The Sybase Classic was a women's professional

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tournament on the

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for twenty years, from

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. The event was originally known as the "Big Apple Classic", but the name was dropped in

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when the tournament relocated from the

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area to

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. From 1992 through 2006, ShopRite sponsored the

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. For its first seventeen years, the event was held at the

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in the Wykagyl section of

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. In 2007 the venue was changed to the

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. The tournament was last played in 2009, as Sybase switched its sponsorship to the

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, also played in New Jersey. ShopRite revived its sponsorship of the ShopRite LPGA Classic in Atlantic City in 2010. Over the years, proceeds from the event went to benefit charities such as St. Joseph's Healthcare System, Inc. and the Boys & Girls Club of Clifton. Tournament names through the years: *1990-1998: JAL Big Apple Classic presented by GOLF Magazine *1999-2000: Japan Airlines Big Apple Classic presented by GOLF Magazine *2001-2002: Sybase Big Apple Classic presented by GOLF Magazine *2003: Sybase Big Apple Classic presented by Lincoln Mercury *2004-2006: Sybase Classic presented by Lincoln Mercury *2007-2009: Sybase Classic presented by ShopRite

Winners

* The 2000, 2006 and 2008 tournaments were shortened to 54 holes because of rain.

Tournament record

References

External links

LPGA Official tournament micrositeWykagyl Country Club website

Upper Montclair Country Club website
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