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{{Short description|Golf tournament}}
{{Infobox golf tournament
| name =
| location = [[Sylvania, Ohio]], U.S.
| establishment = [[1984 LPGA Tour|1984]], {{Years or months ago|1984}}
| course = [[Highland Meadows Golf Club]]
| par = 71
| yardage = {{convert|
| tour = [[LPGA Tour]]
| format = [[Stroke play]] – 72 holes
| purse = $1.
| month_played = July
| aggregate = 261 [[Se Ri Pak]] (1998)
| to-par = −23 ''as above''
| current_champion = {{flagicon|
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The '''
==History==
The tournament was founded after [[PGA Tour]] caddie Judd Silverman, a Toledo native, sought to bring a ladies professional golf tournament to his hometown. He contacted sponsors and actor [[Jamie Farr]], also a Toledo native, brought his name and several of his celebrity friends to the tournament. Throughout the history of the event, children's charities in Northwest Ohio and Southern [[Michigan]] have been the charitable beneficiaries of the tournament. They have received more than $
From 2004 to 2010, the title sponsor was [[Owens Corning]], the world's largest manufacturer of fiberglass and related products, headquartered in Toledo, near the site of the tournament. In 2012, they became a presenting sponsor. [[Kroger]], one of the largest American [[supermarket]] chains, with headquarters in [[Cincinnati, Ohio|Cincinnati]], has also been involved as a sponsor of the tournament since 1997. [[Owens-Illinois]] (O-I) became a sponsor in 2012.
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The tournament was at risk of ending after [[2009 LPGA Tour|2009]], due to a variety of circumstances including the slumping worldwide economy and reported dissatisfaction with LPGA Commissioner [[Carolyn Bivens]]. Late in August 2009, after Bivens had resigned under pressure, it was announced that the tournament would continue for at least one more year, albeit with a sharply reduced purse.<ref>{{cite journal |url=http://www.golfdigest.com/magazine/blogs/gdwoman/2009/09/the-corning-classic-is-back.html |title=The Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic Continues |magazine=[[Golf Digest]] |date=September 2, 2009 |access-date=January 9, 2013}}</ref>
On June 29, 2010, LPGA Commissioner Michael Whan announced the Farr Classic would return for at least three more years beginning in 2012.<ref>{{cite news |url=
On December 2, 2011, tournament director Judd Silverman announced that the Jamie Farr Classic would have a new name and a new logo; it became the ''Jamie Farr Toledo Classic Presented by Kroger, Owens Corning and O-I''.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.toledoblade.com/Golf/2011/12/02/New-name-new-logo-for-Farr-Classic.html |title=New name, new logo for Farr Classic |newspaper=Toledo Blade |location=Toledo, Ohio |date=December 2, 2011 |first=Dave |last=Hackenberg |access-date=January 9, 2013}}</ref> On January 8, 2013, the LPGA announced that [[Marathon Petroleum]] was replacing Jamie Farr as the title sponsor.<ref name="marathon">{{cite web |publisher=LPGA |url=http://www.lpga.com/golf/news/2013/1/marathon-petroleum-joins-lpga-family-in-toledo.aspx |title=Marathon Petroleum Corporation Joins LPGA Family as Title Partner of Northeast Ohio Tour Event |date=January 8, 2013 |access-date=January 8, 2013}}</ref> In 2016, the event received broadcast network coverage for the first time when [[PGA Tour on CBS|CBS Sports]] televised the final round live.
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*2012: '''Jamie Farr Toledo Classic Presented by Kroger, Owens Corning and O-I'''
*2013–2018: '''Marathon Classic Presented by Owens Corning and O-I'''
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*2022–present: '''Dana Open Presented by Marathon'''
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==Winners==
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!Year || Dates || Champion || Country || Winning score || To par || Margin<br>of victory || Venue || Purse ($) || Winner's<br>share ($)
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| [[2023 LPGA Tour|2023]] || Jul 13–16 || [[Linn Grant]] || {{SWE}} || align=right|64-69-62-68=263 || align=center|−21 || 3 strokes || Highland Meadows Golf Club || align=center|1,750,000 || align=center|262,500
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| [[2022 LPGA Tour|2022]] || Sep 1–4 || [[Gaby López]] || {{MEX}} || align=right| 67-70-66-63=266 || align=center|−18 || 1 stroke || Highland Meadows Golf Club || align=center|1,750,000 || align=center|262,500
| [[2021 LPGA Tour|2021]] || Jul 8–11 || [[Nasa Hataoka]] || {{JPN}} || align=right|61-69-64=194 {{dagger}} || align=center|−19 || 6 strokes || Highland Meadows Golf Club || align=center|2,000,000 || align=center|300,000
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| [[2020 LPGA Tour|2020]] || Aug 6–9 || [[Danielle Kang]] || {{USA}} || align=right|64-67-70-68=269 || align=center|−15 || 1 stroke || Highland Meadows Golf Club || align=center|2,000,000 || align=center|255,000
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| [[2019 LPGA Tour|2019]] || Jul 11–14 || [[Kim Sei-young]] || {{KOR}} || align=right|67-64-66-65=262 || align=center|−22 || 2 strokes || Highland Meadows Golf Club || align=center|1,750,000 || align=center|262,500
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<small>Source:</small><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lpga.com/golf/tournaments/lpga/jamie-farr-toledo-classic/past-winners.aspx |publisher=LPGA |title=Jamie Farr Toledo Classic: Past Winners |access-date=June 3, 2012}}</ref><br>
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''{{dagger}} 2021 event was rain-shortened to 54 holes''<ref>{{cite web |last1=Communications |first1=LPGA |title=Nasa Hataoka wins rain-shortened marathon LPGA classic |url=https://www.lpga.com/news/2021/nasa-hataoka-wins-rain-shortened-marathon-lpga-classic |website=LPGA |access-date=14 July 2023 |date=11 July 2021}}</ref>
===Multiple winners===
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[[Category:LPGA Tour events]]
[[Category:Golf tournaments in Ohio]]
[[Category:Women's sports in Ohio]]
[[Category:Sports competitions in Ohio]]
[[Category:Sports in Toledo, Ohio]]
[[Category:Sylvania, Ohio]]
[[Category:Recurring sporting events established in 1984]]
[[Category:1984 establishments in Ohio]]
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