Credit Union Classic

{{Short description|American women's golf tournament}}

The Credit Union Classic presented by Wegmans was an annual golf tournament for professional women golfers on the Symetra Tour, the LPGA's developmental tour. The event was played from 1996 to 2014 in the Syracuse, New York area.

The title sponsors were three central New York-based credit unions: Empower Federal Credit Union, SEFCU, and The Summit Federal Credit Union. The presenting sponsor was Wegmans, a supermarket chain headquartered in Rochester, New York.Symetra Tour, [http://www.lpgafuturestour.com/content_1.aspx?pid=29879&mid=1 Symetra Tour Returns to Syracuse With Same Goal - New Sponsors]{{dead link|date=August 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} January 24, 2012. Accessed March 31, 2012.

The last benefiting charity from the Credit Union Classic was The First Tee of Syracuse, Inc.

Tournament names through the years:

  • 1996–1997: Loretto Futures Golf Classic
  • 1998–2000: Fleet Loretto Futures Golf Classic
  • 2001–2005: M&T Bank Loretto Futures Golf Classic
  • 2006–2011: Alliance Bank Golf Classic
  • 2012–2014: Credit Union Classic presented by Wegmans

Winners

class="wikitable"

!Year

DatesChampionCountryScoreLocationPurse ($)Winner's
share ($)
2014Aug 1–3Veronica Felibert{{VEN}}201 (−12)Drumlins Country Clubalign=center|100,000align=center|15,000
2013Jul 26–28Olivia Jordan-Higgins{{GBR}}207 (−6)Drumlins Country Clubalign=center|100,000align=center|15,000
2012Jul 27–29Victoria Elizabeth{{USA}}201 (−12)Drumlins Country Clubalign=center|100,000align=center|15,000
2011Jul 29–31Kathleen Ekey{{USA}}205 (−8)Drumlins Country Clubalign=center|100,000align=center|14,000
2010Jul 30 – Aug 1Cindy LaCrosse{{USA}}201 (−12)Drumlins Country Clubalign=center|100,000align=center|14,000
2009Jul 31 – Aug 2Jenny Suh{{USA}}201 (−12)Drumlins Country Clubalign=center|100,000align=center|12,500
2008Jul 18–20Kim Welch{{USA}}204 (−9)The Links at Erie Villagealign=center|90,000align=center|11,700
2007Jul 20–22Violeta Retamoza{{MEX}}208 (−5)The Links at Erie Villagealign=center|80,000align=center|11,200
2006Jul 21–23Ha-Na Chae{{KOR}}204 (−9)The Links at Erie Villagealign=center|75,000align=center|10,500
2005Jul 29–31Kim Brozer{{CAN}}202 (−11)The Links at Erie Villagealign=center|70,000align=center|9,800
2004Michelle Murphy{{USA}}207 (−6)The Links at Erie Villagealign=center|60,000align=center|8,400
2003Soo Young Moon{{KOR}}207 (−6)The Links at Erie Villagealign=center|60,000align=center|8,400
2002Jimin Kang{{KOR}}201 (−12)The Links at Erie Villagealign=center|60,000align=center|8,400
2001Jeanne-Marie Busuttil{{FRA}}204 (−9)The Links at Erie Villagealign=center|60,000align=center|8,400
2000Michelle Ellis{{AUS}}207 (−6)The Links at Erie Villagealign=center|50,000align=center|7,000
1999Marilyn Lovander{{USA}}207 (−6)The Links at Erie Villagealign=center|50,000align=center|7,000
1998A.J. Eathorne{{CAN}}207 (−6)The Links at Erie Villagealign=center|50,000align=center|6,600
1997Karen Pearce{{AUS}}207 (−6)The Links at Erie Villagealign=center|40,000align=center|5,300
1996*Erika Hayashida{{PER}}141 (−1)The Links at Erie Villagealign=center|50,000align=center|7,500

*Tournament shortened to 36 holes because of rain.

Tournament records

class="wikitable"

!Year

PlayerScoreRoundCourse
2001Jeanne-Marie Busuttil63 (−8)align=center|2ndThe Links at Erie Village

References

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