The RACV Gold Coast Challenge was a

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tournament played in Australia. It was one of the leading tournaments on the

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and was co-sanctioned by the

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(LET) since 2001. Between 1997 and 2000 it was an event on the

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. It has been played at the

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, a suburb of

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since 1992. In 2007 the Masters was the richest women's golf tournament in Australia, with a prize fund of A$800,000. Although the 2008 prize fund dropped to A$600,000, the tournament remained the richest in Australia. The 144 strong 2015 field consisted of 50 ALPG players, 50 LET players, 10

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players, 5 China Ladies Professional Golf Association players, 3 leading players from the

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and sponsor's invitees. The tournament was founded in 1990 as a 54-hole

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event, and was originally called the Australian Ladies Masters. It expanded to 72 holes in 1994. Australia's most successful women golfer

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won the event a record eight times.

Tournament winners

''Contested over 54 holes from 1990 through 1993, reduced to 54 holes due to adverse weather in 2008, and contested over 54 holes in 2017.''

Multiple winners

Five players won this tournament more than once. *8 wins **

: 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2013 *3 wins **

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: 1995, 2002, 2004 **

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: 1993, 1994, 2003 *2 wins **

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: 1992, 1996 **

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: 1990, 1991

References

External links

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Coverage on the ALPG Tour's official siteCoverage on the Ladies European Tour's official site
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