| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Canada |
| Established | 1973 (2001) |
| Course(s) | Hillsdale Golf & Country Club Mirabel, QC (in 2011) |
| Par | 72 (in 2011) |
| Length | 6,604 yards (6,039 m) (in 2011) |
| Tour(s) | LPGA Tour |
| Format | Stroke play - 72 holes |
| Prize fund | US $2,250,000 |
| Month played | August |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 268 Lorena Ochoa (2007) |
| To par | -18 Brandie Burton (1998) -18 Meg Mallon (2004) |
| Current champion | |
| Brittany Lincicome | |
The CN Canadian Women's Open is a women's professional golf tournament managed by the Royal Canadian Golf Association. It has been Canada's national championship tournament since 1973, and is an official event on the LPGA Tour.
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Originally a three-round (54-hole) tournament for its first six years; it has been a four-round (72-hole) tournament since 1979. From 1979 until 2000, the event was one of the LPGA Tour's four major championships. In 2001, 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.
From 2006 through 2008 it was the final "winner" event of the LPGA season—i.e., an event in which the winner earns an automatic berth in the LPGA season-ending championship, the LPGA Tour Championship. As of 2009, the LPGA no longer uses this system to determine players who qualify for the Tour Championship. From 2007 to 2009, the CWO was the third richest event on the LPGA Tour, behind only the U.S. Women's Open and the Evian Masters in France.
The tournament was first known as La Canadienne; it later became the Peter Jackson Classic (after a brand of Imperial Tobacco cigarettes); it was also called the du Maurier Classic (a reference to du Maurier cigarettes) until Canadian tobacco restrictions came into force.
From 1988 to 2000 both Classique du Maurier Ltée 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 avoid the ban.
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.
Winners since 2001. Purses are fixed in U.S. dollars.
| Year | Dates | Champion | Country | Score | To par | Tournament Location |
Purse (US $) |
Winner's share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Aug 23–26 | Vancouver Golf Club, (Vancouver, BC) [1] | ||||||
| 2011 | Aug 25–28 | Brittany Lincicome | United States | 275 | -13 | Hillsdale Golf & Country Club, (Mirabel, QC) [2] | 2,250,000 | 337,500 |
| 2010 | Aug 26–29 | Michelle Wie | United States | 276 | -12 | St. Charles Country Club, (Winnipeg, MB) | 2,250,000 | 337,500 |
| 2009 | Sep 3–6 | Suzann Pettersen | Norway | 269 | −15 | Priddis Greens Golf & Country Club (Calgary, AB) | 2,750,000 | 412,500 |
| 2008 | Aug 14–17 | Katherine Hull | Australia | 277 | −11 | Ottawa Hunt and Golf Club (Ottawa, ON) | 2,250,000 | 337,500 |
| 2007 | Aug 16–19 | Lorena Ochoa | Mexico | 268 | −16 | Royal Mayfair Golf & Country Club (Edmonton, AB) | 2,250,000 | 337,500 |
| 2006 | Aug 10–13 | Cristie Kerr | United States | 276 | −12 | London Hunt and Country Club (London, ON) | 1,700,000 | 255,000 |
| 2005 | Jul 14–17 | Meena Lee | South Korea | 279 | −9 | Glen Arbour Golf Course (Halifax, NS) | 1,300,000 | 195,000 |
| 2004 | Jul 8–11 | Meg Mallon | United States | 270 | −18 | Legends on the Niagara (Niagara Falls, ON) | 1,300,000 | 195,000 |
| 2003 | Jul 10–13 | Beth Daniel | United States | 276 | −13 | Point Grey Golf & Country Club (Vancouver, BC) | 1,300,000 | 195,000 |
| 2002 | Aug 15–18 | Meg Mallon | United States | 284 | −4 | Summerlea Golf and Country Club (Montreal, QC) | 1,200,000 | 180,000 |
| 2001 | Aug 16–19 | Annika Sörenstam | Sweden | 272 | −16 | Angus Glen Golf Club (Markham, ON) | 1,200,000 | 180,000 |
Winners when the event was a major, from 1979 to 2000
Winners before the event became a major in 1979
| Year | Champion | Country | Score | To par | Tournament Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | JoAnne Carner | United States | 278 | −14 | St. George's Golf and Country Club |
| 1977 | Judy Rankin | United States | 212 | −4 | Lachute Golf Club |
| 1976 | Donna Caponi | United States | 212 | −4PO | Cedar Brae Golf & Country Club |
| 1975 | JoAnne Carner | United States | 214 | −5PO | St. George's Golf and Country Club |
| 1974 | Carole Jo Skala | United States | 208 | −11 | Candiac Golf Club |
| 1973 | Jocelyne Bourassa | Canada | 214 | −5PO | Montreal Municipal Golf Club |
This table lists the golfers who have won more than one du Maurier as a major championship.
| Deceased golfer † |
| Grand Slam winners ‡ |
| Deceased Grand Slam winners ∞ |
| Country | Golfer | Total | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| USA | Pat Bradley ‡ | 3 | 1980, 1985, 1986 |
| USA | Brandie Burton | 2 | 1993, 1998 |
This table lists the total number of titles won by golfers of each nationality as a major.
| Nationality | Number of wins |
|---|---|
| United States | 18 |
| Australia | 2 |
| England | 1 |
| Peru Sweden1 |
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1 - 1995 du Maurier winner Jenny Lidback had dual citizenship at the time of her win.
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