ANZ Ladies Masters
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The ANZ Ladies Masters is a golf
tournament that is played in Australia
. It is one of the leading tournaments on the ALPG Tour
and has been co-sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour
(LET) since 2001. Between 1997 and 2000 it was an event on the LPGA Tour.
In 2007 the Masters was the richest women's golf tournament in Australia, with a prize fund of AUD 800,000. Although the 2008 prize fund dropped to AUD 600,000, the tournament remained the richest in Australia. The 150 strong 2007 field consisted of 55 ALPG players, 55 LET players, 18 LPGA of Korea Tour
players, 3 LPGA of Japan Tour
players and 19 sponsor's invitees. The tournament was founded in 1990 as a 54 hole stroke play
event, and was originally called the Australian Ladies Masters. It expanded to 72 holes in 1994. Australia's most successful women golfer Karrie Webb
has won the event a record seven times.
Contested over 54 holes from 1990 through 1993, and reduced to 54 holes due to adverse weather in 2008
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
tournament that is played in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. It is one of the leading tournaments on the ALPG Tour
ALPG Tour
The ALPG Tour is a professional golf tour for women which is based in Australia. ALPG stands for "Australian Ladies Professional Golf".The ALPG was founded as the Ladies Professional Golf Association of Australia in 1972, and switched to its current name in 1991. The first events featured twelve...
and has been co-sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour
Ladies European Tour
The Ladies European Tour is a professional golf tour for women which was founded in 1979. It is based in England. Like many UK-based sports organisations it is a company limited by guarantee, a legal structure which enables it to focus on maximising returns to its members through prize money,...
(LET) since 2001. Between 1997 and 2000 it was an event on the LPGA Tour.
In 2007 the Masters was the richest women's golf tournament in Australia, with a prize fund of AUD 800,000. Although the 2008 prize fund dropped to AUD 600,000, the tournament remained the richest in Australia. The 150 strong 2007 field consisted of 55 ALPG players, 55 LET players, 18 LPGA of Korea Tour
LPGA of Korea Tour
The LPGA of Korea Tour is a South Korean professional golf tour for women. LPGA stands for Ladies Professional Golf Association; it is the independent LPGA of Korea which runs this tour, not the American LPGA...
players, 3 LPGA of Japan Tour
LPGA of Japan Tour
The Japan LPGA Tour is a professional golf tour for women organised by the Ladies Professional Golfers' Association of Japan. It is the second richest women's golf tour in the world. The U.S.-based LPGA Tour is the most important women's tour, but the prize money gap has closed markedly since the...
players and 19 sponsor's invitees. The tournament was founded in 1990 as a 54 hole stroke play
Stroke play
Stroke play, also known as medal play, is a scoring system in the sport of golf. It involves counting the total number of strokes taken on each hole during a given round, or series of rounds...
event, and was originally called the Australian Ladies Masters. It expanded to 72 holes in 1994. Australia's most successful women golfer Karrie Webb
Karrie Webb
Karrie Ann Webb AM is Australia's most successful female professional golfer, and one of the top players in the history of global women's golf. She currently plays mainly on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and also turns out once or twice a year on the ALPG Tour in her home country. She is a member of...
has won the event a record seven times.
Tournament winners
| Year | Venue | Winner | Country | Score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | Country |
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| 2011 | Royal Pines Resort | Yani Tseng Yani Tseng Yani Tseng is a Taiwanese professional golfer currently playing on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour. She is the youngest player ever, male or female, to win five major championships and is currently ranked number 1 in the Women's World Golf Rankings.... |
264 (−24) | 4 strokes | Nikki Campbell Nikki Campbell Nicola Jane "Nikki" Campbell is an Australian female golfer.Campbell was born in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. She moved with her family to Australia in 1983. At the age of 12 she began playing golf at the Federal Golf Club in Canberra. She turned pro in 2002, and has played mostly on the LPGA of... |
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| Stacy Lewis Stacy Lewis Stacy Lewis is an American professional golfer on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour.-Early years:Born in Ohio, Lewis grew up in Texas at The Woodlands outside of Houston, and graduated from The Woodlands High School in 2003... |
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| 2010 | Royal Pines Resort | Karrie Webb Karrie Webb Karrie Ann Webb AM is Australia's most successful female professional golfer, and one of the top players in the history of global women's golf. She currently plays mainly on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and also turns out once or twice a year on the ALPG Tour in her home country. She is a member of... |
262 (−26) | 6 strokes | Katherine Hull Katherine Hull Katherine Hull is an Australian professional golfer currently playing on the United States-based LPGA Tour and on the ALPG Tour.-Amateur career:... |
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| Lee Bo-Mee | |||||||
