Juli Inkster back to defend title in Land O'Lakes Legends Classic women's golf tournament

The event will be played Saturday at Sunday at The Meadows at Mystic Lake in Prior Lake.

August 12, 2022 at 10:06PM
Juli Inkster won last year’s Land O’Lakes Legends Classic tournament at The Meadows at Mystic Lake. (Brian Peterson, Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

What: The fourth event on the 2022 Legends of the LPGA schedule, a senior tour of LPGA professionals and eligible amateurs age 45 and over.

Where: The Meadows at Mystic Lake in Prior Lake (5,900 yards, par 72)

When: The 36-hole tournament is Saturday-Sunday. Tee times begin at 9 a.m. both days.

Tickets: $25 per day or $40 for a two-day pass available online (legendsclassicmn.com) or at the course. Children under 17 (with paid adult) and active or retired military are admitted free. Parking is included with the ticket price.

Last year: World Golf Hall of Famer Juli Inkster birdied Nos. 16 and 17 in the final round to cap a 5-under-par 67 and win $24,750 in the inaugural event. She won by a stroke over Rosie Jones and Christa Johnson.

Players to watch: Inkster is back to defend her title. She will be joined by 43 others in the field including World Golf Hall of Famers Nancy Lopez, Hollis Stacy, Amy Alcott and Jan Stephenson.

Local connections: Former Gophers women's golf coach Michele Redman, who co-owns the event with Jim Lehman, tied for eighth last year and is back. Four-time Minnesota Women's State Open champion Lisa Grimes is also in the field. Four amateurs who appeared in last year's event have been invited to return: Adele Peterson of Eden Prairie, Claudia Pilot of Brainerd, Brenda Williams of Hopkins and Leigh Klasse of Cumberland, Wis.

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Brian Stensaas

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Brian Stensaas has been with the Minnesota Star Tribune since 2004. He is a Multiplatform Editing Team Leader, with reporting experience covering high school sports, the NHL, NBA and professional golf.

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