The French International Ladies Amateur Championship, known since 1998 also as the Cécile de Rothschild Trophy, is an annual amateur
golf
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tournament in
France
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for women.
This stroke play championship, contested over 54 holes, was first held in 1962, making it the oldest such international ladies amateur championship in Europe. The British equivalent, the
British Ladies Amateur Stroke Play Championship, was created several years later.
Initially it attracted little international interest and the title was contested mainly between French players.
Brigitte Varangot,
Catherine Lacoste
Catherine Lacoste (born 27 June 1945) is a French amateur golfer and the only player who has won the U.S. Women's Open as an amateur.
Early life
She was born and grew up in Paris, France, with her parents, René Lacoste and Simone de la Chaume ...
and Odile Garaïalde dominated the event in the early years. By the 1990s the championship was attracting an international field and in 1992 the Spaniard
Estefania Knuth won the title, followed in second place by her compatriot
Laura Navarro.
Between 1994 and 2002 the tournament was contested every other year, alternating with the International de France Match Play, which was discontinued in 2001. Since 1998, due to a donation from Nathaniel de Rothschild, the winner is presented with the Cécile de Rothschild Trophy in her memory. The trophy is always kept at Morfontaine Golf Club.
Winners
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References
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External links
Fédération française de golf
Amateur golf tournaments
Golf tournaments in France