Airbus LPGA Classic

The Airbus LPGA Classic was a women's professional golf tournament on the LPGA Tour, played in Mobile, Alabama from 2008 to 2014.

Airbus LPGA Classic
Tournament information
LocationMobile, Alabama, U.S.
Established2008
Course(s)Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail
at Magnolia Grove,
Crossings Course
Par72
Length6,532 yards (5,973 m)[1]
Tour(s)LPGA Tour
FormatStroke play - 72 holes
Prize fund$1.3 million
Month playedMay
Final year2014
Tournament record score
Aggregate271 Stacy Lewis (2012)
To par−17 Stacy Lewis (2012)
Final champion
Jessica Korda
Mobile
Location in the United States
Mobile
Location in Alabama

The event debuted in September 2008 at the Magnolia Grove location on the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail, with total prize money of $1.4 million. Angela Stanford won the inaugural edition by one stroke over Shanshan Feng, which was televised on Golf Channel in the U.S., as well as internationally.

The tournament was not played in 2009, but was revived in 2010 and moved to mid-May.[2] Heavy rains and lightning delayed and ultimately canceled the final round, resulting in a sudden-death playoff between the three 54-hole leaders: Se Ri Pak, Brittany Lincicome, and Suzann Pettersen. Pak birdied the third playoff hole in the drizzle to win.[3] In 2011, Maria Hjorth shot consecutive rounds of 67 (−5) on the weekend to finish at 278 (−10) and win by two strokes.[4] The tournament was dropped for the 2015 season.

In 2008 and 2010, Bell Microproducts was the title sponsor; Avnet purchased Bell Micro in 2010 and was the title sponsor in 2011.[5] Without a title sponsor in 2012, the tournament purse dropped slightly, from $1.30 million to $1.25 million. In January 2014, the LPGA introduced Airbus, the European multinational aerospace and defense corporation, as the event's new title sponsor.[6] The company's new final assembly facility for its A320 aircraft is under construction in Mobile, scheduled to come online in 2015.[7][8][9]

Mobile previously hosted The Mitchell Company Tournament of Champions on the Magnolia Grove courses from 1999 to 2007.

Tournament names

2013 course layout

Crossings Course

Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal[1]
Yards3951803875283924883851593703,2843803983765221493904661654023,2486,532
Par434545434364445345343672

Winners

YearDatesChampionCountryWinning scoreTo parMargin
of victory
Purse ($)Winner's
share ($)
2014May 22–25Jessica Korda United States67-67-69-65=268−201 stroke1,300,000195,000
2013May 16–19Jennifer Johnson United States67-70-65-65=267−211 stroke1,200,000180,000
2012Apr 26–29Stacy Lewis United States68-67-67-68=271−171 stroke1,250,000187,500
2011Apr 28 – May 1Maria Hjorth Sweden70-74-67-67=278−102 strokes1,300,000195,000
2010May 13–16Se Ri Pak South Korea69-66-68=203−13Playoff 11,300,000195,000
2009No tournament
2008Sep 11–14Angela Stanford United States70-67-67-73=277−111 stroke1,400,000210,000

1 Final round was canceled because of rain and weather delays. Third round co-leaders Pak, Brittany Lincicome, and Suzann Pettersen played a sudden-death playoff to determine the winner; Pak won on the third playoff hole.[3]

Tournament records

YearPlayerScoreRound
2013Anna Nordqvist61 (−11)3rd

References

  1. "Mobile Bay LPGA Classic - Course Info, 2013". mobilebaylpgaclassic.com. Archived from the original on 2014-01-02. Retrieved May 14, 2013.
  2. "Bell Micro LPGA Classic Shifts to Spring Date". LPGA. March 18, 2009. Archived from the original on May 25, 2011.
  3. "Birdie lifts Pak to first win since '07". ESPN. Associated Press. May 16, 2010. Retrieved April 26, 2012.
  4. "Maria Hjorth surges to win Avnet crown". ESPN. Associated Press. May 2, 2011. Retrieved April 26, 2012.
  5. "Avnet To Acquire Bell Microproducts In Deal Valued At $594 Million". Techcrunch.com. March 29, 2010. Retrieved April 22, 2012.
  6. "Airbus Named Title Sponsor of LPGA Tournament in Mobile". LPGA. January 21, 2014. Retrieved January 21, 2014.
  7. Clark, Nicola (July 2, 2012). "EADS to build U.S. assembly line for Airbus A320". New York Times. Retrieved May 22, 2014.
  8. Dugan, Kelli (March 12, 2014). "Airbus celebrates 'topping out' of A320 final assembly line hangar in Mobile (updated)". AL.com. Retrieved May 22, 2014.
  9. "Airbus' US A320 Final Assembly Line takes shape". Airbus. (press release). April 10, 2014. Retrieved May 22, 2014.

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