Lalla Meryem Cup

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Lalla Meryem Cup
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Tournament information
Location Rabat, Morocco
Established1993
Course(s) Royal Golf Dar Es Salam
Par72
Tour(s) Ladies European Tour
Format stroke play
Prize fund€450,000
Month playedFebruary
Current champion
Flag of England.svg Cara Gainer
Location map
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Rabat
Location in Morocco
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Rabat
Location in Europe

The Lalla Meryem Cup is a women's professional golf tournament in Morocco under the high patronage of His Majesty King Mohammed VI. It was held in Rabat until it moved to Agadir in 2011. It moved back to Rabat in 2016.

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The tournament has been played annually since 1993 and is held alongside the Hassan II Golf Trophy. In 2010 it was added to the Ladies European Tour schedule and upgraded to a full field tournament having previously been limited to around 12 players. [1]

Winners

YearPlayerCountryScoreTo parMargin
of victory
Runner(s)-upPurse (€)Ref.
2025 Cara Gainer Flag of England.svg  England 71-70-69=216−9Playoff Flag of India.svg Diksha Dagar 450,000 [2]
2024 Bronte Law Flag of England.svg  England 73-69-64=206−133 strokes Flag of France.svg Pauline Roussin 450,000 [3]
2023 Maja Stark Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 71-67-69=207−124 strokes Flag of Sweden.svg Linn Grant 450,000 [4]
2020–2022: No tournament
2019 Nuria Iturrioz Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 68-71-70-70=279−137 strokes Flag of Sweden.svg Lina Boqvist
Flag of Sweden.svg Caroline Hedwall
450,000
2018 Jenny Haglund Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 75-72-68-70=285−3Playoff Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sarah Kemp
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Klára Spilková
450,000
2017 Klára Spilková Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 69-74-71-66=280−81 stroke Flag of Norway.svg Suzann Pettersen 450,000
2016 Nuria Iturrioz Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 70-72-70-65=277−116 strokes Flag of England.svg Florentyna Parker 450,000
2015 Gwladys Nocera Flag of France.svg  France 68-65-68-70=271−132 strokes Flag of South Africa.svg Nicole Garcia 450,000 [5]
2014 Charley Hull Flag of England.svg  England 68-71-68-62=269−15Playoff Flag of France.svg Gwladys Nocera 450,000 [6]
2013 Ariya Jutanugarn Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 69-67-67-67=270−143 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Beth Allen 325,000 [7]
2012 Karen Lunn Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 72-66-68-66=272−123 strokes Flag of South Africa.svg Tandi Cuningham 325,000 [8]
2011 Zuzana Kamasova Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 71-68-71-76=286−22 strokes Flag of England.svg Kiran Matharu 325,000 [9]
2010 Anja Monke Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 71-68-69=208−81 stroke Flag of Sweden.svg Carin Koch 275,000 [10]

Prior to Ladies European Tour co-sanctioning

YearWinnerCountryNote
2009No tournament
2008 Laura Davies Flag of England.svg  England
2007 Gwladys Nocera Flag of France.svg  France
2006 Sophie Sandolo Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
2005 Ana Belén Sánchez Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
2004No tournament
2003 Johanna Head Flag of England.svg  England
2002 Johanna Head Flag of England.svg  England
2001 Marine Monnet Flag of France.svg  France
2000 Elisabeth Esterl Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
1999 Lora Fairclough Flag of England.svg  England
1998 Sophie Gustafson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
1997 Diane Barnard Flag of England.svg  England
1996 Lora Fairclough Flag of England.svg  England
1995 Amaia Arruti Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
1994 Gillian Stewart Flag of England.svg  England
1993 Marie-Laure de Lorenzi Flag of France.svg  France

References

  1. "Trophee Hassan II to join The 2010 European Tour". 29 July 2009. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
  2. "Cara Gainer seals first Ladies European Tour title at Lalla Meryem Cup". BBC Sport. 8 February 2025. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
  3. "England's Bronte Law shoots closing 64 to win title in Morocco". BBC Sport. 24 February 2024. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
  4. "Maja Stark Wins In Morocco". LPGA. 11 February 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
  5. Lalla Meryem Cup 2015 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine , Ladies European Tour
  6. Lalla Meryem Cup 2014 Archived 2015-03-30 at the Wayback Machine , Ladies European Tour
  7. Lalla Meryem Cup 2013 Archived 2017-11-07 at the Wayback Machine , Golf Today
  8. "2012 Lalla Meryem Cup". Golfdata. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  9. "2011 Lalla Meryem Cup". Golfdata. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  10. "2010 Lalla Meryem Cup". Golfdata. Retrieved 3 October 2021.