Ginn Open

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::summary Women's professional golf tournament ::

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Field	Value
name	Ginn Open
image	[[File:ginnopen.jpg
location	Reunion, Florida
establishment	2006
course	Ginn Reunion Resort
par	72
yardage	6505 yd
tour	LPGA Tour
format	Stroke play - 72 holes
purse	$2,600,000
month_played	April
aggregate	269 - Lorena Ochoa (2008)
to-par	-19 - Lorena Ochoa (2008)
final_year	2008
final_champion	MEX Lorena Ochoa
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| name = Ginn Open | image = [[File:ginnopen.jpg|200px]] | location = Reunion, Florida | establishment = 2006 | course = Ginn Reunion Resort | par = 72 | yardage = 6505 yd | tour = LPGA Tour | format = Stroke play - 72 holes | purse = $2,600,000 | month_played = April | aggregate = 269 - Lorena Ochoa (2008) | to-par = -19 - Lorena Ochoa (2008) | current_champion = | final_year = 2008 | final_champion = MEX Lorena Ochoa The Ginn Open was a women's professional golf tournament on the LPGA Tour. It was played from 2006 to 2008 at Ginn Reunion Resort in Reunion, Florida. For all three years, the tournament was broadcast on CBS Sports.The title sponsor was Ginn Resorts, a resort development and management firm with headquarters in Celebration, Florida. With a purse exceeding $2 million, the tournament winner automatically qualified for the season-ending ADT Championship.

The tournament used the front nine of the Legacy Course designed by Arnold Palmer and the front nine of the Independence Course designed by Tom Watson.

Tournament names

• 2006 Ginn Clubs & Resorts Open
• 2007-2008 Ginn Open

History

Inaugural tournament

The 2006 inaugural Ginn Open tournament, was the most expensive LPGA inaugural tournament to date. The purse was the 3rd largest in the LPGA. In addition, the tournament weekend featured concerts by Brooks & Dunn.

Winners

::data[format=table] | Year || Date || Champion || Country || Winning score || To par || Margin of victory || Runner(s)-up || Purse ($) || Winner's share ($) | |---| | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 | ::

The tournament record was set in 2008 by Yani Tseng. ::data[format=table] | Year || Player || Score || Round | |---| | 2008 | ::

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Ending

It was announced on January 28, 2009, that Ginn was ending all golf tournament sponsorships due to the economy. As a result, the tournament was cancelled for 2009, and no substitute tournament was announced. The LPGA sued Ginn for breach of contract due to the cancellation.

References

References

1. "Tournaments: Ginn Open". Where2Golf.
2. (April 24, 2006). "Inaugural Ginn Open Is Most Expensive Ever On LPGA".
3. (January 30, 2009). "PGA Tour sues Ginn Resorts". [[ESPN]].

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