In 2012, Golf Victoria introduced an equivalent Ivo Whitton competition for women, the Women’s Champions Trophy. This was then renamed in 2016 to the Susie Tolhurst Trophy, winner of the Victorian Ladies' Amateur Championshipo five times between 1919 and 1936.
A schedule of 26 events was coordinated for the inaugural year including traditionally conducted women’s events such as the Women’s Autumn and Spring Country Tournaments, as well as a number of existing Ivo Whitton events that have introduced women’s sections to provide weekend competition opportunities.
To qualify for the Susie Tolhurst Trophy and achieve a final average, a player must play a minimum of 12 rounds in events with Susie Tolhurst Trophy status.
Current LPGA Tour player Su Oh was the inaugural winner in 2012.
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2018 Susie Tolhurst Rankings – (Final Results)
Kyle Michel (Shepparton) and Jessica Pickwick (Kilmore) have taken out the 2018 Ivo Whitton and Susie Tolhurst championships respectively.
The rankings are decided by an average score from the best 18 rounds for the, men and 12 for the women throughout the 2018 calendar of events.
Michel played 20 rounds throughout the year and finished with an average of 69.39, narrowly defeating 2018 Victorian Amateur champion Andre Lautee (Kingston Heath) who finished the year on 69.72.
Victoria’s Konrad Ciupek finished in third with an average of 70.17 throughout 2018.
This year was the fourth straight title for Michel who had a great year culminating in a runner-up finish in the Victorian Amateur.
Pickwick playing 19 rounds throughout the year, was also a narrow victor as she finished on 71.00 to defeat Steffanie Vogel (Cobram-Barooga) on 71.08.
Third place went to Alizza Hetherington (Royal Melbourne) with an average of 71.75.
Pickwick’s year was highlighted by wins at the Sorrento Open, Westcoast Open Amateur and being crowned the 2018 Victorian Women’s Champion of Champions.