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In its 10th year of great golf while supporting communities in need, the Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give continued to support and unite various local and diverse-owned restaurants throughout...

The Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give provides us an opportunity to engage the community in support of local food pantries, all while enjoying a weekend filled with events, food, golf and of...

By Jeff Babineau Original story: https://meijerlpgaclassic.com/news/kordas-improved-positive-attitude-was-found-on-the-shelf-at-21-meijer BELMONT, Mich. – The Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give...

The 2024 Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give is continuing its unwavering commitment to feeding hungry families across the Midwest with a record-breaking donation goal of $2 million. In the spirit...

Amy Huss was hooked after her first year volunteering at the Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give. In addition to raising money for a cause close to her heart, she loves the camaraderie of...

On Sunday afternoon, as Nelly Korda approached the 18th green of the Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give, 14-year-old Sophia Howard was running across the fairways of the other holes in the hopes...

We are excited to announce the first-ever Meijer LPGA Run & Walk Virtual Challenge for Simply Give. “When we realized our traditional in-person 5k wasn’t in the cards for this year’s event,...

Tickets to the tournament touted as the Most Family Friendly and Best "Foodie" Experience on the LPGA tour – are now available online. The seventh annual tournament, which features the three-day...

After his first year as a volunteer for the Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give in 2019 as a standard bearer, Peter Crawford will return this year as a marshal. After he found his first year as a...

Ell Donelson joined the Meijer team less than a year ago to help open Woodward Corner Market, the new small format store in Royal Oak. But in that short time, she noticed how the Meijer LPGA...

Having attended the Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give for the last 5 years, Kristin Brouwers considers herself an expert spectator, but this year she wants more. “This will be my first year as...

The Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give is looking for more volunteers than ever – 1,200 to be exact – to help ensure this tournament remains one of the premier stops on the LPGA Tour. “The...

The 2019 Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give was recognized as the Most Family Friendly and Best “Foodie” Experience on Tour during the Gold Driver Awards held by the LPGA tournament partners....

Tournament week began with a visit to the St. Alphonsus Food Center on Monday with Executive Chairman Hank Meijer and LPGA Pros Kris Tamulis and Jaclyn Lee. Together they toured the facility and...

On Day 2 of the Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give, the Celebrity Pro-Am took place at Egypt Valley Country Club. LPGA pros were joined on the course by dozens of celebrities ranging from...

The Meijer LPGA Classic Official Pro-Am was held on Wednesday, June 12, during tournament week. The Pro-Am, which was held at Blythefield Country Club, paired some of the best LPGA professional...

Despite rain delays, 144 LPGA professionals hit the golf course on Thursday, June 13, for the first round of the Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give. The crowds also braved the weather to take in...

The Grand Taste and the Grand Taste Garden – known as the best food experience on any tour – remained popular spots on the course during the 2019 Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give. The tents...

The Meijer LGPA Classic for Simply Give is an event for the entire family but there was so much for kids to do besides watch golf. In addition to watching the LPGA professionals, young golf fans...

Despite a slow start due to heavy rains, the sixth annual Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give concluded Sunday, June 16, with a win by Canada’s Brooke Henderson and a donation commitment of $1.1...

Tickets to the 2019 Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give are now available at Michigan Meijer stores. The sixth annual tournament will be held June 11-16 at Blythefield Country Club. Daily tickets...

Tickets to two of the summer’s hottest events — the 2019 Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give and its three-day food event, Grand Taste — are now available online. The sixth annual tournament...

Even though the 2018 Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give was awarded the “Best Fan Experience” by the LPGA Tour, tournament officials aren’t just taking it easy this year. To build upon that...

The Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give is more than just a golf tournament. It’s an opportunity for the entire community to come together to have fun while supporting the Meijer Simply Give...

The Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give is looking for more volunteers than ever to support the tournament that was recently named the Best Family Experience on the LPGA Tour. Volunteer...

After helping execute the marketing for the 2018 Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give, Sallie Crumbacher signed up for the golf tournament’s accompanying 5k Run & Walk presented by Kellogg’s...

