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LPGA Takefuji Classic facts for kids

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The LPGA Takefuji Classic was a big golf tournament for professional women golfers. It happened every year from 2000 to 2006. This tournament was part of the LPGA Tour, which is like the major league for women's golf. For the first few years (2000-2002), it was played in beautiful Hawaii. Later, from 2003 to 2006, it moved to the Las Vegas Country Club in Las Vegas, Nevada.

In August 2006, the LPGA decided not to continue the tournament for the next year. The people who organized the tournament shared a message saying they were sad it wouldn't continue. They thanked everyone who helped make it a success. The LPGA felt that Las Vegas was not the best place for the tour anymore. The very last tournament was held from April 10 to April 15, 2006.

Tournament Champions

This table shows all the amazing golfers who won the LPGA Takefuji Classic each year. It also shows where they were from, their winning score, the golf course, and how much money they won!

Year Champion Country Score Tournament
location
Prize Money ($) Winner's
share ($)
2006 Lorena Ochoa Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico 197 (−19) Las Vegas Country Club 1,100,000 165,000
2005 Wendy Ward  United States 200 (−16) Las Vegas Country Club 1,100,000 165,000
2004 Cristie Kerr  United States 209 (−7) Las Vegas Country Club 1,100,000 165,000
2003 Candie Kung  Taiwan 204 (−12) Las Vegas Country Club 1,100,000 165,000
2002 Annika Sörenstam  Sweden 196 (−14) Waikoloa Beach Resort 900,000 135,000
2001 Lorie Kane  Canada 205 (−11) Kona Country Club 850,000 127,500
2000 Karrie Webb  Australia 207 (−9) Kona Country Club 800,000 120,000

Tournament Records

Golfers often try to get the lowest score possible in a single round. Here are some of the best single-round scores ever made at the LPGA Takefuji Classic.

Year Player Score Round Course
2001 Tina Barrett 66 (−6) 2nd Kona Country Club
2001 Lorie Kane 66 (−6) 3rd Kona Country Club
2002 Kasumi Fujii 61 (−9) 1st Waikoloa Beach Resort
2005 Lorena Ochoa 63 (−9) 2nd Las Vegas Country Club
2005 Shi Hyun Ahn 63 (−9) 3rd Las Vegas Country Club
2006 Lorena Ochoa 63 (−9) 1st Las Vegas Country Club
2006 Juli Inkster 63 (−9) 3rd Las Vegas Country Club
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