American Defender Classic Tournament on LPGA Tour

The American Defender Classic was an LPGA Tour tournament played in the Raleigh, North Carolina, area from the mid-1960s into the early 1980s.

Carol Mann won it three of the first four times it was played. But Kathy Whitworth won it more than anyone else with four victories.

First played: 1966

Last played: 1981

Also known as: Raleigh Ladies Invitational, Raleigh Golf Classic, American Defender/WRAL Classic

Winners of the American Defender Classic
1981 — Donna Caponi
1980 — Amy Alcott
1879 — not played
1978 — Amy Alcott
1977 — Kathy Whitworth
1976 — Sue Roberts
1975 — JoAnne Carner
1974 — Jo Ann Prentice
1973 — Judy Rankin
1972 — Kathy Whitworth
1971 — Kathy Whitworth
1970 — Sandra Haynie
1969 — Carol Mann
1968 — Carol Mann
1967 — Kathy Whitworth
1966 — Carol Mann