Hong Kong Ladies Masters

Hong Kong Ladies Masters
Tournament information
LocationHong Kong
Established2006
Course(s)Jockey Club Kau Sai Chau GC (2006)
Discovery Bay GC (2007)
Tour(s)Ladies Asian Golf Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fund$80,000[1]
Final year2007
Final champion
United States Libby Smith

The Hong Kong Ladies Masters was a golf tournament on the Ladies Asian Golf Tour hosted in Hong Kong.

History

The event was played at the par-73 Kau Sai Chau's North Course in 2005[2] and at the par-72 Discovery Bay in 2006.[3] The prize money of the tournament was US$80,000 through co-sponsorship by Cathay Pacific' Asia Miles.[1]

The inaugural event in 2006 was won by sixteen-year-old Pornanong Phatlum, who would not pick up the first-prize cheque due to her amateur status.[4] The following year American Libby Smith recorded her first professional win by beating Shih Huei-ju of Taiwan at the first hole of a sudden death playoff, after they had tied on 212 following rounds of 66 and 68 respectively.[5]

After a few years absence Hong Kong became a stop on the Ladies Asian Golf Tour again in 2015 with the Hong Kong Ladies Open.[6]

Winners

Year Dates Venue Winner Country Winning
score		 To par Margin
of victory		 Runner(s)-up
2007 Jan 31 – Feb 2 Discovery Bay GC Libby Smith  United States 212 -4 Playoff Chinese Taipei Shih Huei-ju
2006 Feb 8–10 Kau Sai Chau GC Pornanong Phatlum (am)  Thailand 216 -3 1 stroke Thailand Russamme Gulyanamitta
China Zhong Xiaolong

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Ladies Asian Golf Tour signs on Asia Miles". Campaign Asia-Pacific. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Göteborgska leder Hong Kong Ladies Masters" (in Swedish). Göteborgs-Posten. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Taiwan's Shih tames HK winds". Fox Sports. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Thai teenager surprises with Hong Kong win". The Star (Malaysia). Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  5. ^ "Fame More Fifth in Hong Kong". Scottish Golf View. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  6. ^ "EFG Hong Kong Ladies Open Ready To Tee Off". Hong Kong Ladies Open. 7 June 2017.


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