Hawaiian Ladies Open Golf Tournament (LPGA)

The Hawaiian Ladies Open was an LPGA Tour tournament played at several well-known Hawaiian golf courses on Oahu from the late 1980s until just after the dawn of the 21st century. It was a 54-hole, stroke-play tournament, always played very close to the start of the LPGA schedule.

First played: 1987

Last played: 2001

The only golfer to win the Hawaiian Ladies Open twice was Lisa Walters, whose victories were back-to-back in 1992-93. Those were two of her three career wins on the LPGA Tour.

The lowest winning score was 204, first recorded by Barb Thomas in 1995 and later matched by Wendy Ward (1998) and Betsy King (2000). For Thomas, it was her only win on the LPGA Tour. Catriona Matthew's first LPGA victory also happened in this event, in 2001.

Winners of the LPGA Hawaiian Ladies Open

1987 — Cindy Rarick, 207
1988 — Ayako Okamoto, 213
1989 — Sherri Turner, 205
1990 — Beth Daniel, 210
1991 — Patty Sheehan, 207
1992 — Lisa Walters, 208
1993 — Lisa Walters, 210
1994 — Marta Figueras-Dotti, 209
1995 — Barb Thomas, 204
1996 — Meg Mallon, 212
1997 — Annika Sorenstam, 206
1998 — Wendy Ward, 204 (def. Dana Dormann in playoff)
1999 — Alison Nicholas, 209
2000 — Betsy King, 204
2001 — Catriona Matthew, 210

Golf Courses: It started at Turtle Bay Resort and continued there through 1989. From 1990-95, it was played at Ko Olina Golf Club; and from 1996 through the end, at Kapolei Golf Course.

Also known as: Always called the Hawaiian Ladies Open, but had many different title sponsors in its name over the years, including Orix, Itoki and Cup Noodles. It debuted as the Tsumuru Hawaiian Ladies Open and ended as the Cup Noodles Hawaiian Ladies Open. Orient Leasing and Sunrise were other title sponsors along the way.