Ginn Tribute Hosted by Annika facts for kids
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Mount Pleasant, South Carolina |
| Established | 2007 |
| Course(s) | RiverTowne Country Club |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 6,459 yards (5,906 m) |
| Tour(s) | LPGA Tour |
| Format | Stroke play - 72 holes |
| Prize fund | $2,600,000 |
| Month played | May - June |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 274 Seon Hwa Lee & Karrie Webb (2010) |
| To par | -14 Seon Hwa Lee & Karrie Webb (2010) |
| Current champion | |
 Seon Hwa Lee (2008) |
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The Ginn Tribute hosted by Annika was a special women's professional golf tournament. It was part of the LPGA Tour, which is a big series of golf events for women.
This tournament was hosted by Annika Sörenstam, a famous golfer who is in the Hall of Fame. It took place in 2007 and 2008. The games were played at the RiverTowne Country Club in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina.
The tournament offered a huge amount of prize money, $2.6 million! This made it one of the biggest golf events for women at that time. A developer named Bobby Ginn owned and sponsored the tournament. He also sponsored another golf event called the Ginn Open. People could watch the Ginn Tribute on TV.
Honoring Golf Legends
Each year, the Ginn Tribute tournament honored important people in women's golf. These special people were celebrated in ceremonies during the tournament week. It was a way to say thank you for their contributions to the sport.
- 2008: The tournament honored Beth Daniel.
- 2007: The tournament honored the amazing women who started the LPGA. These included Bettye Danoff, Marlene Bauer Hagge, Betty Jameson, Marilynn Smith, Shirley Spork, and Louise Suggs. They also honored some golf pioneers who had passed away. These were Alice Bauer, Opal Hill, Sally Sessions, Babe Zaharias, Patty Berg, Helen Dettweiler, and Helen Hicks.
Tournament Champions
Here are the golfers who won the Ginn Tribute tournament:
| Year | Dates | Champion | Country | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner-up | Tournament location |
Purse ($) | Winner's share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | May 29-Jun 1 | Seon Hwa Lee |  South Korea |
68-70-69-67=274 | -14 | Playoff |  Karrie Webb |
RiverTowne Country Club |
2,600,000 | 390,000 |
| 2007 | May 31-Jun 3 | Nicole Castrale |  United States |
69-71-68-71=279 | -9 | Playoff |  Lorena Ochoa |
2,600,000 | 390,000 |
Both times, the winners were decided in a "sudden-death playoff." This means the golfers kept playing extra holes until one person scored better than the other. The first person to get a better score won!
Top Scores in the Tournament
Here are some of the best single-round scores ever made at the Ginn Tribute:
| Year | Player | Score | Round | Course |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Karrie Webb | 65 (-7) | 1st round | RiverTowne Country Club |
| 2008 | In-Kyung Kim | 65 (-7) | 1st round | RiverTowne Country Club |
| 2008 | Sophie Gustafson | 65 (-7) | 2nd round | RiverTowne Country Club |
| 2008 | Suzann Pettersen | 65 (-7) | 2nd round | RiverTowne Country Club |
