South African Women's Masters

The South African Women's Masters is a golf tournament in South Africa.

South African Women's Masters
Tournament information
LocationSouth Africa
Established1996
Course(s)San Lameer Country Club
Organized byWomen's PGA of South Africa
Tour(s)Sunshine Ladies Tour
Ladies European Tour (2001)
FormatStroke play
Prize fund£100,000 (2001)[1]
Month playedFebruary
Current champion
Scotland Jane Turner

First played in 1996 it is the second oldest professional women's golf tournament in South Africa, after the South African Women's Open founded in 1988.[2] The inaugural event was won by South Africa's Sally Little, a two-time LPGA major winner.[3][4]

The tournament was included on the Ladies European Tour in 2001 and played at Gary Player Country Club in Sun City.[5][6][1] It is sanctioned by the WPGA and supported by Women's Golf South Africa (the governing body for amateur golf), and is played as part of the Sunshine Ladies Tour.[7]

Winners
YearTourWinnerCountryScore
South African Women's Masters
2020SLTJane Turner Scotland215 (−1)
2019SLTLeján Lewthwaite South Africa215 (−1)
2018SLTLaura Fuenfstueck Germany215 (−1)
2017SLTCarrie Park South Korea209 (−7)
2009–16No tournament
Nedbank South African Ladies Masters
2008Rebecca Hudson England
2007Kaisa Ruuttila Finland
2006Ashleigh Simon (a) South Africa209 (−7)
2005Maria Beautell Spain
2004Helena Alterby Sweden
2003Laurette Maritz (2) South Africa
2002Mandy Adamson South Africa
Nedbank Mastercard South African Ladies Masters
2001LETSamantha Head England210 (−6)
South African Ladies Masters
2000Mandy Adamson South Africa
1999No tournament
1998Laurette Maritz South Africa
1997Barbara Pestana South Africa
Ladies South African Masters
1996Sally Little South Africa

See also

References
  1. golftoday.co.uk. "Head wins title on final hole". Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  2. news24.com. "SA dominate Nedbank ladies golf". Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  3. Southern Africa Golf Hall of Fame. "Sally Little". Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  4. Ladies European Tour. "Ladies European Tour Player Profile (Laurette Maritz)". Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  5. Ladies European Tour. "Simon wins the Masters". Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  6. Ladies European Tour. "Nedbank Mastercard South African Ladies Masters". Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  7. "The South African Women's Masters". South African Women’s Masters. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
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