Amanda McVay has participated in the Meijer LPGA Classic 5k Run & Walk presented by Kellogg’s every year because she loves running. “Running provides me a time to myself to feel active as well...

The Meijer LPGA Classic 5k Run & Walk will return for tournament week as an official 5k, giving running the opportunity to use their times to qualify for other USA Track & Field (USATF) events....

For the first time in tournament history, the Meijer LGPA Classic for Simply Give Champion donated a portion of her winnings back to the retailer’s Simply Give program. So Yeon Ryu from the...

On Sunday, the 5th annual Meijer LPGA Classic concluded with a victory by So Yeon Ryu (Republic of Korea) and a donation of $1.1 million to the Meijer Simply Give program. “The Meijer LPGA...

On Saturday, Anna Nordqvist (Sweden) and Lee-Anne Pace (South Africa) shot matching rounds of 8-under par and now sit tied atop the leaderboard at the Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give. Both...

On Friday, So Yeon Ryu (Republic of Korea) shot 5-under par to take a one-shot lead at the Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give. Sandra Gal (Germany) and Sakura Yokomine (Japan) are tied for second...

Thursday marked the first day of play at the Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give. So Yeon Ryu (Republic of Korea) and Kelly Shon (USA) took an early lead at Blythefield Country Club, both shooting...

On Wednesday, the Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give hosted its official pro-am at Blythefield Country Club. More than 50 groups competed alongside LPGA professionals, and one participant made...

The Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give is underway this week, welcoming 144 of the world’s best women golfers to Blythefield Country Club. LPGA Professional Brittany Benvenuto took time away...

On Tuesday, the Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give hosted a junior clinic at Egypt Valley Country Club. More than 150 kids attended the free clinic, sponsored by P&G, which featured fun...

Throughout tournament week for the Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give, fans can text to donate to support the cause. Simply text SimplyGive — all one word — to 444999. Other ways to help feed...

Representatives with the Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give teamed up with LPGA Pro Brittany Lang during its Media Day event to announce a $1 million goal for the 5th annual tournament and make a...

Run #forehunger at the Meijer LPGA Classic 5k Run & Walk presented by Kellogg’s, and this year, kids 10 and under can participate in a one mile fun run. Registration is open online for the race...

Tickets to the 2018 Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give — held June 12-17 at Blythefield Country Club — are now available online at meijerLPGAclassic.com. General admission tickets include...

Back for its fifth year, the Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give is seeking more than 700 volunteers to fill a variety of roles, ranging from marshals and standard bearers to transportation and...

Indianapolis Colts fans received a treat from Meijer at the team’s Opening Day of 2017 Summer Training Camp at Lucas Oil Stadium. The Meijer Grand Taste truck was on site at the free event,...

Skies cleared after a rainy start to the fourth and final day of play at the Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give and after a tight leaderboard throughout the day, Canadian LPGA Professional Brooke...

Saturday morning, the third day of play at the Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give, began with a rainy start. But that didn’t stop a few hundred runners from completing the Meijer 5K Run & Walk...

Day two of the Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give teed off on the sunny morning of Friday, June 16. After a commanding lead the previous day, LPGA pro Brooke Henderson maintained her position in...

The Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give officially teed off at 7 a.m. on Thursday, June 15. LPGA pro Joanna Klatten was the first off the first tee, beginning a day full of golf with over 140...

There’s an even simpler way to donate to the Simply Give program at this year’s Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give. Throughout tournament week, donations can be made in any denomination by...

The third day of the Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give began with the Official Pro-Am, where members of the community were able to pair up with LPGA golfers for 18 holes before the...

On its second day, the Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give hosted the Celebrity Pro-Am at Egypt Valley Country Club, where over 30 teams of players partnered with athletes, media personnel and...

The Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give has officially kicked-off a week of festivities in Grand Rapids with player practices and a team member celebration. On Monday, June 12, Meijer team members...

The Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give will celebrate Father’s Day at Blythefield Country Club with weekend-long events and specials celebrations for dads on Sunday. On June 18, fathers who...

The Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give will have its strongest final field this year, featuring eight of the Top 10 women golfers on the 2017 LPGA Official Money List, as well as eight of the Top...

The Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give has partnered with General Mills to bring live music to this year’s tournament schedule. 3 Doors Down will be headlining a concert on June 17 during LIVE...

Celebrity Chefs Cat Cora and Carla Hall are returning to this year’s Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give to host food demonstrations at the three-day Grand Taste event held at Blythefield...

LPGA Pro Cristie Kerr expressed her excitement earlier this week about returning to this year’s Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give held June 13-18 at Blythefield Country Club. “Coming back to...

All three defending champions—Sei Young Kim, Lexi Thompson and MirimLee—will return to Blythfield Country Club for the 2017 Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give where they will compete among...

In conjunction with the Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give, Meijer will once again host the Meijer LPGA 5k Run & Walk presented by Kellogg’s®. The race brings together families, individual...

Tickets are now available online for the 2017 Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give held June 13-18 at Blythefield Country Club in Grand Rapids, Mich. An event for the entire community, general...

The Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give has back-to-back top honors from the LPGA under its belt and the success wouldn’t be possible without the help of its committed volunteers. Registration...

For the second consecutive year, the Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give was recognized as the “Best Tournament” on the LPGA Tour. The 2016 Meijer LPGA Classic, which hosted all of the Top 50...

We are proud to announce the success of this year’s Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give in its mission of raising funds and awareness to help end food insecurity across the communities we serve....

Friday held competitive tournament play and a variety of culinary delights for the spectators at the Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give at Blythefield Country Club. We opened up our Grand Taste...

As the Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give heats up on the course, we brought a little action off the course. Saturday offered exciting events for athletes and foodies alike with our morning...

While Thursday marked the beginning of the first round of tournament play for our Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give golfers, it also marked our first rush of families to the Meijer LPGA Kids’...

Tournament week for the Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give got off to a great start with a wide range of events for everyone from customers to kids to celebrities. We began our day at Egypt...

At Wednesday’s Official Pro-Am, our sponsor partners had the opportunity to golf alongside some of the best women golfers in the world and our LPGA professionals got a sneak peak of the course...

Today marked the first of many exciting days at Blythefield Country Club as the Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give gets into full swing. Players took the course to prepare for what is sure to be...

The 2016 Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give welcomes kids of all ages to not only watch the pros, but also learn from a pro at its Meijer LPGA Junior Clinics. Over the course of tournament week,...

We are pleased to share that the Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give continues to offer engaging opportunities and events for everyone in the community. Adding to the expansive list, we’ve...

The Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give is giving families the perfect setting to celebrate Father’s Day this year with a variety of activities that will take place June 14-19 at Blythefield...

In just 2 years, community residents and golf fans across West Michigan have supported our cause of feeding hungry families and helped build the foundation for the Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply...

One of the best things about the Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give is that it’s not just a golf event – there is literally something for everyone. This includes an enhancement to the...

The Meijer LPGA 5k Run & Walk presented by Kellogg’s® will once again bring the community together by featuring fun yet competitive challenges for the community, families, individuals and...

Continuing to design experiences that will engage everyone in the community during the Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give, we’ve added the inaugural the Meijer LPGA Grand Taste event to our roster.

Entering our third year of hosting the Meijer LPGA Classic at Blythefield Country Club, the tournament has grown to become one of the premier events on the LPGA Tour, and this year’s Meijer LPGA...

As we gear up to host 144 of the best female golfers June 13-19 at Blythefield Country Club, Meijer has changed the name of our LPGA tournament to the Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give. This...

The second annual Meijer LPGA Classic presented by Kraft was deemed a success thanks to a $750,000 donation to our Simply Give program, which restocks the shelves of food pantries across the...

Continuing the Meijer LPGA Classic tournament week, Meijer hosted a Celebrity Chef Cookoff for the Grand Rapids community at the Grand Rapids Public Museum on Friday, July 24. Nationally-acclaimed...

