KRP World Ladies Classic

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World Ladies Classic
Tournament information
Location Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Established 1993
Course(s)Kelab Rahman Putra
Par72
Tour(s) Ladies European Tour
Format Stroke play
Prize fund$300,000
Month playedJanuary
Final year 1993
Final champion
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Karen Lunn

The World Ladies Classic was a women's professional golf tournament on the Ladies European Tour that took place in Malaysia. It was only held in 1993 near Kuala Lumpur. [1]

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The tournament was held 14–17 January with a purse of $300,000 and was the season opener of the 1993 Ladies European Tour. One caddie collapsed and two players, Susan Elliott and Jennifer Allmark, had to withdraw due to excessive heat. [2]

Karen Lunn won after Sandrine Mendiburu made a double bogey on the second playoff hole. [3]

Winners

YearWinnerScoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
1993 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Karen Lunn −2 (69-70-74-73=286)Playoff Flag of France.svg Sandrine Mendiburu

Source: [4]

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References

  1. "2013 LET Tour Guide". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  2. "Svensk Golf 3/1993". Swedish Golf Federation. p. 46. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  3. "World Ladies Classic". Where2golf. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  4. "WPGET: KRP World Ladies Classic". Svensk Golf. March 1993. p. 48. Retrieved 11 October 2020.