After having been organized in the 70s and 80s and having traveled in Europe between Germany and England, the European Ladies Open returns and has found a home in the heart of Europe in the immediate vicinity of Strasbourg. For its big comeback, the European Ladies Open, will bring together from September 26 to 29, 2019, 108 of the best European players within the Kempferhof golf course. The European Ladies Open becomes the second Women's Golf tournament in France, behind the Evian Championship thanks to its financial endowment of € 300 and aims to become a major tournament of the Ladies European Tour.

The European Ladies Open is a continuation of the European Week of Sport which is held from 23 to 30 September each year since 2014. This week aims to promote physical exercise and sport, at all levels and for all audiences. A tournament of this scope is an important lever for developing the practice of golf in Alsace, and in particular for women.

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About the European Ladies Open

The European Ladies Open was born from the collaboration between the Golf du Kempferhof and Eventeam. Its ambition is to become an essential European women's tournament, to support the development of women's golf and to develop the reputation of the Kempferhof.

“When we took over the Kempferhof golf course two years ago, we were convinced of the great potential of the place. We have been reinforced in this by numerous rankings placing it among the most beautiful golf courses in Europe. Our ambitions: to highlight our club, our region, the passion for sport and to make Alsace a land of golf both nationally and internationally. It is therefore quite natural that we took the initiative to host a Ladies European Tour competition, ”explains Pierre-Etienne Bindschedler, owner of the Kempferhof Golf Course.

The promotion of sport and women's golf at the heart of the project

Alsace is proud to claim one of the highest rates of female golfers with 32% (compared to 27% in France) and the Golf du Kempferhof has decided to focus its efforts on this point by recruiting primarily young players within of his Academy.
By choosing to center its development project around women's sport and well-being with the culmination of the creation of a European women's golf tournament, the Golf de Kempferhof reaffirms its identity: elegance, tenacity , friendliness.

One year to go

One year before the event, a press conference followed by a pro-am took place at the Golf du Kempferhof. The participants in the pro-am thus had the chance to play with elite French and European players: Isabelle Boineau (FR), Carly Booth (ECO), Olivia Cowan (ALL), Valentine Derrey (FR), Annabel Dimmock (ENG), Sophie Giquel-Bettan (FR), Noemi Jimenez (ESP), Camilla Lennarth (SUE), Florentyna Parker (ANG), Jade Schaeffer-Calmels (FR), Anne Van Dam (PB), or even Astrid Vayson from Pradenne (FR).