The Carlisle Arizona Women's Golf Classic is a tournament on the

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, the

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's developmental tour. It was first played in 2013 and has always been held at Longbow Golf Club in

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History

For 2013 and 2014, the title sponsor of the tournament was VisitMesa.com, the official website of the Mesa Convention and Visitors Bureau. Former Arizona State player Jaclyn Sweeney won the inaugural tournament, closing with birdies in three of the last four holes in windy conditions for a two-stroke victory. She also received a spot in the LPGA Founders Cup. The tournament was a 54-hole event, as were most Epson Tour tournaments, and included pre-tournament pro-am opportunities, in which local amateur golfers can play with the professional golfers from the Tour. In 2015, at 16 years, 9 months, 11 days,

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became the youngest player win on the Epson Tour. The age mark was previously held by

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, who won the 1995

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in Florida at the age of 17. She also become just the third woman to win on the LPGA Tour or the Epson Tour before her 17th birthday, the only other women to win as a 16-year-old are

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and

Lexi Thompson Alexis Noel Thompson (born February 10, 1995) is an American professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour. At age 12, she was the youngest golfer ever to qualify to play in the U.S. Women's Open. She turned professional in June 2010 at age 15. ...

. In 2021

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became title sponsor and play was extended to 72 holes.

Ruixin Liu Ruixin Liu (born 13 November 1998) is a Chinese professional golfer who plays on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour. She was Symetra Tour Player of the Year in 2019. Early life and amateur career Liu grew up in Shenzhen, about an hour from Hong Kong. She ...

of China and 17-year-old amateur

Rose Zhang Rose Zhang (born May 24, 2003) is an American amateur golfer. She won the 2020 U.S. Women's Amateur and the 2022 NCAA Division I Championship. She competed in the 2019 U.S. Women's Open and was on the gold medal team at the 2019 Pan American G ...

finished 17-under par after 72-holes. Both made par on the first playoff-hole, but on the next hole Zhang's second shot found the desert left of the fairway and she had to take an unplayable. Liu made a birdie to win her fifth Symetra Tour title. In 2022 players competed for $250,000, tied with the Epson Tour Championship for the second-highest purse of the season. Tournament names through the years: *2013: VisitMesa.com Gateway Classic *2014: Visit Mesa Gateway Classic at Longbow Golf Club *2015: Gateway Classic *2017: Gateway Classic at Longbow Golf Club *2020: Founders Tribute at Longbow *2021–2023: Carlisle Arizona Women's Golf Classic

Winners

Tournament records

References

External links

*{{official, https://carlislelpga.com/
Coverage on Epson Tour website
Symetra Tour events Golf in Arizona Sports in Mesa, Arizona Women's sports in Arizona Sports competitions in Maricopa County, Arizona