The LPGA State Farm Classic was a women's professional golf tournament on the

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. It was played annually from

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in the

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metropolitan area. From 1976 through

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, the tournament was held at The Rail Golf Course. In

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it moved to Panther Creek Country Club. Originally known as the Jerry Lewis Muscular Dystrophy Golf Classic, the tournament was underwritten solely by the owners of The Rail Golf Course for its first two years. A community-based not-for-profit organization took over the tournament in 1978.

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became the title sponsor in 1993. From 1980 until cancellation in 2011, over $2.5 million was contributed from tournament proceeds to medical and children's charities. On December 9, 2011, it was announced the tournament was being cancelled due to organizers failing to find a new sponsor. It had been announced earlier in the year that State Farm would be dropping its sponsorship after 2011.State Farm dropping event sponsorship
/ref> Tournament names through the years: *1976: Jerry Lewis Muscular Dystrophy Classic *1977: Rail Muscular Dystrophy Classic *1978–1992: Rail Charity (Golf) Classic *1993–2000: State Farm Rail Classic *2001–2006: State Farm Classic *2007–2011: LPGA State Farm Classic

Winners

* Championship won in sudden-death playoff.
*1976 and 1981–2000 — 54-hole tournament *1977–1980 and 2001–2011 — 72-hole tournament, although the tournament in 2003 was shortened to 54 holes due to rain.

Tournament records

References

External links

Official websiteCoverage on LPGA Tour's official websiteTournament results at Golfobserver.comPanther Creek Country Club
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