- CIGNA Golf Classic
The CIGNA Golf Classic is an annual golf tournament for professional women golfers on the Duramed
FUTURES Tour , theLPGA 's developmental tour. The event has been played since 1999 in theHartford, Connecticut area.The title sponsor since 2005 has been
CIGNA , a health service company based inPhiladelphia ,Pennsylvania .The Tournament is a 54-hole event, as are most FUTURES Tour tournaments, and includes pre-tournament pro-am opportunities, in which local amateur golfers can play with the professional golfers from the Tour as a benefit for local charities. The benefiting charities from the CIGNA Golf Classic are various
breast cancer charities in the Hartford area.Tournament names through the years:
*1999: SNET Women's Classic
*2000: Connecticut FUTURES Golf Classic
*2001-2003: Lincoln Financial FUTURES Golf Classic
*2004: GMAC FUTURES Golf Classic
*2005-: CIGNA Golf ClassicThe 2008 tournament was held July 11-13 at Gillette Ridge on the CIGNA Campus in Bloomfield, Conn.
Winners
^ Tournament shortened to 36 holes because of rain.^ Championship won in sudden-death playoff.Tournament records
External links
* [http://www.cignagolfclassic.com/ Official website]
* [http://www.futurestour.com FUTURES Tour official website]
* [http://www.bluefoxent.com/bluefoxrun/ Blue Fox Run Golf Course official website]
* [http://www.gilletteridgegolf.com/ Gillette Ridge Golf Club official website]
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