Florida's Natural Charity Classic

The Florida's Natural Charity Classic is an annual golf tournament for professional women golfers on the Symetra Tour, the LPGA's developmental tour. The event has been played at the Country Club of Winter Haven in Winter Haven, Florida since 2017. From 2014 to 2016, it was played at Lake Wales Country Club in Lake Wales, Florida since 2014. From 2009 to 2013, it was played at the Lake Region Yacht and Country Club in Winter Haven.

The title sponsor of the tournament is Florida's Natural Growers, an agricultural cooperative based in Lake Wales, Florida.

The tournament is a 54-hole event, as are most Symetra Tour tournaments, and includes pre-tournament pro-am opportunities, in which local amateur golfers can play with the professional golfers from the Tour as a benefit for local charities. The current benefiting charity is the Florida's Natural Growers Foundation.

Tournament names through the years:

  • 2009: Florida's Natural Growers Charity Classic
  • 2010–17: Florida's Natural Charity Classic

Winners
YearDatesChampionCountryScoreLocationPurse ($)Winner's
share ($)
2019Mar 15–17Kelly Tan Malaysia203 (−13)Country Club of Winter Haven125,00018,750
2018Mar 16–18Lauren Kim United States206 (−10)Country Club of Winter Haven125,00018,750
2017Mar 10–12Olivia Jordan-Higgins Jersey206 (−10)Country Club of Winter Haven125,00018,750
2016Apr 8–10Samantha Richdale Canada209 (−7)Lake Wales Country Club175,00026,250
2015Mar 27–29Sue Kim Canada211 (−5)Lake Wales Country Club125,00018,750
2014Mar 21–23Yueer Cindy Feng China207 (−9)Lake Wales Country Club125,00018,750
2013Mar 22–24Melissa Eaton United States206 (−10)Lake Region Yacht and Country Club125,00018,750
2012Mar 23–25Megan McChrystal United States206 (−10)Lake Region Yacht and Country Club125,00018,750
2011Mar 25–27Tzu-Chi Lin Taiwan211 (−5)Lake Region Yacht and Country Club110,00015,400
2010Mar 19–21Angela Oh United States137 (−7)*Lake Region Yacht and Country Club100,00014,000
2009Mar 20–22Jean Reynolds** United States212 (−4)Lake Region Yacht and Country Club100,00014,000

* Tournament shortened to 36 holes due rain. Oh won on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff over Jane Rah.
** Tournament won on the third hole of a sudden-death playoff over Song Yi Choi.

Tournament records
YearPlayerScoreRoundCourse
2009Song Yi Choi64 (−8)1stLake Region Yacht and Country Club
2014Emma de Groot66 (−6)2ndLake Wales Country Club
2016Marissa Steen66 (−6)1stLake Wales Country Club
2016Luciane Lee66 (−6)3rdLake Wales Country Club
2017Kim Welch65 (−7)3rdCountry Club of Winter Haven
2019Maude-Aimee Leblanc65 (−7)1stCountry Club of Winter Haven
2019Vicky Hurst65 (−7)3rdCountry Club of Winter Haven
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