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Tournament results: Vic Open (Women)

Results for the Vic Open (Women) are shown in the table below, which includes details of the respective winners, their scores and prize money, relevant venues and title sponsors.
2024
Aus/NZ
Lau, Ashley
277 (-12)
A$75,600
x

Category

Aus/NZ

Winner (holder)

Lau, Ashley

Score

277 (-12)

Prize money

A$75,600

Title sponsor

x

Played as the Vic Open (Feb 1-4; WPGA Aus Tour event; played concurrently with the men's Vic Open, an Aus Tour event). Second-placed and defending champion Jiyai Shin (S Kor) finished 1 shot behind 23-year-old Ashley Lau (Malay), who recorded her first win as a professional. [Beach course, 13th Beach Links, Barwon Heads, Victoria; early rounds also on 13th Beach's Creek course].

Category

Aus/NZ

Winner (holder)

Shin, Jiyai

Score

275 (-14)

Prize money

A$75,600

Title sponsor

x

Played as the Vic Open (Feb 9-12; WPGA Aus Tour event; played concurrently with the men's Vic Open, an Aus Tour event). Second-placed Grace Kim (Aus) and Pavarisa Yoktuan (Thai) finished 5 shots behind Jiyai Shin (S Kor). [Beach course, 13th Beach Links, Barwon Heads, Victoria; early rounds also on 13th Beach's Creek course].

2022
Aus/NZ
Green, Hannah
276 (-13)
A$73,800
x

Category

Aus/NZ

Winner (holder)

Green, Hannah

Score

276 (-13)

Prize money

A$73,800

Title sponsor

x

Played as the Vic Open (Feb 10-13; WPGA Aus Tour event; played concurrently with the men's Vic Open, an Aus Tour event). Second-placed Karis Davidson (Aus) and Whitney Hillier (Aus) finished 6 shots behind Hannah Green (Aus). [Beach course, 13th Beach Links, Barwon Heads, Victoria; early rounds also on 13th Beach's Creek course].

2021
Aus/NZ
(Park, Hee Young)
Cancelled
x
x

Category

Aus/NZ

Winner (holder)

(Park, Hee Young)

Score

Cancelled

Prize money

x

Title sponsor

x

The Vic Open not played in 2021 (scheduled for February but cancelled due to the ongoing global coronavirus pandemic). [Beach course, Barwon Heads, 13th Beach Links, Victoria; early rounds also on the Creek course].

2020
Aus/NZ
Park, Hee Young
281 (-8)
A$240,000
ISPS Handa

Category

Aus/NZ

Winner (holder)

Park, Hee Young

Score

281 (-8)

Prize money

A$240,000

Title sponsor

ISPS Handa

Played as the ISPS Handa Vic Open (Feb 6-9; ALPG/LPGA Trs event; played concurrently with the men's Vic Open, a Eurpn/Aus Trs event). Park (S Kor) beat Hye-Jin Choi (S Kor) at the fourth playoff hole. So Yeon Ryu (S Kor) was eliminated at the second playoff hole. [Beach course, Barwon Heads, 13th Beach Links, Victoria; Creek course also used in first two rounds].

2019
Aus/NZ
281 (-8)
A$225,000
ISPS Handa

Category

Aus/NZ

Winner (holder)

Boutier, Celine

Score

281 (-8)

Prize money

A$225,000

Title sponsor

ISPS Handa

Played as the ISPS Handa Vic Open (Feb 7-10; ALPG/LPGA Trs event; first year an LPGA Tr event; played concurrently with the men's Vic Open, a Eurpn/Aus Trs event). Second-placed Sarah Kemp (Aus), Charlotte Thomas (Eng) and Su Oh (Aus) finished 2 shots behind 24-year-old Céline Boutier (Fra), who recorded her first LPGA Tour win. [Beach course, Barwon Heads, 13th Beach Links, Victoria].

2018
Aus/NZ
279 (-13)
A$62,853
Oates

Category

Aus/NZ

Winner (holder)

Lee, Minjee

Score

279 (-13)

Prize money

A$62,853

Title sponsor

Oates

Played as the Oates Vic Open (Feb 1-4; ALPG/LET Trs event; LET season-opener). Second-placed Karis Davidson (Aus) finished 5 shots behind Minjee Lee (Aus), who first won this event as a 17-year-old amateur in 2014. [Beach course, Barwon Heads, 13th Beach Links, Victoria].

Category

Aus/NZ

Winner (holder)

Reid, Melissa

Score

276 (-16)

Prize money

A$75,000

Title sponsor

Oates

Played as the Oates Vic Open (Feb 9-12; ALPG/LET Trs event; first year an LET event; LET season-opener). Reid (Eng) beat Sandra Gal (Ger) with a par at the third playoff hole. [Beach course, 13th Beach Links, Barwon Heads, Victoria; early rounds also on 13th Beach's Creek course].

