Australian WPGA Championship
{{Short description|Women's professional golf tournament}}
{{Use Australian English|date=October 2024}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2024}}
{{Infobox golf tournament
| tournament_name = Australian WPGA Championship
| image =
| location = Sanctuary Cove, Queensland, Australia
| establishment = 2022
| course = Sanctuary Cove Golf & Country Club
| par = 72
| tour = WPGA Tour of Australasia
Ladies European Tour
| format = Stroke play
| purse = A$285,000
| month_played = March
| current_champion = {{flagicon|AUS}} Su-Hyun Oh
| map = Australia#Australia Queensland
| map_label = Sanctuary Cove G&CC
| map_caption = Location in Australia##Location in Queensland
| map_relief = yes
| map_label_position =
| map_size = 200
| coordinates = {{coord|-27.857|153.375}}
}}
The Australian WPGA Championship is a women's professional golf tournament on the WPGA Tour of Australasia held in Queensland, Australia.{{cite news |title=Australian WPGA Championship to headline major new event |url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/golf/ultimate-celebration-of-golf-australian-wpga-championship-to-headline-major-new-event/news-story/ |access-date=15 October 2024 |work=Fox Sports |date=21 August 2024}}
First held at Royal Queensland Golf Club in 2022, it later moved to Sanctuary Cove Golf & Country Club. Players compete to lift the Karrie Webb Cup.{{cite web |last1=Blake |first1=Martin |title=Karrie Webb Cup unveiled ahead of WPGA Championship |date=10 January 2022 |url=https://pga.org.au/news/karrie-webb-cup-unveiled-ahead-of-wpga-championship/ |publisher=PGA of Australia |access-date=15 October 2024}}
Beginning in 2025, the tournament is co-sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour, as part of its Australian swing alongside the Women's NSW Open and Australian Women's Classic.{{cite web |last1=Emanuel |first1=Jimmy |title=Australian WPGA Championship to headline Festival of Golf on the Gold Coast |url=https://www.golf.org.au/australian-wpga-championship-to-headline-festival-of-golf-on-the-gold-coast/ |publisher=Golf Australia |access-date=15 October 2024 |date=21 August 2024}}
Winners
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!Year !! Tour(s){{efn|LET − Ladies European Tour; WPGA − WPGA Tour of Australasia.}} !! Winner !! Score !! Margin of | |||||||
2025 | WPGA{{·}}LET | colspan=5 align=center| Cancelled due to Cyclone Alfred{{cite web |url=https://ladieseuropeantour.com/blog/australian-wpga-championship-cancelled-due-to-impending-cyclone |title=Australian WPGA Championship Cancelled Due To Impending Cylcone |publisher=Ladies European Tour |date=3 March 2025}} | Sanctuary Cove | ||||
colspan=9 align=center| 2023–24: No tournament | |||||||
2022 | WPGA | {{flagicon|AUS}} Su-Hyun Oh | align=center| −10 (66-72-68-68=274) | 4 strokes | {{flagicon|AUS}} Grace Kim | align=center| 285,000 | Royal Queensland |
Notes
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References
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External links
- {{official website|https://wpga.org.au/schedule}}
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Category:Ladies European Tour events