Ginn Open


The Ginn Open was a women's professional golf tournament on the LPGA Tour. It was played from 2006 to 2008 at Ginn Reunion Resort in Reunion, Florida. For all three years, the tournament was broadcast on CBS Sports.The title sponsor was Ginn Resorts, a resort development and management firm with headquarters in Celebration, Florida. With a purse exceeding $2 million, the tournament winner automatically qualified for the season-ending ADT Championship.
The tournament used the front nine of the Legacy Course designed by Arnold Palmer and the front nine of the Independence Course designed by Tom Watson.

Tournament names

  • 2006 Ginn Clubs & Resorts Open
  • 2007-2008 '''Ginn Open'''

History

Inaugural tournament

The 2006 inaugural Ginn Open tournament, was the most expensive LPGA inaugural tournament to date. The purse was the 3rd largest in the LPGA. In addition, the tournament weekend featured concerts by Brooks & Dunn.

Winners

The tournament record was set in 2008 by Yani Tseng.
YearPlayerScoreRound
2008Yani Tseng64 2nd round

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Ending

It was announced on January 28, 2009, that Ginn was ending all golf tournament sponsorships due to the economy. As a result, the tournament was cancelled for 2009, and no substitute tournament was announced. The LPGA sued Ginn for breach of contract due to the cancellation.