Tournament information | |
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Location | Sanctuary Cove, Queensland, Australia |
Established | 2022 |
Course(s) | Sanctuary Cove G&CC |
Par | 72 |
Tour(s) | WPGA Tour of Australasia Ladies European Tour |
Format | Stroke play |
Prize fund | A$285,000 |
Month played | March |
Current champion | |
Su-Hyun Oh | |
Location map | |
Location in Queensland |
The Australian WPGA Championship is a women's professional golf tournament on the WPGA Tour of Australasia held in Queensland, Australia. [1]
First held at Royal Queensland Golf Club in 2022, it later moved to Sanctuary Cove Golf & Country Club. Players compete to lift the Karrie Webb Cup. [2]
Beginning in 2025, the tournament is co-sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour, as part of its Australian swing alongside the Women's NSW Open and Australian Women's Classic. [3]
Year | Tour(s) [a] | Winner | Score | Margin of victory | Runner-up | Purse ($) | Venue | |
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2025 | WPGA · LET | Sanctuary Cove | ||||||
2023–24: No tournament | ||||||||
2022 | WPGA | Su-Hyun Oh | −10 (66-72-68-68=274) | 4 strokes | Grace Kim | 285,000 | Royal Queensland |
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