The RACV Ladies Masters is a golf tournament that is played in Australia. It is one of the leading tournaments on the ALPG Tour and has been co-sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour (LET) since 2001. Between 1997 and 2000 it was an event on the LPGA Tour. It has been played at the RACV Royal Pines Resort in Benowa, Queensland, a suburb of Gold Coast since 1992.
In 2007 the Masters was the richest women's golf tournament in Australia, with a prize fund of A$800,000. Although the 2008 prize fund dropped to A$600,000, the tournament remained the richest in Australia. The 144 strong 2015 field consisted of 50 ALPG players, 50 LET players, 10 LPGA of Korea Tour players, 5 China Ladies Professional Golf Association players, 3 leading players from the Women's World Golf Rankings and sponsor's invitees.
The tournament was founded in 1990 as a 54-hole stroke play event, and was originally called the Australian Ladies Masters. It expanded to 72 holes in 1994. Australia's most successful women golfer Karrie Webb has won the event a record eight times.
Video Australian Ladies Masters
Tournament winners
Contested over 54 holes from 1990 through 1993, reduced to 54 holes due to adverse weather in 2008, and contested over 54 holes in 2017.
Maps Australian Ladies Masters
Multiple winners
Five players have won this tournament more than once through 2014.
- 8 wins
- Karrie Webb: 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2013
- 3 wins
- Annika Sörenstam: 1995, 2002, 2004
- Laura Davies: 1993, 1994, 2003
- 2 wins
- Jane Crafter: 1992, 1996
- Jane Geddes: 1990, 1991
References
External links
- Official website
- Coverage on the ALPG Tour's official site
- Coverage on the Ladies European Tour's official site
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