Kingsmill Championship Winners and History – LPGA

Kingsmill Championship Winners and History – LPGA

The LPGA’s Kingsmill Championship has been held nearly annually 2003 at the Kingsmill Resort in Williamsburg, Virginia. The tournament missed the 2010 and 2011 seasons.

As the Michelob Ultra Open from 2004 to 2009 the tournament boasted one of the largest purses on the LPGA Tour, totaling $2.2 million, with $330,000 going to the winner. That money attracted a very competitive field. Unfortunately for the LPGA, Michelob and parent company Anheuser-Busch discontinued their sponsorship after 2009 most likely as a result of the 2008 recession and Anheuser-Bush’s purchase by InBev.

The loss of the Michelob Ultra Open was reflective of the LPGA’s decline from its apogee of 34 tournaments in 2008 to a 24 tournament nadir in 2011.

The hosting Kingsmill River Course is a par 71 at 6,340 yards. The PGA Tour hosted an event at Kingsmill from 1968 to 2002

Christie Kerr is the only multiple winner, with victories in 2005, 2009, and 2013. Annika Sörenstam set the event’s 72-hole scoring record in 2008 at 265, 19 strokes under par. Shin set the stop’s single round record in 2012, with a 62 (−9) in the first round.

The complete list of Kingsmill Championship winners follows:

 

Year	Champion	Country	Winning score	To par
Kingsmill Championship
2016	Ariya Jutanugarn	Thailand	69-69-65-67=270	-14
2015	Minjee Lee	Australia	68-67-69-65=269	-15
2014	Lizette Salas	United States	67-68-65-71=271	-13
2013	Cristie Kerr (3)	United States	66-71-66-69=272	−12
2012	Jiyai Shin	South Korea	62-68-69-69=268	−16
2011	No Tournament
2010	No Tournament
Michelob ULTRA Open at Kingsmill
2009	Cristie Kerr (2)	United States	69-63-66-70=268	−16
2008	Annika Sörenstam	Sweden	64-66-69-66=265	−19
2007	Suzann Pettersen	Norway	66-72-68-61=274	−10
2006	Karrie Webb	Australia	66-68-68-70=270	−14
2005	Cristie Kerr	United States	68-68-68-72=276	−8
2004	Se Ri Pak	South Korea	70-71-69-65=275	−9
Michelob Light Open at Kingsmill
2003	Grace Park	South Korea	67-68-69-71=275	−9

 

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