The WPGA Tour of Australasia, formerly known as the ALPG Tour, is a professional golf tour for women which is based in Australia. WPGA stands for Women's Professional Golfers' Association.[1] [2]
The tour was founded as the Ladies Professional Golf Association of Australia (LPGAA) in 1972 by Alan Gillott, who also later on founded The Golfer newspaper, a free publication provided to golfers and golf clubs, Australia-wide. The LPGAA switched to ALPG Tour in 1991. The first events featured twelve competitors, and the early years were a struggle. However the long-term trend was of gradual expansion and by 2004 there were over 150 members.
The season features about a dozen tournaments, usually played over the Australian summer between November and March. The ANZ Ladies Masters and MFS Women's Australian Open have long been the leading events on the tour, with both being co-sanctioned with the more prestigious Ladies European Tour (LET) which helps attract a higher quality field. In 2010 the New Zealand Women's Open became the third tournament to be co-sanctioned by the LET. The ANZ Masters, the Australian Open and the New Zealand Open have prize funds of A$600,000, A$500,000 and A$400,000 respectively, each higher than the prize funds of all 10 remaining events combined. The New South Wales Open and the Royal Canberra Ladies Classic have purses of A$100,000 and A$125,000 respectively, and no other event has a purse of over A$25,000. Since 2012, the Women's Australian Open has also been co-sanctioned by the U.S. LPGA Tour; in its first year as an LPGA Tour event, the prize fund increased to US$1.1 million. The purse increased to US$1.2 million effective in 2013.
Australian Karrie Webb, one of the leading players in global women's golf, has a background on the tour, and continues to play in its two main events each season. However Webb and other leading members of the ALPG spend most of the year competing outside Australia, principally on the LPGA Tour and the Ladies European Tour.
In January 2012, New Zealand's Lydia Ko became the youngest person ever to win a professional golf tour event by winning the ALPG-sanctioned Bing Lee Samsung Women's NSW Open.[3]
In 2021, the ALPG Tour switched to its current name – WPGA Tour of Australasia.
Dates | Tournament | Location | Winner | Notes | |
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Nov 21, 2008 | Mollymook Hilltop Golf Club | ![]() | |||
Nov 27–28, 2008 | St Georges Basin Country Club | ![]() | |||
Dec 4–5, 2008 | Moss Vale Golf Club | ![]() | |||
Dec 8, 2008 | Castle Hill Country Club | ![]() | |||
Jan 12–13 | Kangaroo Valley Resort | ![]() | |||
Jan 15 | Royal Canberra Golf Club | ![]() | |||
Jan 17–18 | Branxton Golf Club | ![]() | |||
Jan 23–25 | Oatlands Golf Club | ![]() | |||
Jan 30 – Feb 1 | Clearwater Resort | ![]() | |||
Feb 5–8 | ![]() | ||||
Feb 12–15 | Laura Davies (n/a) |
Dates | Tournament | Location | Winner | Notes | |
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Dec 3–4, 2009 | St Georges Basin Country Club | ![]() | |||
Dec 7, 2009 | Castle Hill Country Club | ![]() | |||
Dec 8, 2009 | Ryde-Parramatta Golf Club | ![]() | |||
Dec 12–13, 2009 | Branxton Golf Club | ![]() | |||
Jan 21–22 | Moss Vale Golf Club | ![]() | |||
Jan 25 | Kangaroo Valley Resort | Laura Davies (n/a) | |||
Jan 29–31 | Royal Canberra Golf Club | ![]() | |||
Feb 25–28 | Pegasus Golf Course | Laura Davies (n/a) | |||
Mar 4–7 | ![]() | ||||
Mar 11–14 | ![]() | ||||
Jul 5–7 | Oatlands Golf Club | ![]() |
Dates | Tournament | Location | Winner | Notes | |
