Canadian Women's Open
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location |  Canada - variesCalgary, Alberta (in 2024) |
| Established | 1973, 51 years ago |
| Course(s) | Earl Grey Golf Club (2024) |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 6,709 yards (6,135 m) |
| Tour(s) | LPGA Tour |
| Format | Stroke play - 72 holes |
| Prize fund | US$2.6 million |
| Month played | July |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 262 Ko Jin-young (2019) |
| To par | −26 Ko Jin-young (2019) |
| Current champion | |
 Lauren Coughlin | |
The Canadian Women's Open (French: Omnium féminin du Canada), currently branded as the CPKC Women's Open for sponsorship reasons, 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
[edit]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 through 2000, the event was one of the LPGA Tour's four major championships. In 2001, due to a loss of sponsorship as a result of Canadian law, its status was stripped, and was replaced by the Women's British Open, an existing event which was already a major on the Ladies European Tour.[1][2]
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.[3]
In 2012, amateur Lydia Ko became the youngest-ever winner of an LPGA Tour event. At 15 years and four months, she surpassed the record set by Lexi Thompson at 16 years and seven months in September 2011. Ko's win also made her only the fifth amateur to have won an LPGA Tour event, and the first in over 43 years. She successfully defended her win as an amateur in 2013, and won her third in 2015 as a professional.
In 2018 Brooke Henderson became the first Canadian in 45 years, and only the second ever after Jocelyne Bourassa won the inaugural event in 1973, to win Canada's national open.[4]
Title sponsorship
[edit]The tournament was first known as La Canadienne, as the event was held in Quebec. In 1974, it was sponsored by Imperial Tobacco Canada, becoming the Peter Jackson Classic until 1984, after which it became the du Maurier Classic; both Peter Jackson and du Maurier are cigarettes within the Imperial Tobacco Canada umbrella.
From 1988, the tournament was officially titled the du Maurier Ltd. Classic due to advertising restrictions that came into force under the federal Tobacco Products Control Act; the sponsorship was officially with du Maurier as a company and not the du Maurier brand, as the law did not restrict manufacturers themselves from sponsoring cultural and sporting events.
In 2000, the tournament was threatened by new regulations prohibiting any tobacco advertising at sports and cultural events, requiring du Maurier to end its sponsorship. Organizers stated that they were having difficulties finding a sponsor, and could not assure that the event would be held again in 2001. Due to this uncertainty, the LPGA Tour stripped the du Maurier of its major status in favour of the Women's British Open.[1][5][2]
In November 2000, it was announced that the Bank of Montréal would become the new sponsor under a five-year deal, renaming it the Bank of Montreal Canadian Women's Open.[6] The bank declined to renew the sponsorship; in 2006, the Canadian National Railway became sponsor, renaming it the CN Canadian Women's Open.[7]
In November 2013, the Canadian Pacific Railway took over title sponsorship of the Canadian Women's Open and the event name was changed to Canadian Pacific Women's Open (later shortened to simply the CP Women's Open). Canadian Pacific also increased the purse to US$2.25 million.[8] Canadian Pacific merged with Kansas City Southern Railway in 2023 as Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC);[9][10] CPKC inherited the sponsorship, and announced an agreement to renew it through at least 2026. The purse further increased to US$2.5 million.[11]
- 1973: La Canadienne
- 1974–1983: Peter Jackson Classic
- 1984–1987: du Maurier Classic
- 1988–2000: du Maurier Ltd Classic
- 2001–2002: Bank of Montreal Canadian Women's Open
- 2003–2005: BMO Financial Group Canadian Women's Open
- 2006–2013: CN Canadian Women's Open
- 2014–2017: Canadian Pacific Women's Open
- 2018–2022: CP Women's Open
- 2023–present: CPKC Women's Open
Winners
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Winners since 2001;[12] purses are fixed in U.S. dollars.