| 2009 | Royal Pines Resort | Katherine Hull Katherine Hull Katherine Hull is an Australian professional golfer currently playing on the United States-based LPGA Tour and on the ALPG Tour.-Amateur career:... |
272 (−16) | 5 strokes | Ryu So-Yeon | ||
| Tamie Durdin | |||||||
| 2008 | Royal Pines Resort | Lisa Hall Lisa Hall Lisa Ann Hall , née Lisa Ann Hackney, is an English professional golfer who was previously a member of the LPGA Tour and currently plays on the Ladies European Tour.- College career :... |
203 (−13) | 1 stroke | Shin Hyun-Ju | ||
| 2007 | Royal Pines Resort | Karrie Webb Karrie Webb Karrie Ann Webb AM is Australia's most successful female professional golfer, and one of the top players in the history of global women's golf. She currently plays mainly on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and also turns out once or twice a year on the ALPG Tour in her home country. She is a member of... |
269 (−19) | 2 strokes | Shin Ji-Yai | ||
| 2006 | Royal Pines Resort | Amy Yang Amy Yang Amy Yang, also known as Yang Hee-Young is a Korean professional golfer, currently playing on the United States-based LPGA Tour and on the Ladies European Tour .-Amateur career:... (amateur) |
275 (−13) | Playoff | Catherine Cartwright | ||
| 2005 | Royal Pines Resort | Karrie Webb Karrie Webb Karrie Ann Webb AM is Australia's most successful female professional golfer, and one of the top players in the history of global women's golf. She currently plays mainly on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and also turns out once or twice a year on the ALPG Tour in her home country. She is a member of... |
271 (−16) | 1 stroke | Ai Miyazato Ai Miyazato is a Japanese professional golfer who currently competes on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and the Japan LPGA Tour . She was the top-ranked golfer in the Women's World Golf Rankings for three periods of time in 2010.-Early life and amateur career:... |
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| 2004 | Royal Pines Resort | Annika Sörenstam Annika Sörenstam Annika Sörenstam is a Swedish-American professional golfer whose achievements rank her as one of the most successful golfers in history. Before stepping away from competitive golf at the end of the 2008 season, she won 90 international tournaments as a professional, making her the female golfer... |
269 (−19) | 4 strokes | Karen Stupples Karen Stupples Karen Louise Stupples is an English professional golfer who plays primarily on the U.S. based LPGA Tour and is also a member of the Ladies European Tour.-Amateur career:... |
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| 2003 | Royal Pines Resort | Laura Davies Laura Davies Laura Jane Davies CBE is an English professional golfer.She is considered the most accomplished English female golfer of modern times being the first non-American to finish at the top of the LPGA money list... |
275 (−13) | 1 stroke | Rebecca Stevenson | ||
| Karrie Webb Karrie Webb Karrie Ann Webb AM is Australia's most successful female professional golfer, and one of the top players in the history of global women's golf. She currently plays mainly on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and also turns out once or twice a year on the ALPG Tour in her home country. She is a member of... |
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| 2002 | Royal Pines Resort | Annika Sörenstam Annika Sörenstam Annika Sörenstam is a Swedish-American professional golfer whose achievements rank her as one of the most successful golfers in history. Before stepping away from competitive golf at the end of the 2008 season, she won 90 international tournaments as a professional, making her the female golfer... |
278 (−10) | Playoff | Karrie Webb Karrie Webb Karrie Ann Webb AM is Australia's most successful female professional golfer, and one of the top players in the history of global women's golf. She currently plays mainly on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and also turns out once or twice a year on the ALPG Tour in her home country. She is a member of... |
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| 2001 | Royal Pines Resort | Karrie Webb Karrie Webb Karrie Ann Webb AM is Australia's most successful female professional golfer, and one of the top players in the history of global women's golf. She currently plays mainly on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and also turns out once or twice a year on the ALPG Tour in her home country. She is a member of... |
271 (−17) | 8 strokes | Rachel Teske | ||
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| 2000 | Royal Pines Resort | Karrie Webb Karrie Webb Karrie Ann Webb AM is Australia's most successful female professional golfer, and one of the top players in the history of global women's golf. She currently plays mainly on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and also turns out once or twice a year on the ALPG Tour in her home country. She is a member of... |
274 (−14) | 1 stroke | Lorie Kane Lorie Kane Lorie Kane, CM is a professional golfer on the LPGA Tour. She began her career on the LPGA Tour in 1996 and has four career victories on the tour... |
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| 1999 | Royal Pines Resort | Karrie Webb Karrie Webb Karrie Ann Webb AM is Australia's most successful female professional golfer, and one of the top players in the history of global women's golf. She currently plays mainly on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and also turns out once or twice a year on the ALPG Tour in her home country. She is a member of... |
262 (−26) | 10 strokes | Janice Moodie Janice Moodie Janice C. Moodie is a Scottish professional golfer who plays mainly on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour but is also a member of the Ladies European Tour.- Amateur career :... |
