WPGA Championship of Europe

The WPGA Championship of Europe was a women's professional golf tournament on the Ladies European Tour.

WPGA Championship of Europe
Tournament information
LocationFrance (1979)
Scotland (1996–1999)
Wales (2001–2010)
Established1979
Tour(s)Ladies European Tour
Format72-hole Stroke play
Final year2010
Tournament record score
Aggregate274 Linda Wessberg, Kirsty Taylor
To par−16 Helen Alfredsson
Final champion
South Africa Lee-Anne Pace

The tournament was first played in 1979 in France, the first WPGA event held outside the United Kingdom.[1] It was revived 1996 at Gleneagles in Scotland, titled the McDonald's WPGA Championship, and was the first event on the tour to be played solely for charity.[2] Following the withdrawal of McDonald's as sponsors after just four years, there was a one-year break before the tournament returned to the tour in 2001 with a new home in Wales. It was last played in 2010.

Winners
YearVenueWinnerCountryScoreMargin of victoryRunner(s)-upCountry
S4/C Wales Ladies Championship of Europe
2010Conwy Golf ClubLee-Anne Pace South Africa282 (−6)3 strokesChristel Boeljon Netherlands
Melissa Reid England
2009Royal St. David'sKaren Stupples England276 (−12)1 strokeAmy Yang South Korea
2008Machynys PeninsulaLotta Wahlin Sweden209 (−7)PlayoffMartina Eberl Germany
2007Machynys PeninsulaJoanne Mills Australia282 (−6)1 strokeBettina Hauert Germany
Georgina Simpson England
Wales Ladies Championship of Europe
2006Machynys PeninsulaLinda Wessberg Sweden274 (−14)1 strokeLaura Davies England
2005Machynys PeninsulaKirsty Taylor England274 (−14)3 strokesLaura Davies England
Trish Johnson England
Wales "Golf as it should be" Ladies Open
2004Royal PorthcawlTrish Johnson England277 (−15)3 strokesIben Tinning Denmark
Laura Davies England
The Wales WPGA Championship of Europe
2003Royal PorthcawlShani Waugh Australia286 (−6)2 strokesBecky Brewerton Wales
2002Royal PorthcawlÅsa Gottmo Sweden285 (−7)2 strokesMaria Hjorth Sweden
WPGA Championship of Europe
2001Royal PorthcawlHelen Alfredsson Sweden276 (−16)4 strokesSuzann Pettersen Norway
2000: No tournament
McDonald's WPGA Championship
1999Gleneagles (King's)Laura Davies England280 (−8)PlayoffMaria Hjorth Sweden
1998Gleneagles (King's)Catriona Matthew Scotland276 (−12)5 strokesHelen Alfredsson Sweden
Laura Davies England
McDonald's WPGA Championship of Europe
1997Gleneagles (King's)Helen Alfredsson Sweden276 (−12)4 strokesCharlotta Sorenstam Sweden
Kathryn Marshall Scotland
1996Gleneagles (King's)Tina Fischer Germany278 (−10)1 strokeHelen Wadsworth Wales
Charlotta Sorenstam Sweden
Trish Johnson England
Loraine Lambert Australia
WPGA European Championship
1980–1995: No tournament
1979Valbonne (France)Susan Moon United States292 (+4)2 strokesIrene Koehler West Germany

References
  1. "Weekend results | Golf". The Guardian. 1 October 1979. p. 27 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Women's tour welcomes new events". The Independent. 7 December 1995. Retrieved 10 March 2010.
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