Manulife LPGA Classic

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.

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

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.

Tournament names
  • 2012–14: Manulife Financial LPGA Classic
  • 2015–17: Manulife LPGA Classic

Winners
YearDateChampionWinning scoreTo parMargin
of victory		VenuePurse
(US$)		Winner's
share
2017Jun 8–11 Ariya Jutanugarn67-70-65-69=271−17PlayoffWhistle Bear Golf Club1,700,000255,000
2016Sep 1–4 Caroline Masson68-69-68-67=272−161 strokeWhistle Bear Golf Club1,600,000240,000
2015Jun 4–7 Suzann Pettersen66-65-66-69=266−221 strokeWhistle Bear Golf Club1,500,000225,000
2014Jun 5–8 Inbee Park69-66-65-61=261−233 strokesGrey Silo Golf Course1,500,000225,000
2013Jul 11–14 Park Hee-young65-67-61-65=258−26PlayoffGrey Silo Golf Course1,300,000195,000
2012Jun 21–24 Brittany Lang69-65-67-67=268−16PlayoffGrey Silo Golf Course1,300,000195,000

Tournament records
YearPlayerScoreTo parRoundVenue
2013Park Hee-young61−103rdGrey Silo Golf Course
2014Inbee Park61−104thGrey Silo Golf Course
2017Perrine Delacour62−102ndWhistle 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.

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