Looking Back: Ladies German Open Tournament
First played: 1984
Last played: 2014
Also known as: The tournament always had "Ladies German Open" as part of its official name, but usually accompanied by a title sponsor. Those names included LBS Ladies' German Open, BMW Ladies' German Open, Lufthansa Ladies' German Open, stilwerk Ladies' German Open, Palmerston Ladies' German Open, HypoVereinsbank Ladies German Open, and Unicredit Ladies German Open. The "Ladies" was dropped once, in 1995 when the tournament was called the Maredo German Open.
Winners of the LET Ladies German Open
1984 — Beverly Huke, 2191985 — Julie Brown, 288 (def. Barbara Helbig in playoff)
1986 — Liselotte Neumann, 282
1987 — Marie-Laure Taya, 275
1988 — Liselotte Neumann, 290
1989 — Alison Nicholas, 269
1990 — Ayako Okamoto, 274 (def. Cindy Rarick, Laurette Martitz in playoff)
1991 — Florence Descampe, 272
1992–94 — Not played
1995 — Rachel Hetherington, 275
1996 — Joanne Morley, 281
1997 — Joanne Mills, 283 (def. Lynette Brooky in playoff)
1998 — Lora Fairclough, 282
1999 — Anne-Marie Knight, 278
2000 — Joanne Morley, 274
2001 — Karine Icher, 210
2002–07 — Not played
2008 — Amy Yang, 267
2009 — Jade Schaeffer, 275 (def. Paula Marti in playoff)
2010 — Laura Davies, 277
2011 — Diana Luna, 264
2012 — Anne-Lise Caudal, 275 (def. Laura Davies in playoff)
2013 — Carlota Ciganda, 101 (27 holes due to heavy rains; def. Charley Hull in playoff)
2014 — Kylie Walker, 263 (def. Charley Hull in playoff)
No German golfer ever won the LET Ladies German Open. Barbara Helbig came closest, getting into a playoff in 1985 before falling to Julie Brown. No American LPGA Tour golfer won this event, either, Cindy Rarick coming closest — she lost to Ayaka Okamoto in a playoff in 1990.
The largest margin of victory was seven strokes by Diana Luna over runner-up Minea Blomqvist in 2011. Luna went the entire tournament that year without making a bogey, the first golfer in Ladies European Tour history known to achieved that feat. Luna's 264 total was the tournament's lowest 72-hole score.
Laura Davies' victory in 2010 was one of five for her on the Ladies European Tour that year, and the 43rd of her 45 career wins on the LET. She never won again on the LET after 2010, but did get into a playoff at this tournament in 2012.
Joanne Morley of England had two professional victories, both on the LET, both in the Ladies German Open (1996, 2000). Liselotte Neumann (1986, 1988) and Morley were this event's only multiple winners. Both of them also finished runner-up in one other year.
