Stanford International Pro-Am

The Stanford International Pro-Am was a golf tournament for professional female golfers that was part of the LPGA Tour for one year only, in 2008. It was played at the Fairmont Turnberry Isle Resort & Club in Aventura, Florida.

The tournament was in the format of a pro-am, with 112 LPGA professionals and 112 amateurs. It was the first pro-am on the LPGA Tour since the 2001 Office Depot Pro-Am at the Doral Golf Resort & Spa. After 36 holes the field was cut to the top 70 professionals and top 20 teams, and after 54 holes only the professionals competed for the $2,000,000 purse. Play was on both the Soffer and Miller courses at the Fairmont Turnberry Isle Resort & Club.[1]

In November 2008, the LPGA and Stanford Financial announced that this event would not be held in 2009 and that Stanford would take over sponsorship of the year-end Tour Championship, moving the event from West Palm Beach, Florida to Houston, Texas.[2]

Winners

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Year Dates Champion Country Score Purse Winner's
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2008* Apr 24-27 Annika Sörenstam   Sweden 275 (-8) $2,000,000 $300,000

*Tournament won in sudden-death playoff.

Tournament record

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Year Player Score Round Course
2008 Karrie Webb 64 (-7) 4th round Fairmont Turnberry Isle Resort & Club - Soffer Course

References

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  1. ^ "Stanford Financial and The LPGA announce new tournament". LPGA.com. Retrieved 2008-02-08.
  2. ^ LPGA (November 19, 2008). "LPGA Tour Schedule Announced". LPGA.com. Retrieved 2008-12-31.
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