Safeco Classic

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Safeco Classic
Tournament information
Location Kent, Washington, U.S.
Established 1982
Course(s)Meridian Valley C.C.
Par72
Length6,241 yards (5,707 m)
Tour(s) LPGA Tour
Format Stroke play - 72 holes
Prize fund$650,000
Month playedSeptember
Final year 1999
Tournament record score
Aggregate270 Patty Sheehan (1990)
To par–18 as above
Final champion
Flag of Sweden.svg Maria Hjorth
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The Safeco Classic (often styled as the SAFECO Classic) was a women's professional golf tournament on the LPGA Tour in the Seattle area, sponsored by Safeco Insurance. It was played 18 times, from 1982 to 1999, at Meridian Valley Country Club in Kent, Washington, usually in mid-September, the week following the Safeway Classic in Portland. [1] [2]

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With the opening of the Seattle Mariners' Safeco Field in Seattle in July 1999, Safeco entered a 20-year, $40 million agreement for the naming rights of the new major league baseball stadium. Safeco ended its sponsorship of the LPGA event in October 1999 and a new sponsor did not emerge. [3]

Multiple winners of the 72-hole event were Patty Sheehan (1982, 1990, 1995), Juli Inkster (1983, 1988), and Karrie Webb (1996, 1997).

Winners

YearDatesChampionCountryWinning
score
To parMargin
of victory
Purse ($)Winner's
share ($)
1999 Sep 16–19 Maria Hjorth Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 271−172 strokes650,00097,500
1998 Sep 10–13 Annika Sörenstam Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 273−155 strokes600,00090,000
1997 Sep 11–14 Karrie Webb (2)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 272−161 stroke550,00082,500
1996 Sep 12–15Karrie WebbFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 277−112 strokes550,00082,500
1995 Sep 14–17 Patty Sheehan (3)Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 274−142 strokes500,00075,000
1994 Sep 15–18 Deb Richard Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 276−121 stroke500,00075,000
1993 Sep 16–19 Brandie Burton Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 274−141 stroke450,00067,500
1992 Sep 17–20 Colleen Walker Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 277−112 strokes450,00067,500
1991 Sep 19–22 Pat Bradley Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 280−8Playoff400,00060,000
1990 Sep 13–16Patty Sheehan (2)Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 270−189 strokes300,00045,000
1989 Sep 14–17 Beth Daniel Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 273−156 strokes300,00045,000
1988 Sep 15–18 Juli Inkster (2)Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 278−103 strokes225,00033,750
1987 Sep 17–20 Jan Stephenson Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 277−111 stroke225,00033,750
1986 Sep 11–14 Judy Dickinson Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 274−144 strokes200,00030,000
1985 Sep 12–15 Joanne Carner Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 279−92 strokes200,00030,000
1984 Sep 13–16 Kathy Whitworth Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 279−92 strokes175,00026,250
1983 Sep 15–18Juli InksterFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States 283−61 stroke175,00026,250
1982 Sep 23–26Patty SheehanFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States 276−121 stroke175,00026,250

Multiple winners

Three women won this tournament more than once; all three are members of the World Golf Hall of Fame.

References

  1. "LPGA Tournament Chronology 1980-1989" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-29. Retrieved 2010-08-26.
  2. "LPGA Tournament Chronology 1990-1999" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-20. Retrieved 2010-08-26.
  3. Smith, Craig (October 6, 1999). "Safeco ends sponsorship - 18-Year association with LPGA Tour ends". The Seattle Times. Retrieved July 8, 2015.

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