The SemGroup Championship was a golf tournament for professional female golfers that was part of the LPGA Tour. It was played annually from 2001 to 2008 in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
The tournament was originally known as the Williams Championship, with the Williams Companies as the title sponsor. John Q. Hammons Hotels & Resorts was the title sponsor from 2003 to 2006. In 2007, SemGroup, a Tulsa-based firm providing diversified services for end users and consumers of energy products, took over as the title sponsor. SemGroup filed for bankruptcy protection in July 2008; in November 2008, the LPGA and tournament managers announced that they had been unable to find a replacement sponsor, and that the 2009 tournament would be cancelled.Jimmie Tramel, "Lack of sponsor ends LPGA tourney's run," Tulsa World, November 19, 2008.
Tournament names through the years: 2001-2002: Williams Championship 2003: John Q. Hammons Hotel Classic 2004: John Q. Hammons Hotel Classic presented by Ford 2005-2006: John Q. Hammons Hotel Classic 2007-2008: SemGroup Championship Presented by John Q. Hammons
Winners Year Dates Champion Country Score Course Purse ($) Winner'sshare ($)2008* May 1–4 Paula Creamer 282 (−2) Cedar Ridge Country Club 1,800,000 270,0002007* May 4–6 Mi Hyun Kim 210 (−3) Cedar Ridge Country Club 1,400,000 195,0002006 Sep 8–10 Cristie Kerr 199 (−14) Cedar Ridge Country Club 1,000,000 150,0002005 Sep 16–18 Annika Sörenstam 208 (−5) Cedar Ridge Country Club 1,000,000 150,0002004 Sep 10–12 Annika Sörenstam 204 (−9) Cedar Ridge Country Club 1,000,000 150,0002003 Sep 5–7 Karrie Webb 200 (−10) Tulsa Country Club 1,000,000 150,0002002 Sep 6–8 Annika Sörenstam 199 (−11) Tulsa Country Club 1,000,000 150,0002001 Sep 7–9 Gloria Park 201 (−9) Tulsa Country Club 1,000,000 150,000 * Championship won in sudden-death playoff.
Tournament record YearPlayerScoreRoundCourse2001 Donna Andrews 62 (−8) 2nd round Tulsa Country Club, par 702006 Cristie Kerr 61 (−10) 2nd Cedar Ridge Country Club, par 71
References
External links LPGA official tournament microsite Cedar Ridge County Club official website