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2007 Tournaments Recap |
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Duane Reade
Charity Classic |
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Date: |
April 30, 2007 |
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Location: |
Ridgewood Country
Club, Paramus, NJ |
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Champion: |
Patty Sheehan's
Team |
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Highlights: |
Featured a legendary field that included 9 Hall of Famers! |
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Charity: |
Over $500,000 raised
for NYC Charities. |
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BJ's Charity
Championship |
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Date: |
August 3-5, 2007 |
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Location: |
Granite Links
Golf Course, Quincy, MA |
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Champion: |
Christa Johnson &
Nancy Scranton (also won in 2006) |
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1st Prize: |
$100,000 |
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Score: |
17 under |
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Highlights: |
Johnson & Scranton defeated
the teams of Allison Finney & Debbie Massey and Colleen Walker &
Barb Mucha in a three hole sudden death playoff. The BJ's Charity
Championship is a team event featuring 30 twosomes made up of Legends
Tour professionals. The first round is best ball and the final round is
a scramble. |
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Charity: |
Over $1.3 million
raised for BJ's Charitable Foundation. |
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Wendy's Charity
Challenge |
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Date: |
August 12-13,
2007 |
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Location: |
Country Club of
Jackson, Jackson, MI |
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Champion: |
Rosie Jones |
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1st Prize: |
$15,000 |
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Score: |
5 under |
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Highlights: |
Jones defeated Nancy
Scranton in a 1-hole playoff in this inaugural 18-hole tournament
featuring 25 Legends Tour professionals. |
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Charity: |
Over $165,000 raised
for Wendy's Wonderful Kids. |
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Handa Australia
Cup |
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Date: |
October 27-28,
2007 |
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Location: |
Perth, Australia |
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Champion: |
Jan Stephenson |
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1st Prize: |
$100,000 |
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Score: |
1 over |
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Highlights: |
Stephenson finished three
strokes ahead of Ian Baker-Finch and the rest of the field in this
unique "mixed" event featuring male and female competitors. The Handa Australia Cup is the only tournament in the
world where male and female legends and junior stars play for the one
trophy. |
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The Legends Tour
Open Championship |
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Date: |
November 2-4,
2007 |
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Location: |
Concord Golf
Course, Sydney, Australia |
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Champion: |
Rosie Jones |
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1st Prize: |
$50,000 |
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Score: |
5 under |
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Highlights: |
Jones surpassed first round
leader Alicia Dibos with a surge of birdies on the back 9
during the final round of this international event featuring 26 stars of
The Legends Tour and the Australian and Japan LPGA Tours. |
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Handa Cup |
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Date: |
December 14-16,
2007 |
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Location: |
Slammer & Squire
at World Golf Village, St. Augustine, FL |
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Champion: |
Team U.S.A. |
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1st Prize: |
$10,000 per
player and The Handa Cup |
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Score: |
26-22 |
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Highlights: |
The World Team, led by
Australia's Jan Stephenson and South Africa's Sally Little, startled
the U.S. and took a 14-10 lead after team match play. The U.S. Team,
comprised of six LPGA Hall of Famers including Beth Daniel,
rallied during final round singles matches to come from behind and
successfully defend their 2006 Handa Cup title. The Handa Cup features
12 U.S.-born and 12 internationally-born Legends Tour golfers competing
in a match play format similar to the Solheim Cup. |
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