Preview - Safeway Classic 2006

 Dates: August 18th - August 20th
 Site: Columbia Edgewater Country Club, Portland, OR
 Course Architect: A. Vernon Macan (1925) - (Redesigned - 
 Robert Graves, 1966, William Bell, 1970, Bob Cupp, 1993, 
 Arthur Hills, 2002)
 Par: 72
 Yardage: 6,327
 Hole-By-Hole: 1 - Par 4 360 Yds   10 - Par 5 501 Yds
               2 - Par 3 161 Yds   11 - Par 4 337 Yds
               3 - Par 4 399 Yds   12 - Par 5 505 Yds
               4 - Par 4 386 Yds   13 - Par 3 155 Yds
               5 - Par 5 489 Yds   14 - Par 4 357 Yds
               6 - Par 4 362 Yds   15 - Par 4 367 Yds
               7 - Par 5 459 Yds   16 - Par 3 175 Yds
               8 - Par 3 145 Yds   17 - Par 4 379 Yds
               9 - Par 4 407 Yds   18 - Par 4 383 Yds
                   -------------        -------------
                    36 3,168 Yds         36 3,159 Yds
 
 Annual: 34th
 Defending Champion: Soo-Yun Kang
 Runner-Up: Jeong Jang
 Tournament Record: 199 (Annika Sorenstam, 2002)
 36-Hole Record: 131 (Annika Sorenstam, 2002)
 Course Record: 62 (Annika Sorenstam, 2002; Beth Daniel, 2003)
 Total Purse: $1,400,000
 Shares: 1st $210,000; 2nd $127,855; 3rd $92,750
 
 2005 Finish
 -----------
 
 Player                Score
 ------                -----   
 Soo-Yun Kang           201  
 Jeong Jang             205
 Gloria Park            206 
 Joo Mi Kim             208  
 Beth Daniel            209 
 
 Past Safeway Classic Winners
 ----------------------------
 
 Year  Winner (Score) -- Runners-Up
 ----  ----------------------------
 2005  Soo-Yun Kang (201) -- Jeong Jang
 2004  *Hee-Won Han (207) -- Lorie Kane
 2003  Annika Sorenstam (201) -- Beth Daniel
 2002  Annika Sorenstam (199) -- Kate Golden
 2001  Not held due to tragedies of September 11th
 2000  *Mi Hyun Kim (215) -- Jeong Jang
 1999  Juli Inkster (207) -- Tina Barrett, Grace Park
 1998  Danielle Ammaccapane (204) -- Emilee Klein
 1997  Chris Johnson (206) -- Kim Saiki, Lisa Hackney
 1996  Dottie Pepper (202) -- Chris Johnson
 1995  Alison Nicholas (207) -- Kelly Robbins
 1994  Missie McGeorge (207) -- Betsy King
 1993  Donna Andrews (208) -- Missie McGeorge, Tina Barrett
 1992  *Nancy Lopez (209) -- Jane Crafter
 1991  Michelle Estill (208) -- Rosie Jones
 1990  Patty Sheehan (208) -- Danielle Ammaccapane
 1989  Muffin Spencer-Devlin (214) -- Nancy Lopez, Tammie Green, Susan Sanders,
                                      Dawn Coe-Jones
 1988  Betsy King (213) -- Colleen Walker
 1987  Nancy Lopez (210) -- Kelly Leadbetter, Muffin Spencer-Devlin,
                            Jan Stephenson
 1986  Ayako Okamoto (207) -- Colleen Walker, Nancy Lopez
 1985  Nancy Lopez (215) -- Lori Garbacz
 1984  Amy Alcott (212) -- Kathy Baker
 1983  *JoAnne Carner (212) -- Charlotte Montgomery
 1982  *Sandra Haynie/Kathy McMullen (196) -- Sharon Barrett/Nancy Rubin,
                                              Lori Garbacz/Patti Rizzo
 1981  *Donna Caponi/Kathy Whitworth (203) -- JoAnne Carner/Judy Rankin
 1980  Donna Caponi/Kathy Whitworth (195) -- Janet Alex/Judy Clark
 1979  Nancy Lopez/Jo Ann Washam (198) -- Susie Berning/Carole Jo Skala
 1978  *Donna Caponi/Kathy Whitworth (203) -- Murle Breer/Barbara Moxness
 1977  *JoAnne Carner/Judy Rankin (202) -- Betty Burfeindt/Pam Higgins
 1976  *Donna Caponi (217) -- Clifford Ann Creed
 1975  Jo Ann Washam (215) -- Sandra Haynie
 1974  JoAnne Carner (211) -- Donna Caponi
 1973  #Kathy Whitworth (144) -- Sandra Palmer
 1972  Kathy Whitworth (212) -- Sandra Haynie
 
 * - Won in Playoff.
 # - Rain shortened.
 
 Note: Formerly called Safeway LPGA Golf Championship (1996-2000), Ping-AT&T
       Wireless Services LPGA Golf Championship (1995), Ping-Cellular One LPGA
       Golf Championship (1986-94), Portland Ping Championship (1983-85),
       Portland Team Championship (1977-82), Portland Classic (1972-76).