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

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

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

YearTour(s)[lower-alpha 1]WinnerCountryScore
South African Women's Masters
2020SLTJane Turner Scotland215 (−1)
2019SLTLeján Lewthwaite South Africa215 (−1)
2018SLTLaura Fuenfstueck Germany215 (−1)
2017SLTCarrie Park South Korea209 (−7)
2009–16: No tournament
WPGA Masters
2008LATRebecca Hudson England204 (–12)
2007LATKaisa Ruuttila Finland209 (–7)
Nedbank Women's Masters
2006NEDAshleigh Simon (a) South Africa209 (−7)
2005NEDMaria Beautell Spain212 (–4)
Nedbank Women's SA Masters
2004NEDHelena Alterby Sweden204 (–12)
2003NEDLaurette Maritz (2) South Africa
2002NEDMandy Adamson South Africa
Nedbank Mastercard South African Masters
2001NED · LETSamantha Head England210 (−6)
South African Ladies Masters
2000NEDMandy Adamson South Africa
1999: No tournament
1998Laurette Maritz South Africa
1997Barbara Pestana South Africa
Ladies South African Masters
1996Sally Little South Africa
  1. ↑ SLT − Sunshine Ladies Tour; LET − Ladies European Tour; LAT − Ladies African Tour; NED − Nedbank Women's Golf Tour.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  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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