Tournament information | |
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Location | New South Wales, Australia |
Established | 2006 |
Course(s) | Oatlands Golf Club (2006–17) |
Par | 72 |
Tour(s) | WPGA Tour of Australasia Ladies European Tour (2018–22) |
Format | Stroke play |
Prize fund | A$125,000 |
Month played | February/March |
Current champion | |
Momoka Kobori | |
Location Map | |
Location in New South Wales |
The Women's New South Wales Open is a women's professional golf tournament held in New South Wales, Australia. [1] It was first played on the ALPG Tour in 2006. [2] Beginning in 2018, the tournament was co-sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour. [3]
It was held at Oatlands Golf Club until 2018, when it moved to Coffs Harbour Golf Club and started rotating. Players compete for the Jan Stephenson Trophy, named after NSW native Jan Stephenson. [4]
Year | Tour(s) [lower-alpha 1] | Winner | Score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | WWGR points | Venue | |
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Women's NSW Open | ||||||||
2023 | WPGA | Momoka Kobori | −8 | Playoff | Claire Shin (a) | − | Tuncurry [5] | |
2022 | WPGA · LET | Maja Stark | −15 | 5 strokes | Johanna Gustavsson | 5 | Coolangatta & Tweed Heads | |
2021 | No tournament | |||||||
2020 | ALPG · LET | Julia Engström | −14 | 2 strokes | Manon De Roey | 6 | Dubbo | |
2019 | ALPG · LET | Meghan MacLaren (2) | −12 | 3 strokes | Lynn Carlsson Munchin Keh | 6 | Queanbeyan | |
2018 | ALPG · LET | Meghan MacLaren | −10 | 2 strokes | Silvia Banon Casey Danielson | 6 | Coffs Harbour | |
2016–17: No tournament | ||||||||
Bing Lee Fujitsu NSW Women's Open | ||||||||
2015 | ALPG | Holly Clyburn | −11 | 1 stroke | Rebecca Artis Fabienne In-Albon Vikki Laing Christine Wolf | 15 | Oatlands | |
Bing Lee Fujitsu General Women's NSW Open | ||||||||
2014 | ALPG | Joanna Klatten | −16 | 3 strokes | Nikki Campbell | 15 | Oatlands | |
Bing Lee Samsung Women's NSW Open | ||||||||
2013 | ALPG | Caroline Hedwall (2) | −13 | 2 strokes | Lydia Ko | 15 | Oatlands | |
2012 | ALPG | Lydia Ko | −14 | 4 strokes | Becky Morgan | Oatlands | ||
2011 | ALPG | Caroline Hedwall | −11 | 1 stroke | Lydia Ko | Oatlands | ||
2010 | ALPG | Sarah Oh (2) | −9 | 1 stroke | Katherine Hull | Oatlands | ||
LG Bing Lee Women's NSW Open | ||||||||
2009 | ALPG | Sarah Oh | −15 | 3 strokes | Katherine Hull | Oatlands | ||
2008 | ALPG | Laura Davies | −9 | 2 strokes | Sarah Oh | Oatlands | ||
2007: No tournament | ||||||||
2006 | ALPG | Joanne Mills | −10 | Playoff | Sarah Kemp | Oatlands |
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