The LPGA Corning Classic was an annual golf tournament for professional female golfers on the LPGA Tour. It took place every year from 1979 through 2009 at the Corning Country Club in Corning, New York.

It was one of the longest running tournaments on the LPGA Tour and the longest with a single sponsor. The title sponsor since the beginning was Corning Incorporated, an American manufacturer of glass, ceramics and related materials, primarily for industrial and scientific applications.

Production and operation of the tournament was a large community effort by the citizens of Corning. As with most tournaments on the LPGA Tour, proceeds went to charity. Beneficiaries of the Corning Classic were local hospitals and camps for disabled children. Net charitable proceeds since 1979 exceeded $5 million.

On April 20, 2009, the Classic's title sponsor, Corning Incorporated, announced it would not be able to sponsor the tournament after the 2009 tournament. The tournament's executives confirmed that efforts to secure additional sponsors had been unsuccessful and that the tournament would not continue after 2009.

Winners

Year	Dates	Champion	Country	Score	Purse	Winner's Share
2009	May 21-24	Yani Tseng		267 (-21)	$1,500,000	$225,000
2008*|| May 22-25 || [[Leta Lindley]] || {{USA}} || 277 (-11) ||$1,500,000 || $225,000 |- |[[2007 in golf|2007]]|| May 24-27 ||[[Young Kim]] || {{KOR}} || 268 (-20) ||$1,300,000 || $195,000 |- |[[2006 in golf|2006]]||May 25-28 || [[Hee-Won Han]] ||{{KOR}}||273 (-15 ||$1,200,000 || $180,000 |- |[[2005 in golf|2005]]|| May 26-29 || [[Jimin Kang]] ||{{KOR}}||273 (-15) ||$1,100,000 || $165,000 |- |[[2004 in golf|2004]]|| May 27-30 ||[[Annika Sörenstam]] ||{{SWE}}||270 (-18) ||$1,000,000 || $150,000 |- |[[2003 in sports#Golf|2003]]|| May 22-25 ||[[Juli Inkster]] ||{{USA}}||264 (-24) ||$1,000,000 || $150,000 |- |[[2002 in sports#Golf|2002]]|| May 23-26 ||[[Laura Diaz]] ||{{USA}}||274 (-14) ||$1,000,000 || $150,000 |- |[[2001 in sports#Golf|2001]]|| May 24-27 || [[Carin Koch]] ||{{SWE}}||270 (-18) ||$900,000 || $135,000 |- |[[2000 in sports#Golf|2000]]|| May 25-28 ||[[Betsy King]] ||{{USA}}||276 (-12 ||$800,000 || $120,000 |- |[[1999 in sports#Golf|1999]]|| May 27-30 ||[[Kelli Kuehne]] ||{{USA}}||278 (-10) ||$750,000 || $112,500 |- |[[1998 in sports#Golf|1998]]|| May 21-24 ||[[Tammie Green]] ||{{USA}}||268 (-20) ||$700,000 || $105,000 |- |[[1997 in sports#Golf|1997]]|| May 22-25 ||[[Rosie Jones]] ||{{USA}}||277 (-11) ||$650,000 || $97,500 |- |[[1996 in sports#Golf|1996]]|| May 23-26 ||[[Rosie Jones]] ||{{USA}}||276 (-12) ||$600,000 || $90,000 |- |[[1995 in sports#Golf|1995]]|| May 25-28 ||[[Alison Nicholas]] ||{{ENG}}||275 (-13) ||$550,000 || $82,500 |- |[[1994 in sports#Golf|1994]]|| May 26-29 ||[[Beth Daniel]] ||{{USA}}||278 (-10) ||$500,000 || $75,000 |- |[[1993 in sports#Golf|1993]]|| May 27-30 ||[[Kelly Robbins]] ||{{USA}}||277 (-11) ||$500,000 || $75,000 |- |[[1992 in sports#Golf|1992]]|| May 21-24 ||[[Colleen Walker]] ||{{USA}}||276 (-12) ||$450,000 || $67,500 |- |[[1991 in sports#Golf|1991]]|| May 23-26 ||[[Betsy King]] ||{{USA}}||273 (-15) ||$400,000 || $60,000 |- |[[1990 in sports#Golf|1990]]|| May 24-27 ||[[Pat Bradley (golfer)|Pat Bradley]] ||{{USA}}||274 (-10) ||$350,000 || $52,500 |- |[[1989 in sports#Golf|1989]]|| May 25-28 ||[[Ayako Okamoto]] ||{{JPN}}||272 (-12) ||$325,000 || $48,750 |- |[[1988 in sports#Golf|1988]]|| May 26-29 ||[[Sherri Turner]] ||{{USA}}||273 (-15) ||$325,000 || $48,750 |- |[[1987 in sports#Golf|1987]]|| May 28-31 ||[[Cindy Rarick]] ||{{USA}}||275 (-13) ||$275,000 || $41,250 |- |[[1986 in sports#Golf|1986]]|| May 22-25 ||[[Laurie Rinker]] ||{{USA}}||278 (-10) ||$250,000 || $37,500 |- |[[1985 in sports#Golf|1985]]|| May 23-36 ||[[Patti Rizzo]] ||{{USA}}||272 (-16) ||$250,000 || $37,500 |- |[[1984 in sports#Golf|1984]]|| May 24-27 ||[[JoAnne Carner]] ||{{USA}}||281 (-7) ||$150,000 || $22,500 |- |[[1983 in sports#Golf|1983]]|| May 26-29 ||[[Patty Sheehan]] ||{{USA}}||272 (-16) |||$150,000 || $22,500 |- |[[1982 in sports#Golf|1982]]|| May 27-30 ||[[Sandra Spuzich]]||{{USA}}||280 (-8) ||$200,000 || $30,000 |- |[[1981 in sports#Golf|1981]]|| May 21-24 ||[[Kathy Hite]] ||{{USA}}||282 (-6) ||$125,000 || $18,750 |- |[[1980 in sports#Golf|1980]]|| May 22-25 ||[[Donna Caponi]] ||{{USA}}||281 (-7) ||$125,000 || $18,750 |- |[[1979 in sports#Golf|1979]]|| May 24-27 ||[[Penny Pulz]]||{{AUS}}||281 (-7) ||$100,000 || $15,000 |- |} * Championship won in sudden-death playoff. Tournament record Year Player Score Round 2003 Juli Inkster 62 (-10) 4th round 2009 Yani Tseng 62 (-10) 3rd round 2009 Mika Miyazato 62 (-10) 3rd round References External links Official website LPGA official website LPGA official tournament microsite