The Duramed Championship
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The Teva Championship is an annual golf tournament for professional women golfers on the FUTURES Tour
, the LPGA
's developmental tour. The event has been played since 2007 in the Cincinnati, Ohio
area.
The title sponsor is Teva Pharmaceuticals, the parent company of Duramed, which is the overall sponsor of the FUTURES Tour. Prior to the 2010, the tournament was known as The Duramed Championship.
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 Teva Championship is the National Multiple Sclerosis Society Ohio Valley Chapter..
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 played since 2007 in the Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio. Cincinnati is the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located to north of the Ohio River at the Ohio-Kentucky border, near Indiana. The population within city limits is 296,943 according to the 2010 census, making it Ohio's...
area.
The title sponsor is Teva Pharmaceuticals, the parent company of Duramed, which is the overall sponsor of the FUTURES Tour. Prior to the 2010, the tournament was known as The Duramed Championship.
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 Teva Championship is the National Multiple Sclerosis Society Ohio Valley Chapter..
Winners
| Year | Date | 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... |
Jun 10-12 | Lisa Ferrero Lisa Ferrero Lisa Ferrero is an American female professional golfer currently playing on the LPGA Tour and Futures Tour.-Personal:Ferrero was born in Stockton, California on November 3, 1982. She resides in Lodi, California.... |
207 (-6) | The Golf Center at Kings Island | $135,000 | $18,900 | |
| 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... |
Jun 11-13 | Christine Song Christine Song Christine Song is an American female professional golfer currently playing on the LPGA Tour and formerly on the Futures Tour.-Personal:Song was born in Burbank, California on June 14, 1991. She resides in Fullerton, California.... |
198 (-15) | The Golf Center at Kings Island | $135,000 | $18,900 | |
| 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... |
Jun 19-21 | Whitney Wade | 204 (-9) | The Golf Center at Kings Island | $125,000 | $17,500 | |
| 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.... |
Jun 20-22 | Stephanie Otteson | 204 (-9) | The Golf Center at Kings Island | $110,000 | $15,400 | |
| 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... |
Jun 22-24 | Seo-Jae Lee | 201 (-15) | The Golf Club at Stonelick Hills | $75,000 | $10,500 | |
Tournament records
| Year | Player | Score | Round | Course |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Mollie Fankhauser | 63 (-9) | 3rd round | The Golf Club at Stonelick Hills, par 72 |
| 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:... |
63 (-8) | 1st round | The Golf Center at Kings Island, par 71 |