Telkom Women's Classic

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Telkom Women's Classic
Tournament information
Location South Africa
Established2001
Course(s)Zwartkop Country Club
Par72
Tour(s) Ladies African Tour
Format Stroke play
Prize fund R  350,000
Month playedMarch
Final year2008
Tournament record score
Aggregate203 Lisa Holm Sørensen
To par−13 as above
Final champion
Flag of Denmark.svg Lisa Holm Sørensen
Location Map
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Zwartkop Country Club
Location in South Africa
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Zwartkop Country Club
Location in Gauteng

The Telkom Women's Classic was a golf tournament on the Ladies African Tour. It was played annually between 2001 and 2008, at various locations in South Africa.

The tournament boasted a considerable international field, with a contingent of Ladies European Tour players complimenting their season with joining the Ladies African Tour. [1] [2]

Winners

YearWinnerScoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-upVenueLocationPurse
(ZAR)
Note
Telkom Women's Classic
2009 CancelledJohannesburg Country ClubJohannesburg350,000 [lower-alpha 1]
2008 Flag of Denmark.svg Lisa Holm Sørensen –13 (66-68-69=203)2 strokes Flag of Sweden.svg Maria Bodén Zwartkop Country ClubPretoria350,000 [4]
2007 Flag of Spain.svg Tania Elósegui −12 (67-65-72=204)1 stroke Flag of South Africa.svg Stacy Bregman
Flag of England.svg Rebecca Hudson
Benoni Lakes Country ClubJohannesburg320,000 [5]
2006 Flag of South Africa.svg Laurette Maritz –9 (73-66-68=207)1 stroke Flag of England.svg Rebecca Hudson Zwartkop Country ClubPretoria300,000 [6]
2005 Flag of South Africa.svg Laurette Maritz –7 (71-70-68=209)2 strokes Flag of Sweden.svg Antonella Cvitan Zwartkop Country ClubPretoria300,000 [7]
2004 Flag of Finland.svg Minea Blomqvist –12 (73-63-68=204)7 strokes Flag of South Africa.svg Ashleigh Simon (a) Randpark Golf Club Johannesburg250,000 [8]
2003 Flag placeholder.svgFlag placeholder.svg
Telkom Ladies Classic
2002 Flag of Finland.svg Riikka Hakkarainen Flag placeholder.svg Randpark Golf Club Johannesburg [9]
2001 Flag placeholder.svgFlag placeholder.svgWoodhill Country ClubPretoria [10]
  1. Due to global economic pressure the Ladies African Tour was suspended for 2009. [3]

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