HSBC Brazil Cup

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HSBC LPGA Brasil Cup
Tournament information
Location Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Established 2009
Course(s)Itanhanga Golf Club
Par73
Length6,285 yards (5,747 m)
Tour(s) LPGA Tour (exhibition)
Format Stroke play - 36 holes
Prize fund $720,000
Final year2012
Tournament record score
Aggregate133 Pornanong Phatlum (2012)
To par–13 Pornanong Phatlum (2012)
Final champion
Flag of Thailand.svg Pornanong Phatlum

The HSBC Brazil Cup was an international golf exhibition tournament, sanctioned by the LPGA Tour and first played in 2009. The tournament took place over two days and 36 holes at the Itanhanga Golf Club in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. [1] The money earned did not count on the official LPGA money list, making the event an unofficial part of the LPGA Tour.

Contents

The field for the inaugural event in January 2009 included only 15 players: 14 LPGA Tour members and a Brazilian amateur. [2] In 2010, the field was expanded to 27 players, which included two amateurs, and was moved to late May. [3] [4] The 2011 tournament included thirty players, all professionals. [5]

The tournament title sponsor was HSBC, the world's largest banking group, with headquarters in London.

Tournament names through the years:

Winners

YearDatesChampionScoreTo parMargin
of victory
Runner-upTournament
location
Purse ($)Winner's
share ($)
2012 May 5–6 Flag of Thailand.svg Pornanong Phatlum 66-67=133–134 strokes Flag of the Republic of China.svg Amy Hung Itanhanga Golf Club, par 73720,000108,000
2011 May 28–29 Flag of Colombia.svg Mariajo Uribe 69-66=135–91 stroke Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lindsey Wright Itanhanga Golf Club, par 72720,000108,000
2010 May 29–30 Flag of the United States.svg Meaghan Francella 69-71=140–6Playoff 1 Flag of Colombia.svg Mariajo Uribe Itanhanga Golf Club, par 73700,000105,000
2009 Jan 24–25 Flag of Scotland.svg Catriona Matthew 69-69=138–65 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Kristy McPherson Itanhanga Golf Club, par 72500,000100,000

1 Won on the sixth playoff hole.

Tournament record

YearPlayerScoreRound
2011 Flag of Colombia.svg Mariajo Uribe 66 (–6)2nd

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References

  1. HSBC LPGA Brasil Cup 2009 is first-ever LPGA competition in Brazil - Announcement by LPGA - December 28, 2008
  2. "Final results, 2009 HSBC LPGA Brasil Cup" (PDF). LPGA. January 25, 2010. Retrieved April 27, 2012.[ permanent dead link ]
  3. "Final results, 2010 HSBC LPGA Brasil Cup" (PDF). LPGA. May 30, 2010. Retrieved April 27, 2012.[ permanent dead link ]
  4. Wade, Stephen (April 30, 2010). "LPGA to stage exhibition event in Brazil in May". USA Today.
  5. 1 2 "Final results, 2011 HSBC LPGA Brasil Cup" (PDF). LPGA. May 29, 2011. Retrieved April 27, 2012.[ permanent dead link ]

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