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Dec 2–3, 2010 | St Georges Basin Country Club | ![]() | |||
Jan 8–9 | Branxton Golf Club | ![]() | |||
Jan 12 | Russell Vale Golf Club | ![]() | |||
Jan 13–14 | Moss Vale Golf Club | ![]() | |||
Jan 16–17 | Mount Broughton Golf and Country Club | ![]() | |||
Jan 21–23 | Oatlands Golf Club | ![]() | |||
Jan 28–30 | Royal Canberra Golf Club | ![]() | |||
Feb 3–6 | ![]() | ||||
Feb 10–13 | ![]() | ||||
Feb 17–20 | Pegasus Golf and Sports Club | ![]() | |||
Feb 24 | Ryde Parramatta Golf Club | ![]() |
Dates | Tournament | Location | Winner | Notes | |
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Nov 24, 2011 | Pork Kembla Golf Club | ![]() | |||
Nov 25, 2011 | Castle Hill Country Club | ![]() | |||
Nov 27–28, 2011 | Mount Broughton Golf and Country Club | ![]() | |||
Nov 29, 2011 | ![]() | ||||
Dec 3–4, 2011 | Branxton Golf Club | ![]() | |||
Jan 6–8 | Woodlands/Spring Valley Golf Club | ![]() | |||
Jan 20–22 | ![]() | ||||
Jan 27–29 | Oatlands Golf Club | ![]() | |||
Feb 2–5 | Christel Boeljon (n/a) | ||||
Feb 9–12 | ![]() | Co-sanctioned with the LET and the LPGA Tour | |||
Feb 17–19 | Pegasus Golf Course | ![]() | Co-sanctioned with the LET |
Dates | Tournament | Location | Winner | Notes | |
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Jan 14–15 | ![]() | ||||
Jan 17 | Antill Park Country Golf Club | ![]() | |||
Jan 19–20 | Mount Broughton Golf and Country Club | ![]() | |||
Jan 25–27 | Oatlands Golf Club | ![]() | |||
Feb 1–3 | ![]() | ||||
Feb 8–10 | Clearwater Golf Club | ![]() | |||
Feb 14–17 | ![]() | Co-sanctioned with the LET and the LPGA Tour | |||
Feb 21–24 | Thirteenth Beach Golf Links | ![]() |
Dates | Tournament | Location | Winner | WWGR points | Notes | |
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Oct 31, 2013 | North Shore Golf Club | ![]() | – | |||
Jan 7 | ![]() | – | ||||
Jan 10 | Antill Park Country Golf Club | ![]() | – | |||
Jan 13–14 | Moss Vale Golf Club | ![]() | – | |||
Jan 17–18 | Mount Broughton Golf and Country Club | ![]() | – | |||
Jan 20 | Castle Hill Country Club | Kylie Walker (n/a) | – | |||
Jan 24–26 | Oatlands Golf Club | ![]() | 15 | |||
Jan 31 – Feb 2 | Clearwater Golf Club | ![]() | 16.5 | |||
Feb 6–9 | ![]() | 19 | ||||
Feb 13–16 | ![]() | 43 | Co-sanctioned with the LET and the LPGA Tour | |||
Feb 20–23 | Thirteenth Beach Golf Club | ![]() | 15 |
Dates | Tournament | Location | Winner | WWGR points | Notes | |
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Nov 13–14, 2014 | North Shore Golf Club | ![]() | – | |||
Jan 9 | ![]() | – | ||||
Jan 12–13 | McLeod Country Golf Club | ![]() ![]() | – | |||
Jan 22–23 | Moss Vale Golf Club | ![]() | – | |||
Jan 29 | Castle Hill Country Club | ![]() | – | |||
Jan 30 | Pennant Hills Golf Club | ![]() | – | |||
Feb 5–8 | 13th Beach Golf | ![]() | 15 | |||
Feb 12–15 | ![]() | 15 | ||||
Feb 19–22 | ![]() | 37 | Co-sanctioned with the LET and LPGA Tour | |||
Feb 27 – Mar 1 | Clearwater Golf Club | ![]() | 19 | |||
Mar 6–8 | Oatlands Golf Club | Holly Clyburn (1) | 15 | |||
Apr 17–19 | Twin Creeks Golf and Country Club | ![]() | 6 |
Dates | Tournament | Location | Winner | WWGR points | Notes | |
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Nov 12–13, 2015 | North Shore Golf Club, Auckland, New Zealand | ![]() | – | |||
Dec 4–6, 2015 | Miyoshi Country Club (West Course), Aichi, Japan | – | Unofficial team event | |||
Jan 7–8 | Moss Vale Golf Club | ![]() | – | |||
Jan 9–10 | Mount Broughton Golf and Country Club | Felicity Johnson (n/a) | – | |||
