Aurora Health Care Championship
Encyclopedia
The Aurora Health Care Championship was an annual United States golf tournament for professional women golfers on the FUTURES Tour
, the LPGA
's developmental tour. The event was a part of the FUTURES Tour's schedule from 1995 to 2003, when it was played in the Milwaukee, Wisconsin
area and again from 2006 to 2008, when it has been played at the Geneva National Golf Club
in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin
.
The last title sponsor was Aurora Health Care
, a Wisconsin-based health-care provider.
The Tournament was a 54-hole event, as are most FUTURES Tour tournaments, and included pre-tournament pro-am opportunities, in which local amateur golfers can play with the professional golfers from the Tour as a benefit for local charities. Benefiting charities from the Aurora Health Care Championship were The Geneva National Foundation and Aurora Health Care
.
Tournament names through the years:
* Championship won in sudden-death playoff.
** Tournament shortened to 36 holes because of rain.
FUTURES Tour
The LPGA Futures Tour, previously styled in uppercase as FUTURES Tour and known for sponsorship reasons between 2006 and 2010 as the Duramed FUTURES Tour, is the official developmental golf tour of the LPGA Tour...
, the LPGA
LPGA
The LPGA, in full the Ladies Professional Golf Association, is an American organization for female professional golfers. The organization, whose headquarters is in Daytona Beach, Florida, is best known for running the LPGA Tour, a series of weekly golf tournaments for elite female golfers from...
's developmental tour. The event was a part of the FUTURES Tour's schedule from 1995 to 2003, when it was played in the Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Milwaukee is the largest city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, the 28th most populous city in the United States and 39th most populous region in the United States. It is the county seat of Milwaukee County and is located on the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan. According to 2010 census data, the...
area and again from 2006 to 2008, when it has been played at the Geneva National Golf Club
Geneva National Golf Club
Geneva National Golf Club is a golf course resort in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. It opened in 1991.From 2006 to 2008, it hosted the Aurora Health Care Championship.-Courses:*Arnold Palmer Signature Course*Gary Player Signature Course...
in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin
Lake Geneva, Wisconsin
Lake Geneva is a city in Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 7,148 at the 2000 census. A resort city located on Geneva Lake, it is southwest of Milwaukee and popular with tourists from metropolitan Chicago and Milwaukee.-History:...
.
The last title sponsor was Aurora Health Care
Aurora Health Care
Aurora Health Care is a not-for-profit health care system headquartered in Milwaukee and serving eastern Wisconsin. The system has 13 hospitals, over 100 clinics, and more than 80 community pharmacies. With 29,000 employees including 3,385 physicians, Aurora is one of Wisconsin's largest...
, a Wisconsin-based health-care provider.
The Tournament was a 54-hole event, as are most FUTURES Tour tournaments, and included pre-tournament pro-am opportunities, in which local amateur golfers can play with the professional golfers from the Tour as a benefit for local charities. Benefiting charities from the Aurora Health Care Championship were The Geneva National Foundation and Aurora Health Care
Aurora Health Care
Aurora Health Care is a not-for-profit health care system headquartered in Milwaukee and serving eastern Wisconsin. The system has 13 hospitals, over 100 clinics, and more than 80 community pharmacies. With 29,000 employees including 3,385 physicians, Aurora is one of Wisconsin's largest...
.
Tournament names through the years:
- 1995-1999: Aurora Health Care FUTURES Classic
- 2000: Aurora Health Care FUTURES Charity Golf Classic
- 2001: Aurora Health Care SBC FUTURES Charity Golf Classic
- 2002-2003: Aurora Health Care FUTURES Charity Golf Classic
- 2006-2008: Aurora Health Care Championship
Winners
| Year | Date | Champion | Country | Score | Tournament Location |
Purse | Winner's Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 2008 in golf -Men's professional golf:Major championships*10–13 April: The Masters - South African Trevor Immelman won his first major by a three-stroke margin.... |
May 30-Jun 1 | Mindy Kim | 213 (-3) | Geneva National Golf Club | $100,000 | $14,000 | |
| 2007 2007 in golf -Men's professional golf:Major championships*5-8 April: The Masters - American Zach Johnson won his first major tournament, in a high scoring week at Augusta.*14-17 June: U.S. Open - Ángel Cabrera became Argentina's first U.S... |
Jun 1-3 | Sofie Andersson | 212 (-4) | Geneva National Golf Club | $90,000 | $12,600 | |
| 2006 2006 in golf -Men's professional golf:Major championships*6–9 April: The Masters - Winner: Phil Mickelson The Augusta National course was lengthened to 7,445 yards for the tournament, generating some advance controversy. For the first time since 1954 neither Jack Nicklaus nor Arnold Palmer played... |
Jun 2-4 | Song-Hee Kim Song-Hee Kim Song-Hee Kim is a Korean female professional golfer currently playing on the United States-based LPGA Tour.-Futures Tour :*2006 Louisiana Pelican Classic, IOS Golf Classic, Aurora Health Care Championship, CIGNA Chip in For A Cure FUTURES Golf Classic, The Gettysburg Championship-Results in LPGA... |
214 (-2) | Geneva National Golf Club | $80,000 | $11,900 | |
| 2003 |
May 29-Jun 1 | Katherine Hull Katherine Hull Katherine Hull is an Australian professional golfer currently playing on the United States-based LPGA Tour and on the ALPG Tour.-Amateur career:... |
210 (-6) | Ironwood Golf Course | $70,000 | $9,800 | |
| 2002 | May 31-Jun 2 | Melinda Price | 218 (+2) | Ironwood Golf Course | $65,000 | $9,100 | |
| 2001 | Jun 1-3 | Beth Bauer Beth Bauer Beth Bauer is an American professional golfer.Bauer was born in Largo, Florida. As an amateur, she won the 1997 U.S. Girls' Junior and in 1998 and 1999 she earned back-to-back victories at the North and South Women's Amateur at Pinehurst Resort in North Carolina. She played on the U.S... |
212 (-4) | Ironwood Golf Course | $60,000 | $8,400 | |
| 2000 | Jun 16-18 | Jenn Brody | 210 (-6) | Ironwood Golf Course | $50,000 | $7,000 | |
| 1999 |
Jun 11-13 | Jane Egan | 137 (-7) | Ironwood Golf Course | $45,000 | $6,600 | |
| 1998 | LaRee Sugg | 213 (-3) | Naga-Waukee Golf Course | $40,000 | $5,300 | ||
| 1997 | Nicole Jeray | 212 (-4) | Naga-Waukee Golf Course | $40,000 | $5,300 | ||
| 1996 | Vicki Moran | Naga-Waukee Golf Course | |||||
| 1995 | Lisa Kartheiser | Naga-Waukee Golf Course | |||||