Thornberry Creek LPGA Classic

Thornberry Creek LPGA Classic
Tournament information
Location Oneida, Wisconsin, U.S.
Established 2017
Course(s) Thornberry Creek at Oneida
Par 72
Length 6,624 yards (6,057 m)
Tour(s) LPGA Tour
Format Stroke play – 72 holes
Prize fund $2.0 million
Month played July
Tournament record score
Aggregate 257 Kim Sei-young (2018)
To par −31 as above
Current champion
South Korea Kim Sei-young
Oneida 
Location in the United States
Oneida 
Location in Wisconsin

The Thornberry Creek LPGA Classic is a women's professional golf tournament in Wisconsin on the LPGA Tour. It debuted in 2017 and is played at Thornberry Creek at Oneida, just northwest of Green Bay. Opened in 1994,[1] the course is owned by the Oneida Nation.[2]

The 2018 event saw Kim Sei-young post the lowest to-par score (−31) and the lowest 72-hole total score (257) in LPGA Tour history.[3]

Winners

YearDatesChampionCountryScoreMargin
of victory
Purse
($)
Winner's
share ($)
2018Jul 5–8Kim Sei-young South Korea257 (−31)9 strokes2,000,000300,000
2017Jul 6–9Katherine Kirk Australia266 (−22)1 stroke2,000,000300,000

Tournament records

YearPlayerScoreRound
2017Pornanong Phatlum62 (−10)4th
2018Katherine Kirk62 (−10)1st

References

  1. "Thornberry Creek At Oneida". Golf Wisconsin. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
  2. Wisneski, Nate (November 2, 2016). "Thornberry Creek LPGA Classic seeks volunteers and announces ticket plans". Oneida Nation. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
  3. "Sei Young Kim wins Thornberry Creek Classic in historic fashion". ESPN. Associated Press. July 8, 2018.

Coordinates: 44°33′07″N 88°08′53″W / 44.552°N 88.148°W / 44.552; -88.148

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