Canadian Women's Open

Canadian Pacific Women's Open
Tournament information
Location  Canada - varies
Vancouver, British Columbia (in 2015)
Established 1973, 43 years ago
Course(s) Vancouver Golf Club (2015)
Par 72 in 2015
Length 6,656 yards (6,086 m)
Tour(s) LPGA Tour
Format Stroke play - 72 holes
Prize fund US$2.25 million
Month played August
Tournament record score
Aggregate 265 Lydia Ko (2013)
265 Ryu So-yeon (2014)
To par −23 Ryu So-yeon (2014)
Current champion
New Zealand Lydia Ko
Vancouver
Location in Canada
Vancouver
Location in British Columbia

The Canadian Pacific Women's Open is a women's professional golf tournament managed by Golf Canada. It has been Canada's national championship tournament since its founding in 1973, and is an official event on the LPGA Tour.

History

Originally a three-round (54-hole) tournament for its first six years; it has been a four-round (72-hole) tournament since 1978. From 1979 until 2000, the event was one of the LPGA Tour's four major championships. In 2001, it was replaced in the LPGA's roster of majors by the Women's British Open, an existing event which was already a major on the Ladies European Tour.

In 2007 and 2008 it was the final "winner" event of the LPGA season—i.e., an event in which the winner earns an automatic berth in the LPGA season-ending championship, the LPGA Tour Championship. As of 2009, the LPGA no longer uses this system to determine players who qualify for the Tour Championship. From 2007 to 2009, the CWO was the third richest event on the LPGA Tour, behind only the U.S. Women's Open and the Evian Masters in France. The prize fund was reduced in 2010 and 2012, but the $2.25 million purse remains among the highest on the LPGA Tour.[1]

Name changes

The tournament was first known as La Canadienne; it later became the Peter Jackson Classic (after a brand of Imperial Tobacco cigarettes); it was also called the du Maurier Classic (a reference to du Maurier cigarettes) until Canadian tobacco restrictions came into force.

From 1988 to 2000 both Classique du Maurier Ltée and du Maurier Ltd Classic were official because of Canada's Official Languages Act. In 1988, the tournament added the Ltd/Ltée designation because of the Tobacco Products Control Act. Under the rule, the full name of the manufacturer was required on promotional material as opposed to a tobacco brand name, so Imperial Tobacco registered their brands as separate corporate entities to avoid the ban.

In 2001, the Bank of Montréal took over sponsorship of the event for five years and renamed it the BMO Canadian Women's Open, or Omnium canadien féminin BMO.

In 2006, the Canadian National Railway Company (CN) became the new title sponsor of the event and the championship was called the CN Canadian Women's Open, or Omnium canadien féminin CN.

In November 2013, Canadian Pacific Railway Company took over title sponsorship of the Canadian Women's Open and the event name was changed to Canadian Pacific Women's Open, or Omnium féminin Canadien Pacifique. Canadian Pacific also increased the purse to $2.25 million USD.[2]

Winners

Winners since 2001;[3] purses are fixed in U.S. dollars.

YearDates ChampionCountryScoreTo parMargin
of victory
Tournament
location
Purse
(US $)
Winner's
share
2015 Aug 20–23 Lydia Ko (3)  New Zealand 276 −12 Playoff Vancouver Golf Club, (Coquitlam, BC) 2,250,000 337,500
2014 Aug 21–24 Ryu So-yeon  South Korea 265 −23 2 strokes London Hunt and Country Club (London, ON) 2,250,000 337,500
2013 Aug 22–25 Lydia Ko (a) (2)  New Zealand 265 −15 5 strokes Royal Mayfair Golf Club, (Edmonton, AB) 2,000,000 300,000^
2012 Aug 23–26 Lydia Ko (a)  New Zealand 275 −13 3 strokes Vancouver Golf Club, (Coquitlam, BC)[4] 2,000,000 300,000^
2011 Aug 25–28 Brittany Lincicome  United States 275 −13 1 stroke Hillsdale Golf & Country Club, (Mirabel, QC)[5] 2,250,000 337,500
2010 Aug 26–29 Michelle Wie  United States 276 −12 3 strokes St. Charles Country Club, (Winnipeg, MB) 2,250,000 337,500
2009 Sep 3–6 Suzann Pettersen  Norway 269 −15 5 strokes Priddis Greens Golf & Country Club (Calgary, AB) 2,750,000 412,500
2008 Aug 14–17 Katherine Hull  Australia 277−11 1 stroke Ottawa Hunt and Golf Club (Ottawa, ON) 2,250,000 337,500
2007 Aug 16–19 Lorena Ochoa  Mexico 268 −16 3 strokesRoyal Mayfair Golf Club (Edmonton, AB) 2,250,000 337,500
2006 Aug 10–13 Cristie Kerr  United States 276−121 strokeLondon Hunt and Country Club (London, ON)1,700,000 255,000
2005 Jul 14–17 Meena Lee  South Korea 279 −91 stroke Glen Arbour Golf Course (Halifax, NS) 1,300,000 195,000
2004 Jul 8–11 Meg Mallon (3)  United States 270 −18 4 strokes Legends on the Niagara (Niagara Falls, ON) 1,300,000 195,000
2003 Jul 10–13 Beth Daniel  United States 276−13 1 stroke Point Grey Golf & Country Club (Vancouver, BC) 1,300,000 195,000
2002 Aug 15–18 Meg Mallon (2)  United States 284−43 strokes Summerlea Golf and Country Club (Montreal, QC) 1,200,000 180,000
2001 Aug 16–19 Annika Sörenstam  Sweden 272−162 strokes Angus Glen Golf Club (Markham, ON) 1,200,000 180,000

^ Since Ko was an amateur, runners-up Inbee Park in 2012 and Karine Icher in 2013 won the $300,000 winner's share.

