LPGA Corning Classic
Year Dates Champion Country Score Purse Winner 's Share
2009 May 21-24 Yani Tseng Taiwan 267 ( -21 ) $ 1,500,000 $ 225,000
2008 * May 22-25 Leta Lindley United States 277 ( -11 ) $ 1,500,000 $ 225,000
2007 May 24-27 Young Kim South Korea 268 ( -20 ) $ 1,300,000 $ 195,000
2006 * May 25-28 Hee-Won Han South Korea 273 ( -15 ) $ 1,200,000 $ 180,000
2005 May 26-29 Jimin Kang South Korea 273 ( -15 ) $ 1,100,000 $ 165,000
2004 May 27-30 Annika Sörenstam Sweden 270 ( -18 ) $ 1,000,000 $ 150,000
2003 May 22-25 Juli Inkster United States 264 ( -24 ) $ 1,000,000 $ 150,000
2002 May 23-26 Laura Diaz United States 274 ( -14 ) $ 1,000,000 $ 150,000
2001 May 24-27 Carin Koch Sweden 270 ( -18 ) $ 900,000 $ 135,000
2000 * May 25-28 Betsy King United States 276 ( -12 $ 800,000 $ 120,000
1999 May 27-30 Kelli Kuehne United States 278 ( -10 ) $ 750,000 $ 112,500
1998 May 21-24 Tammie Green United States 268 ( -20 ) $ 700,000 $ 105,000
1997 * May 22-25 Rosie Jones United States 277 ( -11 ) $ 650,000 $ 97,500
1996 May 23-26 Rosie Jones United States 276 ( -12 ) $ 600,000 $ 90,000
1995 May 25-28 Alison Nicholas England 275 ( -13 ) $ 550,000 $ 82,500
1994 May 26-29 Beth Daniel United States 278 ( -10 ) $ 500,000 $ 75,000
1993 * May 27-30 Kelly Robbins United States 277 ( -11 ) $ 500,000 $ 75,000
1992 May 21-24 Colleen Walker United States 276 ( -12 ) $ 450,000 $ 67,500
1991 May 23-26 Betsy King United States 273 ( -15 ) $ 400,000 $ 60,000
1990 May 24-27 Pat Bradley United States 274 ( -10 ) $ 350,000 $ 52,500
Winners
The LPGA Corning Classic was an annual golf tournament for professional female golfers on the LPGA Tour. It took place every year from 1979 through 2009 at the Corning Country Club in Corning, New York. It was one of the longest running tournaments on the LPGA Tour and the longest with a single sponsor. The title sponsor since the beginning was Corning Incorporated, an American manufacturer of glass, ceramics and related materials, primarily for industrial and scientific applications. Production and operation of the tournament was a large community effort by the citizens of Corning. As with most tournaments on the LPGA Tour, proceeds went to charity. Beneficiaries of the Corning Classic were local hospitals and camps for disabled children. Net charitable proceeds since 1979 exceeded $5 million. On April 20, 2009, the Classic's title sponsor, Corning Incorporated, announced it would not be able to sponsor the tournament after the 2009 tournament. The tournament's executives confirmed that efforts to secure additional sponsors had been unsuccessful and that the tournament would not continue after 2009. Tournament names through the years: