Florida's Natural Charity Classic
The Florida's Natural Charity Classic is an annual golf tournament for professional women golfers on the Symetra Tour, the LPGA's developmental tour. The event is has been played at the Lake Wales Country Club in Lake Wales, Florida since 2014. From 2009 to 2013 it was played at the Lake Region Yacht and Country Club in Winter Haven, Florida.
The title sponsor of the tournament is Florida's Natural Growers, an agricultural cooperative based in Lake Wales, Florida.
The tournament is a 54-hole event, as are most Symetra 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 current benefiting charity is the Florida's Natural Growers Foundation.
Tournament names through the years:
- 2009: Florida's Natural Growers Charity Classic
- 2010–16: Florida's Natural Charity Classic
Winners
Year | Dates | Champion | Country | Score | Location | Purse ($) | Winner's share ($) |
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2016 | Apr 8–10 | Samantha Richdale | Canada | 209 (−7) | Lake Wales Country Club | 175,000 | 26,250 |
2015 | Mar 27–29 | Sue Kim | Canada | 211 (−5) | Lake Wales Country Club | 125,000 | 18,750 |
2014 | Mar 21–23 | Yueer Cindy Feng | China | 207 (−9) | Lake Wales Country Club | 125,000 | 18,750 |
2013 | Mar 22–24 | Melissa Eaton | United States | 206 (−10) | Lake Region Yacht and Country Club | 125,000 | 18,750 |
2012 | Mar 23–25 | Megan McChrystal | United States | 206 (−10) | Lake Region Yacht and Country Club | 125,000 | 18,750 |
2011 | Mar 25–27 | Tzu-Chi Lin | Taiwan | 211 (−5) | Lake Region Yacht and Country Club | 110,000 | 15,400 |
2010 | Mar 19–21 | Angela Oh | United States | 137 (−7)* | Lake Region Yacht and Country Club | 100,000 | 14,000 |
2009 | Mar 20–22 | Jean Reynolds** | United States | 212 (−4) | Lake Region Yacht and Country Club | 100,000 | 14,000 |
* Tournament shortened to 36 holes due rain. Oh won on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff over Jane Rah.
** Tournament won on the third hole of a sudden-death playoff over Song Yi Choi.
Tournament records
Year | Player | Score | Round | Course |
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2009 | Song Yi Choi | 64 (−8) | 1st | Lake Region Yacht and Country Club |
2014 | Emma de Groot | 66 (−6) | 2nd | Lake Wales Country Club |
2016 | Marissa Steen | 66 (−6) | 1st | Lake Wales Country Club |
2016 | Luciane Lee | 66 (−6) | 3rd | Lake Wales Country Club |