Bright House Networks Open
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The Bright House Networks Open was an annual golf tournament for professional women golfers on the FUTURES Tour
, the LPGA
's developmental tour. The event was part of the FUTURES Tour's schedule from 1998 through 2008. From 1998 through 2003 it was played at The Club at Eaglebrooke. Since 2004 it has been played at Cleveland Heights Golf Course. Both courses are located in Lakeland, Florida
.
The title sponsor last title sponsor was Bright House Networks
, a cable television and digital services provider with headquarters in Syracuse, New York
.
The Tournament was a 54-hole event, as are most FUTURES Tour tournaments, and includes 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. Benefitting charities from the Bright House Networks Open included the The First Tee of Lakeland
.
Tournament names through the years:
* Tournament won in sudden-death playoff.
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 part of the FUTURES Tour's schedule from 1998 through 2008. From 1998 through 2003 it was played at The Club at Eaglebrooke. Since 2004 it has been played at Cleveland Heights Golf Course. Both courses are located in Lakeland, Florida
Lakeland, Florida
Lakeland is a city in Polk County, Florida, United States, located approximately midway between Tampa and Orlando along Interstate 4. According to the 2008 U.S. Census Bureau estimate, the city had a population of 94,406...
.
The title sponsor last title sponsor was Bright House Networks
Bright House Networks
Bright House Networks is a cable television company, the seventh largest cable operator and the sixth largest traditional multiple system operator in the United States owned by Advance/Newhouse, headquartered in Syracuse, New York...
, a cable television and digital services provider with headquarters in Syracuse, New York
Syracuse, New York
Syracuse is a city in and the county seat of Onondaga County, New York, United States, the largest U.S. city with the name "Syracuse", and the fifth most populous city in the state. At the 2010 census, the city population was 145,170, and its metropolitan area had a population of 742,603...
.
The Tournament was a 54-hole event, as are most FUTURES Tour tournaments, and includes 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. Benefitting charities from the Bright House Networks Open included the The First Tee of Lakeland
The First Tee
The First Tee, a youth development organization, impacts the lives of young people by providing educational programs that build character, instill life-enhancing values and promote healthy choices through the game of golf...
.
Tournament names through the years:
- 2002-2003: Florida Futures Golf Challenge
- 2004-2007: Lakeland Duramed FUTURES Classic
- 2008: Bright House Networks Open
Winners
| Year | Dates | 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.... |
Mar 14-16 | Sunny Oh | 211 (-5) | Cleveland Heights Golf Course | $85,000 | $11,900 | |
| 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... |
Mar 9-11 | Lori Atsedes Lori Atsedes Lori Atsedes is an American golfer, currently playing on the Futures Tour. She is the all-time career money leader on the Futures Tour.Atsedes was born in Rochester, New York and raised in Ithaca, New York... |
212 (-4) | Cleveland Heights Golf Course | $80,000 | $11,200 | |
| 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... |
Mar 10-12 | Meaghan Francella Meaghan Francella Meaghan Francella is an American professional golfer currently playing on the LPGA Tour.-Early life and amateur career:Francella was born in Port Chester, New York and was twice the New York State Junior Champion. She attended high school at the School of the Holy Child in Rye, New York... |
209 (-7) | Cleveland Heights Golf Course | $70,000 | $9,800 | |
| 2005 2005 in golf -Men's professional golf:Major championships*7-10 April: Masters Tournament - Tiger Woods defeated fellow American Chris DiMarco at the first playoff hole to claim his 4th Masters title, and his 9th major. He temporarily returned to No. 1 in the Official World Golf Rankings.*16-19 June: U.S... |
Mar 11-13 | Jin Young Pak | 211 (-5) | Cleveland Heights Golf Course | $65,000 | $9,100 | |
| 2004 2004 in golf -Major championships:*April 11 - The Masters - Phil Mickelson wins the first major of his career*June 20 - U.S. Open - Retief Goosen wins the second major -Major championships:*April 11 - The Masters - Phil Mickelson wins the first major of his career*June 20 - U.S. Open - Retief Goosen wins the... |
Mar 12-14 | Kimberly Adams | 205 (-11) | Cleveland Heights Golf Course | $65,000 | $9,100 | |
| 2003 | Mar 13-16 | Soo Young Moon | 206 (-10) | The Club at Eaglebrooke | $60,000 | $8,400 | |
| 2002 | Mar 22-24 | Sue Ginter-Brooker | 212 (-4) | The Club at Eaglebrooke | $60,000 | $8,400 | |
Tournament records
| Year | Player | Score | Round | Course |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Cortney Reno | 65 (-7) | 2nd round | Cleveland Heights Golf Course, par 72 |