The Mitchell Company Tournament of Champions
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The Mitchell Company Tournament of Champions was a golf tournament for professional female golfers on the LPGA Tour. It was played annually from 1994 to 2007 at various sites in the Southeastern United States. It was last played at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail Magnolia Grove Golf Course in Mobile, Alabama.
It was one of a small number of limited field events on the LPGA Tour. Only winners of an LPGA event from the previous four years, as well as active Hall of Fame members, were eligible for the tournament.
In 2004, the title sponsor became the Mitchell Company, a real estate development and management firm headquartered in Mobile, Alabama.
Tournament names through the years:
- 1994–1997: Chrysler-Plymouth Tournament of Champions
- 1998: Lifetime's AFLAC Tournament of Champions
- 1999–2001: AFLAC Champions Presented by Southern Living
- 2002–2003: Mobile LPGA Tournament of Champions
- 2004–2006: The Mitchell Company Tournament of Champions presented by Kathy Ireland
- 2007: The Mitchell Company LPGA Tournament of Champions
Winners
[edit | edit source]| Year | Champion | Country | Score | Venue | Purse ($) | Winner's share ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Paula Creamer[1][2] | File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States | 268 (−20) | Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail, Magnolia Grove | 1,000,000 | 150,000 |
| 2006 | Lorena Ochoa | File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico | 267 (−21) | Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail, Magnolia Grove | 1,000,000 | 150,000 |
| 2005 | Christina Kim | File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States | 273 (−15) | Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail, Magnolia Grove | 850,000 | 138,000 |
| 2004 | Heather Daly-Donofrio | File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States | 269 (−19) | Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail, Magnolia Grove | 800,000 | 130,000 |
| 2003 | Dorothy Delasin[3] | File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States | 280 (−8) | Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail, Magnolia Grove | 750,000 | 122,000 |
| 2002 | Se Ri Pak | File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea | 268 (−20) | Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail, Magnolia Grove | 750,000 | 122,000 |
| 2001 | Se Ri Pak | File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea | 272 (−16) | Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail, Magnolia Grove | 750,000 | 122,000 |
| 2000 | Karrie Webb | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia | 273 (−15) | Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail, Magnolia Grove | 750,000 | 122,000 |
| 1999 | Akiko Fukushima | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | 279 (−9) | Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail, Magnolia Grove | 750,000 | 122,000 |
| 1998 | Kelly Robbins | File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States | 276 (−12) | Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail, Grand National | 750,000 | 122,000 |
| 1997 | Annika Sörenstam | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden | 272 (−16) | Weston Hills Country Club | 700,000 | 115,000 |
| 1996 | Liselotte Neumann | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden | 275 (−13) | Grand Cypress Resort | 725,000 | 117,500 |
| 1995 | Dawn Coe-Jones | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | 281 (−7) | Grand Cypress Resort | 700,000 | 115,000 |
| 1994 | Dottie Mochrie | File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States | 287 (−1) | Grand Cypress Resort | 700,000 | 115,000 |
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Tournament record
[edit | edit source]| Year | Player | Score | Round | Course |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Carin Koch | 64 (−10) | 1st round | Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail, Magnolia Grove, par 72 |
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