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The South African Women's Masters is a golf tournament in
South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. Its Provinces of South Africa, nine provinces are bounded to the south by of coastline that stretches along the Atlantic O ...
. First played in 1996 it is the second oldest professional women's golf tournament in South Africa, after the South African Women's Open founded in 1988. The inaugural event was won by South Africa's
Sally Little Sally Little (born 12 October 1951) is a South African-born professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1971 and won 15 LPGA Tour events, including two major championship, during her career. In 2016, she became the first female ...
, a two-time
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winner. The tournament was included on the
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in
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and played at Gary Player Country Club in Sun City. It is sanctioned by the WPGA and supported by Women's Golf South Africa (the governing body for amateur golf), and is played as part of the Sunshine Ladies Tour.


Winners


See also

* South African Women's Open


References


External links

*{{official, http://sawomensmasters.co.za/
List of winners
Former Ladies European Tour events Sunshine Ladies Tour events Golf tournaments in South Africa Recurring sporting events established in 1996