Jan 14–15 | Oatlands Golf Club | ![]() | – | |||
Jan 19–19 | Castle Hill Golf and Country Club | ![]() | – | |||
Jan 21–22 | Pennant Hills Golf Club | Laura Jansone (1) | – | |||
Jan 25 | Long Reef Golf Club | ![]() | – | |||
Feb 4–7 | 13th Beach Golf Links | Georgia Hall (n/a) | 8 | |||
Feb 11–14 | Clearwater Golf Club, Christchurch | ![]() | 16 | Co-sanctioned with the LET | ||
Feb 18–21 | The Grange Golf Club (West Course) | ![]() | 26 | Co-sanctioned with the LET and LPGA Tour | ||
Feb 25–28 | ![]() | 17.5 | co-sanctioned with the LET | |||
Mar 1–2 | McLeod Country Golf Club | ![]() | – | |||
Mar 4 | ![]() | – |
Dates | Tournament | Location | Winner | WWGR points | Notes | |
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Sep 21–23, 2016 | Panya Indra Golf Club, Bangkok, Thailand | ![]() | – | Co-sanctioned with the Thai LPGA Tour | ||
Nov 17–18, 2016 | North Shore Golf Club, Auckland, New Zealand | ![]() | – | |||
Dec 2–4, 2016 | Miyoshi Country Club (West Course), Aichi, Japan | – | Unofficial team event | |||
Jan 17 | Castle Hill Country Club, NSW | ![]() | – | |||
Jan 19–20 | Pennant Hills Golf Club, NSW | – | ||||
Jan 23–24 | Oatlands Golf Club, NSW | Gemma Dryburgh (1) | – | |||
Jan 30 | Links Hope Island, Queensland | – | ||||
Feb 2–4 | RACV Royal Pines Resort, Queensland | 6 | ||||
Feb 9–12 | 13th Beach Golf Links, Victoria | Melissa Reid (n/a) | 16 | |||
Feb 16–19 | Royal Adelaide Golf Club, South Australia | ![]() | 34 | Co-sanctioned with the LPGA Tour | ||
Feb 21–22 | McLeod Country Golf Club, Queensland | ![]() | – | |||
Feb 24 | Yamba Golf and Country Club, NSW | ![]() | – |
Dates | Tournament | Location | Winner | WWGR points | Notes | |
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Sep 13–15, 2017 | Panya Indra Golf Club, Bangkok, Thailand | ![]() | 2 | Co-sanctioned with the China LPGA Tour and Thai LPGA Tour | ||
Sep 21–22, 2017 | North Shore Golf Club, Auckland, New Zealand | ![]() | – | |||
Sep 28 – Oct 1, 2017 | Windross Farm Golf Course, Auckland, New Zealand | ![]() | 19 | Co-sanctioned with the LPGA Tour | ||
Dec 1–3, 2017 | Miyoshi Country Club (West Course), Aichi, Japan | – | Unofficial team event | |||
Jan 28 | Ballarat Golf Club, Ballarat, Victoria | ![]() | – | |||
Feb 1–4 | 13th Beach Golf Links, Victoria | ![]() | 15 | |||
Feb 9–11 | Royal Canberra Golf Club, ACT | ![]() | 16.5 | |||
Feb 15–18 | Kooyonga Golf Club, South Australia | ![]() | 34 | Co-sanctioned with the LPGA Tour | ||
Feb 22–25 | Bonville Golf Resort, NSW | ![]() | 8 | |||
Mar 1–4 | Coffs Harbour Golf Club, NSW | Meghan MacLaren (n/a) | 6 | Co-sanctioned with the LET | ||
Mar 6 | Yamba Golf and Country Club, NSW | ![]() | – | |||
Mar 8–9 | McLeod Country Golf Club, Queensland | Felicity Johnson (2) | – | |||
Mar 12–13 | Links Hope Island, Queensland | ![]() | – | |||
May 23–24 | Sheraton Deva Resort and Spa, New Caledonia | ![]() | – |
Dates | Tournament | Location | Winner | WWGR points | Notes | |
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Sep 19–21, 2018 | Panya Indra Golf Club, Bangkok, Thailand | ![]() | 4 | Co-sanctioned with the China LPGA Tour and Thai LPGA Tour | ||
Oct 14–15, 2018 | Remuera Golf Club, Auckland, New Zealand | ![]() | – | |||
Jan 4 | Curlewis Golf Club, Victoria | ![]() | – | |||
Feb 2–3 | Ballarat Golf Club, Victoria | ![]() | – | |||
Feb 7–10 | 13th Beach Golf Links, Victoria | ![]() | 20.5 | Co-sanctioned with the LPGA Tour | ||
Feb 14–17 | The Grange Golf Club, South Australia | ![]() | 37 | Co-sanctioned with the LPGA Tour | ||
