New Zealand Women's Open

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New Zealand Women's Open
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Tournament information
LocationFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Established2009
Course(s)Windross Farm Golf Club
Tour(s) ALPG Tour
LPGA Tour
Ladies European Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fund US$1.3 million
Final year2017
Final champion
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Brooke Henderson
New Zealand (relief map).png
Disc Plain red.svg
Windross Farm Golf Club

The New Zealand Women's Open was a women's professional golf tournament on the ALPG Tour. It was founded in 2009 and became a co-sanctioned event on the Ladies European Tour the following year. The 2017 edition was co-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour and not the LET.

Winners

YearTour(s) [lower-alpha 1] WinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner-upVenue
McKayson New Zealand Women's Open
2017 ALPG  · LPGA Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Brooke Henderson 65-70-67-69=271−175 strokes Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Jing Yan Windross Farm Golf Club
ISPS Handa New Zealand Women's Open
2016 ALPG  · LET Flag of New Zealand.svg Lydia Ko (3)69-67-70=206−102 strokes Flag of England.svg Felicity Johnson, Flag of South Korea.svg Choi Hye-jin (a)
Flag of Denmark.svg Nanna Koerstz Madsen
Clearwater Golf Club
2015 ALPG  · LET Flag of New Zealand.svg Lydia Ko (2)70-61-71=202−144 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Hannah Green (a)Clearwater Golf Club
2014 ALPG  · LET Flag of South Korea.svg Mi Hyang Lee 72-72-63=207−91 stroke Flag of New Zealand.svg Lydia Ko Clearwater Golf Club
2013 ALPG  · LET Flag of New Zealand.svg Lydia Ko (a)70-68-68=206−101 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Amelia Lewis Clearwater Golf Club
2012 ALPG  · LET Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lindsey Wright 70-68-68=206−101 stroke Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jessica Speechley, Flag of the United States.svg Alison Walshe Pegasus Golf & Sports Club
Pegasus New Zealand Women's Open hosted by Christchurch
2011 ALPG  · LET Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kristie Smith 71-64-73-68=276−123 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Tiffany Joh, Flag of Italy.svg Giulia Sergas Pegasus Golf & Sports Club
Pegasus New Zealand Women's Open
2010 ALPG  · LET Flag of England.svg Laura Davies 69-71-71-68=279−92 strokes Flag of Sweden.svg Pernilla Lindberg, Flag of Norway.svg Marianne Skarpnord,
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sarah Kemp
Pegasus Golf & Sports Club
New Zealand Women's Open
2009 ALPG Flag of France.svg Gwladys Nocera 71-68-69=208−86 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Katherine Hull, Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nikki Garrett,
Flag of South Korea.svg Bobea Park, Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sarah Kemp
Clearwater Golf Club
  1. ALPG − ALPG Tour; LET − Ladies European Tour; LPGA − LPGA Tour.

37°01′09″S174°58′32″E / 37.0193°S 174.9755°E / -37.0193; 174.9755

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