The Meijer LPGA Classic presented by Kraft first round of play kicked off today at Blythefield Country Club, featuring a full field with 48 pairings July 23-26, 2015. Notable players competing for...

Meijer Co-Chairman Hank Meijer welcomed more than 150 local youth to this year’s first Meijer LPGA Junior Clinic presented by Johnson & Johnson at Boulder Creek Golf Club. He encouraged them to...

More than 25 celebrities helped kick off this morning’s Meijer LPGA Celebrity Pro-Am event at Egypt Valley County Club today, including Herm Edwards, Dhani Jones, Kirk Cousins, Mateen Cleaves...

The Meijer LPGA Classic presented by Kraft kicked off today by welcoming dozens of professional female golfers at Blythefield Country Club for practice rounds. The tournament will feature 144 of...

After a successful inaugural event last year, the Meijer LPGA Classic presented by Kraft is right around the corner and will feature 144 of the world’s best women golfers playing 72 holes July...

Congratulations to Cat Peters of the University of Michigan and Kaitlin Park of Northwestern University, who will compete in championship play during the second annual Meijer LPGA Classic...

The Meijer LPGA Classic presented by Kraft has invited women’s players from more than a dozen universities to participate in an 18-hole qualifying tournament to fill two sponsor exemption spots...

Meijer is excited to expand its free interactive and on-site activities during the Meijer LPGA Classic presented by Kraft tournament week, which includes the Meijer LPGA Junior Clinic presented by...

Tickets are now available online for the Meijer LPGA Community Concert featuring OneRepublic. The concert, presented by General Mills, will be held at 7 p.m. July 25 at Van Andel Arena. Fans will...

Meijer is excited to share that nationally-acclaimed celebrity chef Mario Batali and culinary expert Gail Simmons will participate in this year’s Meijer LPGA Celebrity Chef Cookoff presented by...

Registration is now open for this year’s Meijer LPGA 5k Run & Walk presented by Kellogg’s® that seeks to bring the community together by featuring multiple competitive – yet friendly –...

Tickets for the Meijer LPGA Classic presented by Kraft are now available online. The tournament will be held July 21-26 at Blythefield Country Club in Grand Rapids, Mich., and similar to last...

Meijer holds its signature hunger relief program, Simply Give, three times a year when our food pantry partners need the most help, but the spring campaign is arguably the most critical campaign....

The Meijer LPGA Classic presented by Kraft has partnered with General Mills to provide a community concert featuring OneRepublic on July 25 at Van Andel Arena®. Fans will recognize...

After a successful inaugural tournament in 2014, we are excited to announce that volunteer registration for the Meijer LPGA Classic presented by Kraft is open early this year to encourage even...

After a successful inaugural tournament that generated $600,000 for our food pantry partners across the Midwest, we’re happy to announce that the Meijer LPGA Classic presented by Kraft will...

Representatives with the Meijer LPGA Classic presented by Kraft today deemed the inaugural tournament a success with a $600,000 donation to the retailer’s Simply Give program, which advances its...

In early August, a world-class field of golfers hit the links at Blythefield Country Club in Belmont, Mich., for the inaugural Meijer LPGA Classic presented by Kraft. This was first time the LPGA...

Lindsey McPherson, of Michigan State University, and Grace Choi, of the University of Michigan, will compete alongside the best female golfers in the world. “We are pleased to invite Lindsey and...

Three nationally-acclaimed celebrity chefs – Cat Cora, Carla Hall and Gail Simmons – will participate in the Meijer LPGA Celebrity Chef Cookoff presented by Kraft, a friendly competition and...

The Meijer LPGA Classic presented by Kraft has added community events – a 5K and breakfast, and concert – to ensure tournament week offers something for the entire family. “We promised that...

For weeks the Grand Rapids community has been looking for answers after red argyle and the #GRgyle hashtag took over the city. The Meijer LPGA Classic presented by Kraft put the mystery to rest...