1 9 9 9 ▁Jam ie ▁F arr , ▁a ▁six - player ▁affair ▁involving ▁Kar rie ▁Web b , ▁Car in ▁Koch , ▁Sher ri ▁Stein h auer , ▁Se ▁Ri ▁Pak , ▁K elli ▁K ue h ne , ▁and ▁M ardi ▁L unn . ▁Def ending ▁champion ▁Pak ▁won ▁it ▁on ▁first ▁hole ▁of ▁sudden ▁death , ▁s inking ▁a ▁ ▁bird ie ▁put t . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁Pak ▁won ▁the ▁F arr ▁for ▁the ▁fifth ▁time , ▁becoming ▁only ▁the ▁fourth ▁player ▁on ▁the ▁LP GA ▁Tour ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁same ▁tournament ▁five ▁times . ▁ ▁The ▁tournament ▁was ▁at ▁risk ▁of ▁ending ▁after ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁circumstances ▁including ▁the ▁sl ump ing ▁world wide ▁economy ▁and ▁reported ▁diss atisf action ▁with ▁LP GA ▁Commission er ▁Carol yn ▁B iv ens . ▁Late ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁after ▁B iv ens ▁had ▁res igned ▁under ▁pressure , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁the ▁tournament ▁would ▁continue ▁for ▁at ▁least ▁one ▁more ▁year , ▁al beit ▁with ▁a ▁sharp ly ▁reduced ▁pur se . ▁ ▁On ▁June ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁LP GA ▁Commission er ▁Michael ▁Wh an ▁announced ▁the ▁F arr ▁Classic ▁would ▁return ▁for ▁at ▁least ▁three ▁more ▁years ▁beginning ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁The ▁tournament ▁took ▁a ▁one - year ▁hi atus ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁as ▁the