Wendy's Championship for Children
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The Wendy's Championship for Children was an annual golf tournament for professional female golfers on the LPGA Tour that took place in Dublin, Ohio from 1999 through 2006. In 1999 and 2000 the tournament was known as the New Albany Golf Classic.
Proceeds from the event benefitted pediatric cancer research and treatment at the Columbus Children's Hospital. From 2000 to 2005, over $2.7 million was raised.
On August 31, 2006, corporate sponsor Wendy's announced that its relationship with the tournament had come to an end as a result of a disagreement between the corporation and the LPGA over future dates of the event. [1] [2] The event will not be held in 2007.
The last tournament was held from August 22 through August 27, 2006.
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[edit] Winners
| Year | Champion | Country | Score | Tournament Location |
Purse | Winner's Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Lorena Ochoa |  Mexico |
264 (-24) | Tartan Fields Golf Club | $1,100,000 | $165,000 |
| 2005 | Cristie Kerr |  United States |
270 (-18) | Tartan Fields Golf Club | $1,100,000 | $165,000 |
| 2004 | Catriona Matthew |  Scotland |
278 (-10) | Tartan Fields Golf Club | $1,100,000 | $165,000 |
| 2003 | Hee-Won Han |  Republic of Korea |
199 (-17) | Tartan Fields Golf Club | $1,100,000 | $165,000 |
| 2002 | Mi Hyun Kim | Republic of Korea |
208 (-8) | Tartan Fields Golf Club | $1,000,000 | $150,000 |
| 2001 | Wendy Ward | United States |
195 (-21) | New Albany Country Club | $1,000,000 | $150,000 |
| 2000 | Lorie Kane |  Canada |
277 (-11) | New Albany Country Club | $1,000,000 | $150,000 |
| 1999 | Annika Sorenstam |  Sweden |
269 (-19) | New Albany Country Club | $1,000,000 | $150,000 |
[edit] Tournament record
| Year | Player | Score | Round | Course |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Wendy Ward | 62 (-10) | 2nd round | New Albany Country Club |
[edit] References
- ^ Bad tournament dates leads to end of Wendy's LPGA event USA Today, August 31, 2006.
- ^ LPGA Wendy's Championship calls it quits Columbus Business First, August 31, 2006.
