South African Women's Masters

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The South African Women's Masters is a golf tournament in South Africa.

South African Women's Masters
Tournament information
LocationSouth Africa
Established1996
Course(s)San Lameer Country Club
Organized byWomen's PGA of South Africa
Tour(s)Sunshine Ladies Tour
Ladies European Tour (2001)
FormatStroke play
Prize fund£100,000 (2001)[1]
Month playedFebruary
Current champion
Scotland 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

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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
2002 NED Mandy Adamson   South Africa
Nedbank Mastercard South African Masters
2001 NED · LET Samantha Head   England 210 (−6)
South African Ladies Masters
2000 NED Mandy Adamson   South Africa
1999: No tournament
1998 Laurette Maritz   South Africa
1997 Barbara Pestana   South Africa
Ladies South African Masters
1996 Sally Little   South Africa

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b golftoday.co.uk. "Head wins title on final hole". Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  2. ^ news24.com. "SA dominate Nedbank ladies golf". Retrieved 29 October 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ Southern Africa Golf Hall of Fame. "Sally Little". Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  4. ^ Ladies European Tour. "Ladies European Tour Player Profile (Laurette Maritz)". Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  5. ^ Ladies European Tour. "Simon wins the Masters". Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  6. ^ Ladies European Tour. "Nedbank Mastercard South African Ladies Masters". Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  7. ^ "The South African Women's Masters". South African Women’s Masters. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
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