Manulife LPGA Classic

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Manulife LPGA Classic
Manulife LPGA Classic logo.png
Tournament information
LocationCambridge, Ontario, Canada
Established2012
Course(s)
Par72
Length6,613 yards (6,047 m)
Tour(s)LPGA Tour
FormatStroke play - 72 holes
Prize fundUS$1.7 million
Month playedJune (September in 2016)
Final year2017
Tournament record score
Aggregate258 Park Hee-young (2013)
To par−26 as above
Final champion
Thailand Ariya Jutanugarn
Whistle Bear GC is located in Canada
Whistle Bear GC
Whistle Bear GC
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Location in Canada
Whistle Bear GC is located in Ontario
Whistle Bear GC
Whistle Bear GC
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Location in Ontario

The Manulife LPGA Classic was a women's professional golf tournament on the LPGA Tour. The 72-hole, full-field event was first played in June 2012 at the Grey Silo Golf Course in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.[1] The title sponsor was Manulife Financial, a global insurance company and financial services provider with headquarters in Toronto.

At the inaugural event in 2012, Brittany Lang won her first LPGA title in a four-way sudden-death playoff. It was the first-ever win on the tour by an alumna of Duke.[2][3] The runners-up were Hee Kyung Seo, Inbee Park, and Chella Choi.[4] After missing a birdie putt at the par-5 18th to win in regulation, Lang birdied the same hole three straight times in the playoff.[5]

In 2015, the tournament moved to Whistle Bear Golf Club in Cambridge, about 18 km south of Grey Silo GC, where it remained for 2016 and 2017.[6]

In 2017, the Manulife LPGA Classic was announced to become Manulife's final tournament as the title sponsor[7] and a new one was never found.[6]

Tournament names[]

  • 2012–2014: Manulife Financial LPGA Classic
  • 2015–2017: Manulife LPGA Classic

Winners[]

Year Date Champion Winning score To par Margin
of victory		 Venue Purse
(US$)		 Winner's
share
2017 Jun 8–11 Thailand Ariya Jutanugarn 67-70-65-69=271 −17 Playoff Whistle Bear Golf Club 1,700,000 255,000
2016 Sep 1–4 Germany Caroline Masson 68-69-68-67=272 −16 1 stroke Whistle Bear Golf Club 1,600,000 240,000
2015 Jun 4–7 Norway Suzann Pettersen 66-65-66-69=266 −22 1 stroke Whistle Bear Golf Club 1,500,000 225,000
2014 Jun 5–8 South Korea Inbee Park 69-66-65-61=261 −23 3 strokes Grey Silo Golf Course 1,500,000 225,000
2013 Jul 11–14 South Korea Park Hee-young 65-67-61-65=258 −26 Playoff Grey Silo Golf Course 1,300,000 195,000
2012 Jun 21–24 United States Brittany Lang 69-65-67-67=268 −16 Playoff Grey Silo Golf Course 1,300,000 195,000

Tournament records[]

Year Player Score To par Round Venue
2013 Park Hee-young 61 −10 3rd Grey Silo Golf Course
2014 Inbee Park 61 −10 4th Grey Silo Golf Course
2017 Perrine Delacour 62 −10 2nd Whistle Bear Golf Club

References[]

  1. ^ "New Canadian LPGA event added for 2012". Manulife Financial LPGA Classic. AFP. June 28, 2011. Retrieved July 9, 2013.
  2. ^ "Brittany Lang takes Waterloo playoff for 1st LPGA title". CBC. Canadian Press. June 24, 2012. Retrieved July 4, 2013.
  3. ^ "Lang wins her first professional tournament". Duke University Athletics. June 24, 2012. Retrieved July 4, 2013.
  4. ^ "Fourth round leaderboard, Manulife Financial LPGA Classic". LPGA. June 24, 2012. Retrieved July 9, 2013.
  5. ^ "Brittany Lang wins 1st title". ESPN. Associated Press. June 24, 2012. Retrieved July 4, 2013.
  6. ^ a b "No Waterloo Region tournament on 2018 LPGA schedule". CTV Kitchener. 13 December 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  7. ^ "Future of Cambridge LPGA stop uncertain as Manulife sponsorship ends". Sportsnet. Canadian Press. 11 June 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2020.

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