The Ginn Tribute hosted by Annika was a women's professional golf tournament on the LPGA Tour. Hosted by Hall of Fame golfer Annika Sörenstam, the event was played in 2007 and 2008 at RiverTowne Country Club in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina.
With a purse of $2.6 million, it was one of the highest on the LPGA Tour at the time. The tournament was owned and sponsored by Bobby Ginn, a developer of golf and McDonald resort communities in the United States. Ginn also sponsored the Ginn Open on the LPGA Tour. The tournament was televised by Golf Channel and NBC in 2007 and 2008.
Annual tribute Both years' events featured a tribute to a notable member or members of the women's golf community. The honorees were celebrated in ceremonies during the tournament week. 2008: Beth Daniel 2007: LPGA founders Bettye Danoff, Marlene Bauer Hagge, Betty Jameson, Marilynn Smith, Shirley Spork, Louise Suggs. And, posthumously, Alice Bauer, Opal Hill, Sally Sessions, Babe Zaharias, Patty Berg, Helen Dettweiler, and Helen Hicks
Winners Year Date Champion Country Winning score To par Marginof victory Runner-up Purse ($) Winner'sshare2008 Jun 1 Seon Hwa Lee 68-70-69-67=274 −14 Playoff Karrie Webb 2,600,000 390,0002007 Jun 3 Nicole Castrale 69-71-68-71=279 −9 Playoff Lorena Ochoa 2,600,000 390,000 * both titles won on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.
Tournament records Year Player Score Round2008 Karrie Webb 65 (−7) 1st 2008 In-Kyung Kim 65 (−7) 1st 2008 Sophie Gustafson 65 (−7) 2nd 2008 Suzann Pettersen 65 (−7) 2nd
References
External links Tournament results at GolfObserver.com LPGA official microsite