ALPG Tour
The ALPG Tour is a professional golf tour for women which is based in Australia. ALPG stands for Australian Ladies Professional Golf.
The ALPG was founded as the Ladies Professional Golf Association of Australia (LPGAA) in 1972, and switched to its current name in 1991. The first events featured twelve competitors, and the early years were a struggle. However the long term trend was of gradual expansion and by 2004 there were over one hundred and fifty members.
The season features 13 tournaments, usually played over the Australian summer between November and March. The ANZ Ladies Masters and MFS Women's Australian Open have long been the leading events on the tour, with both being co-sanctioned with the more prestigious Ladies European Tour (LET) which helps attract a higher quality field. In 2010 the New Zealand Women's Open became the third tournament to be co-sanctioned by the LET. The ANZ Masters, the Australian Open and the New Zealand Open have prize funds of A$600,000, A$500,000 and A$400,000 respectively, each higher than the prize funds of all 10 remaining events combined. The New South Wales Open and the Royal Canberra Ladies Classic have purses of A$100,000 and A$125,000 respectively, and no other event has a purse of over A$25,000. Since 2012, the Women's Australian Open has also been co-sanctioned by the U.S. LPGA Tour,; in its first year as an LPGA Tour event, the prize fund increased to US$1.1 million. The purse increased to US$1.2 million effective in 2013.
Australian Karrie Webb, one of the leading players in global women's golf, has a background on the tour, and continues to play in its two main events each season. However Webb and other leading members of the ALPG spend most of the year competing outside Australia, principally on the LPGA Tour and the LET.
In January 2012, New Zealand's Lydia Ko became the youngest person ever to win a professional golf tour event by winning the ALPG sanctioned Bing Lee/Samsung Women's NSW Open.[1]
Contents
2009 Schedule and results
2010 Schedule and results
2011 Schedule and results
2012 Schedule and results
2013 Schedule and results
| Dates | Tournament | Location | Winner | Notes |
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| Jan 14–15 | The Vintage Golf Club Pro-Am | The Vintage Golf Club |  Stacey Keating (3) |
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| Jan 17 | Ingham Antill Park Ladies Pro-Am | Antill Park Country Golf Club Ltd. | Emma De Groot (1) |
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| Jan 19–20 | Mount Broughton Classic | Mount Broughton Golf Club |  Caroline Hedwall (n/a) |
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| Jan 25–27 | Bing Lee Samsung Women's New South Wales Open | Oatlands Golf Club | Caroline Hedwall (n/a) |
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| Feb 1–3 | Volvik RACV Ladies Masters | RACV Royal Pines Resort | Karrie Webb (12) |
co-sanctioned with the LET |
| Feb 8–10 | ISPS Handa New Zealand Women's Open | Clearwater Golf Club |  Lydia Ko (n/a, amateur) |
co-sanctioned with the LET |
| Feb 14–17 | ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open | Royal Canberra Golf Club |  Jiyai Shin (n/a) |
co-sanctioned with the LET and the LPGA Tour |
| Feb 21–24 | Women's Victorian Open | Thirteenth Beach Golf Links | Stacey Keating (4) |
2014 Schedule and results
2015 Schedule and results
| Dates | Tournament | Location | Winner | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 13–14, 2014 | Anita Boon Pro-Am | North Shore Golf Club | Cherie Alison (1) |
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| Jan 9 | BWAC Regional Employment & Community Services ALPG Pro-Am | Yamba Golf Club | Nikki Garrett (2) |
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| Jan 12–13 | McLeod ALPG Pro-Am | McLeod Country Golf Club | Liv Cheng (1) (tie) Sarah Kemp (7) |
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| Jan 22–23 | Moss Vale Classic | Moss Vale Golf Club | Sarah Oh (4) |
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| Jan 29 | Renault Ladies Pro-Am | Castle Hill Country Club |  Marion Ricordeau (n/a) |
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| Jan 30 | Pennant Hills ALPG Pro-Am | Pennant Hills Golf Club |  Beth Allen (n/a) |
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| Feb 5–8 | Oates Victorian Open | 13th Beach Golf |  Marianne Skarpnord (n/a) |
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| Feb 12–15 | Volvik RACV Ladies Masters | RACV Royal Pines Resort | Su-Hyun Oh (1) |
co-sanctioned with the LET |
| Feb 19–22 | ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open | Royal Melbourne Golf Club | Lydia Ko (3) |
co-sanctioned with the LET and LPGA Tour |
| Feb 27 – Mar 1 | ISPS Handa New Zealand Women's Open | Clearwater Golf Club | Lydia Ko (4) |
co-sanctioned with the LET |
| Mar 6–8 | Bing Lee Fujitsu NSW Women's Open | Oatlands Golf Club |  Holly Clyburn (1) |
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| Apr 17–19 | Australia Classic | Twin Creeks Golf and Country Club |  Pan Yan-hong (1) |
See also
References
- ↑ Ko plays her way into golfing history Stuff.co.nz, 29 January 2012
