The Safeco Classic (often styled as the SAFECO Classic) was a women's professional golf tournament on the LPGA Tour in the Seattle area, sponsored by Safeco Insurance. It was played 18 times, from 1982 to 1999, at Meridian Valley Country Club in Kent, Washington, usually in mid-September, the week following the Safeway Classic in Portland.

With the opening of the Seattle Mariners' Safeco Field in Seattle in July 1999, Safeco entered a 20-year, $40 million agreement for the naming rights of the new major league baseball stadium. Safeco ended its sponsorship of the LPGA event in October 1999 and a new sponsor did not emerge.

Multiple winners of the 72-hole event were Patty Sheehan (1982, 1990, 1995), Juli Inkster (1983, 1988), and Karrie Webb (1996, 1997).

Winners Year Dates Champion Country Winningscore To par Marginof victory Purse ($) Winner'sshare ($) 1999 Sep 16–19 Maria Hjorth 271 −17 2 strokes 650,000 97,500 1998 Sep 10–13 Annika Sörenstam 273 −15 5 strokes 600,000 90,000 1997 Sep 11–14 Karrie Webb (2) 272 −16 1 stroke 550,000 82,500 1996 Sep 12–15 Karrie Webb 277 −11 2 strokes 550,000 82,500 1995 Sep 14–17 Patty Sheehan (3) 274 −14 2 strokes 500,000 75,000 1994 Sep 15–18 Deb Richard 276 −12 1 stroke 500,000 75,000 1993 Sep 16–19 Brandie Burton 274 −14 1 stroke 450,000 67,500 1992 Sep 17–20 Colleen Walker 277 −11 2 strokes 450,000 67,500 1991 Sep 19–22 Pat Bradley 280 −8 Playoff 400,000 60,000 1990 Sep 13–16 Patty Sheehan (2) 270 −18 9 strokes 300,000 45,000 1989 Sep 14–17 Beth Daniel 273 −15 6 strokes 300,000 45,000 1988 Sep 15–18 Juli Inkster (2) 278 −10 3 strokes 225,000 33,750 1987 Sep 17–20 Jan Stephenson 277 −11 1 stroke 225,000 33,750 1986 Sep 11–14 Judy Dickinson 274 −14 4 strokes 200,000 30,000 1985 Sep 12–15 Joanne Carner 279 −9 2 strokes 200,000 30,000 1984 Sep 13–16 Kathy Whitworth 279 −9 2 strokes 175,000 26,250 1983 Sep 15–18 Juli Inkster 283 −6 1 stroke 175,000 26,250 1982 Sep 23–26 Patty Sheehan 276 −12 1 stroke 175,000 26,250

Multiple winners Three women won this tournament more than once; all three are members of the World Golf Hall of Fame.

3 wins Patty Sheehan: 1982, 1990, 1995 2 wins Juli Inkster: 1983, 1988 Karrie Webb: 1996, 1997

References

External links Meridian Valley Country Club