The Office Depot Championship
was an annual
golf
Golf is a club-and-ball sport in which players use various clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a course in as few strokes as possible.
Golf, unlike most ball games, cannot and does not use a standardized playing area, and coping wi ...
tournament for professional female golfers on the
LPGA Tour
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. It took place every year from 1997 through 2005 at various sites in
South Carolina
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(1997–2000) and in the
Los Angeles, California
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area (2001–05).
The tournament had several named sponsors during its history. From 2001 through 2005, it was sponsored by
Office Depot
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, a supplier of office products and services.
Tournament names through the years:
*1997: Susan G. Komen International
*1998–99: City of Hope Myrtle Beach Classic
*2000: Kathy Ireland Greens.com LPGA Classic
*2001: The Office Depot Hosted by Amy Alcott
*2002–04: The Office Depot Championship Hosted by Amy Alcott
*2005: Office Depot Championship
The last tournament was held from September 30 through October 2, 2005
Winners
*The 1999 tournament was shortened to 36 holes because of rain.
Tournament record
See also
*
, another LPGA event
References
External links
LPGA official tournament microsite
{{Former LPGA Tour Events
Former LPGA Tour events
Golf in South Carolina
Golf in Los Angeles
Recurring sporting events established in 1997
Recurring sporting events disestablished in 2005
Women's sports in California