Tournament information | |
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Location | Biarritz, France |
Established | 2001 |
Course(s) | Biarritz le Phare GC |
Par | 70 |
Tour(s) | Ladies European Tour |
Format | 54-hole Stroke play |
Prize fund | €165,000 |
Final year | 2003 |
Tournament record score | |
Aggregate | 200 Marlene Hedblom (2003) 200 Sophie Gustafson (2002) |
To par | −10 Marlene Hedblom (2003) −10 Sophie Gustafson (2002) |
Final champion | |
Marlene Hedblom |
The Biarritz Ladies Classic was a women's professional golf tournament on the Ladies European Tour that took place in Biarritz, France. [1]
Year | Dates | Venue | Winner | Country | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner-up | Note |
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2003 | 25–27 Sep | Biarritz le Phare GC | Marlene Hedblom | Sweden | 200 | −10 | 2 strokes | Gina Scott | [2] |
2002 | 3–5 Oct | Biarritz le Phare GC | Sophie Gustafson | Sweden | 200 | −10 | Playoff | Mhairi McKay | [3] |
2001 | 27–29 Sep | Biarritz le Phare GC | Rachel Kirkwood | England | 202 | −8 | Playoff | Marina Arruti | [4] |
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