SemGroup Championship
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The SemGroup Championship, in full the SemGroup Championship Presented by John Q. Hammons, is a golf tournament for professional female golfers that is part of the LPGA Tour. It has been played annually since 2001 in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
The tournament was originally known as the Williams Championship. 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.
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-present : SemGroup Championship Presented by John Q. Hammons
[edit] Winners
| Year | Dates | Champion | Country | Score | Tournament Location |
Purse | Winner's Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008* | May 1-4 | Paula Creamer |  United States |
282 (-2) | Cedar Ridge Country Club | $1,800,000 | $270,000 |
| 2007* | May 4-6 | Mi Hyun Kim |  South Korea |
210 (-3) | Cedar Ridge Country Club | $1,400,000 | $195,000 |
| 2006 | Sep 8-10 | Cristie Kerr | United States |
199 (-14) | Cedar Ridge Country Club | $1,000,000 | $150,000 |
| 2005 | Sep 16-18 | Annika Sörenstam |  Sweden |
208 (-5) | Cedar Ridge Country Club | $1,000,000 | $150,000 |
| 2004 | Sep 10-12 | Annika Sörenstam | Sweden |
204 (-9) | Cedar Ridge Country Club | $1,000,000 | $150,000 |
| 2003 | Sep 5-7 | Karrie Webb |  Australia |
200 (-10) | Tulsa Country Club | $1,000,000 | $150,000 |
| 2002 | Sep 6-8 | Annika Sörenstam | Sweden |
199 (-11) | Tulsa Country Club | $1,000,000 | $150,000 |
| 2001 | Sep 7-9 | Gloria Park | South Korea |
201 (-9) | Tulsa Country Club | $1,000,000 | $150,000 |
* Championship won in sudden-death playoff.
[edit] Tournament record
| Year | Player | Score | Round | Course |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Donna Andrews | 62 (-8) | 2nd round | Tulsa Country Club, par 70 |
| 2006 | Cristie Kerr | 61 (-10) | 2nd round | Cedar Ridge Country Club, par 71 |
[edit] External links
- Official website
- Cedar Ridge County Club Official website
- LPGA official website
- LPGA official tournament microsite
