Florida's Natural Charity Championship

The Florida's Natural Charity Championship Hosted by Nancy Lopez was a golf tournament for professional female golfers that was part of the LPGA Tour from 1992 through 2006. For most of those years it was known as the Chick-fil-A Charity Championship. It was played annually at the Eagle's Landing Country Club in Stockbridge, Georgia.

The title sponsor from 1995 to 2005 was Chick-fil-A, a fast-food restaurant chain headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, that specializes in chicken sandwiches. In 2006, Florida's Natural, a cooperative of Florida citrus growers took over title sponsorship.

It was announced in August 2006 that the tournament had been cancelled because of the lack of a sponsor for 2007.[1]

LPGA Hall of Famer Nancy Lopez was associated with the tournament as its official host. She presented the Nancy Lopez Award to the world's best female amateur golfer at a banquet held each year during the tournament week. It is unclear where the Nancy Lopez Award ceremony will now be held.

Tournament names through the years:

  • 1992: SEGA Women's Championship
  • 1993-1994: Atlanta Women's Championship
  • 1995-2005: Chick-fil-A Charity Championship
  • 2006: Florida's Natural Charity Championship Hosted by Nancy Lopez

The last tournament was held from April 17 through April 23, 2006.

Winners

Year Champion Country Score Purse Winner's
Share
2006 Sung Ah Yim  South Korea 272 (-16) $1,400,000 $210,000
2005 Annika Sörenstam  Sweden 265 (-23) $1,600,000 $240,000
2004 Jennifer Rosales  Philippines 274 (-14) $1,600,000 $240,000
2003 Se Ri Pak  South Korea 200 (-16) $1,350,000 $202,350
2002 Juli Inkster  United States 132 (-12) $1,250,000 $187,500
2001 Annika Sörenstam  Sweden 203 (-13) $1,200,000 $180,000
2000 Sophie Gustafson  Sweden 206 (-10) $900,000 $135,000
1999 Rachel Hetherington  Australia 204 (-12) $800,000 $120,000
1998 Liselotte Neumann  Sweden 202 (-14) $700,000 $105,000
1997 Nancy Lopez  United States 137 (-7) $550,000 $82,500
1996 Barb Mucha  United States 208 (-8) $550,000 $82,500
1995 Laura Davies  England 201 (-15) $500,000 $75,000
1994 Val Skinner  United States 206 (-10) $650,000 $97,500
1993 Trish Johnson  England 282 (-6) $600,000 $90,000
1992 Dottie Mochrie  United States 277 (-11) $600,000 $90,000

1997 and 2002 tournaments were shortened to 36 holes due to rain.

Tournament record

Year Player Score Round
1999 Barb Mucha 62 (-10) 2nd round

References

  1. ^ "Atlanta loses LPGA Tour event". Archived from the original on 2012-04-01. Retrieved 2011-10-06.