Michelob ULTRA Open at Kingsmill

Michelob ULTRA Open at Kingsmill
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The Michelob ULTRA Open at Kingsmill was a women's professional golf tournament, played from 2003 through 2009 on the LPGA Tour. It took place annually in Virginia in May, with the final round traditionally played on Mother's Day since 2004. The LPGA event succeeded the Michelob Championship at Kingsmill, an annual PGA Tour event last held in 2002.

Held at the Kingsmill Resort & Spa just outside Williamsburg, it had one of the highest purses on the LPGA Tour, which attracted a very competitive field. It was voted the players' favorite stop on the tour in 2007 and fans' favorite tournament in 2008.[1]

The four round, 72-hole tournament was played on the par-71 River Course at Kingsmill, set at 6306 yards (5766 m). With a purse exceeding $2 million, the winner of this LPGA tournament automatically qualified for the season-ending LPGA Playoffs at The ADT, during the years the Playoffs were held, from 2006 through 2008.

The tournament was sponsored by Michelob ULTRA beer, and its parent company Anheuser-Busch. As of 2007, Anheuser-Busch had donated over $1.3 million to 30 different charities through the event. At the 2009 tournament, there was speculation that Anheuser-Busch would not continue its sponsorship; the late-2000s recession and the company's pending acquisition by InBev were among the factors.[2] The talk led that year's winner, Cristie Kerr, and other players to lobby to keep the tournament.[2]

In September 2009, Anheuser-Busch announced the discontinuation of its sponsorship of the event, and the LPGA Tour lost one of its most prominent stops.[1] The decision came at a difficult time for the LPGA, which lost a number of events during 2008 and 2009.[1][2]

Cristie Kerr was the only multiple winner, with victories in 2005 & 2009. Annika Sörenstam set the event's 72-hole scoring record in 2008 at 265, 19 strokes under par.

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Tournament names

  • 2004-09 : Michelob ULTRA Open at Kingsmill
  • 2003: Michelob Light Open at Kingsmill

Winners

Year Date Champion Country Score Purse Winner's
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2009 May 7-10 Cristie Kerr (2)  United States 268 (-16) $2,200,000 $330,000
2008 May 8-11 Annika Sörenstam  Sweden 265 (-19) $2,200,000 $330,000
2007 * May 10-13 Suzann Pettersen  Norway 274 (-10) $2,200,000 $330,000
2006 May 11-14 Karrie Webb  Australia 270 (-14) $2,200,000 $330,000
2005 May 5-8 Cristie Kerr  United States 276 (-8) $2,200,000 $330,000
2004 May 6-9 Se Ri Pak  South Korea 275 (-9) $2,200,000 $330,000
2003 May 1-4 Grace Park  South Korea 275 (-9) $1,600,000 $240,000

* Championship won in sudden-death playoff.

Tournament record

Year Player Score Round Course
2004 Kim Williams 63 (-8) 2nd Kingsmill Resort & Spa
River Course, par 71
2007 Sarah Lee 63 (-8) 1st
Jee Young Lee 63 (-8) 3rd
2008 Mhairi McKay 63 (-8) 1st
Shi Hyun Ahn 63 (-8) 4th
2009 Song-Hee Kim 63 (-8) 2nd
Cristie Kerr * 63 (-8) 2nd

* Tournament winner


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