The Wales Ladies Championship of Europe is a women's professional golf

Golf

Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....

 tournament on the Ladies European Tour

Ladies European Tour

The Ladies European Tour is a professional golf tour for women which was founded in 1979. It is based in England. Like many UK-based sports organisations it is a company limited by guarantee, a legal structure which enables it to focus on maximising returns to its members through prize money,...

 that is held in Wales

Wales

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The tournament was first played in 1996 at Gleneagles

Gleneagles Hotel

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 in Scotland

Scotland

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. It was titled as 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

McDonald's

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 as sponsors after just three years, there was a one year break before the tournament returned to the tour in 2001 with a new home in Wales.

Winners

Year	Venue	Winner	Country	Score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Country
S4/C Wales Ladies Championship of Europe
2010	Conwy Golf Club	Lee-Anne Pace Lee-Anne Pace Lee-Anne Pace is a South African professional golfer.Pace was born in Mossel Bay, Western Cape. She had a successful amateur collegiate career in the United States, where she attended Murray State University and the University of Tulsa, graduating with a degree in psychology.Having turned...		282 (−6)	3 strokes	Christel Boeljon Christel Boeljon Christel Wilhelmina Boeljon is a professional golfer from The Netherlands, currently playing on the Ladies European Tour and the U.S.-based LPGA Tour.-Amateur career:...
						Melissa Reid Melissa Reid Melissa Rose Reid is an English professional golfer who plays on the Ladies European Tour.Reid was born in Derby, England. As an amateur she won several events including the 2004 and 2005 English Girls' Championship, the 2006 and 2007 Helen Holm Trophy, the 2007 St Rule Trophy, and the 2007...
2009	Royal St. David's	Karen Stupples Karen Stupples Karen Louise Stupples is an English professional golfer who plays primarily on the U.S. based LPGA Tour and is also a member of the Ladies European Tour.-Amateur career:...		276 (−12)	1 stroke	Amy Yang Amy Yang Amy Yang, also known as Yang Hee-Young is a Korean professional golfer, currently playing on the United States-based LPGA Tour and on the Ladies European Tour .-Amateur career:...
2008	Machynys Peninsula	Lotta Wahlin		209 (−7)	Playoff	Martina Eberl
2007	Machynys Peninsula	Joanne Mills Joanne Mills Joanne Nicole Mills is an Australian golfer, who currently plays on the Ladies' European Tour.Mills was born in Sydney, New South Wales. As an amateur, she won the 1991 New South Wales Strokeplay Championship, the 1992 Tasmanian Strokeplay Championship, and the 1993 Victoria Strokeplay Championship...		282 (−6)	1 stroke	Bettina Hauert Bettina Hauert Bettina Alexandra Hauert is a German professional golfer and member of the Ladies European Tour.-Amateur career:Born in Hagen, Germany, Hauert was the individual champion at the 2003 Sherry Cup...
						Georgina Simpson
Wales Ladies Championship of Europe
2006	Machynys Peninsula	Linda Wessberg Linda Wessberg Linda Maria Wessberg is a Swedish professional golfer who divides her time between the Ladies European Tour and the LPGA Tour. She played college golf in the United States and was the 2001 Swedish Junior Champion. She turned professional in 2003 and was the year's player of the year on her home...		274 (−14)	1 stroke	Laura Davies Laura Davies Laura Jane Davies CBE is an English professional golfer.She is considered the most accomplished English female golfer of modern times being the first non-American to finish at the top of the LPGA money list...
2005	Machynys Peninsula	Kirsty Taylor		274 (−14)	3 strokes	Laura Davies Laura Davies Laura Jane Davies CBE is an English professional golfer.She is considered the most accomplished English female golfer of modern times being the first non-American to finish at the top of the LPGA money list...
						Trish Johnson Trish Johnson Patricia Mary "Trish" Johnson is an English professional golfer.-Amateur career:Johnson was born in Bristol. She had a successful amateur career. She was South Western Champion in 1983 and 1984. In 1984 she was both England Under-23 and Under-21 Champion...
Wales "Golf as it should be" Ladies Open
