South African Women's Masters

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South African Women's Masters
Tournament information
Location South Africa
Established1996
Course(s)San Lameer Country Club
Organized byWomen's PGA of South Africa
Tour(s) Sunshine Ladies Tour
Ladies European Tour (2001)
Format Stroke play
Prize fund£100,000 (2001) [1]
Month playedFebruary
Current champion
Flag of Scotland.svg Jane Turner

The South African Women's Masters is a golf tournament in South Africa.

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First played in 1996 it is the second oldest professional women's golf tournament in South Africa, after the South African Women's Open founded in 1988. [2] The inaugural event was won by South Africa's Sally Little, a two-time LPGA major winner. [3] [4]

The tournament was included on the Ladies European Tour in 2001 and played at Gary Player Country Club in Sun City. [5] [6] [1] It is sanctioned by the WPGA and supported by Women's Golf South Africa (the governing body for amateur golf), and is played as part of the Sunshine Ladies Tour. [7]

Winners

YearTour(s) [lower-alpha 1] WinnerCountryScore
South African Women's Masters
2020 SLT Jane Turner Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 215 (−1)
2019 SLT Leján Lewthwaite Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 215 (−1)
2018 SLT Laura Fuenfstueck Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 215 (−1)
2017 SLT Carrie Park Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 209 (−7)
2009–16: No tournament
WPGA Masters
2008LAT Rebecca Hudson Flag of England.svg  England 204 (–12)
2007LAT Kaisa Ruuttila Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 209 (–7)
Nedbank Women's Masters
2006NED Ashleigh Simon (a)Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 209 (−7)
2005NED Maria Beautell Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 212 (–4)
Nedbank Women's SA Masters
2004NED Helena Alterby Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 204 (–12)
2003NED Laurette Maritz (2)Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
2002NED Mandy Adamson Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Nedbank Mastercard South African Masters
2001NED · LET Samantha Head Flag of England.svg  England 210 (−6)
South African Ladies Masters
2000NED Mandy Adamson Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
1999: No tournament
1998 Laurette Maritz Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
1997 Barbara Pestana Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Ladies South African Masters
1996 Sally Little Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa

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