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CN Canadian Women's Open 
Tournament information Location 
CanadaEstablished 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 LincicomeThe 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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History
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.
Name changes
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.
- 1973-1978: La Canadienne
- 1979–1983: Classique Peter Jackson Classic
- 1984–1987: Classique du Maurier Classic
- 1988–2000: Classique du Maurier Ltée, du Maurier Ltd Classic
- 2001–2002: Bank of Montreal Canadian Women's Open
- 2003–2005: BMO Financial Group Canadian Women's Open
- 2006–present: CN Canadian Women's Open
Winners
Winners since 2001. Purses are fixed in U.S. dollars.
Year Dates Champion Country Score To par Tournament
LocationPurse
(US $)Winner's
share2012 Aug 23–26 Vancouver Golf Club, (Vancouver, BC) [1] 2011 Aug 25–28 Brittany Lincicome United States275 -13 Hillsdale Golf & Country Club, (Mirabel, QC) [2] 2,250,000 337,500 2010 Aug 26–29 Michelle Wie United States276 -12 St. Charles Country Club, (Winnipeg, MB) 2,250,000 337,500 2009 Sep 3–6 Suzann Pettersen 
Norway269 −15 Priddis Greens Golf & Country Club (Calgary, AB) 2,750,000 412,500 2008 Aug 14–17 Katherine Hull 
Australia277 −11 Ottawa Hunt and Golf Club (Ottawa, ON) 2,250,000 337,500 2007 Aug 16–19 Lorena Ochoa 
Mexico268 −16 Royal Mayfair Golf & Country Club (Edmonton, AB) 2,250,000 337,500 2006 Aug 10–13 Cristie Kerr United States276 −12 London Hunt and Country Club (London, ON) 1,700,000 255,000 2005 Jul 14–17 Meena Lee 
South Korea279 −9 Glen Arbour Golf Course (Halifax, NS) 1,300,000 195,000 2004 Jul 8–11 Meg Mallon United States270 −18 Legends on the Niagara (Niagara Falls, ON) 1,300,000 195,000 2003 Jul 10–13 Beth Daniel United States276 −13 Point Grey Golf & Country Club (Vancouver, BC) 1,300,000 195,000 2002 Aug 15–18 Meg Mallon United States284 −4 Summerlea Golf and Country Club (Montreal, QC) 1,200,000 180,000 2001 Aug 16–19 Annika Sörenstam 
Sweden272 −16 Angus Glen Golf Club (Markham, ON) 1,200,000 180,000 Winners when the event was a major, from 1979 to 2000
See also: List of du Maurier Classic championsWinners before the event became a major in 1979
Year Champion Country Score To par Tournament
Location1978 JoAnne Carner United States278 −14 St. George's Golf and Country Club 1977 Judy Rankin United States212 −4 Lachute Golf Club 1976 Donna Caponi United States212 −4PO Cedar Brae Golf & Country Club 1975 JoAnne Carner United States214 −5PO St. George's Golf and Country Club 1974 Carole Jo Skala United States208 −11 Candiac Golf Club 1973 Jocelyne Bourassa Canada214 −5PO Montreal Municipal Golf Club Multiple champions
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 USAPat Bradley ‡ 3 1980, 1985, 1986 USABrandie Burton 2 1993, 1998 Champions by nationality
This table lists the total number of titles won by golfers of each nationality as a major.
Nationality Number
of wins United States18 Australia2 
England1 
Peru
Sweden11 1 - 1995 du Maurier winner Jenny Lidback had dual citizenship at the time of her win.
References
- ^ cncanadianwomensopen.com – press release 2010-08-30 – 2012 CN Canadian Women's Open – accessed 2011-06-29
- ^ cncanadianwomensopen.com – press release 2010-05-18 – 2011 CN Canadian Women's Open – accessed 2010-08-23
External links
- Official website
- LPGA.com – official tournament microsite
Canadian Women's Open as a Major, 1979-2000 19791980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 19891990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 19992000
LPGA major golf championships Current Future The Evian (2013)Past Related See also LPGA Tour events Major championships Other tournaments Honda LPGA Thailand · HSBC Women's Champions · RR Donnelley LPGA Founders Cup · Kia Classic · Tres Marias Championship · Avnet LPGA Classic · Sybase Match Play Championship · ShopRite LPGA Classic · LPGA State Farm Classic · Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic · Evian Masters · Safeway Classic · CN Canadian Women's Open · Walmart NW Arkansas Championship · Navistar LPGA Classic · LPGA Hana Bank Championship · Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia · Sunrise LPGA Taiwan Championship · Mizuno Classic · Lorena Ochoa Invitational · CME Group TitleholdersTeam events Solheim Cup (odd-numbered years)Unofficial events HSBC Brazil Cup · Wendy's 3-Tour ChallengeOther Former eventsAll events listed in chronological order.Categories:- Canadian Women's Open
- LPGA Tour events
- Women's golf tournaments in Canada
- Women's major golf championships
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