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 $2 million, the tournament winner automatically qualified for the season-ending ADT Championship.
The tournament used the front nine of the Legacy Course designed by Arnold Palmer and the front nine of the Independence Course designed by Tom Watson.
Tournament names 2006 Ginn Clubs & Resorts Open 2007-2008 Ginn Open
History Inaugural tournament The 2006 inaugural Ginn Open tournament, was the most expensive LPGA inaugural tournament to date. The purse was the 3rd largest in the LPGA. In addition, the tournament weekend featured concerts by Brooks & Dunn.
Winners Year Date Champion Country Winning score To par Marginof victory Runner(s)-up Purse ($) Winner'sshare ($)2008 Apr 20 Lorena Ochoa 68-67-65-69=269 −19 3 strokes Yani Tseng 2,600,000 390,0002007 Apr 15 Brittany Lincicome 67-72-67-72=278 −10 1 stroke Lorena Ochoa 2,600,000 390,0002006 Apr 30 Mi-Hyun Kim 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 Round2008 Yani Tseng 64 (−8) 2nd round Source:
Ending 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.
References
External links Tournament results at GolfObserver.com Official LPGA microsite Note: Originally owned by the Ginn Company, the Reunion golf community, as of 2019, is owned by Kingwood International Resorts.