The LPGA State Farm Classic was a women's professional golf tournament on the LPGA Tour. It was played annually from 1976 to 2011 in the Springfield, Illinois metropolitan area. From 1976 through 2006, the tournament was held at The Rail Golf Course. In 2007 it moved to Panther Creek Country Club.
Originally known as the Jerry Lewis Muscular Dystrophy Golf Classic, the tournament was underwritten solely by the owners of The Rail Golf Course for its first two years. A community-based not-for-profit organization took over the tournament in 1978. State Farm Insurance became the title sponsor in 1993. From 1980 until cancellation in 2011, over $2.5 million was contributed from tournament proceeds to medical and children's charities.
On December 9, 2011, it was announced the tournament was being cancelled due to organizers failing to find a new sponsor. It had been announced earlier in the year that State Farm would be dropping its sponsorship after 2011.
Tournament names through the years:
- 1976: Jerry Lewis Muscular Dystrophy Classic
- 1977: Rail Muscular Dystrophy Classic
- 1978-1992: Rail Charity (Golf) Classic
- 1993-2000: State Farm Rail Classic
- 2001-2006: State Farm Classic
- 2007-2011: LPGA State Farm Classic
Video LPGA State Farm Classic
Winners
* Championship won in sudden-death playoff.
- 1976 and 1981-2000 -- 54-hole tournament
- 1977-1980 and 2001-2011 -- 72-hole tournament, although the tournament in 2003 was shortened to 54 holes due to rain.
Maps LPGA State Farm Classic
Tournament records
References
External links
- Official website
- Coverage on LPGA Tour's official website
- Tournament results at Golfobserver.com
- Panther Creek Country Club
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