HSBC LPGA Brasil Cup
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The HSBC Brazil Cup is an international golf
exhibition tournament, sanctioned by the LPGA Tour and first played in 2009. The tournament takes place over two days and 36 holes at the Itanhanga Golf Club in Rio de Janeiro
, Brazil
.
The money earned does not count on the official LPGA money list, making the event an unofficial part of the LPGA Tour.
In 2009 the field included 15 players including 14 LPGA Tour members and a Brazilian amateur. In 2010, the field included 27 players, mostly top Latin American players, not necessarily members of the LPGA Tour.
The tournament title sponsor is HSBC
, the world's largest banking group, with headquarters in London.
Tournament names through the years:
1Won on sixth playoff hole of sudden-death playoff.
Golf
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exhibition tournament, sanctioned by the LPGA Tour and first played in 2009. The tournament takes place over two days and 36 holes at the Itanhanga Golf Club in Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...
, Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
.
The money earned does not count on the official LPGA money list, making the event an unofficial part of the LPGA Tour.
In 2009 the field included 15 players including 14 LPGA Tour members and a Brazilian amateur. In 2010, the field included 27 players, mostly top Latin American players, not necessarily members of the LPGA Tour.
The tournament title sponsor is HSBC
HSBC
HSBC Holdings plc is a global banking and financial services company headquartered in Canary Wharf, London, United Kingdom. it is the world's second-largest banking and financial services group and second-largest public company according to a composite measure by Forbes magazine...
, the world's largest banking group, with headquarters in London.
Tournament names through the years:
- 2009–2010: HSBC LPGA Brasil Cup
- 2011: HSBC Brazil Cup
Winners
| Year | Dates | Champion | Country | Score | Tournament Location |
Purse | Winner's Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 2011 in golf -Men's professional golf:Major championships*7–10 April: The Masters - South African Charl Schwartzel won his first major title with a two stroke margin over Australians Adam Scott and Jason Day.*16–19 June: U.S... |
May 28-29 | Mariajo Uribe | 135 (-9) | Itanhanga Golf Club | $720,000 | $105,000 | |
| 2010 2010 in golf -Men's professional golf:Major championships*8–11 April: The Masters - American Phil Mickelson defeated Englishman Lee Westwood by three strokes. The event also marked Tiger Woods' return from a self-imposed absence after revelations of marital infidelity; he finished tied for fourth.*17–20 June: U.S... 1 |
May 29-30 | Meaghan Francella Meaghan Francella Meaghan Francella is an American professional golfer currently playing on the LPGA Tour.-Early life and amateur career:Francella was born in Port Chester, New York and was twice the New York State Junior Champion. She attended high school at the School of the Holy Child in Rye, New York... |
140 (-6) | Itanhanga Golf Club | $700,000 | $100,000 | |
| 2009 2009 in golf -Men's professional golf:Major championships*9–12 April: The Masters - Argentina's Ángel Cabrera won his second major in a sudden death playoff over Kenny Perry and Chad Campbell .*18–22 June: U.S... |
Jan 24-25 | Catriona Matthew Catriona Matthew Catriona Isobel Matthew MBE is a Scottish professional golfer who plays mainly on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and is also a member of the Ladies European Tour.-Amateur career:... |
138 (-6) | Itanhanga Golf Club | $500,000 | $100,000 |
1Won on sixth playoff hole of sudden-death playoff.
Tournament record
| Year | Player | Score | Round | Course |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Mariajo Uribe | 66 (-6) | 2nd round | Itanhanga Golf Club, par 72 |