The Madrid Ladies Masters was a professional golf tournament in Spain on the Ladies European Tour. The 54-hole event was held at the par-73 Casino Club de Golf Retamares in early October and played for three years, from 2007 to 2009.

Madrid Ladies Masters
Tournament information
LocationMadrid, Spain
Established2007
Course(s)Casino Club
de Golf Retamares
Par73
Tour(s)Ladies European Tour
FormatStroke play - 54 holes
Prize fund200,000
Month playedOctober
Final year2009
Tournament record score
Aggregate203 Azahara Muñoz
and Anna Nordqvist (2009)
To par-16 as above
Final champion
Spain Azahara Muñoz

History

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The 2009 event finished in a playoff between former college teammates at Arizona State, Azahara Muñoz of Spain and Anna Nordqvist of Sweden. Both had exceptional final rounds and climbed to the top of the leaderboard after 54 holes. On the first playoff hole, the par-5 18th, Muñoz rolled in a 20-foot (6 m) putt for an eagle to win her first tournament as a professional. She had turned pro only weeks earlier and was playing on a sponsor's invitation; the win earned her 50,000 and a three-year exemption on the LET.[1]

The purse was cut in half in 2009 and the event was left off of the schedule in 2010 and 2011.

Winners

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Year Winner Country Winning
score
To par Margin
of victory
Runner-up Purse () Winner's
share (€)
2009 Azahara Muñoz   Spain 71-68-64=203 −16 Playoff   Anna Nordqvist 200,000 50,000
2008 Gwladys Nocera   France 72-69-67=208 −11 4 strokes   Paula Martí 400,000 100,000
2007 Martina Eberl   Germany 69-68-69=206 −13 1 stroke   Sophie Gustafson 400,000 100,000

References

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  1. ^ thesundevils.cstv.com Archived 2012-07-14 at archive.today - Former teammates in playoff - (from LET) - 2009-10-03
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