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Wikipedia / HSBC Brazil Cup

The HSBC Brazil Cup was an international golf exhibition tournament, sanctioned by the LPGA Tour and first played in 2009. The tournament took place over two days and 36 holes at the Itanhanga Golf Club in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The money earned did not count on the official LPGA money list, making the event an unofficial part of the LPGA Tour.

The field for the inaugural event in January 2009 included only 15 players: 14 LPGA Tour members and a Brazilian amateur. In 2010, the field was expanded to 27 players, which included two amateurs, and was moved to late May. The 2011 tournament included thirty players, all professionals.

The tournament title sponsor was HSBC, the world's largest banking group, with headquarters in London.

Tournament names through the years:

  • 2009–12: HSBC LPGA Brasil Cup

Winners

Year

Dates

Champion

Score

To par

Marginof victory

Runner-up

Tournamentlocation

Purse ($)

Winner'sshare ($)

2012

May 5–6

Pornanong Phatlum

66-67=133

–13

4 strokes

Amy Hung

Itanhanga Golf Club, par 73

720,000

108,000

2011

May 28–29

Mariajo Uribe

69-66=135

–9

1 stroke

Lindsey Wright

Itanhanga Golf Club, par 72

720,000

108,000

2010

May 29–30

Meaghan Francella

69-71=140

–6

Playoff 1

Mariajo Uribe

Itanhanga Golf Club, par 73

700,000

105,000

2009

Jan 24–25

Catriona Matthew

69-69=138

–6

5 strokes

Kristy McPherson

Itanhanga Golf Club, par 72

500,000

100,000

1 Won on the sixth playoff hole.

Tournament record

Year

Player

Score

Round

2011

Mariajo Uribe

66 (–6)

2nd

References