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Jalapeno Golf Classic

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The Jalapeno Golf Classic was an annual golf tournament for professional women golfers on the Futures Tour, the LPGA Tour's developmental tour. The event was part of the Futures Tour's schedule from 2005 to 2008. It took place at Palm View Golf Course in McAllen, Texas.

The tournament was a 54-hole event, as are most Futures Tour tournaments, and included pre-tournament pro-am opportunities, in which local amateur golfers can play with the professional golfers from the Tour as a benefit for local charities. The benefiting charity for the Jalapeno Golf Classic was the McAllen Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.

At the 2008 tournament, 17-year-old Vicky Hurst broke the Futures Tour's 54-hole scoring record, shooting an 18-under-par 198. The record had previously been held by Grace Park, who shot 16-under at a tournament in 1999.[1]

Winners

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Year Dates Champion Country Score Purse ($) Winner's
share ($)
2008 Apr 25–27 Vicky Hurst  United States 198 (−18) 85,000 11,900
2007 Apr 27–29 Emily Bastel  United States 210 (−6) 75,000 10,500
2006 Apr 28–30 Kristy McPherson  United States 205 (−11) 70,000 9,800
2005 Apr 22–24 Virada Nirapathpongporn  Thailand 204 (−12) 70,000 9,800

Tournament records

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Year Player Score Round
2007 Kim Augusta 64 (−8) 2nd
2008 Vikki Lang 64 (−8) 3rd
2008 Vicky Hurst 64 (−8) 3rd

References

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  1. ^ "Teenager Hurst breaks Futures Tour's 54-hole record". GOLF.com. 2007-04-27. Retrieved 2008-04-28.
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