Stanford is the first American to win this senior major as the first five editions were won by England’s Johnson (twice), England’s Laura Davies, Sweden’s Helen Alfredsson, and Australia’s Webb, the defending champion, who finished third at -8, two shots shy of Stanford. This year’s Senior LPGA Championship was the 13th professional golf major championship to be held in Indiana. The first being the 1924 PGA Championship at the French Lick Golf Club (now, the Donald Ross Course) in French Lick where Walter Hagen defeated Jim Barnes, 2 up, in the match play final. This Senior LPGA Championship had a $400,000 pursue with Stanford collecting the first place check of $60,000. SPONSOR APPRECIATION Some of the tournament’s key sponsors and supporters were Visit Dubois County, Indiana Destination Development Corporation, Dentons, French Lick Resort, BrandedByWoods.com, Kimball International, Indiana Sports Corp/Team Indiana, Harrell’s Profertilizer, McMahon Exterminating, Best Home Furnishings, Zaxby’s, Howard’s Golf, Brunette & Associates, International Paper, Monesmith & Wood Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, P.C., EPIC Insurance Midwest, Eckert’s Pool Supply, Discover Southern Indiana, Radius Indiana, Weyer Electric, Wings and Rings, Tenbarge, Harman Dental Care, Culver’s, Kerstein’s Custom Builders, Wolfe’s Collector Car Collection, Buschkoetter’s Nursery, Lawn, & Garden Center, Meyer Distributing & Logistics, Hallmark Homes, Mom Water, Runko Engineering, McDonald’s, Southern Indiana Propane, Olinger Diamond Center, Indiana Baseball Hall of Fame, Retired Vanderburg County Sheriff Dave Wedding, E-Z-GO, Advanced Turf Solutions, David A. Bromm CPA, River Centre, and Brosmer Land Surveying & Engineering, Inc.
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