Tournament information | |
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Location | Hong Kong |
Established | 2015 |
Course(s) | Hong Kong Golf Club |
Par | 72 |
Tour(s) | Taiwan LPGA Tour China LPGA Tour Ladies Asian Golf Tour |
Format | Stroke play |
Prize fund | $150,000 |
Month played | May |
Current champion | |
Liu Yan | |
Location Map | |
Location in Hong Kong |
The Hong Kong Ladies Open is a golf tournament on the Taiwan LPGA Tour, China LPGA Tour and Ladies Asian Golf Tour hosted in Hong Kong since 2015. It is played at the Old Course in Fanling in Hong Kong Golf Club. [1]
In 2016, club member Tiffany Chan won the tournament in a playoff while still an amateur. [1]
EFG became the tournament's first title sponsor in 2017. The prize money of the tournament is US$150,000 and players are offered Rolex Ranking points. [2]
Year | Winner | Country | Score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | WWGR points | Ref |
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EFG Hong Kong Ladies Open | |||||||
2020–23: No tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic [3] | |||||||
2019 | Liu Yan | China | 209 (–7) | 1 stroke | Du Mohan Renuka Suksukont Zhang Weiwei | 4 | [4] |
2018 | Saranporn Langkulgasettrin | Thailand | 205 (–11) | Playoff | Chen Szu-han | 3 | [5] |
2017 | Supamas Sangchan | Thailand | 206 (–10) | 1 stroke | Hsieh Yu-ling Renuka Suksukont | 2 | [6] |
Hong Kong Ladies Open | |||||||
2016 | Tiffany Chan (a) | Hong Kong | 211 (–5) | Playoff | Mind Muangkhumsakul | 2 | [7] |
2015 | Lee Jeong-hwa | South Korea | 213 (–3) | 1 stroke | Chen Yu-ju Mind Muangkhumsakul | 2 | [8] |
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