Historic Brownsville Open
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The Historic Brownsville Open is an annual golf tournament for professional women golfers on the FUTURES Tour
, the LPGA
's developmental tour. The event has been a part of the FUTURES Tour's schedule since 2009. It takes place at the Rancho Viejo Country Club & Resort in Rancho Viejo, Texas
.
The tournament is 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. The benefiting charities from the Historic Brownsville Open are Friendship of Women and The First Tee of Brownsville
.
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 has been a part of the FUTURES Tour's schedule since 2009. It takes place at the Rancho Viejo Country Club & Resort in Rancho Viejo, Texas
Rancho Viejo, Texas
Rancho Viejo is a town in Cameron County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,754 at the 2000 census. The town is named from a ranch in that area named "Rancho Viejo" or old ranch...
.
The tournament is 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. The benefiting charities from the Historic Brownsville Open are Friendship of Women and The First Tee of Brownsville
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...
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Winners
| Year | |Dates | Champion | Country | Score | Tournament Location |
Purse | Winner's Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 2010 in golf -Men's professional golf:Major championships*8–11 April: The Masters - American Phil Mickelson defeated Englishman Lee Westwood by three strokes. The event also marked Tiger Woods' return from a self-imposed absence after revelations of marital infidelity; he finished tied for fourth.*17–20 June: U.S... |
Apr 23-25 | Sophie Jang | 209 (-4) | Rancho Viejo Country Club & Resort | $110,000 | $15,400 | |
| 2009 2009 in golf -Men's professional golf:Major championships*9–12 April: The Masters - Argentina's Ángel Cabrera won his second major in a sudden death playoff over Kenny Perry and Chad Campbell .*18–22 June: U.S... |
Apr 24-26 | Angela Buzminski | 216 (+3) | Rancho Viejo Country Club & Resort | $110,000 | $15,400 | |
Tournament record
| Year | Player | Score | Round | Course |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Dewi Claire Schreefel Dewi Claire Schreefel Dewi Claire Schreefel is a Dutch female professional golfer currently playing on the LPGA Tour and formerly on the Futures Tour.-Personal:Schreefel was born in Alkmaar, Netherlands on 12 November 1985... |
66 (-5) | 3rd round | Rancho Viejo Country Club & Resort, par 71 |