Welch's/Fry's Championship

The Welch's/Fry's Championship was a golf tournament for professional female golfers that was part of the LPGA Tour from 1981 to 2004. ^[1] It was played at the Randolph Golf Course in Tucson, Arizona. From 1981 to 2002, it was played on the North Course and in 2003 and 2004 it was played on the Dell Urich Course.

It had several different title sponsors during its history.

Tournament names through the years:

• 1981–1982: Arizona Copper Classic
• 1983: Tucson Conquistadores LPGA Open
• 1984: Tucson Conquistadores Open
• 1985–1987: Circle K Tucson Open
• 1988–1990: Circle K LPGA Tucson Open ^[2]
• 1991–1996: Ping/Welch's Championship
• 1997–2002: Welch's/Circle K Championship ^[3]
• 2003–2004: Welch's/Fry's Championship ^{[4] [3]}

The last tournament was held from March 11 through March 14, 2004.

Winners

Year	Champion	Country	Score	Purse ($)	Winner's share ($)
2004	Karen Stupples [5]	England	258 (−22)	800,000	120,000
2003	Wendy Doolan [6]	Australia	259 (−21)	800,000	120,000
2002	Laura Diaz [7]	United States	270 (−18)	800,000	120,000
2001	Annika Sörenstam	Sweden	265 (−23)	750,000	112,500
2000	Annika Sörenstam [8]	Sweden	269 (−19)	700,000	105,000
1999	Juli Inkster [9]	United States	273 (−15)	625,000	93,750
1998	Helen Alfredsson	Sweden	274 (−14)	500,000	75,000
1997	Donna Andrews	United States	273 (−15)	500,000	75,000
1996	Liselotte Neumann	Sweden	276 (−12)	450,000	67,500
1995	Dottie Pepper	United States	278 (−10)	450,000	67,500
1994	Donna Andrews	United States	276 (−12)	425,000	63,750
1993	Meg Mallon	United States	272 (−16)	400,000	60,000
1992	Brandie Burton	United States	277 (−11)	400,000	60,000
1991	Chris Johnson [10]	United States	273 (−15)	350,000	52,500
1990	Colleen Walker	United States	276 (−12)	300,000	45,000
1989	Lori Garbacz	United States	274 (−14)	300,000	45,000
1988	Laura Davies	England	278 (−10)	300,000	45,000
1987	Betsy King	United States	281 (−7)	200,000	45,000
1986	Penny Pulz	Australia	276 (−12)	200,000	30,000
1985	Amy Alcott	United States	279 (−9)	175,000	26,250
1984	Chris Johnson [11]	United States	272 (−16)	150,000	22,500
1983	Jan Stephenson [12]	Australia	207 (−9)	150,000	22,500
1982	Ayako Okamoto [13]	Japan	281 (−7)	125,000	18,750
1981	Nancy Lopez [14]	United States	278 (−14)	125,000	18,750

Tournament record

Year	Player	Score	Round	Course
1998	Kristi Albers	62 (−10)	2nd	Randolph Golf Course (North), par 72
2003	Meg Mallon	60 (−10)	2nd	Randolph Golf Course (Dell Urich), par 70
2004	Sarah Lee	60 (−10)	1st	Randolph Golf Course (Dell Urich), par 70

See also

• PING/Welch's Championship, another LPGA Tour event, played in Boston, Massachusetts (1993–1997).

References

1. "Tucson LPGA Tournament In Trouble". KOLD. November 18, 2004. Retrieved April 1, 2025.
2. "Circle K Pulls Out as Tucson LPGA Sponsor". UPI. Retrieved April 1, 2025.
3. "Welchs Drops LPGA Tucson Event". NBC Sports. June 10, 2004. Retrieved April 1, 2025.
4. "Tucson LPGA Event Adds Sponsor". The Edwardsville Intelligencer. Retrieved March 31, 2025.
5. "Stupples shoots 63 to claim Welch's/Fry's Championship". Southeast Missourian. March 15, 2004. Retrieved April 1, 2025.
6. "Doolan's final-round 65 good enough for victory". ESPN. March 17, 2003. Retrieved April 1, 2025.
7. "Finally, Diaz Gets a Title". Los Angeles Times. March 25, 2002. Retrieved April 1, 2025.
8. "Sorenstam Wins The Welch's". CBS News. March 10, 2000. Retrieved April 1, 2025.
9. "Inkster Edges Pepper At Welch's". CBS News. March 11, 1999. Retrieved April 1, 2025.
10. "Johnson wins Tucson Open". UPI. Retrieved April 1, 2025.
11. "Chris Johnson blasted a 6-under-par 66 Sunday to capture..." UPI. Retrieved April 1, 2025.
12. "Jan Stephenson Wins By 5 Strokes in Tucson". The New York Times. February 28, 1983. Retrieved April 1, 2025.
13. "Japanese Wins". The New York Times. March 1, 1982. Retrieved April 1, 2025.
14. "Nancy Lopez-Melton could hardly wait to tell her husband..." UPI. Retrieved April 1, 2025.

External links

• LPGA official tournament microsite