Brisbane Invitational

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Brisbane Invitational
Tournament information
Location Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Established2015
Course(s) McLeod Country Golf Club
Par74
Tour(s) ALPG Tour
Format Stroke play
Prize fund A$30,000
Month playedMarch
Final year2019
Final champion
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Whitney Hillier
Location Map
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McLeod Country Golf Club
Location in Australia
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McLeod Country Golf Club
Location in Queensland

The Brisbane Invitational was an annual women's golf tournament held at McLeod Country Golf Club in Brisbane, Australia. It was part of the ALPG Tour between 2015 and 2019. [1]

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When the tournament started in 2015 it was the first professional women's golf tournament held in Brisbane for over 35 years. [2]

In 2016, Stacey Keating needed a par at the par-3 18th hole to force a playoff with Kyla Inaba of Canada and Norwegian Tonje Daffinrud, but holed a putt from 15 meters to claim the victory outright. [3]

Winners

YearWinnerCountryScoreMargin
of victory
Runners-upPurse
(A$)
Notes
Aveo Brisbane Invitational
2019 Whitney Hillier Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 69 (−5)30,000
Seasons Aged Care Brisbane Invitational
2018 Felicity Johnson Flag of England.svg  England 72 (−2)Playoff [lower-alpha 1] Flag of Australia (converted).svg Breanna Gill
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Manon De Roey
Flag of New Zealand.svg Hanee Song
30,000 [4]
Brisbane Invitational
2017 Ellen Davies-Graham Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 68 (−6)3 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jessica Cowie
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Whitney Hillier
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Emily McLennan
Flag of Norway.svg Tonje Daffinrud
30,000 [5]
2016 Stacey Keating Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1 stroke Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kyla Inaba
Flag of Norway.svg Tonje Daffinrud
30,000 [3]
McLeod ALPG Pro-Am
2015 Liv Cheng
Sarah Kemp
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
70 (−4)n/a [lower-alpha 2] 25,000
  1. Song and Gill were eliminated with bogeys on the first extra hole. Johnson won with par on second extra hole.
  2. No playoff was held, Cheng and Kemp tied for first place shared the win.

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References

  1. "2020 Brisbane Invitational" (PDF). McLeod Country Golf Club. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  2. "McLeod Country Golf Club – Home of the Brisbane Invitational". Ladies Golf 2016/12. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Keating wins thriller at Brisbane Invitational with final hole birdie". ALPG Tour. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  4. "Felicity Johnson takes Brisbane Invitational". Ladies European Tour. 10 March 2018. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  5. "2017 Brisbane Invitational ALPG Pro-Am". Ladies Golf 2018/2. Retrieved 28 October 2021.

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