Catalonia Ladies Masters

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Catalonia Ladies Masters
Tournament information
Location Catalonia, Spain
Established 2004
Tour(s) Ladies European Tour
Format Stroke play - 54 holes
Month playedJune
Final year 2007
Final champion
Flag of South Africa.svg Ashleigh Simon

The Catalonia Ladies Masters was a professional golf tournament on the Ladies European Tour that was held in Spain. It was first held in 2004 and dropped from the tour in 2008.

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Karine Icher won the inaugural event on 17-under-par 190 with a score of 62-66-62 to break the existing record of 200 for a 54-hole LET event. [1]

In 2007, Ashleigh Simon, at 18 years and 37 days, became the youngest ever professional winner of a Ladies European Tour event as she won at (−8) with 70-68-70. [2]

The tournament was dropped from the tour in 2008 and was held as an unsanctioned Ladies European invitational event for 20 players. Rebecca Hudson, Paula Marti and Tania Elósegui finished 6 shots behind Lotta Wahlin [3] [4]

Winners

LET unofficial event

YearCourseLocationWinnerMargin of
victory
Runners-upRef
2008 Empordà Golf Hotel & Spa Gualta Flag of Sweden.svg Lotta Wahlin 6 strokes Flag of England.svg Rebecca Hudson
Flag of Spain.svg Paula Marti
Flag of Spain.svg Tania Elósegui
[5] [3]

LET event

YearCourseLocationWinnerScoreRef
2007 Club de Golf Masia Bach Barcelona Flag of South Africa.svg Ashleigh Simon 208−8 [6]
2006 Club Golf D'Aro Girona Flag of France.svg Gwladys Nocera 207−9 [7]
2005 Golf Platja de Pals Girona Flag of France.svg Karine Icher 207−12 [8]
2004 Club de Golf Sant Cugat Barcelona Flag of France.svg Karine Icher 190−17 [9]

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