The Aurora Health Care Championship was an annual United States golf tournament for professional women golfers on the

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, the

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's developmental tour. The event was a part of the Futures Tour's schedule from 1995 to 2003, when it was played in the

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area and again from 2006 to 2008, when it has been played at the Geneva National Golf Club in

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. The title sponsor was

Aurora Health Care Advocate Aurora Health (AAH) is a non-profit health care system with dual headquarters located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and Downers Grove, Illinois. As of 2021, the AAH system has 26 hospitals and more than 500 sites of care, with 75,000 em ...

, a Wisconsin-based health care provider. The Tournament was a 54-hole event, as are most Futures Tour tournaments, and included 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. Benefiting charities from the Aurora Health Care Championship were The Geneva National Foundation and

. Tournament names through the years: *1995–1999: Aurora Health Care Futures Classic *2000: Aurora Health Care Futures Charity Golf Classic *2001: Aurora Health Care SBC Futures Charity Golf Classic *2002–2003: Aurora Health Care Futures Charity Golf Classic *2006–2008: Aurora Health Care Championship

Winners

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2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ...

, , May 30 – Jun 1 , ,

Mindy Kim Mindy is an English feminine given name, originally a diminutive of Melinda. Notable people with the name include: People *Mindy Aloff, American editor, journalist, essayist, and dance critic * Mindy Baha El Din (1958-2013), American-born Egyptian ...

, , , , 213 (−3) , , Geneva National Golf Club , , align=center, 100,000 , , align=center, 14,000 , - ,

2007 File:2007 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Steve Jobs unveils Apple's first iPhone; TAM Airlines Flight 3054 overruns a runway and crashes into a gas station, killing almost 200 people; Former Pakistani Prime Minister of Pakistan, Pr ...

, , Jun 1–3 , , Sofie Andersson , , , , 212 (−4) , , Geneva National Golf Club , , align=center, 90,000 , , align=center, 12,600 , - ,

2006 File:2006 Events Collage V1.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2006 Winter Olympics open in Turin; Twitter is founded and launched by Jack Dorsey; The Nintendo Wii is released; Montenegro 2006 Montenegrin independence referendum, votes to declare ...

, , Jun 2–4 , ,

Song-Hee Kim Song-Hee Kim ( ko, 김송희, born 16 July 1988) is a South Korean professional golfer who played on the United States-based LPGA Tour. Professional wins (5) Futures Tour (5) *2006 (5) Louisiana Pelican Classic, IOS Golf Classic, Aurora Health ...

, , , , 214 (−2) , , Geneva National Golf Club , , align=center, 80,000 , , align=center, 11,900 , - , 2003* , , May 29 – Jun 1 , ,

Katherine Hull Katherine Kirk (born 26 February 1982) is a professional golfer from Australia, currently playing on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and the ALPG Tour. She played under her maiden name, Katherine Hull, until her marriage to Tom Kirk on 2 August 2012 ...

, , , , 210 (−6) , , Ironwood Golf Course , , align=center, 70,000 , , align=center, 9,800 , - , 2002 , , May 31 – Jun 2 , ,

Melinda Price Melinda is a feminine given name. Etymology The modern name ''Melinda'' is a combination of "Mel" with the suffix "-inda". "Mel" can be derived from names such as Melanie meaning "dark, black" in Greek, or from Melissa (μέλισσα) meaning ...

, , , , 218 (+2) , , Ironwood Golf Course , , align=center, 65,000 , , align=center, 9,100 , - , 2001 , , Jun 1–3 , ,

Beth Bauer Beth Bauer Grace (born March 15, 1980) is an American former professional golfer. Bauer was born in Largo, Florida. As an amateur, she won the 1997 U.S. Girls' Junior and in 1998 and 1999 she earned back-to-back victories at the North and South ...

, , , , 212 (−4) , , Ironwood Golf Course , , align=center, 60,000 , , align=center, 8,400 , - , 2000 , , Jun 16–18 , , Jenn Brody , , , , 210 (−6) , , Ironwood Golf Course , , align=center, 50,000 , , align=center, 7,000 , - , 1999** , , Jun 11–13 , , Jane Egan , , , , 137 (−7) , , Ironwood Golf Course , , align=center, 45,000 , , align=center, 6,600 , - , 1998 , , , ,

LaRee Sugg LaRee Pearl Sugg (born November 11, 1969) is an athletic director for Richmond University since 2005. Before joining Richmond, Sugg became the third African American woman to play on the LPGA Tour in history. Sugg played on the LPGA tour from 1995 ...

, , , , 213 (−3) , , Naga-Waukee Golf Course , , align=center, 40,000 , , align=center, 5,300 , - , 1997 , , , , Nicole Jeray , , , , 212 (−4) , , Naga-Waukee Golf Course , , align=center, 40,000 , , align=center, 5,300 , - , 1996 , , , , Vicki Moran , , , , , , Naga-Waukee Golf Course , , , , , - , 1995 , , , , Lisa Kartheiser , , {{USA , , , , Naga-Waukee Golf Course , , , , *Championship won in sudden-death playoff.
**Tournament shortened to 36 holes because of rain.

External links

Futures Tour official websiteGeneva National Golf Club official websiteIronwood Golf Course official websiteNaga-Waukee Golf Course official website
Former Symetra Tour events Golf in Wisconsin Sports in Milwaukee