The PING/Welch's Championship was an annual golf tournament for professional female golfers on the LPGA Tour . Founded in 1980 as the Boston Five Classic , it took place every year in the Greater Boston area from 1980 through 1997. It was played at the Ferncroft Country Club in Danvers from 1980 to 1990 and at the Blue Hill Country Club in Canton from 1991 to 1997.
The tournament has had a variety of sponsors during its history. Its last title sponsors were Ping , a brand of golf equipment and Welch's , a North American producer of fruit juices.
Tournament names through the years:
1980-1990: Boston Five Classic
1991: LPGA Bay State Classic
1992: Welch's Classic
1993-1996: PING/Welch's Championship
1997: Welch's Championship Winners
Year
Champion
Country
Score
Tournament
Purse
Winner's
1997 Liselotte Neumann File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden 276 (-12)
Blue Hill Country Club $550,000
$82,500
1996 Emilee Klein File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States 277 (-15)
Blue Hill Country Club
$500,000
$75,000
1995 Beth Daniel File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States 271 (-17)
Blue Hill Country Club
$450,000
$67,500
1994 Helen Alfredsson File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden 274 (-14)
Blue Hill Country Club
$450,000
$67,500
1993 Missie Berteotti File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States 276 (-12)
Blue Hill Country Club
$450,000
$67,500
1992 Dottie Pepper File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States 278 (-10)
Blue Hill Country Club
$425,000
$63,750
1991 Juli Inkster File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States 275 (-13)
Blue Hill Country Club
$400,000
$60,000
1990 Barb Mucha File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States 277 (-11)
Ferncroft Country Club $350,000
$52,500
1989 Amy Alcott File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States 272 (-16)
Ferncroft Country Club
$350,000
$52,500
1988 Colleen Walker File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States 274 (-14)
Ferncroft Country Club
$300,000
$45,000
1987 Jane Geddes File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States 277 (-11)
Ferncroft Country Club
$300,000
$45,000
1986 Jane Geddes File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States 281 (-17)
Ferncroft Country Club
$275,000
$41,250
1985 Judy Clark File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States 280 (-8)
Ferncroft Country Club
$225,000
$33,750
1984 Laurie Rinker File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States 286 (-2)
Ferncroft Country Club
$225,000
$33,750
1983 Patti Rizzo File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States 277 (-11)
Ferncroft Country Club
$175,000
$26,250
1982 Sandra Palmer File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States 281 (-7)
Ferncroft Country Club
$175,000
$26,250
1981 Donna Caponi File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States 276 (-12)
Ferncroft Country Club
$150,000
$22,500
1980 Dale Lundquist File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States 276 (-12)
Ferncroft Country Club
$150,000
$22,500
External links
Team events: Unofficial events:
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