The ING New England Golf Classic was an annual golf tournament for professional women golfers on the Futures Tour, the LPGA Tour's developmental tour. The event was played from 1999 to 2011 in the Hartford, Connecticut area. Prior to 2009, the tournament had various title sponsors, most recently CIGNA, a health service company based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The 2009 season opened with the tournament lacking a title sponsor. In mid-June 2009 it was announced that ING, a global financial institution, would become the new title sponsor. The tournament was a 54-hole event, as are most Futures Tour tournaments, and includes pre-tournament pro-am opportunities, in which local amateur golfers can play with the professional golfers from the Tour as a benefit for local charities. The benefiting charity from the New England Golf Classic was Chip in for a Cure, a Connecticut-based breast cancer charity. Tournament names through the years: 1999: SNET Women's Classic 2000: Connecticut Futures Golf Classic 2001–2003: Lincoln Financial Futures Golf Classic 2004: GMAC Futures Golf Classic 2005–2008: CIGNA Golf Classic 2009–2011: ING New England Golf Classic Winners ^Tournament shortened to 36 holes because of rain. *Championship won in sudden-death playoff. Tournament records References External links Futures Tour official website Blue Fox Run Golf Course official website Gillette Ridge Golf Club official website Wintonbury Hills Golf Course official website Former Symetra Tour events Golf in Connecticut Sports in Hartford County, Connecticut Sports competitions in Hartford, Connecticut Recurring sporting events established in 1999 Recurring sporting events disestablished in 2011 1999 establishments in Connecticut 2011 disestablishments in Connecticut