1996 du Maurier Ltd. Classic: Laura Davies wins at Edmonton Country Club
Laura Davies won the 1996 du Maurier Ltd. Classic at Edmonton Country Club, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada with 277 (−11), by 2 strokes over Nancy Lopez and Karrie Webb.
Updated October 23, 2026
Every year is on the du Maurier Classic winners list.
- Dates
- August 1, 1996 to August 4, 1996
- Course
- Edmonton Country Club, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- Edition
- 24th edition
- Counted as a major
- yes
- Format
- stroke play, 4 rounds
- Par
- 72
- Purse
- $1,000,000 · winner's share $150,000
- Champion
- Laura Davies · age 32 · England · born Coventry, Warwickshire, England
- Champion's title
- 1st title at this event · 4th major
- Winning score
- 71-70-70-66 = 277 (−11) · won by 2 strokes
- Runners-up
- Nancy Lopez, Karrie Webb (279 each)
- 54-hole leader
- Meg Mallon · Laura Davies was 5 strokes back
Winner and runners-up
| Pos. | Player | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laura Davies | 71 | 70 | 70 | 66 | 277 | −11 |
| T2 | Nancy Lopez | 279 | |||||
| T2 | Karrie Webb | 279 |
What happened at the 1996 du Maurier Ltd. Classic
Laura Davies closed with a 66 to come from five strokes back and win by two.
Karrie Webb opened 65-68 and tied for second with Nancy Lopez.
How this was built
Every value is shown as recorded in GNN's du Maurier Classic data. A value no source confirmed is left out; nothing is estimated. Where sources disagree, the organizer's own record is used.
Data: womens-golf-majors_dataset_2026-10-20.json (GNN's women's majors research set, "master" row for this year, research dated October 20, 2026).
Sources
- Wikipedia: Du Maurier Classic
- Wikipedia: 1996 du Maurier Classic
- Wikipedia: 1996 LPGA Tour
- media.lpga.com: tuesday pre tournament notes cpkc women's open
- lpga.com: 2018 cp womens open notes and interviews (link no longer works)
- Wikipedia: List of du Maurier Classic champions
- golfcompendium.com: du maurier classic lpga major
- Wikipedia: Canadian Women's Open
- Wikipedia: Laura Davies
- upi.com: PGA This Week