The Supertest Ladies Open was a
golf
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Golf, unlike most ball games, cannot and does not use a standardized playing area, and coping wi ...
tournament on the
LPGA Tour
The Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) is an American organization for female golfers. The organization is headquartered at the LPGA International in Daytona Beach, Florida, and is best known for running the LPGA Tour, a series of weekl ...
from 1966 to 1969.
LPGA Tournament Chronology 1960-1969
/ref> It was played in Ontario
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, Canada
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at the Sunningdale Golf Club in London
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from 1966 to 1967 and at the Bayview Golf & Country Club in Thornhill from 1968 to 1969. It was the first LPGA Tour event to be played in Canada. The title sponsor was Supertest Petroleum
Supertest Petroleum Limited was a Canadian petroleum company that operated from 1923 to 1973. Its head office was in London, Ontario. It marketed itself as "Canada's All-Canadian Company", and was acquired by BP Canada in 1971.
History
John Gor ...
, a Canadian petroleum company.
Winners
;Ladies' Supertest Open
*1969 Sandra Haynie
Sandra Jane Haynie (born June 4, 1943) is an American former professional golfer on the LPGA Tour starting in 1961. She won four major championships, 42 LPGA Tour career events, and is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame.
Amateur career
Ha ...
;Supertest Canadian Open
*1968 Carol Mann
Carol Mann (February 3, 1941 – May 20, 2018) was an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1961 and won two major championships and 38 LPGA Tour events in all. She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame.
Am ...
;Supertest Ladies' Open
*1967 Carol Mann
Carol Mann (February 3, 1941 – May 20, 2018) was an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1961 and won two major championships and 38 LPGA Tour events in all. She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame.
Am ...
;Supertest Ladies Open
*1966 Kathy Whitworth
Kathrynne Ann Whitworth (September 27, 1939 – December 24, 2022) was an American professional golfer. During her playing career she won 88 LPGA Tour tournaments, more than anyone else on the LPGA or PGA Tours. Whitworth was also a runner-up ...
References
Former LPGA Tour events
Women's golf tournaments in Canada
Sport in London, Ontario
Women in Ontario
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