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The Wendy's Championship for Children was a special golf tournament for professional female golfers. It was part of the LPGA Tour, which is a series of big golf competitions for women. This tournament happened every year from 1999 to 2006 near Columbus, Ohio.

The tournament was first played at the New Albany Country Club in New Albany, Ohio from 1999 to 2001. Later, in 2002, it moved to the Tartan Fields Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio.

Helping Kids Through Golf

A really important part of this event was that it helped children. All the money raised from the tournament went to support research and treatment for kids with cancer at the Columbus Children's Hospital. Between 2000 and 2005, the tournament raised more than $2.7 million for this important cause.

Tournament History

The last tournament was held in August 2006. On August 31, 2006, the company Wendy's, which sponsored the event, announced that they would no longer be involved. This happened because Wendy's and the LPGA couldn't agree on future dates for the tournament.

Tournament Names Over the Years

The tournament had a couple of different names during its history:

  • 1999-2000: New Albany Golf Classic
  • 2001-2006: Wendy's Championship for Children

Past Champions

Here are the amazing golfers who won the Wendy's Championship for Children:

Year Champion Country Score Tournament
Location
Prize Money Winner's
Share
2006 Lorena Ochoa Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico 264 (-24) Tartan Fields Golf Club $1,100,000 $165,000
2005 Cristie Kerr  United States 270 (-18) Tartan Fields Golf Club $1,100,000 $165,000
2004 Catriona Matthew  Scotland 278 (-10) Tartan Fields Golf Club $1,100,000 $165,000
2003 Hee-Won Han  South Korea 199 (-17) Tartan Fields Golf Club $1,100,000 $165,000
2002 Mi Hyun Kim  South Korea 208 (-8) Tartan Fields Golf Club $1,000,000 $150,000
2001 Wendy Ward  United States 195 (-21) New Albany Country Club $1,000,000 $150,000
2000 Lorie Kane  Canada 277 (-11) New Albany Country Club $1,000,000 $150,000
1999 Annika Sörenstam  Sweden 269 (-19) New Albany Country Club $1,000,000 $150,000

Tournament Record

This table shows the best single-round score ever recorded at the tournament:

Year Player Score Round Course
2001 Wendy Ward 62 (-10) 2nd round New Albany Country Club
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