As Monroe Golf Club in Pittsford, N.Y., hosts the final Wegmans LPGA Championship this week, it may sound like the end of an era. But actually it’s the continuation of 60 years of major championship golf that has been played all over the country and will continue to thrive under a new partnership with the PGA of America.

Monroe, a 1924 Donald Ross design in suburban Rochester, N.Y., will be the 15th different course to host the tournament in 60 years, dating back to when Beverly Hanson won in 1955 at Orchard Ridge Country Club in Fort Wayne, Ind. The most frequent site has been the Jack Nicklaus Golf Club in Kings Island, Ohio (1978-89), followed by DuPont Country Club in Wilmington, Del. (1994-2004). The event has been played as far west as Las Vegas and as far south as Myrtle Beach, S.C.

The LPGA and PGA America announced earlier this year that the new KPMG Women’s PGA Championship will debut at Westchester Country Club in Rye, N.Y., next June. LPGA Commissioner Michael Whan said future site plans will “take this event to the very best golf courses in the country. … And this event is going to rotate. We are going to take it around the country to major markets and great golf courses. ”

With that in mind, here’s a look at the history of the tournament:

Year	Course	City	Purse	Winner
1955	Orchard Ridge CC	Ft. Wayne, Ind.	$6,000	Beverly Hanson
1956	Forest Lake CC	Detroit	$5,600	Marlene Hagge
1957	Churchill Valley CC	Pittsburgh	$6,750	Louise Suggs
1958	Churchill Valley CC	Pittsburgh	$7,000	Mickey Wright
1959	Sheraton CC	French Lick, Ind.	$7,000	Betsy Rawls
1960	Sheraton CC	French Lick, Ind.	$8,000	Mickey Wright
1961	Stardust GC	Las Vegas	$14,000	Mickey Wright
1962	Stardust GC	Las Vegas	$14,000	Judy Kimball
1963	Stardust GC	Las Vegas	$16,500	Mickey Wright
1964	Stardust GC	Las Vegas	$16,500	Mary Mills
1965	Stardust GC	Las Vegas	$15,830	Sandra Haynie
1966	Stardust GC	Las Vegas	$16,500	Gloria Ehret
1967	Pleasant Valley CC	Sutton, Mass.	$17,500	Kathy Whitworth
1968	Pleasant Valley CC	Sutton, Mass.	$20,000	Sandra Post
1969	Concord Championship GC	Kiameshia Lake, N.Y.	$35,000	Betsy Rawls
1970	Pleasant Valley CC	Sutton, Mass.	$30,000	Shirley Englehorn
1971	Pleasant Valley CC	Sutton, Mass.	$53,000	Kathy Whitworth
1972	Pleasant Valley CC	Sutton, Mass.	$50,000	Kathy Ahern
1973	Pleasant Valley CC	Sutton, Mass.	$35,000	Mary Mills
1974	Pleasant Valley CC	Sutton, Mass.	$50,000	Sandra Haynie
1975	Pine Ridge GC	Towson, Md.	$55,000	Kathy Whitworth
1976	Pine Ridge GC	Towson, Md.	$55,000	Betty Burfeindt
1977	Bay Tree Golf Plantation	North Myrtle Beach, S.C.	$150,000	Chako Higuchi
1978	Jack Nicklaus GC	Kings Island, Ohio	$150,000	Nancy Lopez
1979	Jack Nicklaus GC	Kings Island, Ohio	$150,000	Donna Caponi
1980	Jack Nicklaus GC	Kings Island, Ohio	$150,000	Sally Little
1981	Jack Nicklaus GC	Kings Island, Ohio	$150,000	Donna Caponi
1982	Jack Nicklaus GC	Kings Island, Ohio	$200,000	Jan Stephenson
1983	Jack Nicklaus GC	Kings Island, Ohio	$200,000	Patty Sheehan
1984	Jack Nicklaus GC	Kings Island, Ohio	$250,000	Patty Sheehan
1985	Jack Nicklaus GC	Kings Island, Ohio	$250,000	Nancy Lopez
1986	Jack Nicklaus Sports Center	Kings Island, Ohio	$300,000	Pat Bradley
1987	Jack Nicklaus Sports Center	Kings Island, Ohio	$350,000	Jane Geddes
1988	Jack Nicklaus Sports Center	Kings Island, Ohio	$350,000	Sherri Turner
1989	Jack Nicklaus Sports Center	Kings Island, Ohio	$500,000	Nancy Lopez
1990	Bethesda CC	Bethesda, Md.	$1,000,000	Beth Daniel
1991	Bethesda CC	Bethesda, Md.	$1,000,000	Meg Mallon
1992	Bethesda CC	Bethesda, Md.	$1,000,000	Betsy King
1993	Bethesda CC	Bethesda, Md.	$1,000,000	Betsy King
1994	DuPont CC	Wilmington, Del.	$1,100,000	Laura Davies
1995	DuPont CC	Wilmington, Del.	$1,200,000	Kelly Robbins
1996	DuPont CC	Wilmington, Del.	$1,200,000	Laura Davies
1997	DuPont CC	Wilmington, Del.	$1,200,000	Chris Johnson
1998	DuPont CC	Wilmington, Del.	$1,300,000	Se Ri Pak
1999	DuPont CC	Wilmington, Del.	$1,400,000	Juli Inkster
2000	DuPont CC	Wilmington, Del.	$1,400,000	Juli Inkster
2001	DuPont CC	Wilmington, Del.	$1,500,000	Karrie Webb
2002	DuPont CC	Wilmington, Del.	$1,500,000	Se Ri Pak
2003	DuPont CC	Wilmington, Del.	$1,600,000	Annika Sorenstam
2004	DuPont CC	Wilmington, Del.	$1,600,000	Annika Sorenstam
2005	Bulle Rock GC	Havre de Grace, Md.	$1,800,000	Annika Sorenstam
2006	Bulle Rock GC	Havre de Grace, Md.	$1,800,000	Se Ri Pak
2007	Bulle Rock GC	Havre de Grace, Md.	$2,000,000	Suzann Pettersen
2008	Bulle Rock GC	Havre de Grace, Md.	$2,000,000	Yani Tseng
2009	Bulle Rock GC	Havre de Grace, Md.	$2,000,000	Anna Nordqvist
2010	Locust Hill CC	Pittsford, N.Y.	$2,250,000	Cristie Kerr
2011	Locust Hill CC	Pittsford, N.Y.	$2,500,000	Yani Tseng
2012	Locust Hill CC	Pittsford, N.Y.	$2,500,000	Shanshan Feng
2013	Locust Hill CC	Pittsford, N.Y.	$2,250,000	Inbee Park
2014	Monroe GC	Pittsford, N.Y.	$2,250,000	TBD
2015	Westchester CC	Rye, N.Y.	$3,500,000	TBD

