The Sybase Classic was a women's professional golf tournament on the LPGA Tour for twenty years, from 1990 to 2009. The event was originally known as the "Big Apple Classic", but the name was dropped in 2007 when the tournament relocated from the New York City area to New Jersey. From 1992 through 2006, ShopRite sponsored the ShopRite LPGA Classic in Atlantic City.
For its first seventeen years, the event was held at the Wykagyl Country Club in the Wykagyl section of New Rochelle, New York. In 2007 the venue was changed to the Upper Montclair Country Club in Clifton, New Jersey. The tournament was last played in 2009, as Sybase switched its sponsorship to the Sybase Match Play Championship in 2010, also played in New Jersey. ShopRite revived its sponsorship of the ShopRite LPGA Classic in Atlantic City in 2010.
Over the years, proceeds from the event went to benefit charities such as St. Joseph's Healthcare System, Inc. and the Boys & Girls Club of Clifton.
Tournament names through the years: 1990-1998: JAL Big Apple Classic presented by GOLF Magazine 1999-2000: Japan Airlines Big Apple Classic presented by GOLF Magazine 2001-2002: Sybase Big Apple Classic presented by GOLF Magazine 2003: Sybase Big Apple Classic presented by Lincoln Mercury 2004-2006: Sybase Classic presented by Lincoln Mercury 2007-2009: Sybase Classic presented by ShopRite
Winners Year Dates Champion Country Score TournamentLocation Purse ($) Winner'sshare ($)2009 May 19 Ji Young Oh 264 (−14) Upper Montclair Country Club 2,000,000 300,0002008* May 18 Lorena Ochoa (3) 206 (−10) Upper Montclair Country Club 2,000,000 300,0002007 May 20 Lorena Ochoa (2) 270 (−18) Upper Montclair Country Club 1,400,000 210,0002006* May 21 Lorena Ochoa 208 (−5) Wykagyl Country Club 1,300,000 195,0002005 May 22 Paula Creamer 278 (−6) Wykagyl Country Club 1,250,000 187,5002004 May 23 Sherri Steinhauer 272 (−12) Wykagyl Country Club 950,000 142,5002003 Jul 20 Hee-Won Han 273 (−11) Wykagyl Country Club 950,000 142,5002002 Jul 28 Gloria Park 270 (−14) Wykagyl Country Club 950,000 142,5002001 Jul 22 Rosie Jones 272 (−12) Wykagyl Country Club 950,000 142,5002000* Jul 16 Annika Sörenstam (2) 206 (−7) Wykagyl Country Club 900,000 135,0001999 Jul 18 Sherri Steinhauer 265 (−19) Wykagyl Country Club 850,000 127,5001998 Jul 19 Annika Sörenstam 279 (−9) Wykagyl Country Club 775,000 116,2501997 Jul 20 Michele Redman 272 (−12) Wykagyl Country Club 750,000 112,5001996 Oct 5 Caroline Pierce 211 (−2) Wykagyl Country Club 725,000 108,7501995 Jul 23 Tracy Kerdyk 273 (−11) Wykagyl Country Club 700,000 105,0001994 Jul 17 Beth Daniel 276 (−8) Wykagyl Country Club 650,000 97,5001993 Jul 18 Hiromi Kobayashi 278 (−6) Wykagyl Country Club 600,000 90,0001992 Jul 19 Juli Inkster 273 (−11) Wykagyl Country Club 500,000 75,0001991 Jul 21 Betsy King (2) 279 (−5) Wykagyl Country Club 500,000 75,0001990 Aug 19 Betsy King 273 (−15) Wykagyl Country Club 400,000 60,000 * The 2000, 2006 and 2008 tournaments were shortened to 54 holes because of rain.
Tournament record YearPlayerScoreRoundCourse1990 Betsy King 63 (−9) 3rd Wykagyl Country Club2002 Gloria Park 63 (−9) 3rd Wykagyl Country Club2009 Helen Alfredsson 62 (−10) 1st Upper Montclair Country Club
References
External links LPGA Official tournament microsite Wykagyl Country Club website newrochellenews.info - Wykagyl Golf History Upper Montclair Country Club website