Wendy's Championship for Children

The Wendy's Championship for Children was an annual golf tournament for professional female golfers on the LPGA Tour from 1999 through 2006 in the Columbus, Ohio area. The tournament was played at the New Albany Country Club in New Albany, Ohio from 1999 to 2001. In 2002, it moved to Tartan Fields Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio.

Proceeds from the event benefited pediatric cancer research and treatment at the Columbus Children's Hospital. From 2000 to 2005, over $2.7 million was raised.

On August 31, 2006, corporate sponsor Wendy's announced that its relationship with the tournament had come to an end as a result of a disagreement between the corporation and the LPGA over future dates of the event.[1][2]

The last tournament was held August 22–27, 2006.

Tournament names through the years:

Winners

YearChampionCountryScoreTournament
Location
PurseWinner's
Share
2006Lorena Ochoa  Mexico 264 (-24) Tartan Fields Golf Club $1,100,000 $165,000
2005Cristie Kerr  United States270 (-18) Tartan Fields Golf Club $1,100,000 $165,000
2004Catriona Matthew  Scotland278 (-10) Tartan Fields Golf Club $1,100,000 $165,000
2003Hee-Won Han  South Korea199 (-17) Tartan Fields Golf Club $1,100,000 $165,000
2002Mi Hyun Kim  South Korea208 (-8) Tartan Fields Golf Club $1,000,000 $150,000
2001Wendy Ward  United States195 (-21) New Albany Country Club $1,000,000 $150,000
2000Lorie Kane  Canada277 (-11) New Albany Country Club $1,000,000 $150,000
1999Annika Sörenstam  Sweden269 (-19) New Albany Country Club $1,000,000 $150,000

Tournament record

YearPlayerScoreRoundCourse
2001 Wendy Ward 62 (-10) 2nd round New Albany Country Club

References

  1. Bad tournament dates leads to end of Wendy's LPGA event USA Today, August 31, 2006.
  2. LPGA Wendy's Championship calls it quits Columbus Business First, August 31, 2006.

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