−10)750,000112,500
1998May 21–24Tammie Green United States268 (−20)700,000105,000
1997*May 22–25Rosie Jones United States277 (−11)650,00097,500
1996May 23–26Rosie Jones United States276 (−12)600,00090,000
1995May 25–28Alison Nicholas England275 (−13)550,00082,500
1994May 26–29Beth Daniel United States278 (−10)500,00075,000
1993*May 27–30Kelly Robbins United States277 (−11)500,00075,000
1992May 21–24Colleen Walker United States276 (−12)450,00067,500
1991May 23–26Betsy King United States273 (−15)400,00060,000
1990May 24–27Pat Bradley United States274 (−10)350,00052,500
1989May 25–28Ayako Okamoto Japan272 (−12)325,00048,750
1988May 26–29Sherri Turner United States273 (−15)325,00048,750
1987May 28–31Cindy Rarick United States275 (−13)275,00041,250
1986May 22–25Laurie Rinker United States278 (−10)250,00037,500
1985May 23–36Patti Rizzo United States272 (−16)250,00037,500
1984May 24–27JoAnne Carner United States281 (−7)150,00022,500
1983May 26–29Patty Sheehan United States272 (−16)150,00022,500
1982*May 27–30Sandra Spuzich United States280 (−8)200,00030,000
1981May 21–24Kathy Hite United States282 (−6)125,00018,750
1980May 22–25Donna Caponi United States281 (−7)125,00018,750
1979May 24–27Penny Pulz Australia281 (−7)100,00015,000

* Championship won in sudden-death playoff.

Tournament record

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YearPlayerScoreRound
2003Juli Inkster62 (−10)4th round
2009Yani Tseng62 (−10)3rd round
2009Mika Miyazato62 (−10)3rd round

References

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