Canadian Women's Open
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The Canadian Women's Open is a professional women's golf tournament conducted by the Royal Canadian Golf Association. It is a tournament on both the LPGA Tour and the CN Canadian Women's Tour.
It was once known as La Canadienne, later the Peter Jackson Classic, du Maurier Classic, and the du Maurier Ltd Classic, (also Classique du Maurier Ltee) until tobacco restrictions came into force in Canada. It has been Canada's national championship tournament since 1973.
From its inception in 1973 until 1978 it was a three-round tournament; it has been a four-round tournament since 1979.
From 1979 until 2000, the event was one of the LPGA Tour's major championships.
It was replaced in the LPGA's roster of majors by the Women's British Open, an existing event which was already a major on the Ladies European Tour.
In 2001, the Bank of Montréal took over sponsorship of the event for five years and renamed it the BMO Canadian Women's Open. In 2006, the Canadian National Railway Company (CN) became the new title sponsor of the event, now called the CN Canadian Women’s Open.
The 2007 tournament will take place from August 16 through August 19 at the Royal Mayfair Golf & Country Club in Edmonton, Alberta.
Tournament names through the years:
- 1973-1978: La Canadienne
- 1979-1983: Classique Peter Jackson Classic
- 1984-1987: Classique du Maurier Classic
- 1988-2000: Classique du Maurier, du Maurier Ltd Classic
- 2001-2005: BMO Canadian Women's Open
- 2006-present: CN Canadian Women's Open
From 1988 to 2000 both Classique du Maurier and du Maurier Ltd Classic were official because of Canada's Official Languages Act. In 1988, the tournament added the Ltd/Ltée designation because of the Tobacco Products Control Act. Under the rule, the full name of the manufacturer was required on promotional material as opposed to a tobacco brand name, so Imperial Tobacco registered their brands as separate corporate entities to evade the ban.
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[edit] External links
| LPGA major golf championships |
| Kraft Nabisco Championship| LPGA Championship | U.S. Women's Open | Women's British Open |
| Players with most wins | Chronological list of winners |
| Former LPGA majors: DuMaurier Classic| Titleholders Championship| Women's Western Open |
