LPGA Jamie Farr Toledo Classic (Marathon Classic)

The Jamie Farr Toledo Classic was a professional golf tournament on the LPGA Tour that was played over four decades. It was known by multiple names over that time, including Marathon Classic (full list of names below). Actor Jamie Farr's name was part of the tournament name for nearly 30 of those years.

First played: 1984

Last played: 2024

Jamie Farr, famous as one of the co-stars of the M*A*S*H television series, was a Toledo, Ohio, native, and served as the titular host of this tournament from its inception through the 2012 edition. Even when Farr was involved, this event had many different title sponsors. Marathon Classic and Owens Corning Classic are two of the other names by which it is most-commonly remembered. This is the list of tournament names:

• 1984–96: Jamie Farr Toledo Classic
• 1997–2000: Jamie Farr Kroger Classic
• 2001–03: Jamie Farr Kroger Classic Presented by Alltel
• 2004–10: Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic Presented by Kroger
• 2012: Jamie Farr Toledo Classic Presented by Kroger, Owens Corning and O-I
• 2013–18: Marathon Classic Presented by Owens Corning and O-I
• 2019–21: Marathon Classic Presented by Dana
• 2022–24: Dana Open Presented by Marathon

At the time it ended following the 2024 tournament, this event was the longest-running non-major on the LPGA schedule. Another tournament, one combining players from the Epsom Tour (the LPGA's developmental circuit) and the Legends Tour (the LPGA's senior circuit) continued at the same golf course.

Winners of the Jamie Farr Toledo Classic

1984 — Lauri Peterson, 278
1985 — Penny Hammel, 278
1986 — Not played
1987 — Jane Geddes, 280
1988 — Laura Davies, 277
1989 — Penny Hammel, 206
1990 — Tina Purtzer, 205
1991 — Alice Miller, 205 (def. Deb Richard in playoff)
1992 — Patty Sheehan, 209
1993 — Brandie Burton, 201
1994 — Kelly Robbins, 204 (def. Tammie Green in playoff)
1995 — Kathryn Marshall, 205
1996 — Joan Pitcock, 204
1997 — Kelly Robbins, 265
1998 — Se Ri Pak, 261
1999 — Se Ri Pak, 276 (def. Carin Koch, Kelli Kuehne, Mardi Lunn, Sherri Steinhauer and Karrie Webb in playoff in playoff)
2000 — Annika Sorenstam, 274 (def. Rachel Hetherington in playoff)
2001 — Se Ri Pak, 269
2002 — Rachel (Hetherington) Teske, 270
2003 — Se Ri Pak, 271
2004 — Meg Mallon, 277
2005 — Heather Bowie, 274 (def. Gloria Park in playoff)
2006 — Mi Hyun Kim, 266 (def. Natalie Gulbis in playoff)
2007 — Se Ri Pak, 267
2008 — Paula Creamer, 268
2009 — Eunjung Yi, 266 (def. Morgan Pressel in playoff)
2010 — Na Yeon Choi, 270 (def. Christina Kim, In-Kyung Kim and Song-Hee Kim in playoff)
2011 — Not played
2012 — So Yeon Ryu, 264
2013 — Beatriz Recari, 267
2014 — Lydia Ko, 269
2015 — Chella Choi, 270 (def. Hana Jang in playoff)
2016 — Lydia Ko, 270 (def. Ariya Jutanugarn, Mirim Lee in playoff)
2017 — In-Kyung Kim, 263
2018 — Thidapa Suwannapura, 270 (def. Brittany Lincicome in playoff)
2019 — Sei Young Kim, 262
2020 — Danielle Kang, 269
2021 — Nasa Hataoka, 194 (shortened to 54 holes due to rain)
2022 — Gaby Lopez, 266
2023 — Linn Grant, 263
2024 — Chanettee Wannasaen, 264

Hall of Famer Se Ri Pak was the tournament's biggest winner: 20-percent of her career LPGA wins (5 out of 25) happened in this tournament. Her first, in 1998, came just a week after Pak's famous playoff victory in the 1998 U.S. Women's Open.

Pak's 1999 Jamie Farr Classic victory required a 6-player playoff — the largest playoff in LPGA Tour history. But Pak won it on the very first sudden-death hole.

When Pak won her fifth Jamie Farr title in 2007 (her 24th career LPGA win), she tied the LPGA record for most wins in the same tournament. Pak was the fourth golfer in tour history to win the same event at least five times.

Pak remained the tournament's only back-to-back winner and the only golfer to win it at least three times. Penny Hammel, Kelly Robbins and Lydia Ko were two-time champs.

Four-time major champ Meg Mallon's last LPGA win happened here in 2004, her 18th victory. LPGA major winner Alice Miller's 1991 victory was the last of her eight career wins on the tour.

The tournament's 72-hole scoring record was 261, set by Pak in 1998. She won by nine strokes that year, also the tournament record. The 18-hole scoring record was 60, recorded by Paula Creamer in the first round in 2008. Creamer, who went on to win, had a 27 on the back nine in that round, which tied the tour's 9-hole scoring record.

Golf courses: The tournament took place at Glengarry Country Club in Holland, Ohio, the first four years. From 1989 forward, it was played at Highland Meadows Golf Club in Sylvania, Ohio. The Jamie Farr Classic wasn't the first LPGA tournament played at Highland Meadows. The Glass City Classic was a one-year event, played at the club in 1966. Sandra Haynie was the winner.