CVS/pharmacy LPGA Challenge

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CVS/pharmacy LPGA Challenge
Tournament information
Location Danville, California, U.S.
Established 1996
Course(s) Blackhawk Country Club
Par72
Length6,185 yards (5,656 m)
Tour(s) LPGA Tour
Format Stroke play - 72 holes
Prize fund $1,100,000
Month playedOctober
Final year 2010
Tournament record score
Aggregate268 Sophie Gustafson (2009)
To par-20 Sophie Gustafson (2009)
Final champion
Flag of Spain.svg Beatriz Recari

The CVS/pharmacy LPGA Challenges was a 72-hole golf tournament for professional female golfers that was part of the LPGA Tour from 1996 through 2010. It was played at various sites in Northern California and was managed by the Bruno Event Team. In 2006 the tournament moved to its last location at the Blackhawk Country Club in Danville.

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In 1996 the tournament was known as the Twelve Bridges LPGA Classic. Between 1997 and 2008 the title sponsor was Longs Drugs, a drugstore chain headquartered in Walnut Creek and the tournament was known as the Longs Drugs Challenge. In October 2008, CVS/pharmacy completed its purchase of the Longs chain and took over the sponsorship of the tournament, renamed the CVS/pharmacy LPGA Challenge for 2009. CVS sponsored the tournament for two years before dropping its support; the final year was 2010.

Tournament names through the years:

Winners

YearDatesChampionCountryScoreTo parVenuePurse
($)
Winner's
share
2010 Oct 14–17 Beatriz Recari Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 274−14 Blackhawk Country Club 1,100,000165,000
2009 Sep 24–27 Sophie Gustafson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 268−20Blackhawk Country Club1,100,000165,000
2008 Oct 9–12 In-Kyung Kim Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 278−10Blackhawk Country Club1,200,000180,000
2007 Oct 4–7 Suzann Pettersen Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 277−11Blackhawk Country Club1,100,000160,000
2006 Sep 21–24 Karrie Webb Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 273−15Blackhawk Country Club1,100,000160,000
2005 Oct 6–9 Nicole Perrot Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 270−14 The Ridge Golf Club 1,000,000150,000
2004 Sep 23–26 Christina Kim Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 266−18The Ridge Golf Club1,000,000150,000
2003 Oct 2–5 Helen Alfredsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 275−13 Lincoln Hills Club 1,000,000150,000
2002 Apr 18–21 Cristie Kerr Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 280−8 Twelve Bridges Club 900,000135,000
2001 Apr 19–22 Se Ri Pak Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 2081−8Twelve Bridges Club800,000120,000
2000 Apr 13–16 Juli Inkster (2)Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 275−13Twelve Bridges Club700,000105,000
1999 Apr 1–4 Juli Inkster Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 280−8Twelve Bridges Club600,00090,000
1998 Apr 1–5 Donna Andrews Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 278−10Twelve Bridges Club600,00090,000
1997 Apr 3–6 Annika Sörenstam Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 285−3Twelve Bridges Club500,00075,000
1996 Apr 4–7 Kelly Robbins Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 273−11Twelve Bridges Club500,00075,000

1 Shortened to 54 holes due to rain.

Tournament record

YearPlayerScoreRoundCourse
2003 Se Ri Pak 64 (−8)2nd roundLincoln Hills Club, par 72
2004 Anna Acker-Macoscko 60 (−11)4th roundThe Ridge Golf Club, par 71
2010 Brittany Lincicome 61 (−11)1st roundBlackhawk Country Club, par 72

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