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The Longs Drugs Challenges is a golf tournament for professional female golfers that is part of the LPGA Tour. It has been played annually since 1996 at various sites in Northern California.

Since 1997 the title sponsor has been Longs Drugs, a drugstore chain headquartered in Walnut Creek, California.

In 1996 the tournament was known as the Twelve Bridges LPGA Classic.

The tournament is currently being played from October 4 through October 7, 2007.

Winners

Year Champion Country Score Tournament
Location
Purse Winner's
Share
2007 Blackhawk Country Club $1,100,000 $160,000
2006 Karrie Webb  Australia 273 (-15) Blackhawk Country Club $1,100,000 $160,000
2005 Nicole Perrot  Chile 270 (-14) The Ridge Golf Club $1,000,000 $150,000
2004 Christina Kim  United States 266 (-18) The Ridge Golf Club $1,000,000 $150,000
2003 Helen Alfredsson  Sweden 275 (-13) Lincoln Hills Club $1,000,000 $150,000
2002 Cristie Kerr  United States 280 (-8) Twelve Bridges Club $900,000 $135,000
2001 Se Ri Pak  South Korea 208 (-8) Twelve Bridges Club $800,000 $120,000
2000 Juli Inkster  United States 275 (-13) Twelve Bridges Club $700,000 $105,000
1999 Juli Inkster  United States 280 (-8) Twelve Bridges Club $600,000 $90,000
1998 Donna Andrews  United States 278 (-10) Twelve Bridges Club $600,000 $90,000
1997 Annika Sörenstam  Sweden 285 (-3) Twelve Bridges Club $500,000 $75,000
1996 Kelly Robbins  United States 273 (-11) Twelve Bridges Club $500,000 $75,000

The 2001 tournament was shortened to 54 holes due to rain.

Tournament record

Year Player Score Round Course
2003 Se Ri Pak 64 (-8) 2nd round Lincoln Hills Club, par 72
2004 Anna Acker-Macoscko 60 (-11) 4th round The Ridge Golf Club, par 71
2006 Jeong Jang 64 (-8) 1st round Blackhawk Country Club, par 72
2007 Suzann Pettersen 64 (-8) 3rd round Blackhawk Country Club, par 72