Standard Register PING pin flag lpga Moon Valley Country Club Annika Sörenstam

Description

The
Standard Register PING
, was a women's professional
golf
tournament in
Arizona
on the
LPGA Tour
. Founded as the "Sun City Classic" in
1980
,
[1]
it was held annually in the
Phoenix
area through
2009
, making it one of the longest-lasting events on the LPGA Tour.
Tournament Golf Foundation
managed the tournament since its start and continues to manage the
Safeway Classic
tournament on the LPGA Tour. Proceeds from the event were donated to local medical charities; over
$
12 million was raised during the course of the tournament
The tournament had a variety of sponsors during its history, including
Safeway Inc.
, a California-based
supermarket
chain.
It was at this tournament that
Annika Sörenstam
shot 59 in the second round in
2001
,
[2]
which stands as the record for the lowest scoring round ever shot for 18 holes in an LPGA Tour event. With thirteen birdies and no bogeys, she began the round with eight birdies, added four more over the next five holes, but managed only one over the final five.
[2]
Sörenstam won the event with 261 (–27), two strokes ahead of runner-up
Se Ri Pak
.
[3]
The LPGA Tour returned to the Phoenix area in
2011
with the
Founders Cup
.