The Safeway Classic is a premiere LPGA golf tournament ripe with tradition and a sense of mission. The tournament began in 1972, with a dream of bringing world class ladies golf to Portland, while raising money for local children’s charities at the same time. After 33 years, the Safeway Classic is the oldest LPGA event on tour and has raised over $8 million to benefit a variety of children’s charities in the region.

Tournament Golf Foundation (TGFI) is the non-profit organizer of the tournament. TGFI is responsible for the operation of both The Safeway Classic in Portland and The Safeway International in Phoenix, AZ. TGFI is comprised of 47 Portland area volunteer business leaders and their spouses.

Safeway has been a part of the Portland LPGA tournament since 1989 and has proudly served as Title Sponsor since 1997. During the past seven (7) years, the Safeway Classic has raised over $4.1 Million Dollars for local children’s charities.

The list of past LPGA Champions is like a Who’s-Who of LPGA Hall of Fame members.
Kathy Whitworth, Nancy Lopez, Donna Caponi, JoAnne Carner, Amy Alcott, Betsy King, Patty Sheehan and Annika Sorenstam are just a few of the top women golfers who have earned this prestigious title.

The 2004 Safeway Classic will be held at Columbia Edgewater Country Club in Portland
from September 13-19. Annika Sorenstam has won the tournament the past two years and will return this year to defend her title. The field for last year’s tournament was one of the strongest on tour and 2004 promises to be much the same.

Children’s Charities

Each year, the real winners of the Safeway Classic Golf Tournament are the children’s charities who benefit from the money that is raised. There are six (6) primary children’s charities that receive checks from the Safeway Foundation:

• Easter Seals Oregon
  Easter Seals Oregon provides services to children and adults with disabilities, as well as support for their families.
  
  For more information, please visit their website at: www.or.easterseals.com.
   
• Waverly Children’s Home
  Waverly Children’s Home is part of Trillium Family Services and is committed to aiding families in overcoming their struggles.
  
  For more information, please visit their website at: www.trilliumfamily.org .
   
• Evans Scholars
  The Evans Scholars Foundation administers the largest, privately-funded college scholarship program in the nation. All monies raised in Oregon stay in Oregon to provide full scholarships to students who have been active as caddies or in other capacities at golf courses around the state.
  
  For more information, please visit their website at: www.evansscholarsfoundation.com.
   
• Oregon Junior Golf
  Oregon Junior Golf Fund, Inc. is a nonprofit organization whose sole purpose is to promote and support amateur competitions for youth ages 8 to 17 at all skill levels.
  
  For more information, please visit their website at: www.oga.org/.
   
• Boys & Girls Clubs
  Boys and Girls Clubs of Portland is a not-for- profit youth agency that primarily serves youth ages 6 to 18 years with special concern for those most at risk.
  
  For more information, please visit their website at: www.bgclubportland.org.
   
• Police Activities League of Greater Portland (PAL)
  PAL provides educational, recreational and athletic programs to the youth in the Portland/Gresham metropolitan area, with an emphasis on disadvantaged youth. For more information, please visit their website at: www.palkids.org.

For more information on the Safeway Classic, please visit www.safewaygolf.com

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