Singapore Ladies Open

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Singapore Women's Open
Tournament information
Location Singapore
Established1987
Course(s)Tanah Merah CC
Par72
Tour(s) Ladies Asian Tour
LPGA of Korea Tour
Ladies Asian Golf Circuit (1987–1996)
Format Stroke play
Prize fund S$1,100,000
Current champion
Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Jae-hee

The Singapore Women's Open is a professional golf tournament held in Singapore. It was first played in 1987 as the Singapore Ladies Open, and is from 2022 part of the Ladies Asian Tour and LPGA of Korea Tour. [1]

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History

The Singapore Ladies Open was part of the Ladies Asian Golf Circuit between 1987 and 1996. [2] In 2020, a Singapore Ladies Open sponsored by Hana Financial Group was slated to return but was postponed due to the pandemic, and the inaugural LPGA of Korea Tour co-sanctioned event was held in 2022. With a prize purse of S$1.1 million, it was the second most lucrative women's golf tournament in the country after the S$2.4 million HSBC Women's World Championship. [3]

Winners

Ladies Asian Tour event
YearWinnerWinning
score
Margin
of victory
Runner(s)-upPrize fundVenueTour(s) [lower-alpha 1] Ref
Hana Financial Group Singapore Women's Open
2024 Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Jae-hee –17 (66-68-71-66=271)1 stroke Flag of South Korea.svg Bang Shin-sil S$ 1,100,000Tanah Merah CC KLPGA, LAT [4]
2023No tournament
2022 Flag of South Korea.svg Park Ji-young –11 (66-67=133) [lower-alpha 2] 1 stroke Flag of South Korea.svg Hong Jung-min
Flag of South Korea.svg Lee So-young
Flag of South Korea.svg Park Hyun-kyung
1,000,000,000Tanah Merah CC KLPGA, LAT [5]
Ladies Asian Golf Circuit event
YearWinnerCountry
Singapore Ladies Open
1996 Debbie Dowling Flag of England.svg  England
1995 Estefania Knuth Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
1994No tournament
1993 Janet Soulsby Flag of England.svg  England
1992 Tania Abitbol Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
1991 Li Wen-lin Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan
1990 Evelyn Orley Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
1988No tournament
1988 Elizabeth Wilson Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
1987 Liselotte Neumann Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden

Source: [2]

Notes

  1. KLPGA − LPGA of Korea Tour; LAT − Ladies Asian Tour
  2. Reduced to 36 holes due to weather conditions.

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References

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  3. "Stalled by Covid, Singapore Women's Open to debut at last". The Golfing Hub. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  4. "Kim Jae-hee wins KLPGA Hana Financial Group Open in Singapore". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
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