The Hong Kong Ladies Masters was a golf tournament on the Ladies Asian Golf Tour hosted in Hong Kong.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Hong Kong |
| Established | 2006 |
| Course(s) | Jockey Club Kau Sai Chau GC (2006) Discovery Bay GC (2007) |
| Tour(s) | Ladies Asian Golf Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | $80,000[1] |
| Final year | 2007 |
| Final champion | |
 Libby Smith | |
History edit
The event was played at the par-73 Kau Sai Chau's North Course in 2005[2] and at the par-72 Discovery Bay in 2006.[3] The prize money of the tournament was US$80,000 through co-sponsorship by Cathay Pacific' Asia Miles.[1]
The inaugural event in 2006 was won by sixteen-year-old Pornanong Phatlum, who would not pick up the first-prize cheque due to her amateur status.[4] The following year American Libby Smith recorded her first professional win by beating Shih Huei-ju of Taiwan at the first hole of a sudden death playoff, after they had tied on 212 following rounds of 66 and 68 respectively.[5]
After a few years absence Hong Kong became a stop on the Ladies Asian Golf Tour again in 2015 with the Hong Kong Ladies Open.[6]
Winners edit
| Year | Dates | Venue | Winner | Country | Winning score |
To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Jan 31 – Feb 2 | Discovery Bay GC | Libby Smith |  United States |
212 | -4 | Playoff |  Shih Huei-ju
|
| 2006 | Feb 8–10 | Kau Sai Chau GC | Pornanong Phatlum (am) |  Thailand |
216 | -3 | 1 stroke | Russamme Gulyanamitta Zhong Xiaolong
|
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "Ladies Asian Golf Tour signs on Asia Miles". Campaign Asia-Pacific. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- ^ "Göteborgska leder Hong Kong Ladies Masters" (in Swedish). Göteborgs-Posten. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- ^ "Taiwan's Shih tames HK winds". Fox Sports. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- ^ "Thai teenager surprises with Hong Kong win". The Star (Malaysia). Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- ^ "Fame More Fifth in Hong Kong". Scottish Golf View. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- ^ "EFG Hong Kong Ladies Open Ready To Tee Off". Hong Kong Ladies Open. 7 June 2017.
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