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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Cambridge, Ontario, Canada |
| Established | 2012 |
| Course(s) | Whistle Bear Golf Club |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 6,613 yards (6,047 m) |
| Tour(s) | LPGA Tour |
| Format | Stroke play - 72 holes |
| Prize fund | US$1.7 million |
| Month played | June (September in 2016) |
| Final year | 2017 |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 258 Park Hee-young (2013) |
| To par | −26 as above |
| Final champion | |
 Ariya Jutanugarn | |
Whistle Bear GCclass=notpageimage| Location in Canada
Whistle Bear GCclass=notpageimage| Location in Ontario
The Manulife LPGA Classic was a women's professional golf tournament on the LPGA Tour. The 72-hole, full-field event was first played in June 2012 at the Grey Silo Golf Course in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. The title sponsor was Manulife Financial, a global insurance company and financial services provider with headquarters in Toronto.
At the inaugural event in 2012, Brittany Lang won her first LPGA title in a four-way sudden-death playoff. It was the first-ever win on the tour by an alumna of Duke. The runners-up were Hee Kyung Seo, Inbee Park, and Chella Choi. After missing a birdie putt at the par-5 18th to win in regulation, Lang birdied the same hole three straight times in the playoff.
In 2015, the tournament moved to Whistle Bear Golf Club in Cambridge, about 18 km south of Grey Silo GC, where it remained for 2016 and 2017.
In 2017, the Manulife LPGA Classic was announced to become Manulife's final tournament as the title sponsor and a new one was never found.
Tournament names
- 2012–2014: Manulife Financial LPGA Classic
- 2015–2017: Manulife LPGA Classic
Winners
| Year | Date | Champion | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Venue | Purse (US$) |
Winner's share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Jun 8–11 | Ariya Jutanugarn |
67-70-65-69=271 | −17 | Playoff | Whistle Bear Golf Club | 1,700,000 | 255,000 |
| 2016 | Sep 1–4 |  Caroline Masson |
68-69-68-67=272 | −16 | 1 stroke | Whistle Bear Golf Club | 1,600,000 | 240,000 |
| 2015 | Jun 4–7 |  Suzann Pettersen |
66-65-66-69=266 | −22 | 1 stroke | Whistle Bear Golf Club | 1,500,000 | 225,000 |
| 2014 | Jun 5–8 |  Inbee Park |
69-66-65-61=261 | −23 | 3 strokes | Grey Silo Golf Course | 1,500,000 | 225,000 |
| 2013 | Jul 11–14 | Park Hee-young |
65-67-61-65=258 | −26 | Playoff | Grey Silo Golf Course | 1,300,000 | 195,000 |
| 2012 | Jun 21–24 |  Brittany Lang |
69-65-67-67=268 | −16 | Playoff | Grey Silo Golf Course | 1,300,000 | 195,000 |
Tournament records
| Year | Player | Score | To par | Round | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Park Hee-young | 61 | −10 | 3rd | Grey Silo Golf Course |
| 2014 | Inbee Park | 61 | −10 | 4th | Grey Silo Golf Course |
| 2017 | Perrine Delacour | 62 | −10 | 2nd | Whistle Bear Golf Club |
References
- "New Canadian LPGA event added for 2012". Manulife Financial LPGA Classic. AFP. June 28, 2011. Retrieved July 9, 2013.
- "Brittany Lang takes Waterloo playoff for 1st LPGA title". CBC. Canadian Press. June 24, 2012. Retrieved July 4, 2013.
- "Lang wins her first professional tournament". Duke University Athletics. June 24, 2012. Retrieved July 4, 2013.
- "Fourth round leaderboard, Manulife Financial LPGA Classic". LPGA. June 24, 2012. Retrieved July 9, 2013.
- "Brittany Lang wins 1st title". ESPN. Associated Press. June 24, 2012. Retrieved July 4, 2013.
- ^ "No Waterloo Region tournament on 2018 LPGA schedule". CTV Kitchener. 13 December 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
- "Future of Cambridge LPGA stop uncertain as Manulife sponsorship ends". Sportsnet. Canadian Press. 11 June 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
External links
- Official website
- LPGA.com tournament microsite
- Whistle Bear Golf Club
- Grey Silo Golf Course – (2012–2014)
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