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The Mitchell Company Tournament of Champions Presented by Kathy Ireland
The Mitchell Company Tournament of Champions Presented by Kathy Ireland is open to a limited number of golfers. Only Hall of Famers and winners on the LPGA Tour during the past four years are invited to play. The first edition was held in 1994 and since then it has been a part of the tour. The meet has not been played on any particular course over the years. Due to sponsorship deals, its name has been changed a number of times. Here is a list of names by which it was known.
Chrysler-Plymouth Tournament of Champions (1994-97)
Lifetime's AFLAC Tournament of Champions (1998-2001)
Champions Presented by Southern Living (2002)
Mobile LPGA Tournament of Champions (2003)
The Mitchell Company Tournament of Champions (2004- )
The Mitchell Company Tournament of Champions Presented by Kathy Ireland was won by Lorena Ochoa in 2006. She defeated Juli Inkster by a whooping 10 strokes. She won $150,000 for her efforts. The tournament, with a prize fund of $ 1 million, was held in the second week of November.
Past Winners
The Mitchell Company Tournament of Champions Presented by Kathy Ireland has not been won by any golfer on or than one occasion. Here is a list of winners who have won here since it became part of the LPGA Tour.
Lorena Ochoa 2006
Christina Kim 2005
Heather Daly-Donofrio 2004
Dorothy Delasin 2003
Se Ri Pak 2002-01
Karrie Webb 2000
Akiko Fukushima 1999
Kelly Robbins 1998
Annika Sorenstam 1997; 1991
Lisolette Neumann 1996
Dawn Coe-Jones 1995
Dottie Mochrie 1994
The Mitchell Company Tournament of Champions Presented by Kathy Ireland is the 33rd tournament on the tour's roster.
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