The WPGA Championship of Europe was a women's professional golf tournament on the Ladies European Tour.
The tournament was first played in 1979 in France, the first WPGA event held outside the United Kingdom. It was revived 1996 at Gleneagles in Scotland, titled the McDonald's WPGA Championship, and was the first event on the tour to be played solely for charity. Following the withdrawal of McDonald's as sponsors after just four years, there was a one-year break before the tournament returned to the tour in 2001 with a new home in Wales. It was last played in 2010.
Winners YearVenueWinnerCountryScoreMargin of victoryRunner(s)-upCountryS4/C Wales Ladies Championship of Europe 2010 Conwy Golf Club Lee-Anne Pace 282 (−6) 3 strokes Christel Boeljon Melissa Reid 2009 Royal St. David's Karen Stupples 276 (−12) 1 stroke Amy Yang 2008 Machynys Peninsula Lotta Wahlin 209 (−7) Playoff Martina Eberl 2007 Machynys Peninsula Joanne Mills 282 (−6) 1 stroke Bettina Hauert Georgina Simpson Wales Ladies Championship of Europe 2006 Machynys Peninsula Linda Wessberg 274 (−14) 1 stroke Laura Davies 2005 Machynys Peninsula Kirsty Taylor 274 (−14) 3 strokes Laura Davies Trish Johnson Wales "Golf as it should be" Ladies Open2004 Royal Porthcawl Trish Johnson 277 (−15) 3 strokes Iben Tinning Laura Davies The Wales WPGA Championship of Europe 2003 Royal Porthcawl Shani Waugh 286 (−6) 2 strokes Becky Brewerton 2002 Royal Porthcawl Åsa Gottmo 285 (−7) 2 strokes Maria Hjorth WPGA Championship of Europe 2001 Royal Porthcawl Helen Alfredsson 276 (−16) 4 strokes Suzann Pettersen 2000: No tournamentMcDonald's WPGA Championship 1999 Gleneagles (King's) Laura Davies 280 (−8) Playoff Maria Hjorth 1998 Gleneagles (King's) Catriona Matthew 276 (−12) 5 strokes Helen Alfredsson Laura Davies McDonald's WPGA Championship of Europe1997 Gleneagles (King's) Helen Alfredsson 276 (−12) 4 strokes Charlotta Sorenstam Kathryn Marshall 1996 Gleneagles (King's) Tina Fischer 278 (−10) 1 stroke Helen Wadsworth Charlotta Sorenstam Trish Johnson Loraine Lambert WPGA European Championship 1980–1995: No tournament 1979 Valbonne (France) Susan Moon 292 (+4) 2 strokes Irene Koehler
References
External links Official Ladies European Tour Website