IMPACT Classic
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The Eagle Classic is an annual golf tournament for professional women golfers on the FUTURES Tour
, the official developmental tour of the LPGA
. The event has been played since 2008 in the Richmond, Virginia
area.
In 2009 the title sponsor was iMPACT Ventures, a consulting firm that focuses on technology solutions and strategies, based in Fairfax, Virginia
. In 2010, the tournament was held without a title sponsor. In 2011, Eagle Companies signed a three-year contract to become the tournament's title sponsor. Eagle had previously been involved as the presenting sponsor of the tournament.
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 current benefiting charity of the Eagle Classic is the Massey Cancer Center.
Tournament names through the years:
1Won in a 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 official developmental tour of 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...
. The event has been played since 2008 in the Richmond, Virginia
Richmond, Virginia
Richmond is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the United States. It is an independent city and not part of any county. Richmond is the center of the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Greater Richmond area...
area.
In 2009 the title sponsor was iMPACT Ventures, a consulting firm that focuses on technology solutions and strategies, based in Fairfax, Virginia
Fairfax, Virginia
The City of Fairfax is an independent city forming an enclave within the confines of Fairfax County, in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. Although politically independent of the surrounding county, the City is nevertheless the county seat....
. In 2010, the tournament was held without a title sponsor. In 2011, Eagle Companies signed a three-year contract to become the tournament's title sponsor. Eagle had previously been involved as the presenting sponsor of the tournament.
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 current benefiting charity of the Eagle Classic is the Massey Cancer Center.
Tournament names through the years:
- 2008: Greater Richmond Duramed FUTURES Classic
- 2009: iMPACT Classic
- 2010: Greater Richmond Golf Classic
- 2011: Eagle Classic
Winners
| Year | Dates | Champion | Country | Score | Tournament Location |
Purse | Winner's Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 2011 in golf -Men's professional golf:Major championships*7–10 April: The Masters - South African Charl Schwartzel won his first major title with a two stroke margin over Australians Adam Scott and Jason Day.*16–19 June: U.S... |
Aug 12-14 | Mo Martin Mo Martin Melissa Linda "Mo" Martin is an American female professional golfer currently playing on the Futures Tour.-College career:Martin played college golf all four years at UCLA. She graduated in 2005 with a bachelors degree in Psychology.... |
203 (−13) | Richmond Country Club | $100,000 | $14,000 | |
| 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... |
Aug 13-15 | Jennifer Song Jennifer Song Jennifer Song is a professional golfer currently playing on the LPGA Tour. In 2009 she won both the U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links and the U.S. Women's Amateur... 1 |
|
204 (−12) | Richmond Country Club | $100,000 | $14,000 |
| 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... |
Aug 14-16 | Lisa Meldrum | 208 (−8) | Richmond Country Club | $100,000 | $14,000 | |
| 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.... |
Aug 15-17 | Haeji Kang | 205 (−11) | Richmond Country Club | $100,000 | $14,000 |
1Won in a sudden-death playoff
Tournament records
| Year | Player | Score | Round | Course |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Haeji Kang | 65 (-7) | 1st round | Richmond Country Club |
| 2009 | Pernilla Lindberg Pernilla Lindberg Pernilla Lindberg is a Swedish professional golfer who plays on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and the Ladies European Tour.Lindberg attended and played golf for Oklahoma State. She played on the Sweden's winning Espirito Santo Trophy team in 2008.-External links:... |
65 (-7) | 1st round | Richmond Country Club |
| 2011 | Min Seo Kwak | 65 (-7) | 1st round | Richmond Country Club |