PING/Welch's Championship
The PING/Welch's Championship was an annual golf tournament for professional female golfers on the LPGA Tour. Founded in 1980 as the Boston Five Classic, it took place every year in the Boston, Massachusetts area from 1980 through 1997. It was played at the Ferncroft Country Club in Danvers from 1980 to 1990 and at the Blue Hill Country Club in Canton from 1991 to 1997.
The tournament has had a variety of sponsors during its history. Its last title sponsors were Ping, a brand of golf equipment and Welch's, a North American producer of fruit juices.
Tournament names through the years:
- 1980-1990: Boston Five Classic
- 1991: LPGA Bay State Classic
- 1992: Welch's Classic
- 1993-1996: PING/Welch's Championship
- 1997: Welch's Championship
Winners
| Year | Champion | Country | Score | Tournament Location | Purse | Winner's Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Liselotte Neumann |  | 276 (-12) | Blue Hill Country Club | $550,000 | $82,500 |
| 1996 | Emilee Klein |  | 277 (-15) | Blue Hill Country Club | $500,000 | $75,000 |
| 1995 | Beth Daniel | | 271 (-17) | Blue Hill Country Club | $450,000 | $67,500 |
| 1994 | Helen Alfredsson | | 274 (-14) | Blue Hill Country Club | $450,000 | $67,500 |
| 1993 | Missie Berteotti | | 276 (-12) | Blue Hill Country Club | $450,000 | $67,500 |
| 1992 | Dottie Pepper | | 278 (-10) | Blue Hill Country Club | $425,000 | $63,750 |
| 1991 | Juli Inkster | | 275 (-13) | Blue Hill Country Club | $400,000 | $60,000 |
| 1990 | Barb Mucha | | 277 (-11) | Ferncroft Country Club | $350,000 | $52,500 |
| 1989 | Amy Alcott | | 272 (-16) | Ferncroft Country Club | $350,000 | $52,500 |
| 1988 | Colleen Walker | | 274 (-14) | Ferncroft Country Club | $300,000 | $45,000 |
| 1987 | Jane Geddes | | 277 (-11) | Ferncroft Country Club | $300,000 | $45,000 |
| 1986 | Jane Geddes | | 281 (-17) | Ferncroft Country Club | $275,000 | $41,250 |
| 1985 | Judy Clark | | 280 (-8) | Ferncroft Country Club | $225,000 | $33,750 |
| 1984 | Laurie Rinker | | 286 (-2) | Ferncroft Country Club | $225,000 | $33,750 |
| 1983 | Patti Rizzo | | 277 (-11) | Ferncroft Country Club | $175,000 | $26,250 |
| 1982 | Sandra Palmer | | 281 (-7) | Ferncroft Country Club | $175,000 | $26,250 |
| 1981 | Donna Caponi | | 276 (-12) | Ferncroft Country Club | $150,000 | $22,500 |
| 1980 | Dale Lundquist | | 276 (-12) | Ferncroft Country Club | $150,000 | $22,500 |
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