Thornberry Creek LPGA Classic

The Thornberry Creek LPGA Classic was a women's professional golf tournament in Wisconsin on the LPGA Tour. It debuted in 2017 and was played at Thornberry Creek at Oneida, just northwest of Green Bay. Opened in 1994,[1] the course is owned by the Oneida Nation.[2]

Thornberry Creek LPGA Classic
Tournament information
LocationOneida, Wisconsin, U.S.
Established2017
Course(s)Thornberry Creek at Oneida
Par72
Length6,624 yards (6,057 m)
Tour(s)LPGA Tour
FormatStroke play – 72 holes
Prize fund$2.0 million
Month playedJuly
Final year2019
Tournament record score
Aggregate257 Kim Sei-young (2018)
To par−31 as above
Current champion
Shanshan Feng
Oneida 
Location in the United States
Oneida 
Location in Wisconsin

On August 21, 2019, the Oneida Nation announced that due to the lack of return on the investment to run the event they were not going to renew their contract with the LPGA to continue the tournament.[3]

The 2018 event saw Kim Sei-young post the lowest to-par score (−31) and the lowest 72-hole total score (257) in LPGA Tour history.[4]

Winners

YearDatesChampionCountryScoreMargin
of victory
Purse
($)
Winner's
share ($)
2019Jul 4–7Shanshan Feng China259 (−29)1 stroke2,000,000300,000
2018Jul 5–8Kim Sei-young South Korea257 (−31)9 strokes2,000,000300,000
2017Jul 6–9Katherine Kirk Australia266 (−22)1 stroke2,000,000300,000

Tournament records

YearPlayerScoreRound
2019Patty Tavatanakit61 (−11)4th

References

  1. "Thornberry Creek At Oneida". Golf Wisconsin. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
  2. Wisneski, Nate (November 2, 2016). "Thornberry Creek LPGA Classic seeks volunteers and announces ticket plans". Oneida Nation. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
  3. "Oneida Nation ends LPGA sponsorship, citing lack of return on investment". Press Gazette Media. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  4. "Sei Young Kim wins Thornberry Creek Classic in historic fashion". ESPN. Associated Press. July 8, 2018.

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