Tournament information | |
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Location | South Africa |
Established | 2001 |
Course(s) | Zwartkop Country Club |
Par | 72 |
Tour(s) | Ladies African Tour |
Format | Stroke play |
Prize fund | R 350,000 |
Month played | March |
Final year | 2008 |
Tournament record score | |
Aggregate | 203 Lisa Holm Sørensen |
To par | −13 as above |
Final champion | |
Lisa Holm Sørensen | |
Location Map | |
Location in South Africa 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]
Year | Winner | Score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | Venue | Location | Purse (ZAR) | Note |
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Telkom Women's Classic | ||||||||
2009 | Cancelled | Johannesburg Country Club | Johannesburg | 350,000 | [lower-alpha 1] | |||
2008 | Lisa Holm Sørensen | –13 (66-68-69=203) | 2 strokes | Maria Bodén | Zwartkop Country Club | Pretoria | 350,000 | [4] |
2007 | Tania Elósegui | −12 (67-65-72=204) | 1 stroke | Stacy Bregman Rebecca Hudson | Benoni Lakes Country Club | Johannesburg | 320,000 | [5] |
2006 | Laurette Maritz | –9 (73-66-68=207) | 1 stroke | Rebecca Hudson | Zwartkop Country Club | Pretoria | 300,000 | [6] |
2005 | Laurette Maritz | –7 (71-70-68=209) | 2 strokes | Antonella Cvitan | Zwartkop Country Club | Pretoria | 300,000 | [7] |
2004 | Minea Blomqvist | –12 (73-63-68=204) | 7 strokes | Ashleigh Simon (a) | Randpark Golf Club | Johannesburg | 250,000 | [8] |
2003 | ||||||||
Telkom Ladies Classic | ||||||||
2002 | Riikka Hakkarainen | Randpark Golf Club | Johannesburg | [9] | ||||
2001 | Woodhill Country Club | Pretoria | [10] |
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