Florida's Natural Charity Championship

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The Florida's Natural Charity Championship Hosted by Nancy Lopez was a golf tournament for professional female golfers that was part of the LPGA Tour from 1992 through 2006. For most of those years it was known as the Chick-fil-A Charity Championship. It was played annually at the Eagle's Landing Country Club in Stockbridge, Georgia.

The title sponsor from 1995 to 2005 was Chick-fil-A, a fast-food restaurant chain headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, that specializes in chicken sandwiches. In 2006, Florida's Natural, a cooperative of Florida citrus growers took over title sponsorship.

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LPGA Hall of Famer Nancy Lopez was associated with the tournament as its official host. She presented the Nancy Lopez Award to the world's best female amateur golfer at a banquet held each year during the tournament week. It is unclear where the Nancy Lopez Award ceremony will now be held.

Tournament names through the years:

  • 1992: SEGA Women's Championship
  • 1993-1994: Atlanta Women's Championship
  • 1995-2005: Chick-fil-A Charity Championship
  • 2006: Florida's Natural Charity Championship Hosted by Nancy Lopez

The last tournament was held from April 17 through April 23, 2006.

Winners

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!Year

ChampionCountryScorePurseWinner's
Share
2006Sung Ah Yim{{KOR}}272 (-16)$1,400,000$210,000
2005Annika Sörenstam{{SWE}}265 (-23)$1,600,000$240,000
2004Jennifer Rosales{{PHL}}274 (-14)$1,600,000$240,000
2003Se Ri Pak{{KOR}}200 (-16)$1,350,000$202,350
2002Juli Inkster{{USA}}132 (-12)$1,250,000$187,500
2001Annika Sörenstam{{SWE}}203 (-13)$1,200,000$180,000
2000Sophie Gustafson{{SWE}}206 (-10)$900,000$135,000
1999Rachel Hetherington{{AUS}}204 (-12)$800,000$120,000
1998Liselotte Neumann{{SWE}}202 (-14)$700,000$105,000
1997Nancy Lopez{{USA}}137 (-7)$550,000$82,500
1996Barb Mucha{{USA}}208 (-8)$550,000$82,500
1995Laura Davies{{ENG}}201 (-15)$500,000$75,000
1994Val Skinner{{USA}}206 (-10)$650,000$97,500
1993Trish Johnson{{ENG}}282 (-6)$600,000$90,000
1992Dottie Mochrie{{USA}}277 (-11)$600,000$90,000

1997 and 2002 tournaments were shortened to 36 holes due to rain.

Tournament record

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!Year

PlayerScoreRound
1999Barb Mucha62 (-10)2nd round

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