Feb 21–24 | Bonville Golf Resort, NSW | ![]() | 10 | Co-sanctioned with the LET | ||
Mar 1–3 | Royal Canberra Golf Club, ACT | ![]() | 10 | Co-sanctioned with the LET | ||
Mar 5 | Moss Vale Golf Club, NSW | ![]() ![]() | – | |||
Mar 7–10 | Queanbeyan Golf Club, NSW | Meghan MacLaren (n/a) | 6 | Co-sanctioned with the LET | ||
Mar 14–15 | Sheraton Deva Resort and Spa, New Caledonia | ![]() | – | |||
Mar 18–19 | McLeod Country Golf Club, Queensland | ![]() | – | |||
Mar 22 | Yamba Golf and Country Club, NSW | ![]() | – |
Dates | Tournament | Location | Winner | WWGR points | Notes | |
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Sep 4–6, 2019 | Panya Indra Golf Club, Bangkok, Thailand | ![]() | 4 | Co-sanctioned with the China LPGA Tour and Thai LPGA Tour | ||
Oct 13–14, 2019 | Remuera Golf Club, Auckland, New Zealand | ![]() | – | |||
Jan 22 | Windaroo Lakes Golf Club, Queensland | ![]() | – | |||
Jan 24 | Yamba Golf and Country Club, NSW | Holly Clyburn (2) | – | |||
Jan 28–29 | Moss Vale Golf Club, NSW | ![]() | – | |||
Feb 1–2 | Ballarat Golf Club, Victoria | ![]() | – | |||
Feb 6–9 | 13th Beach Golf Links, Victoria | ![]() | 20.5 | Co-sanctioned with the LPGA Tour | ||
Feb 13–16 | Royal Adelaide Golf Club, South Australia | ![]() | 37 | Co-sanctioned with the LPGA Tour | ||
Feb 20–23 | Bonville Golf Resort, NSW | ![]() | 10 | Co-sanctioned with the LET | ||
Feb 27 – Mar 1 | Dubbo Golf Club, NSW | ![]() | 6 | Co-sanctioned with the LET |
Dates | Tournament | Location | Winner | WWGR points | Notes | |
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Jan 28–31 | Rosebud Golf Club, Victoria | ![]() | 3 | Mixed event with PGA Tour of Australasia | ||
Feb 20–21 | Coolangatta & Tweed Heads Golf Club, NSW | ![]() | – | |||
Mar 4–7 | Bonnie Doon Golf Club, NSW | ![]() | 3 | Mixed event with PGA Tour of Australasia |
Dates | Tournament | Location | Winner | WWGR points | Notes | |
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Jan 13–16 | Royal Queensland Golf Club, Queensland | ![]() | 4 | |||
Jan 24–25 | Latrobe Golf Club, Victoria | ![]() | – | |||
Feb 3–6 | Rosebud Golf Club, Victoria | Lydia Hall (n/a) | 4 | Mixed event with PGA Tour of Australasia | ||
Feb 10–13 | 13th Beach Golf Links, Victoria | ![]() | 5 | Played concurrently with Victorian Open | ||
Feb 17–20 | Barooga, NSW | ![]() | 4 | |||
Feb 26–27 | Sandringham Links Golf Club, Victoria | ![]() | – | |||
Mar 3–6 | Bonnie Doon Golf Club, NSW | ![]() | 4 | |||
Mar 10–13 | Oaks Cypress Lakes Resort, NSW | ![]() | 4 | |||
Apr 21–24 | Bonville Golf Resort, NSW | Meghan MacLaren (n/a) | 5 | Co-sanctioned with the LET | ||
Apr 28 – May 1 | Coolangatta & Tweed Heads Golf Club, NSW | ![]() | 5 | Co-sanctioned with the LET | ||
Dec 1–4 | Victoria Golf Club & Kingston Heath Golf Club, Melbourne | ![]() | 16.5 | Played concurrently with Australian Open |
Dates | Tournament | Location | Winner | WWGR points | Purse ($) | Notes | |
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Jan 20–22 | Latrobe Golf Club, Victoria | ![]() | – | 50,000 | |||
Jan 26–29 | Rosebud Country Club, Victoria | ![]() | 4 | 200,000 | Mixed event with PGA Tour of Australasia | ||
Feb 2–5 | Cobram Barooga Golf Club, Victoria | ![]() | 4 | 200,000 | Mixed event with PGA Tour of Australasia | ||
Feb 9–12 | 13th Beach Golf Links, Victoria | ![]() | 4 | 420,000 | Played concurrently with Victorian Open | ||
Feb 16–19 | Bonnie Doon Golf Club, NSW | ![]() | 4 | 200,000 | Mixed event with PGA Tour of Australasia | ||
Feb 23–26 | Oaks Cypress Lakes Resort, NSW | ![]() | 4 | 200,000 | Mixed event with PGA Tour of Australasia | ||
