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]
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
Year
Dates
Champion
Country
Score
Purse ($)
Winner's
2009 May 21–24
Yani Tseng File:Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan 267 (−21)
1,500,000
225,000
2008 *May 22–25
Leta Lindley File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States 277 (−11)
1,500,000
225,000
2007 May 24–27
Young Kim File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea 268 (−20)
1,300,000
195,000
2006 *May 25–28
Hee-Won Han File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea 273 (−15)
1,200,000
180,000
2005 May 26–29
Jimin Kang File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea 273 (−15)
1,100,000
165,000
2004 May 27–30
Annika Sörenstam File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden 270 (−18)
1,000,000
150,000
2003 May 22–25
Juli Inkster File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States 264 (−24)
1,000,000
150,000
2002 May 23–26
Laura Diaz File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States 274 (−14)
1,000,000
150,000
2001 May 24–27
Carin Koch File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden 270 (−18)
900,000
135,000
2000 *May 25–28
Betsy King File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States 276 (−12
800,000
120,000
1999 May 27–30
Kelli Kuehne File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States 278 (−10)
750,000
112,500
1998 May 21–24
Tammie Green File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States 268 (−20)
700,000
105,000
1997 *May 22–25
Rosie Jones File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States 277 (−11)
650,000
97,500
1996 May 23–26
Rosie Jones File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States 276 (−12)
600,000
90,000
1995 May 25–28
Alison Nicholas File:Flag of England.svg England 275 (−13)
550,000
82,500
1994 May 26–29
Beth Daniel File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States 278 (−10)
500,000
75,000
1993 *May 27–30
Kelly Robbins File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States 277 (−11)
500,000
75,000
1992 May 21–24
Colleen Walker File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States 276 (−12)
450,000
67,500
1991 May 23–26
Betsy King File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States 273 (−15)
400,000
60,000
1990 May 24–27
Pat Bradley File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States 274 (−10)
350,000
52,500
1989 May 25–28
Ayako Okamoto File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan 272 (−12)
325,000
48,750
1988 May 26–29
Sherri Turner File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States 273 (−15)
325,000
48,750
1987 May 28–31
Cindy Rarick File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States 275 (−13)
275,000
41,250
1986 May 22–25
Laurie Rinker File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States 278 (−10)
250,000
37,500
1985 May 23–36
Patti Rizzo File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States 272 (−16)
250,000
37,500
1984 May 24–27
JoAnne Carner File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States 281 (−7)
150,000
22,500
1983 May 26–29
Patty Sheehan File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States 272 (−16)
150,000
22,500
1982 *May 27–30
Sandra Spuzich File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States 280 (−8)
200,000
30,000
1981 May 21–24
Kathy Hite File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States 282 (−6)
125,000
18,750
1980 May 22–25
Donna Caponi File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States 281 (−7)
125,000
18,750
1979 May 24–27
Penny Pulz File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 281 (−7)
100,000
15,000
* Championship won in sudden-death playoff.
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