| Year | Dates | Champion | Country | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Tournament location | Purse (US$) | Winner's share ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Jul 25–28 | Lauren Coughlin |  United States | 275 | −13 | 2 strokes | Earl Grey Golf Club (Calgary, AB) | 2,600,000 | 390,000 |
| 2023 | Aug 24–27 | Megan Khang | United States | 279 | −9 | Playoff | Shaughnessy Golf & Country Club (Vancouver, BC) | 2,500,000 | 375,000 |
| 2022 | Aug 25–28 | Paula Reto |  South Africa | 265 | −19 | 1 stroke | Ottawa Hunt and Golf Club (Ottawa, ON) | 2,350,000 | 352,500 |
| 2020, 2021: Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic[13] | |||||||||
| 2019 | Aug 22–25 | Ko Jin-young |  South Korea | 262 | −26 | 5 strokes | Magna Golf Club (Aurora, ON) | 2,250,000 | 337,500 |
| 2018 | Aug 23–26 | Brooke Henderson | Canada | 267 | −21 | 4 strokes | Wascana Country Club (Regina, SK) | 2,250,000 | 337,500 |
| 2017 | Aug 24–27 | Park Sung-hyun | South Korea | 271 | −13 | 2 strokes | Ottawa Hunt and Golf Club (Ottawa, ON) | 2,250,000 | 337,500 |
| 2016 | Aug 25–28 | Ariya Jutanugarn |  Thailand | 265 | −23 | 4 strokes | Priddis Greens Golf & Country Club (Calgary, AB) | 2,250,000 | 337,500 |
| 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)[14] | 2,000,000 | 300,000^ |
| 2011 | Aug 25–28 | Brittany Lincicome | United States | 275 | −13 | 1 stroke | Hillsdale Golf & Country Club, (Mirabel, QC)[15] | 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 strokes | Royal Mayfair Golf Club (Edmonton, AB) | 2,250,000 | 337,500 |
| 2006 | Aug 10–13 | Cristie Kerr | United States | 276 | −12 | 1 stroke | London Hunt and Country Club (London, ON) | 1,700,000 | 255,000 |
| 2005 | Jul 14–17 | Meena Lee | South Korea | 279 | −9 | 1 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 | −4 | 3 strokes | Summerlea Golf and Country Club (Montreal, QC) | 1,200,000 | 180,000 |
| 2001 | Aug 16–19 | Annika Sörenstam |  Sweden | 272 | −16 | 2 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.
Note: Green highlight indicates scoring records.
Winners when the event was a major, from 1979 to 2000
Winners before the event became a major in 1979
| Year | Champion | Country | Score | To par | Tournament Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | JoAnne Carner (2) | United States | 278 | −14 | St. George's Golf and Country Club |
| 1977 | Judy Rankin | United States | 212 | −4 | Lachute Golf Club |
| 1976 | Donna Caponi | United States | 212 | −4PO | Cedar Brae Golf & Country Club |
| 1975 | JoAnne Carner | United States | 214 | −5PO | St. George's Golf and Country Club |
| 1974 | Carole Jo Skala | United States | 208 | −11 | Candiac Golf Club |
| 1973 | Jocelyne Bourassa | Canada | 214 | −5PO | Montreal Municipal Golf Club |
Multiple champions
[edit]Multiple winners as a major championship (1979–2000)
| Grand Slam winners ‡ |
| Champion | Country | Total | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Bradley ‡ | United States | 3 | 1980, 1985, 1986 |
| Brandie Burton | United States | 2 | 1993, 1998 |
Multiple winners of the event since 1973
| Champion | 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
[edit]| Nationality | Wins as major | Overall wins |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 18 | 31 |
| Australia | 2 | 3 |
 Peru1 | 1 | 1 |
| Sweden1 | 1 | 2 |
 England | 1 | 1 |
| South Africa | 0 | 1 |
| New Zealand | 0 | 3 |
| South Korea | 0 | 3 |
| Canada | 0 | 2 |
| Mexico | 0 | 1 |
| Norway | 0 | 1 |
| Thailand | 0 | 1 |
1 - 1995 du Maurier winner Jenny Lidback had dual citizenship (Peru and Sweden) at the time of her win.
Future sites
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "LPGA Tour Could Be Minus One Major". Washington Post. 2024-01-11. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
- ^ a b "Women's British Open replaces du Maurier Classic as fourth major". CBC News. 2000-09-27. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
- ^ "Women's Open purse downsized for VGC". Vancouver Sun.com. March 14, 2012. Retrieved May 29, 2012.
- ^ "Brooke Henderson 1st Canadian woman in 45 years to win national golf title". CBC Sports. The Canadian Press. August 26, 2018. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
- ^ "Events going up in smoke?". Retrieved 2024-03-18.
- ^ "Bank of Montreal takes swing at LPGA". CBC News. 2000-11-13. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
- ^ "CN steps up for LPGA Tour event in Canada". The Globe and Mail. 2005-10-20. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
- ^ "Golf Canada Welcomes Canadian Pacific as the New Title Sponsor of the Canadian Women's Open". Golf Canada. Archived from the original on November 12, 2013. Retrieved November 12, 2013.
- ^ Reynolds, Christopher (April 14, 2023). "CP Rail, Kansas City Southern merger clears path for more cargo, but hitches remain". CBC News. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
- ^ Chokshi, Niraj; Walker, Mark (March 15, 2023). "U.S. Approves $31 Billion Merger of Two Big Railroads". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
- ^ "Canadian Pacific Kansas City extends sponsorship of LPGA's Canadian Women's Open". Sportsnet.ca. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
- ^ "CN Canadian Women's Open past winners". LPGA. Retrieved May 29, 2012.
- ^ Chidley-Hill, John (June 30, 2020). "CP Women's Open cancelled for September; Shaughnessy remains host for 2021". CBC. The Canadian Press. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
- ^ cncanadianwomensopen.com – press release 2010-08-30 – 2012 CN Canadian Women's Open – accessed 2011-06-29
- ^ cncanadianwomensopen.com – press release 2010-05-18 – 2011 CN Canadian Women's Open – accessed 2010-08-23
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Coverage on the LPGA Tour's official site
- Wascana Country Club – 2018 CP Women's Open