Star Bank LPGA Classic

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The Star Bank LPGA Classic was a golf tournament on the LPGA Tour from 1994 to 2001. [1] [2] It was played at the Country Club of the North in Beavercreek, Ohio. During most of its existence, it was sponsored by either Star Banc Corporation or its corporate successor Firstar Corporation.

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LPGA Champions Classic
Firstar LPGA Classic
Star Bank LPGA Classic
Children's Medical Center LPGA Classic

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References

  1. "LPGA Tournament Chronology 1990-1999" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-20. Retrieved 2010-08-13.
  2. LPGA Tournament Chronology 2000-2008 Archived 2011-03-04 at the Wayback Machine