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Golf tournament formerly on the LPGA Tour
Golf tournament
The
RACV Gold Coast Challenge
was a
golf
tournament played in Australia. It was one of the leading tournaments on the
ALPG Tour
and was 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.
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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
won the event a record eight times.
Tournament winners
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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.
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Multiple winners
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Five players won this tournament more than once.
- 8 wins
- Karrie Webb
: 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2013
- 3 wins
- 2 wins
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