Ginn Open
Women's professional golf tournament
The Ginn Open was a women's professional golf tournament on the LPGA Tour. It was played from 2006 to 2008 at Ginn Reunion Resort in Reunion, Florida. For all three years, the tournament was broadcast on CBS Sports.The title sponsor was Ginn Resorts, a resort development and management firm with headquarters in Celebration, Florida. With a purse exceeding $2 million, the tournament winner automatically qualified for the season-ending ADT Championship.
The tournament used the front nine of the Legacy Course designed by Arnold Palmer and the front nine of the Independence Course designed by Tom Watson.
01Tournament names
- 2006 Ginn Clubs & Resorts Open
- 2007-2008 Ginn Open
02History
Inaugural tournament
The 2006 inaugural Ginn Open tournament, was the most expensive LPGA inaugural tournament to date. The purse was the 3rd largest in the LPGA. In addition, the tournament weekend featured concerts by Brooks & Dunn.
Winners
| Year | Date | Champion | Country | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | Purse ($) | Winner's share ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Apr 20 | Lorena Ochoa | Mexico | 68-67-65-69=269 | −19 | 3 strokes | Yani Tseng | 2,600,000 | 390,000 |
| 2007 | Apr 15 | Brittany Lincicome | United States | 67-72-67-72=278 | −10 | 1 stroke | Lorena Ochoa | 2,600,000 | 390,000 |
| 2006 | Apr 30 | Mi-Hyun Kim | South Korea | 70-66-69-71=276 | −12 | 2 strokes | Lorena Ochoa Karrie Webb | 2,500,000 | 375,000 |
The tournament record was set in 2008 by Yani Tseng.
| Year | Player | Score | Round |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Yani Tseng | 64 (−8) | 2nd round |
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03Ending
It was announced on January 28, 2009, that Ginn was ending all golf tournament sponsorships due to the economy. As a result, the tournament was cancelled for 2009, and no substitute tournament was announced. The LPGA sued Ginn for breach of contract due to the cancellation.
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