The Open de France Dames is a women's professional
golf
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tournament in
France
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on the
Ladies European Tour
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. It has been played annually since 1987, with four exceptions: 1990, 1991, 1992, and 1998.
Since the 2011 edition,
Lacoste
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has been the title sponsor of the event. Between 2012 and 2017 the tournament was held at Golf de Chantaco, near
in the
Basque Country, which belongs to the Lacoste family. As Chantaco underwent construction works after the 2017 event, the tournament was moved to the Golf du Médoc Resort and later to Golf Barrière Deauville in
Normandy
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Normandy comprises Normandy (administrative region), mainland Normandy (a part of France) and insular N ...
.
Winners
References
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Ladies European Tour
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French Open
The French Open (), also known as Roland-Garros (), is a tennis tournament organized by the French Tennis Federation annually at Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. It is chronologically the second of the four Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Slam ...
Golf tournaments in France
Recurring sporting events established in 1987