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| 1998 | Royal Pines Resort | Karrie Webb Karrie Webb Karrie Ann Webb AM is Australia's most successful female professional golfer, and one of the top players in the history of global women's golf. She currently plays mainly on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and also turns out once or twice a year on the ALPG Tour in her home country. She is a member of... |
272 (−16) | 5 strokes | Park Hyun-Soon | ||
| Annika Sörenstam Annika Sörenstam Annika Sörenstam is a Swedish-American professional golfer whose achievements rank her as one of the most successful golfers in history. Before stepping away from competitive golf at the end of the 2008 season, she won 90 international tournaments as a professional, making her the female golfer... |
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| Alpine Australian Ladies Masters | |||||||
| 1997 | Royal Pines Resort | Gail Graham Gail Graham Gail Anderson Graham is a Canadian professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour.Graham won twice on the LPGA Tour in 1995 and 1997.-LPGA Tour wins:*1995 Fieldcrest Cannon Classic*1997 Alpine Australian Ladies Masters... |
273 (−15) | 1 stroke | Karrie Webb Karrie Webb Karrie Ann Webb AM is Australia's most successful female professional golfer, and one of the top players in the history of global women's golf. She currently plays mainly on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and also turns out once or twice a year on the ALPG Tour in her home country. She is a member of... |
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| 1996 | Royal Pines Resort | Jane Crafter Jane Crafter Jane Crafter is an Australian-American professional golfer and golf broadcster who played on the LPGA Tour. She holds dual citizenship in Australia and the United States .Crafter won once on the LPGA Tour in 1990... |
273 (−19) | 1 stroke | Jane Geddes Jane Geddes Jane Geddes is a retired American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1983 and won two major championships and 11 LPGA Tour victories overall.-Career:... |
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| Laura Davies Laura Davies Laura Jane Davies CBE is an English professional golfer.She is considered the most accomplished English female golfer of modern times being the first non-American to finish at the top of the LPGA money list... |
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| 1995 | Royal Pines Resort | Annika Sörenstam Annika Sörenstam Annika Sörenstam is a Swedish-American professional golfer whose achievements rank her as one of the most successful golfers in history. Before stepping away from competitive golf at the end of the 2008 season, she won 90 international tournaments as a professional, making her the female golfer... |
270 (−22) | 8 strokes | Jane Geddes Jane Geddes Jane Geddes is a retired American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1983 and won two major championships and 11 LPGA Tour victories overall.-Career:... |
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| 1994 | Royal Pines Resort | Laura Davies Laura Davies Laura Jane Davies CBE is an English professional golfer.She is considered the most accomplished English female golfer of modern times being the first non-American to finish at the top of the LPGA money list... |
272 (−20) | 4 strokes | Karrie Webb Karrie Webb Karrie Ann Webb AM is Australia's most successful female professional golfer, and one of the top players in the history of global women's golf. She currently plays mainly on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and also turns out once or twice a year on the ALPG Tour in her home country. She is a member of... |
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| 1993 | Royal Pines Resort | Laura Davies Laura Davies Laura Jane Davies CBE is an English professional golfer.She is considered the most accomplished English female golfer of modern times being the first non-American to finish at the top of the LPGA money list... |
211 (−8) | 1 stroke | Leigh Ann Mills | ||
| Jane Geddes Jane Geddes Jane Geddes is a retired American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1983 and won two major championships and 11 LPGA Tour victories overall.-Career:... |
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| Muffin Spencer-Delvin | |||||||
| 1992 | Royal Pines Resort | Jane Crafter Jane Crafter Jane Crafter is an Australian-American professional golfer and golf broadcster who played on the LPGA Tour. She holds dual citizenship in Australia and the United States .Crafter won once on the LPGA Tour in 1990... |
207 (−15) | 3 strokes | Brandie Burton | ||
| Jane Geddes Jane Geddes Jane Geddes is a retired American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1983 and won two major championships and 11 LPGA Tour victories overall.-Career:... |
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| Leigh Ann Mills | |||||||
| Daikyo Australian Ladies Masters | |||||||
| 1991 | Palm Meadows | Jane Geddes Jane Geddes Jane Geddes is a retired American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1983 and won two major championships and 11 LPGA Tour victories overall.-Career:... |
209 (−13) | 3 strokes | Corinne Dibnah | ||
| 1990 | Palm Meadows | Jane Geddes Jane Geddes Jane Geddes is a retired American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1983 and won two major championships and 11 LPGA Tour victories overall.-Career:... |
209 (−13) | Playoff | Kristal Parker | ||
Contested over 54 holes from 1990 through 1993, and reduced to 54 holes due to adverse weather in 2008