The Brisbane Invitational was an annual women's golf tournament held at McLeod Country Golf Club in Brisbane, Australia. It was part of the ALPG Tour between 2015 and 2019.[1]

Brisbane Invitational
Tournament information
LocationBrisbane, Queensland, Australia
Established2015
Course(s)McLeod Country Golf Club
Par74
Tour(s)ALPG Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fundA$30,000
Month playedMarch
Final year2019
Final champion
Australia Whitney Hillier
Location map
McLeod Country Golf Club is located in Australia
McLeod Country Golf Club
McLeod Country Golf Club
Location in Australia
McLeod Country Golf Club is located in Queensland
McLeod Country Golf Club
McLeod Country Golf Club
Location in Queensland

When the tournament started in 2015 it was the first professional women's golf tournament held in Brisbane for over 35 years.[2]

In 2016, Stacey Keating needed a par at the par-3 18th hole to force a playoff with Kyla Inaba of Canada and Norwegian Tonje Daffinrud, but holed a putt from 15 meters to claim the victory outright.[3]

Winners

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Year Winner Country Score Margin
of victory
Runners-up Purse
(A$)
Notes
Aveo Brisbane Invitational
2019 Whitney Hillier   Australia 69 (−5) 30,000
Seasons Aged Care Brisbane Invitational
2018 Felicity Johnson   England 72 (−2) Playoff[a]   Breanna Gill
  Manon De Roey
  Hanee Song
30,000 [4]
Brisbane Invitational
2017 Ellen Davies-Graham   Australia 68 (−6) 3 strokes   Jessica Cowie
  Whitney Hillier
  Emily McLennan
  Tonje Daffinrud
30,000 [5]
2016 Stacey Keating   Australia 1 stroke   Kyla Inaba
  Tonje Daffinrud
30,000 [3]
McLeod ALPG Pro-Am
2015 Liv Cheng
Sarah Kemp
  New Zealand
  Australia
70 (−4) n/a[b] 25,000
  1. ^ Song and Gill were eliminated with bogeys on the first extra hole. Johnson won with par on second extra hole.
  2. ^ No playoff was held, Cheng and Kemp tied for first place shared the win.

References

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  1. ^ "2020 Brisbane Invitational" (PDF). McLeod Country Golf Club. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  2. ^ "McLeod Country Golf Club – Home of the Brisbane Invitational". Ladies Golf 2016/12. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Keating wins thriller at Brisbane Invitational with final hole birdie". ALPG Tour. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Felicity Johnson takes Brisbane Invitational". Ladies European Tour. 10 March 2018. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  5. ^ "2017 Brisbane Invitational ALPG Pro-Am". Ladies Golf 2018/2. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
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