The Twin Bridges Championship is an annual golf tournament for professional women golfers on the

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, the

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's developmental tour. The event has been played since 1984 and is held in the

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area. In 2010 and 2011, the title sponsor was

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, a chain of supermarkets headquartered in

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. The presenting sponsors in 2012 were SEFCU and Sunmark,

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s in the Albany area, and Burns-Fazzi, Brock, a credit union benefits consulting company. SEFCU became title sponsor in 2014 and in 2015 Fuccillo Kia with Billy Fuccillo stepped in. In 2019 Capital District Physicians' Health Plan, Inc. (CDPHP) became title sponsor. The venue changed to Pinehaven Country Club and the tournament purse rose to $175,000 in 2021. The tournament was a 54-hole event, as are most Symetra Tour tournaments, and includes 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. Tournament names through the years: *2000–2002: Capital Region Futures Classic *2003: GE Futures Professional Golf Classic *2004–2005: The Albany Futures Golf Classic *2006–2009: ILOVENY Championship *2010–2011: Price Chopper Tour Championship *2012: The Credit Union Challenge presented by SEFCU, Sunmark, and BFB Benefits *2013: Credit Union Challenge *2014: SEFCU Championship at Capital Hills *2015–2016: Fuccillo Kia Championship at Capital Hills *2017–2018: Fuccillo Kia Classic of NY *2019–2020: The CDPHP Open *2021: Twin Bridges Championship

Winners

Tournament records

References

External links

*{{official, https://www.twinbridgeschamp.com/
Coverage on Epson Tour websiteCapital Hills at Albany official websiteWestern Turnpike Golf Course official websiteOrchard Creek Golf Club official website
Symetra Tour events Golf in New York (state) Sports in Albany, New York Recurring sporting events established in 1984