About Monroe Golf Club
Monroe Golf Club in the suburban Rochester, N.Y., town of Pittsford, will host the Wegman’s LPGA Championship for the first time this week. The course was designed by famed architect Donald Ross in 1924, at virtually the same time as nearby Oak Hill Country Club, the site of multiple U.S. Opens. In 2007-2008, Gil Hanse restored the course to its original design, added bunkers and some tees. Hanse is designing the Olympic Games golf course in Brazil for the Rio de Janeiro Summer Games in 2016.

Monroe has been the site of the Monroe Amateur Invitational since 1937, with winners such as Dustin Johnson, Erik Compton, Jeff Sluman and Chris DiMarco.

Fans may be reminded of Pinehurst No. 2 this week because Monroe’s greens can be penal if players don’t hit the ball into the center as they roll off around the edges. The signature holes are the long, uphill par-3 13th which has a large false front and the par-5 14th, which will play 488 yards through an assortment of tall oak trees.

Best in the majors
Through three major championships, no players have recorded three top-10 finishes. However, six players have placed in the top 10 twice. Here’s a look at these players:

Player	Kraft	U.S. Open	Ricoh British
Lexi Thompson	1	T7	T54
Michelle Wie	2	1	Cut
Stacy Lewis	3	2	T12
Shanshan Feng	6	T15	T2
Angela Stanford	T7	T30	T5
Amy Yang	10	4	T21

Etc.
One of the most startling things about Mirim Lee’s victory last week in the Meijer LPGA Classic was her distance off the tee. Lee, 23, averaged 280.4 yards last week, which ranked first in the field, and bettered season Driving Distance leader Lexi Thompson by two yards for the week. Thompson averaged 278.6 and finished 41st. … Americans have won 11 of the 19 LPGA events this season. But just one American (Cristie Kerr in 2010) has won the LPGA Championship in the last 14 years.

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