The Sybase Classic was a women's professional golf tournament on the LPGA Tour for twenty years, from 1990 to 2009. The event was originally known as the "Big Apple Classic", but the name was dropped in 2007 when the tournament relocated from the New York City area to New Jersey.[1] From 1992 through 2006, ShopRite sponsored the ShopRite LPGA Classic in Atlantic City.
sybase, classic, women, professional, golf, tournament, lpga, tour, twenty, years, from, 1990, 2009, event, originally, known, apple, classic, name, dropped, 2007, when, tournament, relocated, from, york, city, area, jersey, from, 1992, through, 2006, shoprite. The Sybase Classic was a women s professional golf tournament on the LPGA Tour for twenty years from 1990 to 2009 The event was originally known as the Big Apple Classic but the name was dropped in 2007 when the tournament relocated from the New York City area to New Jersey 1 From 1992 through 2006 ShopRite sponsored the ShopRite LPGA Classic in Atlantic City Sybase ClassicTournament informationLocationClifton New Jersey U S Established1990Course s Upper Montclair Country Club 2007 2009 Par72Length6 413 yards 5 864 m Tour s LPGA TourFormatStroke play 72 holesPrize fund 2 000 000 in 2009Month playedMayFinal year2009Tournament record scoreAggregate270 Lorena Ochoa 2008 To par 18 Lorena Ochoa 2008 Final championJi Young Oh 2009 For its first seventeen years the event was held at the Wykagyl Country Club in the Wykagyl section of New Rochelle New York In 2007 the venue was changed to the Upper Montclair Country Club in Clifton New Jersey The tournament was last played in 2009 as Sybase switched its sponsorship to the Sybase Match Play Championship in 2010 also played in New Jersey ShopRite revived its sponsorship of the ShopRite LPGA Classic in Atlantic City in 2010 Over the years proceeds from the event went to benefit charities such as St Joseph s Healthcare System Inc and the Boys amp Girls Club of Clifton Tournament names through the years 1990 1998 JAL Big Apple Classic presented by GOLF Magazine 1999 2000 Japan Airlines Big Apple Classic presented by GOLF Magazine 2001 2002 Sybase Big Apple Classic presented by GOLF Magazine 2003 Sybase Big Apple Classic presented by Lincoln Mercury 2004 2006 Sybase Classic presented by Lincoln Mercury 2007 2009 Sybase Classic presented by ShopRiteContents 1 Winners 2 Tournament record 3 References 4 External linksWinners editYear Dates Champion Country Score TournamentLocation Purse Winner sshare 2009 May 14 19 Ji Young Oh nbsp South Korea 264 14 Upper Montclair Country Club 2 000 000 300 0002008 May 15 18 Lorena Ochoa 3 nbsp Mexico 206 10 Upper Montclair Country Club 2 000 000 300 0002007 May 17 20 Lorena Ochoa 2 nbsp Mexico 270 18 Upper Montclair Country Club 1 400 000 210 0002006 May 18 21 Lorena Ochoa nbsp Mexico 208 5 Wykagyl Country Club 1 300 000 195 0002005 May 19 22 Paula Creamer nbsp United States 278 6 Wykagyl Country Club 1 250 000 187 5002004 May 20 23 Sherri Steinhauer nbsp United States 272 12 Wykagyl Country Club 950 000 142 5002003 Jul 17 20 Hee Won Han nbsp South Korea 273 11 Wykagyl Country Club 950 000 142 5002002 Jul 25 28 Gloria Park nbsp South Korea 270 14 Wykagyl Country Club 950 000 142 5002001 Jul 19 22 Rosie Jones nbsp United States 272 12 Wykagyl Country Club 950 000 142 5002000 Jul 13 16 Annika Sorenstam 2 nbsp Sweden 206 7 Wykagyl Country Club 900 000 135 0001999 Jul 15 18 Sherri Steinhauer nbsp United States 265 19 Wykagyl Country Club 850 000 127 5001998 Jul 16 19 Annika Sorenstam nbsp Sweden 279 9 Wykagyl Country Club 775 000 116 2501997 Jul 17 20 Michele Redman nbsp United States 272 12 Wykagyl Country Club 750 000 112 5001996 Oct 3 5 Caroline Pierce nbsp England 211 2 Wykagyl Country Club 725 000 108 7501995 Jul 20 23 Tracy Kerdyk nbsp United States 273 11 Wykagyl Country Club 700 000 105 0001994 Jul 14 17 Beth Daniel nbsp United States 276 8 Wykagyl Country Club 650 000 97 5001993 Jul 15 18 Hiromi Kobayashi nbsp Japan 278 6 Wykagyl Country Club 600 000 90 0001992 Jul 16 19 Juli Inkster nbsp United States 273 11 Wykagyl Country Club 500 000 75 0001991 Jul 18 21 Betsy King 2 nbsp United States 279 5 Wykagyl Country Club 500 000 75 0001990 Aug 16 19 Betsy King nbsp United States 273 15 Wykagyl Country Club 400 000 60 000 The 2000 2006 and 2008 tournaments were shortened to 54 holes because of rain Tournament record editYear Player Score Round Course1990 Betsy King 63 9 3rd Wykagyl Country Club2002 Gloria Park 63 9 3rd Wykagyl Country Club2009 Helen Alfredsson 62 10 1st Upper Montclair Country ClubReferences edit ShopeRite to be Presenting Sponsor of the Sybase Classic LPGA March 1 2007 Retrieved May 13 2008 External links editLPGA Official tournament microsite Wykagyl Country Club website newrochellenews info Wykagyl Golf History Upper Montclair Country Club website40 50 53 N 74 10 30 W 40 848 N 74 175 W 40 848 74 175 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sybase Classic amp oldid 1063814041, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,