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Magical Kenya Ladies Open

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Magical Kenya Ladies Open
Tournament information
LocationKikambala, Kenya
Established2019
Course(s)Vipingo Ridge
Par73
Tour(s)Ladies European Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fund300,000
Month playedFebruary
Current champion
Singapore Shannon Tan

The Magical Kenya Ladies Open is a professional golf tournament on the Ladies European Tour, first played in 2019.[1]

The tournament is played in Kenya at Vipingo Ridge, near Kikambala in the former Coast Province. It was the last Ladies European Tour event of the 2019 season and marked the first time professional lady golfers played competitively in the region.[2]

In 2022, following a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, Germany's Esther Henseleit successfully defended her title.[3]

In 2024, Shannon Tan won the tournament in her LET debut to become the first Singaporean to win on the LET.[4]

Winners

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Year Winner Country Score Margin of
victory
Winner's
share ()
Runner(s)-up
2024 Shannon Tan  Singapore 280 (−12) 4 strokes 45,000 Italy Alessandra Fanali
2023 Aditi Ashok  India 280 (−12) 9 strokes 45,000 Thailand April Angurasaranee
England Alice Hewson
2022 Esther Henseleit  Germany 286 (−2) 1 stroke 45,000 Spain Marta Sanz Barrio
2020–2021: No tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2019 Esther Henseleit  Germany 274 (−14) 1 stroke 45,000 India Aditi Ashok

References

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  1. ^ "Africa's players poised for Magical Kenya Ladies Open". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Magical Kenya Ladies Open". Vipingo Ridge. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Henseleit Retains Magical Kenya Ladies Open Title". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  4. ^ Ganesan, Deepanraj (11 February 2024). "Teenage Singaporean golfer Shannon Tan lands historic win on Ladies European Tour debut". The Straits Times. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
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