Pennsylvania Classic (Futures Tour)
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The Pennsylvania 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 2009 at The Golf Club at Felicita in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
.
In 2009, the title sponsor of the tournament was Turkey Hill, a chain of Pennsylvania convenience store/gas stations and its sister company, Turkey Hill Dairy, a dairy processor based in Conestoga, Pennsylvania
.
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 Pennsylvania Classic is the Boys & Girls Club of Central Pennsylvania.
Tournament names through the years:
1Won in a sudden-death playoff
2Tournament 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 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 2009 at The Golf Club at Felicita in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Harrisburg is the capital of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 49,528, making it the ninth largest city in Pennsylvania...
.
In 2009, the title sponsor of the tournament was Turkey Hill, a chain of Pennsylvania convenience store/gas stations and its sister company, Turkey Hill Dairy, a dairy processor based in Conestoga, Pennsylvania
Conestoga, Pennsylvania
Conestoga, Pennsylvania is a small community in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania in the United States.Conestoga was first called Conestoga Manor by William Penn. The name came from the Conestoga Indians, a peaceful Christian tribe, whose principal village was located nearby...
.
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 Pennsylvania Classic is the Boys & Girls Club of Central Pennsylvania.
Tournament names through the years:
- 2009: Turkey Hill Classic
- 2010-present: Pennsylvania 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 5-7 | Cathryn Bristow | 135 (-9)2 | elicita Mountain Resort & Spa | $110,000 | $15,400 | |
| 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 6-8 | Dori Carter | 204 (-12) | The Golf Club at Felicita | $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... |
Aug 21-23 | Samantha Richdale1 | 206 (-10) | The Golf Club at Felicita | $110,000 | $15,400 |
1Won in a sudden-death playoff
2Tournament shortened to 36 holes because of rain
Tournament records
| Year | Player | Score | Round | Course |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Jenny Shin | 65 (-7) | 2nd round | The Golf Club at Felicita |