The PING/Welch's Championship was an annual golf tournament for professional female golfers on the

LPGA Tour The Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) is an American organization for female golfers. The organization is headquartered at LPGA International in Daytona Beach, Florida, and is best known for running the LPGA Tour, a series of weekly ...

. Founded in 1980 as the Boston Five Classic, it took place every year in the

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area from 1980 through 1997. It was played at the Ferncroft Country Club in Danvers from 1980 to 1990 and at the Blue Hill Country Club in

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from 1991 to 1997. The tournament has had a variety of sponsors during its history. Its last title sponsors were

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, a brand of golf equipment and

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, a North American producer of fruit juices. Tournament names through the years: *1980–1990: Boston Five Classic *1991: LPGA Bay State Classic *1992: Welch's Classic *1993–1996: PING/Welch's Championship *1997: Welch's Championship

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LPGA official websiteFerncroft Country Club
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ping Welch's Championship Former LPGA Tour events Golf tournaments in Massachusetts Women's sports in Massachusetts Sports in Essex County, Massachusetts Sports in Norfolk County, Massachusetts Events in Essex County, Massachusetts Events in Norfolk County, Massachusetts Canton, Massachusetts Danvers, Massachusetts Recurring sporting events established in 1980 Recurring sporting events established in 1997 1980 establishments in Massachusetts 1997 disestablishments in Massachusetts