Tournament information | |
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Location | Taoyuan, Taiwan |
Established | 2020 |
Course(s) | Sunrise Golf & Country Club |
Par | 72 |
Length | 6,413 yd (5,864 m) |
Tour(s) | Ladies European Tour Taiwan LPGA Tour |
Format | Stroke play |
Prize fund | US$1,000,000 |
Month played | October |
Current champion | |
Chiara Tamburlini | |
Location map | |
Location in Taiwan |
The Wistron Ladies Open is a professional golf tournament on the Taiwan LPGA Tour first played in 2020. It became co-sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour in 2024. [1]
The tournament, held at Sunrise Golf and Country Club near Taoyuan, Taiwan ahead of the Hero Women's Indian Open, is one of 12 LET events in 2024 to feature a prize fund of at least $1 million.
Year | Tour(s) [lower-alpha 1] | Winner | Country | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | Purse ($) | Ref |
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2024 | Chiara Tamburlini | Switzerland | 66-73-68-69=276 | −12 | 4 strokes | Yu-Sang Hou | 1,000,000 | ||
2023 | TLPGA | Vivian Hou | Taiwan | 67-73-71-66=277 | –11 | 1 stroke | Bianca Pagdanganan | 800,000 | [2] |
2022 | TLPGA | Ya-Chun Chang | Taiwan | 74-71=145 | +1 | 1 stroke | Ho-yu An Phoebe Yao | 500,000 | [3] |
2021 | TLPGA | Wu Chia-yen | Taiwan | 71-65-68=204 | –12 | 5 strokes | Cheng-Hsuan Shih | NT$10,000,000 | [4] |
2020 | TLPGA | Cheng-Hsuan Shih | Taiwan | 70-71-72=213 | –3 | 1 stroke | Ssu-Chia Cheng | NT$6,000,000 | [5] |
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