Portuguese International Ladies Amateur Championship

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Portuguese Ladies Amateur
Tournament information
LocationFlag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Course(s)Penina Golf Resort
Organised byPortuguese Golf Federation
Format72-hole Stroke play
Month playedJanuary
Current champion
Flag of Germany.svg Helen Briem

The Portuguese International Ladies Amateur Championship is an annual amateur golf tournament in Portugal for women. [1]

Contents

It is an "A" rated tournament in the World Amateur Golf Ranking. The tournament is a qualifying event for the European teams in the Junior Ryder Cup and Junior Solheim Cup, and as such typically features one of the stronger international fields amongst the continental European amateur championships. [2] [3] The 2023 event was the 93nd installment. [1]

Winners

YearVenueChampionScoreRunner(s)-upRef
2024Penina Golf Resort Flag of Germany.svg Helen Briem 4 strokes Flag of Sweden.svg Moa Stridh [4]
2023Montado Golf Resort Flag of Spain.svg Rocío Tejedo Playoff Flag of Spain.svg Cayetana Fernández García-Poggio [5]
2022Montado Golf Resort Flag of Italy.svg Francesca Fiorellini 3 strokes Flag of France.svg Maylis Lamoure [6]
2021Montado Golf Resort Flag of France.svg Lucie Malchirand 4 strokes Flag of France.svg Vairana Heck [7]
2020Montado Golf Resort Flag of Italy.svg Alessia Nobilio 8 strokes Flag of Spain.svg Carolina López-Chacarra Coto [8]
2019Montado Golf Resort Flag of France.svg Pauline Roussin-Bouchard 2 strokes Flag of France.svg Lucie Malchirand [9]
2018West Cliffs Flag of England.svg Isobel Wardle Playoff Flag of England.svg Annabell Fuller [10]
2017Montado Golf Resort Flag of Italy.svg Letizia Bagnoli 3 strokes Flag of Denmark.svg Line Toft Hansen [11]
2016Montado Golf Resort Flag of Spain.svg Maria Parra Luque 9 strokes Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Albane Valenzuela [12]
2015Montado Golf Resort Flag of Germany.svg Olivia Cowan 1 stroke Flag of Spain.svg Nuria Iturrios
Flag of Germany.svg Amina Wolf
[13]
2014Montado Golf Resort Flag of Spain.svg Silvia Banon Ibanez 1 stroke Flag of England.svg Gabriella Cowley [14]
2013Montado Golf Resort Flag of Spain.svg Clara Baena 2 strokes Flag of Germany.svg Karolin Lampert
Flag of Finland.svg Matilda Castren
[15]
2012Montado Golf Resort Flag of Germany.svg Roberta Roeller 3 strokes Flag of Ireland.svg Leona Maguire [16]
2011Aroeira Golf Club Flag of Ireland.svg Leona Maguire 15 strokes Flag of the Netherlands.svg Karlijn Zaanen
Flag of Germany.svg Karolin Lampert
[17]
2010Oceânico O'Connor Flag of Spain.svg Anna Arrese 1 stroke Flag of Germany.svg Lara Katzy [18]
2009Quinta do Perú Flag of France.svg Rosanna Crépiat 1 stroke Flag of France.svg Lucie André [19]
2008Benamor Flag of Spain.svg Carlota Ciganda 8 strokes Flag of England.svg Florentyna Parker
2007Quinta de Cima Flag of England.svg Holly Aitchinson 3 & 2 Flag of Germany.svg Nicola Roessler [20]
2006Porto Santo Flag of Spain.svg Marta Silva [21]
2005Estela Golf Club
2004Quinta de Cima
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999 Flag of Spain.svg Nuria Clau [21]
1998
1997 Flag of Spain.svg Ana Belén Sánchez [21]
1996
1995 Flag of Spain.svg Dolores Cortezo [21]
1994
1993 Flag of Spain.svg Marina Arruti [21]
1992 Flag of Spain.svg Laura Navarro [22]
1991T. Abecassis
1990 Flag of Spain.svg Sonia Navarro [21]
1989S. Clauset
1988 Flag of Sweden.svg Helene Andersson
1987 Flag of Spain.svg Mary Carmen Navarro
1986 Flag of Spain.svg Mary Carmen Navarro
1985 Flag of Spain.svg Tania Abitbol
1984 Flag of Spain.svg Macarena Campomanes
1983 Flag of England.svg Kitrina Douglas [23]
1982 Flag of Germany.svg Sabine Blecher
1981V. Dulout
1980 Flag of England.svg Carole Caldwell
1979 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg A. Gale
1978 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg A. Gale
1977 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg A. Gale
1976E. Braito
1975C. Marcusson
1974C. Mackintosh
1973 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg A. Gale
1972Estoril Flag of England.svg Mickey Walker 3 & 2 Flag of Portugal.svg Barbara de Brito e Cunha [24]
1971Estoril Flag of Portugal.svg Vera Lennox8 & 7Angeles Bastos
1970Estoril Flag of England.svg Pam Tredinnick 3 & 2Mrs. Beryl Green
1969Estoril Flag of Portugal.svg Vera Lennox3 & 1 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg A. Gale
1968EstorilMrs. B. Green8 & 7Mrs. B. Hanbury
1967Estoril Flag of Sweden.svg Liv Forsell Wollin 10 & 9 Flag of Portugal.svg Salette de Sousa e Melo
1966Estoril Flag of Italy.svg Vanda Rosa Bohus5 & 4 Flag of England.svg Elizabeth Fisher
1965Estoril Flag of Italy.svg Vanda Rosa Bohus37th hole Flag of Portugal.svg Salette de Sousa e Melo
1964Estoril Flag of England.svg Elizabeth Fisher8 & 7R. Pilch
1963Estoril Flag of Portugal.svg Barbara de Brito e Cunha3 & 2 Flag of England.svg Veronica Beharrell [25]
1962Estoril Flag of Spain.svg Ana Maria Marfull1 hole Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg N. Rohm [26]
1961Estoril Flag of Portugal.svg Barbara de Brito e Cunha5 & 4 Flag of Italy.svg Vanda Rosa Bohus [24]
1960Estoril Flag of Scotland.svg Marjory Fowler 10 & 9 Flag of Portugal.svg Barbara de Brito e Cunha [27]
1959Estoril Flag of Portugal.svg Barbara de Brito e Cunha5 & 4Vera Nobre da Costa [24]
1958Estoril Flag of Italy.svg Vanda Rosa Bohus9 & 7Vera Nobre da Costa
1957Estoril Flag of England.svg Angela Ward 8 & 6 Flag of Portugal.svg Salette de Sousa e Melo
1956Estoril Flag of Italy.svg Vanda Rosa Bohus1 hole Flag of Portugal.svg Barbara de Brito e Cunha
1955Estoril Flag of Italy.svg Vanda Rosa Bohus7 & 5Juana Couret
1954Estoril Flag of England.svg Jeanne Bisgood 9 & 7 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Mlle Waucquez [28]

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