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Investec SA Women's Open

Investec is the title sponsor of the Investec South African Women's Open, the Investec Order of Merit, and Investec Homegrown Award.

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Masterful Manon wins the 2024 Investec SA Women's Open

Manon de Roey

Belgium’s Manon De Roey put the finishing touch to another remarkable Sunshine Ladies Tour season when she claimed a four-stroke victory in the Investec South African Women’s Open at the Erinvale Country and Golf Estate 

The win sealed her second Ladies European Tour (LET) victory and her first on the Sunshine Ladies Tour.

De Roey relished the challenge of another windy day in the winelands and was never under any pressure from the rest of the field as she cruised to victory. “I like playing in windy conditions because I feel like I can shape the ball well. I can just let the wind do the work and I feel a bit more relaxed,” she said.

 

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Fast Facts | Investec SA Women's Open
Co-sanctioned tournament

The tournament is co-sanctioned by the Sunshine Ladies Tour and the Ladies European Tour. This means players earn ranking points on both tours. 

State of play

120 players participated representing 36 countries, over 72 holes. For the last two years, the tournament has been held in March at Steenberg Golf Club. 

Prize purse

The prize purse has risen steadily to reach €320,000 (approx R6.5-million), the biggest in Southern Africa, making the season finale the most lucrative on the Sunshine Ladies Tour. 

Extraordinary takes drive

Investec SA Women's Open | The numbers

120

Players

€320,000

Prize Purse

36

Countries represented

R200k

Investec Order of Merit Bonus Prize

31st

Edition

R100k

Investec Homegrown Award Bonus Prize
Manon de Roey celebrating under a hail of champagne

Investec Order of Merit

Gabriella Cowley winner of the Investec Order of Merit

Over and above the substantial prize purse on offer through the Investec SA Women's Open there's an additional opportunity to walk away with R200,000 through the Investec Order of Merit.

The Investec Order of Merit is based on a points system, and the top three placed professionals on the final Investec Order of Merit will gain automatic entry into the 2025 Investec SA Women’s Open. 

In order to qualify for the Investec Order of Merit bonus prize, players must have competed in at least four events in the 2024 Sunshine Ladies Tour season.

This year England’s Gabriella Cowley, who shared second place on 10 under par alongside New Zealand’s Momoka Kobori, was crowned as the Sunshine Ladies Tour’s overall Investec Order of Merit champion.

The Investec Homegrown Award, of R100 000, goes to the Investec South Africa Women's Open winner, should they be a South African. This year, therefore, it wasn't won by anyone. 

“We proudly support women in sport and believe that our investment will go a long way towards affording more female golfers the opportunity to not only play and perform, but to earn well too," says Peta Dixon, Investec head of sponsorships.

The winning trio

Nicole Garcia, Manon de Roey and Gabriella Cowley

Nicole Garcia finished as the leading South African in fourth place on eight under par.

This also secured her second place on the Investec Order of Merit and, as the leading South African here, she won herself a Renault for the year.

Pictured here on the left with Manon de Roey (middle) and Gabriella Cowley (right). 

Women's golf attracts new investment

Investec welcomes Danielle du Toit to its team of sponsored golfers

SA Women’s Open past winners

  • SA Women’s Open leaderboard since 1988

    YEARWINNERNATIONALITYCOURSETOTAL ENTRIESINTERNATIONAL ENTRIES
    2024Manon De RoeyBelgiumErinvale Country and Golf Estate120104
    2023Ashleigh BuhaiSouth AfricaSteenberg Golf Club132104
    2022Lee-Anne PaceSouth AfricaSteenberg Golf Club132101
    2021Lee-Anne PaceSouth AfricaWestlake Golf Club11483
    2020Alison HewesEnglandWestlake Golf Club132106
    2019Diksha DagarIndiaWestlake Golf Club12693
    2018Ashleigh BuhaiSouth AfricaWestlake Golf Club12287
    2017Lee-Anne PaceSouth AfricaSan Lameer Country Club6221
    2016NO EVENT    
    2015Lee-Anne PaceSouth AfricaSan Lameer Country Club447
    2014Lee-Anne PaceSouth AfricaSan Lameer Country Club12084
    2013Marianne SkarpnordNorwaySouthbroom Golf Club10877
    2012Caroline MassonGermanySelborne Park Golf Club8454
    2011NO EVENT    
    2010NO EVENT    
    2009Tandi CunninghamSouth AfricaParkview Golf Club  
    2008Julie TvedeDenmarkDurban Country Club  
    2007Ashleigh SimonSouth AfricaDurban Country Club  
    2006Rebecca HudsonUnited KingdomDurban Country Club  
    2005Maria BodenSwedenRoyal Johannesburg  
    2004Ashleigh SimonSouth AfricaRoyal Johannesburg  
    2003Helena SvensonSwedenRoyal Johannesburg  
    2002Mandy AdamsonSouth AfricaDevonvale Golf Club  
    2001Vanessa SmithSouth AfricaDevonvale Golf Club   
    2000Claire DuffyUnited KingdomRondebosch Golf Club  
    1999Barbara PestanaSouth AfricaRondebosch Golf Club  
    1998Barbara PestanaSouth AfricaKyalami Golf Club  
    1997Mandy AdamsonSouth AfricaKyalami Golf Club  
    1996Laurette MaritzSouth AfricaKyalami Golf Club  
    1995Mandy AdamsonSouth AfricaObservatory Golf Club  
    1994NO EVENT    
    1993NO EVENT    
    1992NO EVENT    
    1991Brenda LunsfordUnited States of AmericaGermiston Country Club  
    1990Brenda LunsfordUnited States of AmericaGermiston Country Club  
    1989Laurette Maritz South AfricaGermiston Country Club  
    1988Elizabeth GlassZimbabweGermiston Country Club  

The indomitable rise of women's golf

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