PING/Welch's Championship

The PING/Welch's Championship was an annual golf tournament for professional female golfers on the LPGA Tour. Founded in 1980 as the Boston Five Classic, it took place every year in the Boston, Massachusetts area from 1980 through 1997. It was played at the Ferncroft Country Club in Danvers from 1980 to 1990 and at the Blue Hill Country Club in Canton from 1991 to 1997.

The tournament has had a variety of sponsors during its history. Its last title sponsors were Ping, a brand of golf equipment and Welch's, a North American producer of fruit juices.

Tournament names through the years:

Winners

YearChampionCountryScoreTournament
Location
PurseWinner's
Share
1997Liselotte Neumann  Sweden276 (-12) Blue Hill Country Club $550,000 $82,500
1996Emilee Klein  United States277 (-15) Blue Hill Country Club $500,000 $75,000
1995Beth Daniel  United States271 (-17) Blue Hill Country Club $450,000 $67,500
1994Helen Alfredsson  Sweden274 (-14) Blue Hill Country Club $450,000 $67,500
1993Missie Berteotti  United States276 (-12) Blue Hill Country Club $450,000 $67,500
1992Dottie Pepper  United States278 (-10) Blue Hill Country Club $425,000 $63,750
1991Juli Inkster  United States275 (-13) Blue Hill Country Club $400,000 $60,000
1990Barb Mucha  United States277 (-11) Ferncroft Country Club $350,000 $52,500
1989Amy Alcott  United States272 (-16)Ferncroft Country Club $350,000 $52,500
1988Colleen Walker  United States274 (-14) Ferncroft Country Club $300,000 $45,000
1987Jane Geddes  United States 277 (-11) Ferncroft Country Club $300,000 $45,000
1986Jane Geddes  United States 281 (-17) Ferncroft Country Club $275,000 $41,250
1985Judy Clark  United States 280 (-8) Ferncroft Country Club $225,000 $33,750
1984Laurie Rinker  United States 286 (-2) Ferncroft Country Club $225,000 $33,750
1983Patti Rizzo  United States 277 (-11) Ferncroft Country Club $175,000 $26,250
1982Sandra Palmer United States 281 (-7) Ferncroft Country Club $175,000 $26,250
1981Donna Caponi United States 276 (-12) Ferncroft Country Club $150,000 $22,500
1980Dale Lundquist United States 276 (-12) Ferncroft Country Club $150,000 $22,500

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