The South African Women's Masters is a golf tournament in South Africa.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | South Africa |
| Established | 1996 |
| Course(s) | San Lameer Country Club |
| Organized by | Women's PGA of South Africa |
| Tour(s) | Sunshine Ladies Tour Ladies European Tour (2001) |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | £100,000 (2001)[1] |
| Month played | February |
| Current champion | |
 Jane Turner | |
First played in 1996 it is the second oldest professional women's golf tournament in South Africa, after the South African Women's Open founded in 1988.[2] The inaugural event was won by South Africa's Sally Little, a two-time LPGA major winner.[3][4]
The tournament was included on the Ladies European Tour in 2001 and played at Gary Player Country Club in Sun City.[5][6][1] It is sanctioned by the WPGA and supported by Women's Golf South Africa (the governing body for amateur golf), and is played as part of the Sunshine Ladies Tour.[7]
Winners edit
| Year | Tour(s)[a] | Winner | Country | Score | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South African Women's Masters | |||||||
| 2020 | SLT | Jane Turner | Scotland |
215 (−1) | |||
| 2019 | SLT | Leján Lewthwaite |  South Africa |
215 (−1) | |||
| 2018 | SLT | Laura Fuenfstueck |  Germany |
215 (−1) | |||
| 2017 | SLT | Carrie Park |  South Korea |
209 (−7) | |||
| 2009–16: No tournament | |||||||
| WPGA Masters | |||||||
| 2008 | LAT | Rebecca Hudson |  England |
204 (–12) | |||
| 2007 | LAT | Kaisa Ruuttila |  Finland |
209 (–7) | |||
| Nedbank Women's Masters | |||||||
| 2006 | NED | Ashleigh Simon (a) | South Africa |
209 (−7) | |||
| 2005 | NED | Maria Beautell |  Spain |
212 (–4) | |||
| Nedbank Women's SA Masters | |||||||
| 2004 | NED | Helena Alterby |  Sweden |
204 (–12) | |||
| 2003 | NED | Laurette Maritz (2) | South Africa |
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| 2002 | NED | Mandy Adamson | South Africa |
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| Nedbank Mastercard South African Masters | |||||||
| 2001 | NED · LET | Samantha Head | England |
210 (−6) | |||
| South African Ladies Masters | |||||||
| 2000 | NED | Mandy Adamson | South Africa |
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| 1999: No tournament | |||||||
| 1998 | Laurette Maritz | South Africa |
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| 1997 | Barbara Pestana | South Africa |
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| Ladies South African Masters | |||||||
| 1996 | Sally Little | South Africa |
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- ^ SLT − Sunshine Ladies Tour; LET − Ladies European Tour; LAT − Ladies African Tour; NED − Nedbank Women's Golf Tour.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b golftoday.co.uk. "Head wins title on final hole". Retrieved 29 October 2014.
- ^ news24.com. "SA dominate Nedbank ladies golf". Retrieved 29 October 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Southern Africa Golf Hall of Fame. "Sally Little". Retrieved 29 October 2014.
- ^ Ladies European Tour. "Ladies European Tour Player Profile (Laurette Maritz)". Retrieved 29 October 2014.
- ^ Ladies European Tour. "Simon wins the Masters". Retrieved 29 October 2014.
- ^ Ladies European Tour. "Nedbank Mastercard South African Ladies Masters". Retrieved 29 October 2014.
- ^ "The South African Women's Masters". South African Women’s Masters. Retrieved 11 February 2020.