Tournament information | |
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Location | Sun City, South Africa |
Established | 2014 |
Par | 72 |
Tour(s) | Sunshine Ladies Tour |
Format | Stroke play |
Prize fund | R 200,000 |
Month played | February |
Final year | 2017 |
Tournament record score | |
Aggregate | 206 Ashleigh Buhai |
To par | −10 as above |
Final champion | |
Ashleigh Buhai | |
Location Map | |
Location in South Africa Location in North West Province |
The Sun International Ladies Challenge was a women's professional golf tournament held in Sun City, South Africa. It was an event on the Southern Africa-based Sunshine Ladies Tour between 2014 and 2017.
The tournament was held at the two courses within title sponsor Sun International's Sun City Resort, the Lost City Golf Course and Gary Player Country Club. [1]
Year | Venue | Winner | Score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | Note |
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2017 | Lost City Golf Course | Ashleigh Buhai | −10 (67-71-68=206) | 5 strokes | Cecilie Lundgreen | [2] |
2016 | Gary Player Country Club | Bertine Strauss | −5 (74-67-70=211) | 3 strokes | Nobuhle Dlamini | [3] |
2015 | Lost City Golf Course | Stacy Bregman | +1 (71-74=145) | 1 stroke | Melissa Eaton | [4] |
2014 | Lost City Golf Course | Tandi von Ruben | −1 (71-72=143) | Playoff | Magda Kruger (a) | [5] |
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