Dana Open Winners and History

Dana Open Winners and History

The Dana Open began life as the Jamie Farr Classic. It was founded—curiously— after PGA Tour Caddie Judd Silverman decided to bring an LPGA tournament to his hometown of Toledo, Ohio. Silverman was able to recruit both sponsors and the help of another Toledo native, MASH star Jamie Farr. Farr lent his name to the event, worked as host and brought celebrity friends along for the ride.

Jamie Farr stepped down from the tournament after 2012, but it has continued under various games since.

The Marathon Classic has been held at Highland Meadows Golf Club in Sylvania (just outside Toledo) since 1989. From 1984 to 1988 it was at the Glengarry Country Club in nearby Holland.

The largest playoff in LPGA history took place at the 1999 Jamie Farr, a six-player affair involving Karrie Webb, Carin Koch, Sherri Steinhauer, Se Ri Pak, Kelli Kuehne, and Mardi Lunn. Pak won it on first hole of sudden death by making a ten-foot birdie putt.

In 2007, Se Ri Pak won the Farr for the fifth time, becoming only the fourth LPGA golfer to win the same tournament on five different occasions.

After 2009, the tournament nearly ceased operations as the LPGA struggled under the leadership of commissioner Carolyn Bivens. When Bivens resigned, however, it was revived for another year, but with the purse reduced from $1.4 million to $1 million.

The tournament was not held in 2011 because the US Senior Open was held at Inverness Club in Toledo and organizers felt as though the area could not sustain two golf tournaments in a single summer.

I have attended several editions of the Dana Classic and can tell you that they are a lot of fun and very family friendly. If you live in the area, it is worth a visit.

A complete list of Marathon Classic winners follows:

Year	Champion	Winning score	To par	Margin
Dana Open Presented by Marathon
2023	Linn Grant	64 – 69 – 62 – 68=263	-21	3 strokes
2022	Gaby Lopez	67-70-66-63=266	-18	1 stroke
Marathon Classic Presented by Dana
2021	Nasa Hataoka	61-69-64=194	-19	6 strokes
2020	Danielle Kang	64-67-70-68=269	-15	1 stroke
2019	Kim Sei-young	67-64-66-65=262	-22	2 strokes
Marathon Classic Presented by Owens Corning and O-I
2018	Thidapa Suwannapura	65-69-71-65=270	-14	Playoff
2017	In-Kyung Kim	65-67-68-63=263	-21	4 strokes
2016	Lydia Ko (2)	68-66-67-69=270	−14	Playoff
2015	Chella Choi	73-66-65-66=270	−14	Playoff
2014	Lydia Ko	67-67-70-65=269	−15	1 stroke
2013	Beatriz Recari	69-65-67-66=267	−17	1 stroke
Jamie Farr Toledo Classic Presented by Kroger, Owens Corning and O-I
2012	So Yeon Ryu	67-68-67-62=264	−20	7 strokes
2011	No Tournament
Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic Presented by Kroger
2010	Na Yeon Choi	64-67-68-71=270	−14	Playoff
2009	Eunjung Yi	68-66-61-71=266	−18	Playoff
2008	Paula Creamer	60-65-70-73=268	−16	2 strokes
2007	Se Ri Pak (5)	63-68-69-67=267	−17	3 strokes
2006	Mi Hyun Kim	68-66-67-65=266	−18	Playoff
2005	Heather Bowie	72-66-69-67=274	−10	Playoff
2004	Meg Mallon	66-69-74-68=277	−7	1 stroke
Jamie Farr Kroger Classic Presented by ALLTEL
2003	Se Ri Pak (4)	69-67-64-71=271	−13	2 strokes
2002	Rachel Teske	67-73-64-66=270	−14	2 strokes
2001	Se Ri Pak (3)	70-62-69-68=269	−15	2 strokes
Jamie Farr Kroger Classic
2000	Annika Sörenstam	70-67-66-71=274	−10	Playoff
1999	Se Ri Pak (2)	68-69-68-71=276	−8	Playoff
1998	Se Ri Pak	71-61-63-66=261	−23	9 strokes
1997	Kelly Robbins (2)	67-64-67-67=265	−19	8 strokes
Jamie Farr Toledo Classic
1996	Joan Pitcock	68-66-70=204	−9	1 stroke
1995	Kathryn Marshall	67-71-67=205	−8	1 stroke
1994	Kelly Robbins	69-70-65=204	−9	Playoff
1993	Brandie Burton	68-66-67=201	−12	1 stroke
1992	Patty Sheehan	70-73-66=209	−4	1 stroke
1991	Alice Miller	69-66-70=205	−8	Playoff
1990	Tina Purtzer	67-72-66=205	−8	4 strokes
1989	Penny Hammel (2)	69-66-71=206	−7	2 strokes
1988	Laura Davies	69-70-69-69=277	−11	3 strokes
1987	Jane Geddes	71-73-69-67=280	−8	2 strokes
1986	No Tournament
1985	Penny Hammel	72-69-72-65=278	−10	1 stroke
1984	Lauri Peterson	68-72-65-73=278	−10	2 strokes