Mar 4–5 | Sandringham Links Golf Club, Victoria | ![]() | – | 50,000 | |||
Mar 7 | Moss Vale Golf Club, NSW | ![]() | – | 20,000 | |||
Mar 9–10 | Wagga Wagga Country Club, NSW | ![]() | – | 50,000 | |||
Southport Golf Club, Queensland | Cancelled | – | |||||
Mar 24–26 | Tuncurry Golf Club, NSW | ![]() | – | 150,000 | |||
Mar 31–Apr 2 | Bonville Golf Resort, Queensland | ![]() | 4 | 150,000 | |||
May 11–14 | Thailand Mixed Cup #1 | St.Andrews 2000 Golf Course, Rayong, Thailand | ![]() | – | 150,000 | Mixed event with TrustGolf Tour | |
May 16–19 | Thailand Mixed Stableford Challenge #2 | St.Andrews 2000 Golf Course, Rayong, Thailand | ![]() | – | 150,000 | Mixed event with TrustGolf Tour | |
Jun 15–18 | Thailand Mixed Cup #3 | Gassan Khuntan Golf & Resort, Thailand | ![]() | – | 150,000 | Mixed event with TrustGolf Tour | |
Jun 21–24 | Thailand Mixed Stableford Challenge #4 | Gassan Khuntan Golf & Resort, Thailand | ![]() | – | 150,000 | Mixed event with TrustGolf Tour | |
Sep 21–24 | Thailand Mixed Final #5 | Lakeview Golf and Country Club, Thailand | ![]() | – | 220,000 | Mixed event with TrustGolf Tour | |
Oct 16–22 | Willunga, South Australia | ![]() | 4 | 200,000 | Mixed event with PGA Tour of Australasia | ||
Nov 30 – Dec 3 | 17 | 1,700,000 | Played concurrently with Australian Open |
Dates | Tournament | Location | Winner(s) | WWGR points | Purse ($) | Notes | |
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Jan 13–14 | Latrobe Golf Club, Victoria | ![]() | – | 50,000 | Unofficial event | ||
Jan 18–21 | Cobram Barooga Golf Club, Victoria | Shannon Tan (n/a) | 4 | 250,000 | |||
Jan 25–28 | Rosebud Country Club, Victoria | ![]() | 4 | 250,000 | Mixed event with PGA Tour of Australasia | ||
Feb 1–4 | 13th Beach Golf Links, Victoria | ![]() | 5 | 420,000 | |||
Feb 8–11 | Pagewood Golf Club, NSW | ![]() | 4 | 250,000 | Mixed event with PGA Tour of Australasia | ||
Feb 15–18 | Oaks Cypress Lakes Resort, NSW | ![]() ![]() | 4 | 250,000 | Mixed event with PGA Tour of Australasia | ||
Feb 24–25 | Peninsula Kingswood GC, Victoria | ![]() | – | 50,000 | |||
Feb 29–Mar 1 | Wagga Wagga Country Club, NSW | ![]() | – | 50,000 | |||
Mar 29–31 | Magenta Shores Golf Club, NSW | ![]() | 12 | €300,000 | Co-sanctioned with the LET | ||
Apr 5–7 | Bonville Golf Resort, Queensland | ![]() Tsai Pei-ying (n/a) ![]() | – | €300,000 | Co-sanctioned with the LET Unofficial event | ||
Apr 10–11 | Walcha Golf Club, NSW | Lydia Hall (2) | – | 140,000 | |||
Oct 24–27 | Willunga, South Australia | ![]() | 4 | 200,000 | Mixed event with PGA Tour of Australasia | ||
Nov 28 – Dec 1 | ![]() | 16 | 1,700,000 | Played concurrently with Australian Open |
Dates | Tournament | Location | Winner | WWGR points | Purse ($) | Notes | |
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Jan 9–12 | Royal Fremantle Golf Club, WA | ![]() | 4 | 200,000 | |||
Jan 15–16 | Latrobe Golf Club, Victoria | – | 40,000 | ||||
Jan 23–26 | Rosebud Country Club, Victoria | ![]() | 4 | 250,000 | |||
Jan 30–Feb 2 | Cobram Barooga Golf Club, NSW | 250,000 | |||||
Feb 20–23 | Castle Hill Country Club, NSW | 250,000 | |||||
Mar 1–2 | Peninsula Kingswood GC, Victoria | – | 50,000 | ||||
Mar 6–9 | Sanctuary Cove G&CC, Queensland | 600,000 | Co-sanctioned with the LET | ||||
Mar 13–16 | Coffs Harbour Golf Club, NSW | 500,000 | Co-sanctioned with the LET | ||||
Mar 20–23 | Wollongong Golf Club, NSW | 500,000 | Co-sanctioned with the LET | ||||
Mar 27–29 | Binalong Golf Club, NSW | 175,000 | |||||
Mar 27–28 | Wagga Wagga Country Club, NSW | – | 50,000 |