The Manulife LPGA Classic was a women's professional golf tournament on the LPGA Tour. The 72-hole, full-field event was first played in June 2012 at the Grey Silo Golf Course in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. The title sponsor was Manulife Financial, a global insurance company and financial services provider with headquarters in Toronto.
At the inaugural event in 2012, Brittany Lang won her first LPGA title in a four-way sudden-death playoff. It was the first-ever win on the tour by an alumna of Duke. The runners-up were Hee Kyung Seo, Inbee Park, and Chella Choi. After missing a birdie putt at the par-5 18th to win in regulation, Lang birdied the same hole three straight times in the playoff.
In 2015, the tournament moved to Whistle Bear Golf Club in Cambridge, about 18 km south of Grey Silo GC, where it remained for 2016 and 2017.
In 2017, the Manulife LPGA Classic was announced to become Manulife's final tournament as the title sponsor and a new one was never found.
Tournament names 2012–2014: Manulife Financial LPGA Classic 2015–2017: Manulife LPGA Classic
Winners Year Date Champion Winning score To par Marginof victory Venue Purse(US$) Winner'sshare2017 Jun 8–11 Ariya Jutanugarn 67-70-65-69=271 −17 Playoff Whistle Bear Golf Club 1,700,000 255,0002016 Sep 1–4 Caroline Masson 68-69-68-67=272 −16 1 stroke Whistle Bear Golf Club 1,600,000 240,0002015 Jun 4–7 Suzann Pettersen 66-65-66-69=266 −22 1 stroke Whistle Bear Golf Club 1,500,000 225,0002014 Jun 5–8 Inbee Park 69-66-65-61=261 −23 3 strokes Grey Silo Golf Course 1,500,000 225,0002013 Jul 11–14 Park Hee-young 65-67-61-65=258 −26 Playoff Grey Silo Golf Course 1,300,000 195,0002012 Jun 21–24 Brittany Lang 69-65-67-67=268 −16 Playoff Grey Silo Golf Course 1,300,000 195,000
Tournament records YearPlayerScoreTo parRoundVenue 2013 Park Hee-young 61 −10 3rd Grey Silo Golf Course 2014 Inbee Park 61 −10 4th Grey Silo Golf Course 2017 Perrine Delacour 62 −10 2nd Whistle Bear Golf Club
References
External links
LPGA.com tournament microsite Whistle Bear Golf Club Grey Silo Golf Course – (2012–2014)