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The Potamkin Cadillac Classic was a
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 on the
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from 1968 to 1984 sponsored by
Victor Potamkin Victor Potamkin (July 2, 1911 – June 5, 1995) was an American businessman and car dealership owner known for deep discounting and aggressive advertising.Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 ...
area. At the 1982 Lady Michelob,
Joan Joyce Joan Joyce (August 18, 1940 – March 26, 2022) was the softball coach at Florida Atlantic, for 28 years until her death in 2022. She previously was a softball player for the Raybestos Brakettes and the Orange Lionettes. She also had set reco ...
set a tour record by only taking 17 putts during the tournament's final round.Whitworth sails to new heights
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Tournament locations


Winners

;Potamkin Cadillac Classic *1984 Sharon Barrett ;Lady Michelob *1983
Janet Coles Janet Coles (born August 4, 1954) is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour. Coles won twice on the LPGA Tour in 1978 and 1983. On August 22, 2011, Coles was named head coach of the Dartmouth College Dartmouth Colle ...
*1982
Kathy Whitworth Kathrynne Ann Whitworth (September 27, 1939 – December 24, 2022) was an American professional golfer. During her playing career she won 88 LPGA Tour tournaments, more than anyone else on the LPGA or PGA Tours. Whitworth was also a runner-up ...
*1981
Amy Alcott Amy Alcott (born February 22, 1956) is an American professional golfer and golf course designer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1975, and won five major championships and 29 LPGA Tour events in all. She is a member of the World Golf Ha ...
*1980
Pam Higgins Pamela Sue Higgins (born December 5, 1945) is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour. Higgins won three times on the LPGA Tour between 1971 and 1980. Professional wins LPGA Tour wins (3) LPGA Tour playoff record (1–0) ...
*1979
Sandra Post Sandra Post, (born June 4, 1948) is a retired professional golfer, the first Canadian to play on the LPGA Tour. In 1968 at age 20 in her rookie professional year, she won a women's major – the LPGA Championship, and was the youngest playe ...
;Natural Light Lady Tara Classic *1978
Janet Coles Janet Coles (born August 4, 1954) is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour. Coles won twice on the LPGA Tour in 1978 and 1983. On August 22, 2011, Coles was named head coach of the Dartmouth College Dartmouth Colle ...
;Lady Tara Classic *1977
Hollis Stacy Hollis Stacy (born March 16, 1954) is an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1974, winning four major championships and 18 LPGA Tour events. She was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in the veterans cate ...
*1976
JoAnne Carner JoAnne Gunderson Carner (born April 4, 1939) is an American former professional golfer. Her 43 victories on the LPGA Tour led to her induction in the World Golf Hall of Fame. She is the only woman to have won the U.S. Girls' Junior, U.S. Women's ...
*1975
Donna Caponi Donna Caponi-Byrnes (born January 29, 1945) is an American LPGA Tour professional golfer. She became a member of the tour in 1965 and won four major championships and 24 LPGA Tour career events. She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame. ...
*1974
Sandra Spuzich Sandra Spuzich (April 3, 1937 – October 6, 2015) was an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. Spuzich was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, of Polish, Serbian, Macedonian and Lebanese descent. She ...
*1973 Mary Mills ;Lady Pepsi Open *1972
Jan Ferraris Janis Jean Ferraris (born June 2, 1947) is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour. Ferraris won the 1963 U.S. Girls' Junior The United States Girls' Junior Championship is one of the thirteen U.S. national golf championship ...
*1971
Jane Blalock Barbara Jane Blalock (born September 19, 1945) is an American business executive and retired professional golfer. After winning several New England golf tournaments in her youth, Blalock joined the LPGA Tour as a professional in 1969, being name ...
;Lady Carling Open *1970
Jane Blalock Barbara Jane Blalock (born September 19, 1945) is an American business executive and retired professional golfer. After winning several New England golf tournaments in her youth, Blalock joined the LPGA Tour as a professional in 1969, being name ...
*1969
Kathy Whitworth Kathrynne Ann Whitworth (September 27, 1939 – December 24, 2022) was an American professional golfer. During her playing career she won 88 LPGA Tour tournaments, more than anyone else on the LPGA or PGA Tours. Whitworth was also a runner-up ...
*1968
Carol Mann Carol Mann (February 3, 1941 – May 20, 2018) was an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1961 and won two major championships and 38 LPGA Tour events in all. She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame. Am ...


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Canongate Country ClubIndian Hills Country ClubBrookfield West Golf & Country Club
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