American Defender Classic

{{short description|Golf tournament formerly on the LPGA Tour}}

The American Defender Classic was a golf tournament on the LPGA Tour from 1966 to 1981.[http://www.lpga.com/content/Chronology60-69.pdf LPGA Tournament Chronology 1960-1969] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629124254/http://www.lpga.com/content/Chronology60-69.pdf |date=June 29, 2011 }}[http://www.lpga.com/content/Chronology70-79.pdf LPGA Tournament Chronology 1970-1979] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100102105959/http://www.lpga.com/content/Chronology70-79.pdf |date=January 2, 2010 }}[http://www.lpga.com/content/Chronology80-89.pdf LPGA Tournament Chronology 1980-1989] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629095854/http://www.lpga.com/content/Chronology80-89.pdf |date=June 29, 2011 }} It was played in Raleigh, North Carolina at the Raleigh Country Club from 1966 to 1974 and at the North Ridge Country Club from 1975 to 1981. The tournament was the LPGA's first tournament in North Carolina.{{cite news |url=https://www.greensboro.com/golf-tournaments-abound-and-more-may-be-on-the-way/article_0ee8cbb7-25fc-52df-ba29-91179f707c1e.html |title=Golf tournaments abound and more may on the way |first=Helen |last=Ross |newspaper=News & Record |date=September 15, 1990}} In 1975, purse was $5,700.{{cite news |url=https://newspaperarchive.com/bennington-banner-may-29-1975-p-12/ |title=MAU places second in SVC golf tourney |date=May 29, 1975 |location=Vermont |newspaper=Bennington Banner}}