Women's professional golf tournament
Golf tournament
The Manulife LPGA Classic was a women's professional golf tournament on the LPGA Tour . The 72-hole, full-field event was first played in June 2012 at the Grey Silo Golf Course in Waterloo, Ontario , Canada .[ 1] Manulife Financial , a global insurance company and financial services provider with headquarters in Toronto .
At the inaugural event in 2012, Brittany Lang won her first LPGA title in a four-way sudden-death playoff. It was the first-ever win on the tour by an alumna of Duke .[ 2] [ 3] Hee Kyung Seo , Inbee Park , and Chella Choi .[ 4] [ 5]
In 2015, the tournament moved to Whistle Bear Golf Club in Cambridge , about 18 km south of Grey Silo GC, where it remained for 2016 and 2017.[ 6]
In 2017, the Manulife LPGA Classic was announced to become Manulife's final tournament as the title sponsor[ 7] [ 6]
Tournament names
2012–2014: Manulife Financial LPGA Classic
2015–2017: Manulife LPGA Classic
Winners
Year
Date
Champion
Winning score
To par
Margin
Venue
Purse(US$)
Winner's
2017 Jun 8–11
Ariya Jutanugarn 67-70-65-69=271
−17
Playoff
Whistle Bear Golf Club
1,700,000
255,000
2016 Sep 1–4
Caroline Masson 68-69-68-67=272
−16
1 stroke
Whistle Bear Golf Club
1,600,000
240,000
2015 Jun 4–7
Suzann Pettersen 66-65-66-69=266
−22
1 stroke
Whistle Bear Golf Club
1,500,000
225,000
2014 Jun 5–8
Inbee Park 69-66-65-61=261
−23
3 strokes
Grey Silo Golf Course 1,500,000
225,000
2013 Jul 11–14
Park Hee-young 65-67-61-65=258
−26
Playoff
Grey Silo Golf Course
1,300,000
195,000
2012 Jun 21–24
Brittany Lang 69-65-67-67=268
−16
Playoff
Grey Silo Golf Course
1,300,000
195,000
Tournament records
References
^ "New Canadian LPGA event added for 2012" . Manulife Financial LPGA Classic. AFP. June 28, 2011. Retrieved July 9, 2013 .[dead link ] ^ "Brittany Lang takes Waterloo playoff for 1st LPGA title" . CBC . Canadian Press. June 24, 2012. Retrieved July 4, 2013 .^ "Lang wins her first professional tournament" . Duke University Athletics. June 24, 2012. Retrieved July 4, 2013 .^ "Fourth round leaderboard, Manulife Financial LPGA Classic" . LPGA. June 24, 2012. Retrieved July 9, 2013 .^ "Brittany Lang wins 1st title" . ESPN . Associated Press. June 24, 2012. Retrieved July 4, 2013 .^ a b "No Waterloo Region tournament on 2018 LPGA schedule" . CTV Kitchener . 13 December 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2020 .^ "Future of Cambridge LPGA stop uncertain as Manulife sponsorship ends" . Sportsnet . Canadian Press. 11 June 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2020 .
External links
Team events: Unofficial events:
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