Mercedes-Benz of Kansas City Championship
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The Mercedes-Benz of Kansas City Championship was a golf
tournament on the Futures Tour
from 2007 to 2010. It was played place at Leawood South Country Club in Leawood, Kansas
.
The title sponsor is Mercedes-Benz
, a German brand name of automobiles, buses, coaches, and trucks.
The tournament was a 54-hole event, as are most Futures Tour tournaments. The benefiting charity was the National Kidney Foundation
of Kansas and Western Missouri.
^ Rain-shortened to 18 holes.
* Championship won in sudden-death playoff.
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
tournament on the Futures Tour
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...
from 2007 to 2010. It was played place at Leawood South Country Club in Leawood, Kansas
Leawood, Kansas
Leawood is a city in Johnson County, Kansas, United States. The city is a suburb of Kansas City, Missouri and is part of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 31,867.-History:...
.
The title sponsor is Mercedes-Benz
Mercedes-Benz
Mercedes-Benz is a German manufacturer of automobiles, buses, coaches, and trucks. Mercedes-Benz is a division of its parent company, Daimler AG...
, a German brand name of automobiles, buses, coaches, and trucks.
The tournament was a 54-hole event, as are most Futures Tour tournaments. The benefiting charity was the National Kidney Foundation
National Kidney Foundation
The National Kidney Foundation, Inc. is a major voluntary health organization in the United States, headquartered in New York City...
of Kansas and Western Missouri.
Winners
| Year | Date | Champion | Country | Score | 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... |
May 14–16 | Ryann O'Toole Ryann O'Toole Ryann Ashley O'Toole is an American female professional golfer currently playing on the LPGA Tour and the Futures Tour.-Amateur career:... |
65 (-6)^ | $50,000 | $7,000 | |
| 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... |
May 17-19 | Elisa Serramia | 218 (+5) | $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.... |
May 16-18 | Mindy Kim | 210 (-3) | $90,000 | $12,600 | |
| 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... * |
May 18-20 | Liz Janangelo Liz Janangelo Elizabeth Janangelo is an American professional golfer currently playing on the Futures Tour.-Early life and amateur career:Born and raised in West Hartford, Connecticut, Janangelo began playing golf at age two.... |
217 (+4) | $80,000 | $11,200 |
^ Rain-shortened to 18 holes.
Tournament records
| Year | Player | Score | Round |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Ryann O'Toole Ryann O'Toole Ryann Ashley O'Toole is an American female professional golfer currently playing on the LPGA Tour and the Futures Tour.-Amateur career:... |
65 (-6) | 1st |