Winners when the event was a major, from 1979 to 2000

YearChampionCountryScoreTo parTournament
Location
2000 Meg Mallon  United States 282 −6 Royal Ottawa Golf Club (Gatineau, QC)
1999Karrie Webb  Australia 277 −11 Priddis Greens Golf & Country Club (Calgary, AB)
1998Brandie Burton (2)  United States 270 −18 Essex Golf & Country Club (Windsor, ON)
1997Colleen Walker  United States278−14 Glen Abbey Golf Course (Oakville, ON)
1996Laura Davies  England277−11 Edmonton Country Club (Edmonton, AB)
1995Jenny Lidback  Peru
 Sweden
280−8 Beaconsfield Golf Club (Beaconsfield, QC)
1994Martha Nause  United States279−9 Ottawa Hunt and Golf Club
1993 Brandie Burton  United States277−11PO London Hunt Club (London, ON)
1992Sherri Steinhauer  United States277−11 St. Charles Country Club (Winnipeg, MB)
1991Nancy Scranton  United States279−9 Vancouver Golf Club (Vancouver, BC)
1990Cathy Johnston  United States276−16 Westmount Golf and Country Club (Kitchener, ON)
1989Tammie Green  United States279−9 Beaconsfield Golf Club (Beaconsfield, QC)
1988Sally Little  United States279−9 Vancouver Golf Club (Vancouver, BC)
1987Jody Rosenthal  United States272−16 Islesmere Golf Club (Laval, QC)
1986Pat Bradley (3)  United States276−12PO Board of Trade Country Club (Woodbridge, ON)
1985Pat Bradley (2)  United States278−10 Beaconsfield Golf Club (Beaconsfield, QC)
1984Juli Inkster  United States279−9 St. George's Golf and Country Club
1983Hollis Stacy  United States277−11 Beaconsfield Golf Club (Beaconsfield, QC)
1982Sandra Haynie United States280−8 St. George's Golf and Country Club
1981Jan Stephenson  Australia278−10 Summerlea Golf & Country Club (Vaudreuil-Dorion, QC)
1980Pat Bradley  United States277−15 St. George's Golf and Country Club
1979Amy Alcott United States285−7 Richelieu Valley Golf Club

Winners before the event became a major in 1979

YearChampionCountryScoreTo parTournament
Location
1978JoAnne Carner (2)  United States278−14 St. George's Golf and Country Club
1977Judy Rankin  United States212−4 Lachute Golf Club
1976Donna Caponi  United States212−4PO Cedar Brae Golf & Country Club
1975 JoAnne Carner  United States214−5PO St. George's Golf and Country Club
1974Carole Jo Skala  United States208−11 Candiac Golf Club
1973Jocelyne Bourassa  Canada214−5PO Montreal Municipal Golf Club

Multiple champions

This table lists the golfers who have won more than one du Maurier as a major championship.

Grand Slam winners ‡
Golfer Country Total Years
Pat Bradley  United States 3 1980, 1985, 1986
Brandie Burton  United States 2 1993, 1998

This table lists the golfers who have won more than one Canadian Women's Opens overall.

Golfer Country Total Years
Pat Bradley  United States 3 1980, 1985, 1986
Meg Mallon  United States 3 2000, 2002, 2004
Lydia Ko  New Zealand 3 2012(a), 2013(a), 2015
JoAnne Carner  United States 2 1975, 1978
Brandie Burton  United States 2 1993, 1998

(a) - denotes won tournaments as an amateur.

Champions by nationality

This table lists the total number of titles won by golfers of each nationality.

Nationality Wins as majorOverall wins
 United States 18 29
 Australia 2 3
 Peru1 1 1
 Sweden1 1 2
 England 1 1
 New Zealand 0 3
 South Korea 0 2
 Canada 0 1
 Mexico 0 1
 Norway 0 1

1 - 1995 du Maurier winner Jenny Lidback had dual citizenship (Peru and Sweden) at the time of her win.

Future sites

References

  1. "Women's Open purse downsized for VGC". Vancouver Sun.com. March 14, 2012. Retrieved May 29, 2012.
  2. "Golf Canada Welcomes Canadian Pacific as the New Title Sponsor of the Canadian Women's Open". Golf Canada. Retrieved November 12, 2013.
  3. "CN Canadian Women's Open past winners". LPGA. Retrieved May 29, 2012.
  4. cncanadianwomensopen.com – press release 2010-08-30 – 2012 CN Canadian Women's Open – accessed 2011-06-29
  5. cncanadianwomensopen.com – press release 2010-05-18 – 2011 CN Canadian Women's Open – accessed 2010-08-23
  6. "Canadian Pacific Women’S Open Returns To Calgary In 2016". Canadian Pacific Women's Open. May 20, 2015. Retrieved May 20, 2015.

External links

Coordinates: 49°15′04″N 122°52′41″W / 49.251°N 122.878°W / 49.251; -122.878

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