Category

Aus/NZ

Winner (holder)

Hall, Georgia

Score

281 (-11)

Prize money

A$45,000

Title sponsor

Oates

Played as the Oates Victorian Open (Feb 4-7; ALPG Tr event). Second-placed Nanna Madsen (Den) and defending champion Marianne Skarpnord (Nor) finished 1 shot behind Hall (Eng). [Beach course, 13th Beach Links, Barwon Heads, Victoria; early rounds also on 13th Beach's Creek course].

2015
Aus/NZ
Skarpnord, Marianne
279 (-13)
A$37,500
Oates

Category

Aus/NZ

Winner (holder)

Skarpnord, Marianne

Score

279 (-13)

Prize money

A$37,500

Title sponsor

Oates

Played as the Oates Victorian Open (Feb 5-8; ALPG Tr event). Second-placed Su Oh (Aus) and Holly Clyburn (Eng) finished 3 shots behind Skarpnord (Nor). [Beach course, 13th Beach Links, Barwon Heads, Victoria; early rounds also on 13th Beach's Creek course].

Category

Aus/NZ

Winner (holder)

Lee, Minjee

Score

279 (-17)

Prize money

amateur

Title sponsor

Oates

Played as the Oates Women's Victorian Open (Feb 20-23; ALPG Tr event). Second-placed Vikki Laing (Scot) finished 6 shots behind 17-year-old Minjee Lee (Aus, amateur). In view of Lee's amateur status, Laing collected the AU$22,500 first-place prize-money. [Beach course, 13th Beach Links, Barwon Heads, Victoria; early rounds also on 13th Beach's Creek course].

2013
Aus/NZ
Keating, Stacey
278 (-18)
A$22,500
x

Category

Aus/NZ

Winner (holder)

Keating, Stacey

Score

278 (-18)

Prize money

A$22,500

Title sponsor

x

Played as the Women's Victorian Open (Feb 21-24; ALPG Tr event; first year as a 72-hole event). Second-placed Hannah Burke (Eng) and Kristie Smith (Aus) finished 2 shots behind Keating (Aus). [Beach course, Barwon Heads, 13th Beach GC, Victoria; first two rounds on 13th Beach's Creek course].

2012
Aus/NZ
Klatten, Joanna
212 (-7)
A$19,500
x

Category

Aus/NZ

Winner (holder)

Klatten, Joanna

Score

212 (-7)

Prize money

A$19,500

Title sponsor

x

Played as the Women's Victorian Open (Jan 6-8; first year as an ALPG Tr event; last played in 1992). Klatten (Fra) beat Haeji Kang (S Kor) in a playoff. [Woodlands GC, Mordialloc, nr Melbourne, Victoria, Aus, and Spring Valley GC, Clayton South, nr Melbourne].

1992
Aus/NZ
214 (-5)
A$7,500
x

Category

Aus/NZ

Winner (holder)

Doolan, Wendy

Score

214 (-5)

Prize money

A$7,500

Title sponsor

x

Played as the Heart Health Victorian Open (Dec 10-12; ALPG Tr event; next played in 2012). Second-placed Karrie Webb (Aus) finished 1 shot behind Doolan (Aus). [Yarra Yarra GC, Bentleigh East, nr Melbourne, Aus].

1991
Aus/NZ
Wyatt, Jennifer
222 (E)
A$7,245
x

Category

Aus/NZ

Winner (holder)

Wyatt, Jennifer

Score

222 (E)

Prize money

A$7,245

Title sponsor

x

Played as the Victorian Heart Health Women's Open (Dec 1-3; ALPG Tr event). Wyatt (Can) beat Shani Waugh (Aus) in a playoff. [Woodlands GC, Mordialloc, nr Melbourne, Victoria, Aus].

1990
Aus/NZ
212 (-10)
A$7,500
x

Category

Aus/NZ

Winner (holder)

Reid, Dale

Score

212 (-10)

Prize money

A$7,500

Title sponsor

x

Played as the Victorian Open (Nov 30-Dec 2; ALPG Tr event). Second-placed Karen Lunn (Aus) finished 4 shots behind Reid (Scot). [Woodlands GC, Mordialloc, nr Melbourne, Victoria, Aus].

1989
Aus/NZ
Tonkin, Sue
227 (+5)
A$8,000
x

Category

Aus/NZ

Winner (holder)

Tonkin, Sue

Score

227 (+5)

Prize money

A$8,000

Title sponsor

x

Played as the Victorian Open (Nov 17-19; ALPG Tr event). Tonkin (Aus; Sue Daniels from 1990) beat Nadene Gole (Aus) in a playoff. [Commonwealth GC, South Oakleigh, Melbourne, Vic].

1988
Aus/NZ
Hopkins, Helen
219 (-3)
A$2,711
x

Category

Aus/NZ

Winner (holder)

Hopkins, Helen

Score

219 (-3)

Prize money

A$2,711

Title sponsor

x

Played as the inaugural Victorian Open (Nov 24-27; ALPG Tr event). Second-placed Karen Lunn (Aus) finished 6 shots behind Hopkins (Aus), who posted the first of her two ALPG wins. [Commonwealth GC, South Oakleigh, Melbourne, Vic].

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