2004	Royal Porthcawl	Trish Johnson Trish Johnson Patricia Mary "Trish" Johnson is an English professional golfer.-Amateur career:Johnson was born in Bristol. She had a successful amateur career. She was South Western Champion in 1983 and 1984. In 1984 she was both England Under-23 and Under-21 Champion...		277 (−15)	3 strokes	Iben Tinning
						Laura Davies Laura Davies Laura Jane Davies CBE is an English professional golfer.She is considered the most accomplished English female golfer of modern times being the first non-American to finish at the top of the LPGA money list...
The Wales WPGA Championship of Europe
2003	Royal Porthcawl	Shani Waugh		286 (−6)	2 strokes	Becky Brewerton Becky Brewerton Rebecca Dawn Brewerton is a Welsh professional golfer and a member of the Ladies European Tour and the LPGA Tour.-Amateur career:...
2002	Royal Porthcawl	Asa Gottmo		285 (−7)	2 strokes	Maria Hjorth Maria Hjorth Maria Anna "Mimmi" Hjorth is a Swedish professional golfer. She attended the University of Stirling in Scotland. She won more than twenty amateur titles including the 1995 European Ladies Amateur Championship. She turned professional in 1996 and played mainly on the Ladies European Tour that year...
WPGA Championship of Europe
2001	Royal Porthcawl	Helen Alfredsson Helen Alfredsson Helen Christine Alfredsson is a Swedish professional golfer who plays primarily on the U.S. based LPGA Tour and is also a life member of the Ladies European Tour.-Amateur career:...		276 (−16)	4 strokes	Suzann Pettersen Suzann Pettersen Suzann Pettersen is a Norwegian professional golfer. She plays mainly on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour, and is also a member of the Ladies European Tour. Her career best world ranking is second. She has held that position at several times, most recently beginning 22 August 2011.-Amateur...
2000	No tournament
McDonald's WPGA Championship of Europe
1999	Gleneagles	Laura Davies Laura Davies Laura Jane Davies CBE is an English professional golfer.She is considered the most accomplished English female golfer of modern times being the first non-American to finish at the top of the LPGA money list...		280 (−8)	Playoff	Maria Hjorth Maria Hjorth Maria Anna "Mimmi" Hjorth is a Swedish professional golfer. She attended the University of Stirling in Scotland. She won more than twenty amateur titles including the 1995 European Ladies Amateur Championship. She turned professional in 1996 and played mainly on the Ladies European Tour that year...
1998	Gleneagles	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:...		276 (−12)	5 strokes	Helen Alfredsson Helen Alfredsson Helen Christine Alfredsson is a Swedish professional golfer who plays primarily on the U.S. based LPGA Tour and is also a life member of the Ladies European Tour.-Amateur career:...
						Laura Davies Laura Davies Laura Jane Davies CBE is an English professional golfer.She is considered the most accomplished English female golfer of modern times being the first non-American to finish at the top of the LPGA money list...
1997	Gleneagles	Helen Alfredsson Helen Alfredsson Helen Christine Alfredsson is a Swedish professional golfer who plays primarily on the U.S. based LPGA Tour and is also a life member of the Ladies European Tour.-Amateur career:...		276 (−12)	4 strokes	Charlotta Sorenstam Charlotta Sörenstam Charlotta Sörenstam is a Swedish professional golfer. Her older sister, Annika, is herself a Hall of Fame golf professional.- Amateur career :...
						Kathryn Marshall
1996	Gleneagles	Tina Fischer Tina Fischer Tina Fischer is a German professional golfer. She has competed, and won tournaments, on both the Ladies European Tour and LPGA Tour.-LPGA Tour wins :-Ladies European Tour wins :...		278 (−10)	1 stroke	Helen Wadsworth Helen Wadsworth Helen Wadsworth is a Welsh professional golfer on the Ladies European Tour.In her first year as a professional, she had three top ten finishes, winning her the Ladies European Tour - Rookie of the Year Award. She won the 1994 BMW European Masters and took second place at the Irish Open...
						Charlotta Sorenstam Charlotta Sörenstam Charlotta Sörenstam is a Swedish professional golfer. Her older sister, Annika, is herself a Hall of Fame golf professional.- Amateur career :...
						Trish Johnson Trish Johnson Patricia Mary "Trish" Johnson is an English professional golfer.-Amateur career:Johnson was born in Bristol. She had a successful amateur career. She was South Western Champion in 1983 and 1984. In 1984 she was both England Under-23 and Under-21 Champion...
						Loraine Lambert

External links

• Official Ladies European Tour Website