Dream First Bank Charity Classic

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Dream First Bank Charity Classic
Tournament information
Location Garden City, Kansas
Established2014
Course(s)Buffalo Dunes Golf Club
Par72
Length6,502 yards (5,945 m)
Tour(s) Epson Tour
Format Stroke play
Prize fund $237,500
Month playedJune
Current champion
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gabriela Ruffels

The Dream First Bank Charity Classic is a tournament on the Epson Tour, the LPGA's developmental tour. It has been a part of the Epson Tour's schedule since 2014, first as the Garden City Charity Classic. [1] It is held at Buffalo Dunes Golf Club in Garden City, Kansas. [2]

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The 2020 tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [3]

Winners

YearDateWinnerCountryScoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-upPurse ($)Winner's
share ($)
Dream First Bank Charity Classic
2024 Jun 30 Kathleen Scavo Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 204 (−12)Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Daniela Iacobelli 237,50035,625
Garden City Charity Classic
2023 May 7 Gabriela Ruffels Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 197 (−19)4 strokes Flag of Mexico.svg Isabelle Fierro
Flag of France.svg Agathe Laisné 		200,00030,000
2022 May 1 Gabriella Then Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 204 (−12)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Alexa Pano 200,00030,000
2021 May 2 Lilia Vu Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 208 (−8)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Beth Wu 175,00026,250
2020 Aug 16No tournament175,00026,250
2019 Sep 8 Alejandra Llaneza Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 206 (−10)Playoff Flag of Thailand.svg Mind Muangkhumsakul 175,00026,250
2018 Sep 9 Allyssa Ferrell Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 200 (−16)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Dana Finkelstein
Flag of the United States.svg Madison Pressel
Flag of Thailand.svg Pavarisa Yoktuan 		150,00022,500
2017 Sep 10 Anne-Catherine Tanguay Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 211 (−5)3 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Katelyn Dambaugh 150,00022,500
2016 Sep 11 Dana Finkelstein Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 277 (−11)4 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Brittany Benvenuto 150,00022,500
2015 Sep 20 Vicky Hurst Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 208 (−8)2 strokes Flag of Jersey.svg Olivia Jordan-Higgins 100,00015,000
2014 Sep 13 Min Lee Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 210 (−6)1 stroke Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rebecca Artis
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jessica Wallace 		100,00015,000

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References

  1. ↑ "Garden City Charity Classic". Symetra Tour. Archived from the original on September 14, 2017. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
  2. ↑ "2021 Garden City Charity Classic". Garden City Kansas Convention and Visitors Bureau. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Statement on Upcoming Symetra Tour Schedule and the LPGA Qualifying Tournament". LPGA. April 2, 2020. Archived from the original on September 25, 2020. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
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