The WPGA Championship of Europe was a women's professional

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tournament on the

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. The tournament was first played in 1979 in

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, the first WPGA event held outside the

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. It was revived 1996 at Gleneagles in

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, titled the McDonald's WPGA Championship, and was the first event on the tour to be played solely for charity. Following the withdrawal of

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

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Winners

References

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External links

Official Ladies European Tour Website
Former Ladies European Tour events Golf tournaments in Wales Golf tournaments in Scotland Defunct golf tournaments in France Defunct golf tournaments Annual sporting events in the United Kingdom Recurring sporting events established in 1979 Recurring sporting events disestablished in 2010 1996 establishments in Scotland 2010 disestablishments in Wales